Campus News

Humboldt State’s Strategic Plan is a blueprint of HSU’s vision and goals for the next five years. It’s a massive undertaking that hinges on ideas from many diverse voices — including yours.

Humboldt State University’s Nursing and Social Work programs are embarking on a cutting-edge partnership. A new two-year certificate program will offer Humboldt State University Social Work and Nursing students the opportunity to supplement their education with training and clinical hours focused on community health.

Humboldt State’s Strategic Plan is a blueprint of HSU’s vision and goals for the next five years. It’s a massive undertaking that hinges on ideas from many diverse voices — including yours.

Humboldt State University’s Native American Studies (NAS) program provides an essential Indigenous voice on campus. Due to the advocacy of early Indigenous students and faculty at HSU, the program, which turned 25 this year, is stronger than ever as it continues to refine HSU’s role as a leader in Native American scholarship.

Humboldt State University is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review.

A recent study by the USDA Forest Service, Humboldt State, and other researchers suggests that if forests had been closer to their historic densities, tree mortality would likely not have been as severe.

In light of precautions surrounding COVID-19, Humboldt State Athletics is moving the 35th Annual Sports Auction online to adhere to the regulations on large gatherings. This four-day virtual event will allow you the opportunity to still bid on items and services in support of our student-athletes.

Sometimes just stepping on the scale is enough inspiration to curb your consumption. Similarly, HSU’s new Sustainability Dashboard makes it easy to measure progress toward its ambitious sustainability targets.

Humboldt State’s annual Campus & Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR) will take place Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30. This year's theme is Global Justice for Black Lives: Examining the Past and Reimagining the Future.

In light of precautions surrounding COVID-19, Humboldt State Athletics is moving the 35th Annual Sports Auction online to adhere to the regulations on large gatherings. This four-day virtual event will allow you the opportunity to still bid on items and services in support of our student-athletes.

San José State University’s football team will return to the SJSU campus following its morning practice on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group and the Humboldt Earthquake Education Center at HSU partnered to create the Virtual Earthquake-Tsunami Fair, which launched this week, just in time for the Great ShakeOut this Thursday, October 15.

HSU's 27th annual Indigenous Peoples’ Week will feature virtual events that focus on indigenous policy, issues, and contributions and also expose the generational traumas resulting from the colonization of Indigenous peoples. Among the keynote speakers: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

Humboldt State University’s Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU SPF) will distribute $656,822 to faculty, staff, and departments this year, based on their grant activity.

Humboldt State Homecoming is going (mostly) virtual this year. From October 5 - 9, students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are invited to join HSU for a series of free Homecoming events.

Scott G. VanScoy began as Interim University Police Chief at HSU on Sept. 29. VanScoy was most recently a Captain at CSU Northridge Police, which provides a range of law enforcement and public safety services for the campus of 40,000. He began in that department in 1998.

Humboldt State University will be hosting the San José State University football team for training and practice ahead of the start of their 2020 season. The Spartans will live and practice on campus, all while essentially maintaining a bubble to prevent contact between the team, the campus, and the local community.

San José State University and Humboldt State University, a fellow California State University institution, reached an agreement for the Spartan football team to continue its preparation for the 2020 football season at the Humboldt State campus in Arcata, Calif.

An innovative new Humboldt State organization, Ciencia Para Todos, promotes “science for all” through bilingual education to inspire elementary school students to consider science majors in higher education. (Pictured are HSU students and Ciencia Para Todos members, Christian Trujillo and Diana Martinez, in February.)

Last spring, members of the campus community began creating Humboldt State's Strategic Plan (2021-2026). Essential to the improvement and growth of HSU, this plan will articulate who we are as an institution now, what we want to work toward together, and who we want to be in five years.

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Joseph I. Castro, Ph.D., to serve as the eighth chancellor of the California State University. Castro has served as the eighth president of California State University, Fresno since 2013. He is the first California native and first Mexican American to be appointed to oversee the 23-campus university. Castro will succeed Timothy P. White who is retiring after leading the university since late 2012.

The 2019-20 season saw Humboldt State University Lumberjacks student-athletes exceeding in the classroom, on the playing fields, and in the community.

The following is a message from President Tom Jackson, Jr.

HSU has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to house firefighters in unused residence halls on campus this fire season.

Humboldt State is ranked as the 17th top public school in the west, and tied for 37th out of 127 public and private schools in the region, according to 2021 Best Colleges annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report.