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HSU Gains in Peace Corps Ranks

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.

University Police Issue Crime Alert

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.

President’s Memo: Budget Update

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.

Traffic Re-routed for Utility Work

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 Junior Wins HSU Essay Award

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.

CSU Adopts Cost Saving Measures

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.

Tsunami Group Honored for Innovation

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.

Alum Joins Top Ranks at Forest Service

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.

HSU Welcomes Market Research Requests

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.

Road Success Next On Jacks' Agenda

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.

UPD Spots Mountain Lion on Campus

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.

HSU Wins Major Conservation Grant

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.

Application Deadline Extended to March

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.

The Jungle as the Classroom

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.

Guiltlessly Green Holiday Theme

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.

A Long Winter's Nap: How to Keep Busy over Winter Break

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.

Internet Café Is Library’s Phase II Upgrade

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.

STORM WARNING: Severe Weather Alert

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.

Stewart Named Rural Policy Specialist

Arcata – Connie Stewart, Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity County senior field representative to Assemblywoman Patty Berg since 2002, has accepted appointment as the Director of Special Projects for the California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University, a research and data mining unit aimed at improving rural living conditions on the Redwood Coast.

Forestry Student Honored for Poster

Kate Milich, a graduate student in the Natural Resources-Forestry M.S. program at Humboldt State won the Best Poster Award at the Pacific West Fire Conference last week in San Diego, CA.

Community Musical Holiday Celebration

Celebrating with music is a delightful holiday tradition, and this year some 150 musicians and singers from HSU, local grade schools and high schools and from the community will come together to perform a lavish Christmas cantata as the highlight of the Humboldt Symphony concert on Friday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 14.

Ready? Set. Finals!

Finals week is fast approaching. Are you prepared? Humboldt State is chocked-full of resources to help you endure the week of examinations, from study lounges to pancake feeds.

Wildlife Team Wins National Title

Arcata - A dominant Humboldt State University team has won the National Wildlife Quiz Bowl for the sixth time in eight years, trouncing its four top competitors among 18 teams from such eminent schools as Purdue, Virginia Tech, the University of Wisconsin and Texas A&M.