Campus News

Responding to student requests for a quieter study environment, the HSU Library is taking a series of measures to manage noise levels in key locations.

This spring Humboldt State University will host its inaugural Earth Day Symposium on Marijuana and the Environment, centering on a key issue often ignored in mainstream analysis: marijuana’s environmental effects.

Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond and other university leaders will officiate at ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new student Recreation and Wellness Center (RWC), located in what was previously called the Forbes Complex, on Friday, Feb. 22 at 3:30 p.m. The public and press are invited.

Humboldt State University’s Goudi’ni Gallery presents Fixing the Earth: NOW! February 21 to April 27, an exhibition that sheds light on the traditional tribal practice of healing the earth through World Renewal Ceremonies.

Be the Match Registry will host a donor drive for students, faculty and staff Feb. 12 in the South Lounge.

Bay Area classical guitarist Lawrence Ferrara performs “Dream Tango” by contemporary American composer Philip Rosheger and other compositions for guitar in a Guest Artist concert at Humboldt State on Friday evening, February 15.

Humboldt State University is number one among medium-sized California schools in the Peace Corps’ 2013 Top College rankings.

Humboldt State is joining schools around the country for Campus Conservation Nationals, a competition to reduce electricity and water usage on university and college campuses.

Last semester, Conor Handley (‘15, Wildlife) took a four-month leave of absence from HSU to run across America raising awareness about Native American culture.

Mathematics Professor Emeritus Colin W. Clark of the University of British Columbia will present "Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Sustainability" as this year's Lamberson Ecology Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Native American Forum (Room 162) of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building at Humboldt State University. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Opening on Valentine’s Day, Humboldt State University’s Reese Bullen Gallery will present an exhibit of collaborative artwork by members of the campus community based on the themes of acceptance, diversity, tolerance and inclusion.

Humboldt State University’s Department of Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils is leading a federally-funded partnership to attract more youth nationwide to high-demand jobs in rangeland ecology.

Humboldt State University is building on its commitment to sustainability with two new programs that support green living and learning.

The Northern California Community Blood Bank is partnering with Humboldt State for a spring blood drive aimed at HSU faculty and staff. Starting Monday Feb. 4, the BloodMobile will be parked outside of the Student Business Services building from noon to 5 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month.

Twelve honors students chosen by the HSU Music Department faculty for excellence in this year’s first semester will perform in the annual Music Honors Recital on Sunday afternoon, February 3.

Pianist Winston Choi brings a rare solo piano performance of selections from Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue” to the Humboldt State campus on Saturday, February 2.

Humboldt State is now offering an online master’s degree in education. The deadline to apply for Fall 2013 classes is Feb. 1.

Humboldt State University's First Street Gallery presents, "Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited," a photo documentary exhibit by Rick Nahmias, made possible by alumni gifts to the Humboldt Loyalty Fund. Programs benefited by the Fund span the university and include student scholarships, faculty research, academic programs, the library and special projects.

Hydrogen experiment kits created by Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center are now being used by chemistry students at the Florida Institute of Technology.

HSU geographer Monica Stephens presents “Data Shadows of the Underground Economy,” in the latest installment of the Humboldt Interdisciplinary Institute for Marijuana Research speaker series. The talk takes place on Tuesday, January 29, in the Native Forum (Behavioral and Social Sciences Building, Rm. 162) from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Vanessa Crandell (’13) has been fascinated by the Earth for as long as she can remember. In kindergarten, she’d fill her backpack with rocks from the playground and bring them home after school. One of her earliest memories was taking a class field trip to a volcano in the second grade. “It was my first introduction to plate tectonics,” she recalls.

The Humboldt State University Police Department’s Emergency Management Program has released guidelines on how to prepare for and respond to an active shooter. Although active shooter situations are rare and law prohibits the carrying of guns and weapons on campus, it is important that faculty, students and staff to be ready for any kind of emergency.

Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods will host student presentations in February in Eureka and Crescent City about Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller, _Outliers, The Story of Success_, the HSU/CR Book of the Year for 2012/13.

Starting Feb. 4, Humboldt State will join campuses around the United States and Canada for RecycleMania, a friendly competition to promote waste reduction activities at college and university campuses.

Thomas Leland Bruner, 42, a lecturer in economics and finance at Humboldt State University, died of heart failure December 24, 2012 at Stanford Medical Center.