Walter Stahel, Swiss author of The Performance Economy and a specialist in sustainability, will analyze low carbon economics in the 17th Annual Chung-Watson Lecture at Humboldt State University on Thursday, April 8, at 4 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room at University Center.
HSU Associated Students is encouraging as many candidates as possible to run for key campus government offices in the elections slated for April 20, 21 and 22.
A research team led by Humboldt State University Professor Stephen C. Sillett has documented increasing wood production through old age in the tallest tree species, a finding that could help improve forest management.
Don’t call it a children’s show. Like “The Princess Bride” or even the classic Warner Brothers cartoons, “Stefanie Hero” by Mark Medoff (whose award-winning “Children of a Lesser God” was decidedly adult) engages and entertains on several levels, for audiences of all ages.
The North Coast Wind Ensemble welcomes spring with a symphony, a song, a couple of marches and some famous variations, in its Fulkerson Recital Hall concert on Saturday, April 3.
A California think tank offers Humboldt State University students a one-semester internship program with the U.S. House of Representatives, September-December 2010.
Humboldt State University is encouraging all students to complete and return 2010 Census forms they are receiving by mail in preparation for National Census Day on Thursday, April 1. Students can return the short, 10-question form with a postage paid envelope included in the federal mailing.
_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._
The California State University Board of Trustees today adopted an "early start" policy to help students be better prepared in mathematics and English when they enter the CSU as incoming freshmen. Beginning in their senior year of high school, students will learn from their results on the Early Assessment Program about whether they are "CSU ready" in math and English. This information will help them choose from a variety of options to help them to become proficient in these subjects, and allow them to start immediately toward getting ready to start as CSU freshmen.
Join Humboldt State University English professor Janet Winston and Arcata sculptor Marilyn Andrews as they present their work on the English writer Virginia Woolf on Wednesday, March 24 in HSU’s Green and Gold Room (Founders Hall 166) at noon.
_The following update was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office._
The CSU Board of Trustees has adopted an "early start" initiative to help students be better prepared in mathematics and English when they enter the CSU as incoming freshmen. Students will learn at the beginning of their senior year of high school whether their results on the Early Assessment Program test make them "CSU ready" in math and English. Students not “CSU ready” can then choose from various options to help them to become proficient.
Lori Dengler, chair of Humboldt State University’s Department of Geology, will lead a reconnaissance effort to Chile March 25 to April 4 to evaluate the impacts of the recent earthquake and tsunami and improve readiness along the Redwood Coast and the Pacific Northwest.
The Spring ’10 edition of Humboldt Magazine has started to arrive in alumni and student mailboxes, and is also available across campus. The latest online version has bonus features like extra photos, video and the chance to comment on feature stories: http://magazine.humboldt.edu
From the winding cliff-side highways of San Francisco to the sea-sculpted beaches of Del Norte, California’s North Coast offers lush history and picturesque scenery for any interested traveler.
For the third year running, Humboldt State University is the winner of the highest national honor that universities receive for contributions to service learning and civic engagement.
A two-part film and discussion series highlighting disability awareness will be held at Humboldt State University on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23 – 24. The two films have both won awards from Superfest, the world's longest-running juried international disability film festival.
Humboldt State University and the University Police Department will host a free women’s self-defense class on Wednesday, March 24, 5-7:30 p.m., in the Agate Beach Room of the Jolly Giant Commons Mezzanine.
Sociology graduate student Dustin Mabry is the first recipient of the $1,000 James D. Turner Sociology Scholarship for Spring 2010 at Humboldt State University, recognizing Mabry’s outstanding academic achievement. Student recipients in the Master of Arts degree program must earn at least a 3.75 grade point average, in addition to evidencing financial need.
Youth Educational Services volunteers are ready to get their hands dirty on Cesar Chavez Day, March 31st as part of their annual Serve-a-Thon service project.
Including a piece that features “among the most exciting moments in the 20th century guitar repertoire,” Nicholas Lambson performs solo guitar works from his forthcoming CD, as well as several duets with flutist Laura Snodgrass, on Friday, March 26 in Fulkerson Recital Hall.
Pianist Rika Uchida plays Debussy’s famous “Claire de Lune” and selections from his Preludes and Images, to illustrate the transition from Romantic to modern in classical music, in a concert and commentary on Saturday, March 27 at the Fulkerson Recital Hall.
Humboldt State University will not be affected by Pacific Gas & Electric’s scheduled 22-hour shutdown of power starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, while crews upgrade a substation.
Humboldt State University Police are investigating a report by a female student who said her arm was grabbed briefly Sunday night by an unknown male as she walked alone behind the University Center loading dock area.
The Arcata Police Department informed campus officials at mid-afternoon Friday, March 5, that it had arrested Timothy Ryan Dossey, a student at Humboldt State University.
