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Two ongoing exhibits showcase this year’s graduating Art students’ works. The exhibitions showcase the achievements of Humboldt’s graduating Art majors and minors, as well as graduating Bachelor of Fine Art majors.

Ghosts, mystery and curiosity—these spooky phenomena are explored in the original play Curious Company, which Humboldt students created, and performed at local high schools.  

CouRaGeouS Cuentos will be hosting an in-person celebration for Volume 6 on Monday, April 24 from 4-6 p.m. at the Native Forum (BSS 162) at Cal Poly Humboldt. There will be live readings, music, raffles, food, refreshments, and more.

The Humboldt Int’l Film Festival, the world’s oldest student-run film festival, returns to full in-person screenings this year.

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.

This spring, El Leñador, the student-run Spanish-English paper at Cal Poly Humboldt, is celebrating a decade of award-winning coverage.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Save California Salmon and Cal Poly Humboldt’s Native American Studies Department will be hosting the Northern California LandBack Symposium on Friday, March 24, at the Goodwin Forum at Cal Poly Humboldt.

To celebrate and recognize excellence in journalism at local high schools, Cal Poly Humboldt hosted its Sixth Annual Media Day earlier this month.

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.

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.

The 24th International Latino Film Festival kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 28 with a series of film screenings at the Mill Creek Cinema in McKinleyville from 6-10:20 p.m.

“More Than A Number” is an exhibition that features more than a dozen artists from Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City. Paintings, papercraft, crochet, beadwork, drawings, and carvings will be on display at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Reese Bullen Gallery from Feb. 16 to March 11.

In honor of its commitment to more sustainable, just, and diverse futures, Cal Poly Humboldt is kicking off the 24th International Education Week (IEW) on Monday, Feb. 6.

Cal Poly Humboldt presents the “Welcome to Spring Semester” recital, an evening of wide-ranging music, with performances by faculty and alumni, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

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.

Cal Poly Humboldt continues to grow its Place-Based Learning Communities, which offer first-year students improved connections to local communities and each other.

More than 300 graduates participated in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Fall Commencement last week. 

Cal Poly Humboldt students, along with faculty and staff, will travel to Cebu, Philippines, for a newly launched International Service Learning Program this spring to explore Philippine history and culture, work with peers, and engage in hands-on learning experiences with local high schools.

Cal Poly Humboldt celebrated the graduation of more than 1,250 students who participated in three ceremonies in Redwood Bowl on Saturday.

Recognizing the innovation, collaboration, and leadership of students, faculty, and staff who are advancing sustainability on campus.