Campus News

Cal Poly Humboldt has resources to help students excel through finals this year, including health and wellbeing services, study prep, and more. Consider these support services to reduce stress and finish the semester right.

The Cal Poly Humboldt School of Education and History department—in collaboration with the Del Norte and Humboldt County offices of education and Minnesota State University, Mankato—are excited to announce a new one-year program in U.S. history and civics for K-12 teachers and student teachers in Humboldt, Del Norte, and San Diego counties.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Men's Rugby team is all set to defend its national title at the National Collegiate Rugby Small College Championships.

One hundred and twenty full-time students from Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods are pledging to help 25 local non-profits as part of the #CalforniansForAll College Corps program. The program, which spans the entire state, aims to equip college students with the skills and experience they need to become effective leaders and agents of change in their communities.

Join the Schatz Energy Research Center for “Lessons on Climate Communication and Environmental Storytelling” with Rosanna Xia, an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Native American Forum (BSS 162). 

Cal Poly Humboldt students, along with faculty and staff, will travel to Guanajuato, Mexico, from Jan. 10-21, 2024, as part of the University’s newest International Service Learning Program.

To help College of the Redwoods students achieve their dreams of a four-year college degree, Cal Poly Humboldt is holding “instant admission” events at CR on Tuesday, Nov. 14 and Wednesday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Join Cal Poly Humboldt in celebrating the 2023 McCrone Promising Faculty Scholars and Graduate Award on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4-6 p.m. at the Plaza View Room in Arcata. The reception will feature each McCrone Awardee giving a TED Talk-style presentation about their research interests.

The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt has released The Gray Bird Sings: The Extraordinary Life of Betty Kwan Chinn, an uplifting biography about the local hero and philanthropist.

Cal Poly Humboldt has placed third on the Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses of 2023, receiving a Zero Waste Certification through the Post-Landfill Action Network’s (PLAN) Atlas Zero Waste program. The campus is now developing a zero-waste action plan to reduce its solid waste generation further.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Veterans Enrollment & Transition Services (VETS) program serves hundreds of students each semester, fostering engagement, leadership, and connection between peers and the larger community.

Cal Poly Humboldt faculty, staff, and students were awarded a record-breaking $67.6 million new grant funding secured by the University’s Sponsored Programs Foundation last year.

The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation will present the premiere screening of the feature documentary film 'A'-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, in partnership with Cal Poly Humboldt, on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Forum (BSS 162).

Cal Poly Humboldt students, employees, and community members had access to free in-person immigration legal services and presentations, provided by The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA).

Cal Poly Humboldt has again been named among the most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review.

While universities across the nation look at California’s higher education system for insight on increasing diversity after the recent affirmative action decision, Cal Poly Humboldt and nonprofit Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) have put an innovative twist on a tested tool the University of California (UC) system has long used: Guaranteed Admissions.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s annual Campus & Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR) is celebrating its 25th anniversary from Oct. 23 through Oct. 27. This year’s theme is (Re)Defining Difference, Honoring Collective Resistance.

For the second straight fall, student enrollment at Cal Poly Humboldt increased–an outcome that is the direct result of significant hard work.

Be sure to bring the Green and Gold spirit for a weekend to remember for Humboldt’s Lumberjack Weekend, formerly Homecoming & Family Weekend, which will be jam-packed with events over several days beginning Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22.

A collective groan fills the room as time is called and people haven’t been to the DMV, gone to work, or visited their parole officer yet.

Nearly 500 prospective students and their families will have a chance to experience Cal Poly Humboldt in and outside of the classroom during the University’s annual Fall Preview on Saturday Oct. 14.

In 2017, Cal Poly Humboldt and the City of Arcata formed equity arcata, a unique coalition that works to create a more welcoming community and address concerns of students of color.

Cal Poly Humboldt has recently begun the process to rename Academic Probation to Academic Notice, which intends to help struggling students by avoiding negative connotations with a punitive name.

Cal Poly Humboldt is ranked as the 15th top public school in the west, and is 32nd out of 120 public and private schools in the region, according to the 2023-2024 Best Colleges annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

After a series of traumatic events in Andres Felix Romero’s childhood and into adulthood, including the death of loved ones, he’s realized that goodness and hope can sprout from pain and suffering.