Campus News

_The following was provided by the California State University Chancellor's Office._ In response to Governor Schwarzenegger's directive today to cut the pay of state workers to the federal minimum wage until a budget is passed, the California State University announced that CSU employees will continue to receive their regular compensation.

Humboldt State University expects a full complement of incoming students at each of its summer orientation sessions for the 2010/2011 academic year.

_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._ The California State University Board of Trustees today voted to raise student fees by 5 percent for undergraduates and graduate and professional programs. The State University Fee will be $4,230 for full-time undergraduate students in fall 2010, a $204 increase over last year.

Carl Leland (Lee) Barlow was born August 30, 1913 in Tucumcari, New Mexico and passed away on June 15 in Eureka, Calif., at the age of 96. Lee had always planned to become a medical doctor but received many awards and a scholarship to Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. He received a Masters Degree at the University of Iowa. Lee married Kathryn Coates in 1942. He enlisted in the Navy and became the director of the Blue Jacket Choir in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Registration has begun for the HSU Marine Lab’s summer children’s program. This year’s program with the theme of Life Under the Sea will be offered for those students entering the 1st through 4th or 5th through 8th grade in the fall. There will be two sessions at the Marine Laboratory from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The first session is for those students in 1st – 4th grades and starts Monday, July 12 and ends on Friday, July 16. Session two for students in 5th – 8th grades starts Monday July 26th and ends Friday July 30th. Fee per session is $70. Pre registration is required. Registration and consent forms are available from the Marine Lab website http://www.humboldt.edu/marinelab/.

More than 25 percent of Redwood Coast women surveyed are unscreened for breast cancer, and low-income women are especially at risk, according to a new analysis by Humboldt State University’s California Center for Rural Policy.

_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._ h3. Smith Appointed Executive Vice Chancellor for CSU System Dr. Ephraim P. Smith, vice president for Academic Affairs at California State University, Fullerton, has been appointed as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the CSU system. Smith will assume his new post July 1, following the retirement of Dr. Jeronima Echeverria.

Humboldt State University’s Science A building has reopened after test samples showed the building’s interior free of asbestos fibers.

The Humboldt State University campus will be closed for holidays and furloughs on Friday, May 28, Monday, May 31, and Tuesday, June 1. The extended, five-day closure spans Memorial Day weekend.

_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._ A ruling this week in a case heard in Superior Court in Alameda County will allow the California State University campuses to proceed to offer “self-supported” summer sessions rather than having to use limited state funds to provide the classes or eliminate the summer sessions.

More than 2,100 graduates made their way across the stage at this year's commencement ceremonies and our photographers were on the field capturing the excitement. Here are just a few examples from that great day. Be sure to view the entire slideshow "on Flickr":http://www.flickr.com/photos/humboldtstate/sets/72157623944392151/show/.

_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._ The California State University generates $17 billion in economic activity and supports more than 150,000 jobs in California annually, according to a report released this week.

Arcata, Calif.—The National Science Foundation has awarded Humboldt State University’s Environmental Resources Engineering Department a $700,000 grant to fund a professional Master’s degree in renewable energy and water resources.

Humboldt State University will host a two-day Diversity in Learning and Teaching Institute on Wednesday, May 19th, and Thursday, May 20th, for faculty, staff and administrators.

To accommodate the final phases of College Creek housing construction, Humboldt State University’s Harpst Street will be closed from L.K. Wood Boulevard to Rossow Street from Thursday, May 20, through late August.

Humboldt State University has an annual economic impact of $190 million and sustains more than 2,300 jobs on the North Coast, according to a new study released today by the California State University system.

Humboldt State University will hold its annual Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15 in Redwood Bowl.

Humboldt State University researchers have confirmed that the prolonged invasion of coastal woodlands by sudden oak death poses an acute new forest fire threat to large portions of southern Humboldt, and Marin and Sonoma Counties.

From divergent academic disciplines, Humboldt State University's two top undergraduates exemplify the same qualities, according to the many faculty and staff who know them: leadership, teamwork and a passion for their callings.

The HSU Natural History Museum opens its doors for a interactive workshop in physical science for children ages 7 to 14 years.

A new book by alumna Katy Tahja offers a fun and quirky photographic tour through HSU’s nearly 100-year history. Titled simply “Humboldt State University,” it contains more than 200 archival photos. Many have never previously been published.

United Indian Health Services Inc. honored HSU with its Friends Are Good Medicine award at its 40th anniversary brunch and award ceremony on March 31 at the Blue Lake Hotel and Casino’s Sapphire Palace.

Two students shared top honors at Humboldt State University’s Outstanding Student Awards 2009-2010, presented by President Rollin Richmond April 29 at a reception in the Kate Buchanan Room.

Even the grueling 80-degree heat couldn’t stop HSU’s cycling team on Sunday in Hollister, Calif. The team was crowned champion of the Division II Western Collegiate Cycling Conference.

Humboldt State University Police arrested a 19-year-old Humboldt State University freshman Friday night for an acquaintance rape that allegedly took place in the early morning of Sunday, April 19. The incident reportedly occurred in the campus residence halls.