CSU construction projects are being halted on all 23 campuses in response to a state freeze on $600 million in general obligation and lease revenue bonds that finance the projects.
Humboldt State has prepared a new handbook with extensive budget information for fiscal year 2008-09 titled “The Operating and Capital Budget Book,” available at the "Budget website":http://www.humboldt.edu/~budget.
The campus community should be aware of traffic impacts and pedestrian detours related to the construction of the new College Creek Apartments and the rebuilding of the soccer field.
There’s a moral of sorts to this story, but it’s a little tricky. Last semester, Professor David Campbell, a psychologist at Humboldt State, taught two online courses: Psychology of Critical Thinking (PSYC 100) and the Senior Seminar (PSYC 485).
The California State University announced today that it will defer State University Fee payments for the spring 2009 term for CSU students who experience delays receiving Cal Grants from the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). Due to the state’s impending cash flow crisis, the State Controller and the CSAC have informed higher education institutions of possible delays in the payment of Cal Grant A and B awards for the spring term.
Arcata - Humboldt State University ranks 14th, up from 20th last year, among all medium-size colleges and universities contributing Peace Corps Volunteers, according to the organization’s Top Colleges list for 2009.
Arcata – Humboldt State University Police have issued a crime alert and safety reminders in the wake of the alleged sexual battery of a female HSU junior that occurred Monday, Jan. 12, between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. on the west side of campus along L.K. Wood Boulevard, between Sunset and Granite Avenues.
Dear Colleagues,
As I mentioned briefly at Spring Convocation yesterday, we are facing a challenging budget situation, and I want to share some additional information with you.
Arcata – Effective Monday, Dec. 15, and continuing until mid-Jan., Humboldt State University will redirect traffic to perform utility work in connection with the new student housing project, College Creek Apartments.
Arcata – Arcata High School junior Lilian Medford has won the inaugural Humboldt County High School Constitution Day Essay Competition, initiated by Humboldt State University’s Department of Politics and providing Medford with $221 from the Humboldt Loyalty Fund to commemorate the 221st anniversary of the signing of the nation’s most fundamental law on Constitution Day last September 17.
The California State University today announced additional cost saving measures that are aimed at maintaining jobs and student access to quality programs in the midst of state budget reductions. These actions follow the system’s decision in November to limit the number of new students entering in fall 2009, due to the state’s inability to fully fund enrollment growth and operational needs.
Arcata – The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group, a tri-county interagency body that includes Humboldt State University and advances mitigation of coastal earthquake and tsunami hazards, has received an award for excellence in innovation from a regional earthquake consortium headquartered in Sacramento, Calif.
Arcata—Humboldt State alum Hank Kashdan ('73) has been named associate chief for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service based in Washington, D.C.
Humboldt State University’s School of Business welcomes proposals from area companies and clients interested in obtaining marketing research reports prepared by students in the school’s marketing research class, taught by Dr. Nancy Vizenor of the School of Business and Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship Education.
ARCATA — Holding serve on their own court last week, the Humboldt State men's and women's basketball teams now seek road success when they travel for doubleheaders this week.
Two early-morning sightings of a mountain lion on the Humboldt State University campus this week have prompted University Police to issue safety reminders to the community, should they encounter a mountain lion in the area.
Arcata – A team of Humboldt State University faculty and graduate students has won a $620,000 federal grant to develop water management solutions in the face of soaring population growth and rapid changes in water and land use in the rural West.
Arcata – Humboldt State University’s Admissions Office will accept freshmen applications for Fall 2009/Spring 2010 until March 1, 2009, extending the deadline beyond the mid-January cutoff used last year. Transfer students will have until June 1 to apply.
Frank Cheek, Humboldt State University's legendary softball coach, will be inducted into the "National Fastpitch Coaches Association":http://www.nfca.org/ (NFCA) Hall of Fame on Dec. 11, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
Professor Mary Glenn and her students found themselves in some pretty unique situations in Costa Rica last summer. Oh sure, they trounced around the jungle among poisonous snakes and learned to live with insatiable mosquitoes, but nothing quite compared to the all-out battle at the suspension bridge.
There is a 25 percent increase in waste between Thanksgiving and Christmas, reports the Carnegie Mellon University. Does that mean we should sacrifice holiday celebrations for sustainability? Not necessarily. There are many ways to celebrate the holidays without the environmental guilt. Jessica Lamm, a student writer at Humboldt State NOW, offers a few tips for a more eco-friendly holiday.
The end of the semester isn't the end of happenings at Humboldt State or the community at large. Humboldt State NOW is taking a look at the next few weeks and it turns out they're brimming with holiday activities sure to keep you warm before classes start back up on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The Humboldt State University Library has launched construction of a full-scale Internet Café, the second phase of a multi-pronged project to furnish the campus with a 2lst century Learning Commons that bridges the print and digital worlds.
The University Police Department urges the campus community to be prepared for a severe winter storm this week that could strike with black ice, hail and snow on Highways 101, 299 and 36.
