Campus News

HSU undergraduate Wildlife students snagged a close victory at the 2011 National Wildlife Quiz Bowl in Waikoloa, Hawaii, Nov. 5-10.

Imagine going to a place where the culture is both familiar and unique, faces are new and the environment is something you’ve never seen before.

A growing number of Humboldt State students, faculty and staff are using mobile devices to study, learn and manage their day-to-day lives, according to a recent report by HSU Information Technology Services (ITS).

Officials at Humboldt State University are investigating whether students could face campus discipline following a Halloween marred by extensive property damage and arrests in downtown Arcata.

The Humboldt State University Athletics Department and the Sustainability Office are aiming for big reductions in waste as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Game Day Challenge” on Saturday, Nov. 12, when the Lumberjacks host Western Oregon University at Redwood Bowl. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

Student Access Galleries presents three new student exhibitions in three galleries. All shows will be exhibiting from November 14, 2011 until December 11th, 2011 on the HSU campus.

Less than four years ago, Humboldt State senior Matthew Thompkins didn’t put much effort into learning or his education. The lanky, light-hearted undergrad tells you he never studied a day in his K-12 life in south central Los Angeles.

Humboldt State University has opened a new computer lab for graduate students in biology. The shared-use laboratory supports graduate-level study and research in the biological sciences.

English Professor Corey Lewis and Rees Hughes are the editors of a new book, The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader, to benefit the Pacific Crest Trail. Both editors collaborated with a variety of authors to form a two-volume collection of stories about the trail.

HSU Cycling Club members Matt Schiff, Justin Graves, Steve Pearl, Dylan Wright, Nate Abel, Jake Hinlicky, Kaydee Raths and Alex Deich return to Arcata with several national championships medals from Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Angel Fire, N.M. this weekend.

Election results for the newly formed University Senate have been announced. The University Senate will replace the Academic Senate as the campus’ main policy recommending body with the start of the spring semester.

The Humboldt State Speech and Debate (Forensics) team kicked off its 2011-12 season with an impressive showing at the Steve Hunt Classic tournament, finishing third overall.

As the sun rises over the mountains, a glimmer of light reflects off the Yurok Tribe building in Weitchpec, Calif. The glint of sunlight bounces off an array of new solar panels, recently installed with the help of Humboldt State’s Schatz Energy Research Center—the newest energy project in a partnership that spans over a decade.

The Humboldt State University Library has launched a pilot program to digitize student master’s theses published before 2005.

Morgan Varner, a Forestry & Wildland Resources Professor at Humboldt State University, has been named as an Associate Editor for Forest Science, the premiere journal of The Society of American Foresters.

Author, journalist and entertainer Jeff Greenwald, executive director of the non-profit Ethical Traveler, will deliver the keynote address for International Education Week at Humboldt State University on Tues., Nov 15th at 7 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room, at University Center. 

The public is invited to attend KHSU's Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Student Business & Services building #100, Room 405, on the campus of Humboldt State University.

Humboldt State University continued its trend of obtaining increased private gift and grant revenues, receiving $6,319,398 during the 2010-11 fiscal year. This figure represents a 6.7 percent increase over the previous year’s total.

Last spring, senior business students formed Humboldt State Business Consulting; a class run like a business, as part of Professor Nancy Vizenor’s Small Business Consulting Class, or BA 417. This fall, the current group of students will work with their first clients.

Humboldt State has a new mobile version of its online events calendar, Humboldt State Events. The new mobile version will make it easier to keep up with campus while you're on the run.

Humboldt State University's 13th annual Campus Dialogue on Race will explore From (In) Equality to Equity in Education Oct. 27 to Nov. 9.

Imagine your heart race as your front tire skids through the muddy terrain. You keep a tight grip onto your handlebars and release the brakes as you peddle faster through the dirt and around the ferns. As the cycler behind you gains momentum, you focus on the finish line and peddle faster than you’ve ever peddled.

Since hitting the market in 2003, personal locator beacons have saved hundreds of people from life threatening wilderness situations. The satellite-linked emergency devices alert search and rescue teams to the precise location of a person in danger and can often mean the difference between life and death.

Wednesday evenings at 5:30, students gather together in East Nelson Hall classroom 115. They begin by introducing their name, major and a sexual organ or reference that begins with the first letter of their name. That’s one of the strategies the Society of Women in Math and Sciences (SWIMS) use to learn each other’s names and begin their weekly club meetings.

Humboldt State University Provost Robert Snyder has appointed Dr. Rebecca S. Brown Director of the HSU International Center.