Campus News

Humboldt State University lecturer Jason Plume of the Department of Politics will discuss medical marijuana reform on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the university’s Native American Forum adjoining the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building.

Humboldt State alumnus and author Richard Slimbach (’73, Sociology) will keynote the Global Studies theme of the campus’s annual International Education Week Nov. 13-16.

HSU Veterans Enrollment and Transition Services (VETS) hosts its second annual Veteran's Day Run/Walk on Monday, Nov. 12 in Redwood Bowl on the HSU campus. Ceremony and race begin at 9 a.m.

There may be no such thing as too much jazz, but this fall there was too much for one Jazz Combos concert—so Fulkerson Recital Hall will host two separate shows with a total of five combos on Sunday, Nov. 11.

The Humboldt Bay Brass Band salutes veterans and the Olympics in its “Heroes and Warriors” concert on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

The HSU Guitar Ensemble explores twentieth century music in its fall concert on Friday, Nov. 9 in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

Humboldt State and College of the Redwoods are a hosting a student compeition in conjunction with their 2012/13 book of the year, _Outliers_. Eight winning finalists will receive $500.

KHUM-FM and Humboldt State University present the 17th Annual “Stop the Violence Start the Healing Campaign” Oct. 31 through Nov. 16th.

Edward Nuhfer, who was previously Director of Faculty Development at California State University, Channel Islands, was recently named Humboldt State University’s Director of Educational Effectiveness.

Robert Bryant, Director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, UC Berkeley, will deliver the 60th Harry S. Kieval Lecture, “Geometry Old and New: from Euclid to String Theory,” on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Founder’s Hall, Room 118, at Humboldt State University.

Need funding to get your business started? Economic Fuel is hosting a capitalization workshop, Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Arcata Economic Development Corporation, Conference Room at 100 Ericson Ct. in Arcata.

Humboldt State Wildlife students took home another gold this year at the Wildlife Society’s annual quiz bowl competition Oct. 16 in Portland, Ore.

The Humboldt State University Department of Theatre, Film & Dance presents an authorized staged reading of “8,” the celebrated play about Proposition 8 and marriage equality, for one benefit performance Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Duzer Theatre.

Associated Students has registered a record number of Humboldt State campus voters for the nation’s Nov. 6 general election.

The HSU Opera Workshop puts the comic back in opera with a series of spoofs on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3 in Fulkerson Recital Hall at HSU.

Fresh from a “vividly dramatic” performance in Manhattan lauded by the New York Times, mezzo-soprano (and Arcata High grad) Hai-Ting Chinn returns home to perform a recital of spooky songs from the classical repertoire on Halloween night, Oct. 31 at the HSU Fulkerson Recital Hall at HSU.

Humboldt State University has unveiled the new name of its Native American Arts Gallery.

HSU Sociology student Rachelle Irby (’12) has received a 2012 Sustainability Leadership Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the national organization that advances sustainability in higher education.

Humboldt State University’s annual Campus Dialogue on Race, Oct. 29 – Nov. 9, will center on human rights, reproductive justice and the history of California’s freedom struggles.

Humboldt State University’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Native American Studies and the Seventh Generation Fund will host Crow Creek Sioux scholar and poet Elizabeth Cook-Lynn on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Native American Forum adjoining the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building. She will deliver a lecture titled "The Colonial Relationship between the U.S. and Native Nations." The event is free and open to the public.

Four acclaimed children and young adult authors will speak about their work and answer questions about their success as writers at 5 p.m. October 24 in the Library Fishbowl as part of HSU's Visiting Writers Series.

Humboldt Symphony features three student instrumental and vocal soloists, plus a piece by a student composer in its concert on Saturday October 27 in Fulkerson Recital Hall.

The California State University releases its 2011-2012 Legislative Scorecard with one grade conspicuously absent: A.

The Sexual Assault Prevention Committee (SAPC) of Humboldt State has received a $250,000 Department of Justice grant to fund programs that prevent and respond to sexualized violence, domestic and dating violence and stalking.

Humboldt State University has appointed Craig Wruck its new Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the HSU Advancement Foundation. He begins in early December.