Campus News

Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University will conduct a test of its Emergency Alert-Information System on Thursday, October 2, from 10:45 until 11:00 a.m. The clocktower bells in the Quad will chime for the full 15 minutes. Registered cell phones will buzz with simulated text messages and bright red “Test Today” signs will be posted prominently across campus. Information also will be available at 826-INFO and http://www.humboldt.edu/emergency.

Humboldt State will host a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the campus’s new Kinesiology & Athletics Building on Friday, Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m.

California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi will host a listening session in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building on Friday, Oct. 3, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Arcata - The University Police Department has issued an appeal to the public to share any information concerning the Sept. 23 campus bomb hoax by dialing UPD at (707) 826-5555 or submitting an anonymous email to hsupd@humboldt.edu. Anyone who knows of a possible suspect or who may have seen a person or persons in possession of a device like the one pictured here is asked to contact police immediately.

The new state budget provides the California State University system with essentially the same level of state support as last year. The final CSU budget consists of $2.97 billion from the state General Fund and $1.5 billion from student fee revenue. The budget is $215 million below CSU’s operational needs for 2008-09, according to the inflation and enrollment growth calculations by the Governor’s Department of Finance.

Arcata - Humboldt State University has achieved record enrollment of 99 international students this fall and now has in its sights enlarging the International Programs Office into a full-blown International Resource Center, which would be a clearinghouse for all international programs and services for students and faculty within 10 years.

Arcata - The student-financed Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF) will award $100,000 this semester for student-designed energy conservation, generation or education projects. A request for proposals (RFP) is posted on the HEIF website and the HEIF Committee hosted a brainstorm kickoff on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the South Lounge, University Center, to spur student collaboration and proposals.

If Green Wheels ruled the world, B Street would become a public space with green space for people to hang out, walk, and ride their bikes and boards. On Thursday Sept. 25 Green Wheels will have their wish granted for one day.

For three decades, the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) has been Humboldt State’s live-in demonstration home and education center spreading the message of sustainable living and design.

Humboldt State University will host its Fifteenth Annual Day of Caring on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Construction across campus took place throughout summer, when students leave for break and Facilities and Construction Management jump into action.

A significant expansion of the wireless network at Humboldt State University is enabling students to check email, download class assignments and conduct research from a greater number of locations on campus.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Fifteenth Annual Day of Caring will kick off at Humboldt State University’s Art Quad at 8 a.m. HSU volunteers will join volunteers from the community to take part in this inspiring day of service. Hands-on projects for Day of Caring include dune restoration, emergency food box preparation, community gardening, native plant habitat restoration, painting, and organizing at various community agencies.

Students in the dance studio can peer out a bank of expansive windows to a redwood forest; students, staff and faculty can swim laps in an airy, light-filled space; and local sports fans can yell themselves silly from their stadium-style seat in the expanded gymnasium.

Arcata - Local retiree Ken Hoard is gleeful when he says, “I was given a second chance on life.” About three years ago, he underwent triple bypass surgery at St. Joseph Hospital. “It turned out very successfully,” he says. He felt tremendous gratitude for the nurses and technicians. “I’m a real fan of nurses.”

Arcata - Humboldt State University welcomed new faculty and staff to the campus during Fall Convocation at the Van Duzer Theatre, Aug. 19.

Arcata – Humboldt State Vice President of Advancement Rob Gunsalus has named Patrick Cleary, President of Lost Coast Communications, interim general manager of the University’s radio station, KHSU-FM, with immediate effect.

Arcata - Humboldt State University and the Schatz Energy Research Center will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 11:00 a.m. for the new Hydrogen Fueling Station that produces and dispenses clean hydrogen fuel for a hydrogen-powered Toyota Prius.

Although official head counts won't be in until September's campus-wide census, preliminary reports anticipate a record number of students will grace HSU's campus this fall.

Seth Powell walked for nearly two months along the Californian coast bearing only his backpack. His mission was to travel roughly 1,000 miles on foot to reach Humboldt State University in time for the first day of class. On July 26, nearly a month ahead of schedule, he arrived at his destination. "After 64 days I have made it to the town of Arcata, my new hood! My last day of walking was a long one, I clocked in 21 miles, walking from the farm in Loleta to the grassy lawn of Humboldt State University," writes Powell on his blog, http://mindfulroots.blogspot.com/.

Arcata - Humboldt State University is helping to meet the nationwide demand for thousands of natural resource professionals, including forestry experts, as baby boomers retire in swelling numbers at both the federal and state levels.

Associate Vice President Mike Reilly has accepted a position as Associate Director with the Council of Presidents in Washington state. His last day at Humboldt State will be Sept. 12.

Arcata – Humboldt State University will host formal ceremonies on Thursday, Aug. 28, to inaugurate its new Veterans Enrollment and Transition Services (V.E.T.S.) program, a major expansion of aid to veterans that has been assembled in partnership with leading veterans’ agencies in the region and statewide.

By the end of fall semester solar panels, signage, and student art will adorn Music Building A (the Old Music Building) thanks to the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF), a student funded energy initiative.

Arcata - Humboldt State University is offering an array of 13 courses online for Fall 2008, including AIE 345, American Indians in Higher Education, taught by Suzanne Burcell, Director of American Indian Education and Associate Director of Indian Economic and Community Development.