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ideaFest 2018 poster presentations at the Library

Here’s to a Decade of Ideas!

What began 10 years ago as an idea turned into ideaFest. Cal Poly Humboldt’s annual extravaganza showcases hundreds of research and creative projects from students, staff, and faculty over the past year.

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Students put together a trial run of the ceramics conference show.

Ceramics Students Visit Davis for Renowned Conference

Students of ceramics arts are busy preparing for a whirlwind weekend, April 28-29, at the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts (CCACA), a prestigious gathering of students and renowned artists in Davis, California.

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Founders Hall wide angle

Panelists Critique “How News Media Cover Cannabis”

Humboldt County has historically been an epicenter of knowledge about the cannabis plant. As the University welcomes its new Cannabis Studies program this fall, experts from different industries throughout California will converge on campus to exchange knowledge about the complexities of cannabis media coverage.

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Issues of Toyon

Toyon Focuses on Written and Visual Art

This issue of Cal Poly Humboldt’s multilingual literary magazine seeks to break the taboo of sex with a collection of diverse voices celebrating sex, gender, and intimacy.

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Big Time and Social Gathering dance in the West Gym

Celebration of California's Native Tribes

The event is a cultural sharing of traditional California tribal dance and songs. It is acknowledgment of the sacred lands of the Wiyot people on which the campus is built. And, it honors the culture of California Native American tribes.

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Students learn to use film as a tool to champion environmental and social justice through coursework, and by hearing from professionals who’ve made a career out of uplifting voices of underserved communities.

At Humboldt, Film is a Tool for Advocacy

Films are a catalyst for change. They can affect animal and human rights, destigmatize disease, and ignite social movements. Harnessing this power motivates Cal Poly Humboldt Film students to drive social change and amplify voices, including their own.

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Journalism students at a college media conference

Journalism Students Rake in 31 College Media Awards

El Leñador, Cal Poly Humboldt’s monthly bilingual student publication, won a First Place Best of Show award at the 2023 Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Spring National College Media Conference in San Francisco in March.

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Ka'ila Farrell-Smith at the Land Back exhibit.

LAND BACK: Artwork of Ka'ila Farrell-Smith

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery presents LAND BACK: Artwork of Ka'ila Farrell-Smith, a visual artist, writer and activist located in Modoc Point, Oregon. Featuring paintings and traditional Indigenous art practices, she explores the space between the Indigenous and western paradigms.

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Sophia Escudero (Grace), Harve Criqui (Tom), Ben Wimer (Mr. Roeder), Sun Lanzilli (Mrs. Roeder), Izzy Waring (Madame Curie)

“Radium Girls” Tells a Surreal Tale of Injustice

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt and Associated Students presents “Radium Girls” written by D.W. Gregory and directed by James Peck. Opening night is March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the John Van Duzer Theatre.

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Baile Folklorico dancers practice.

Fiesta Folklórica Comes to Humboldt

Cal Poly Humboldt presents Fiesta Folklórica on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m,. and Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m. in Gist Hall Theatre.

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The first Salmon cooking pit in Cal Poly Humboldt’s history, held in the outdoor classroom space Wiyot Plaza. Bubba Riggins prepared and carried out the traditional salmon cook as part of the Native Women’s Collective Indigenous Girls, Young Women, and Femmes Volleyball and Empowerment Camp. Photo Credit: Cutcha Risling Baldy

$1 Million Grant will Support Food for Indigenous Futures Program

The Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt received a $1 million Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program Grant which will support the Food for Indigenous Futures Program.