Arcata – Humboldt State University economist Erick Eschker and a group of his students are probing Humboldt County zoning practices for their impact on property values, a detailed analysis that will augment the wealth of data available on the new Humboldt Real Estate economics web site created by the University’s Department of Economics
Arcata – Humboldt State University’s Department of Mathematics will host C. Edward Sandifer, Professor of Mathematics at Western Connecticut State University, when he delivers the 50th Kieval Lecture on Sept. 27 and commemorates the 300th birthday of the 18th century Swiss polymath Leonhard Paul Euler (pronounced “Oiler”).
Humboldt State University’s First Street Gallery presents two new exhibitions by HSU alums, “The Vanishing Point: Paintings by Erin Whitman,” August 24 through November 4, and “Doorway to Darkness: Illustrations by Mariko Pratt,” August. 24 through September 23.
In a sweeping expansion, Humboldt State University has signed ambitious accords with 17 institutions of higher learning in the People’s Republic of China that will enable Chinese students to complete their sophomore and junior years at the Arcata campus.
Adrianna Bayer, scheduled to complete her master’s degree in Literature this year at Humboldt State University, has won three distinguished academic honors worth a grand total of $11,000.
Four university committees are shifting from the development of plans to implementation strategies and training timetables as Humboldt State enters the second year of the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI), the California State University mandate to comply with state and federal statutes that require equal access for the disabled to information technology resources.
Mark Colwell, HSU Scholar of the Year and Professor of Wildlife Management, will deliver a free lecture, "Wintering Sandpipers and Breeding Plovers: Conservation based on Monitoring Individuals," on Wed., Sept. 12, at 5:00 p.m. in Van Duzer Theatre. A dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center Banquet Room. Information is available at 826-5194.
HSU alumni Alli Minch (‘92, ‘94) and Byron Turner (‘88, ‘92) are matching up to $1 million in donations for their dream Oasis Project, a violence recovery community to be home-based in Humboldt County that will provide sustained care to women and children who are survivors of domestic crime.
For the first time Humboldt State University will welcome a group of 16 Chinese students as regular HSU students participating in a unique dual degree program. Coming from Xian, the ancient capital of China, the 16 will arrive in Arcata August 13. They are the first group representing a collaborative venture between Humboldt State University and Xian International Studies University (XISU), in Xi'an, China's ancient capital.
Humboldt State University will host students and the community at the 2007 Leadership Conference, Ignite: Lighting the Passion Within, Thursday through Sunday, October 4-7. Coinciding with the conference will be a commemorative celebration of the 20th Anniversary of HSU's Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility will coincide with the conference.
A group of internationally-recognized master drummers, dancers and singers, most of them Cuban natives, provides a week-long series of workshops at Humboldt State July 21-28, open to the public.
Alexander Eaton, a masters candidate in Environmental Systems at Humboldt State University, has won a $15,000 Fellowship from the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, Belfast, Maine, in support of his research as Executive Director of the International Renewable Resources Institute (IRRI) in Mexico City.
Humboldt State Universitys College of Natural Resources and Sciences (CNRS) has named Lisa Perry, Education Director of the California Forest Products Commission, to serve as Campus Recruiter and bolster the ranks of ethnically diverse students in natural resource careers.
Summer Preview, Humboldt State University's annual summer Open House, is scheduled Friday, July 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., offering prospective students, families and guests opportunities to tour the campus, explore HSUs facilities and residence halls, meet faculty, and get information about the university's academic majors, student activities, and on-campus services.
Humboldt State University First Street Gallery presents Young Alumni 2007: Works by Recent HSU Graduates, on exhibit July 5 through August 5. The Gallery bills the exhibition as clear evidence of the excellent career preparation HSU provides art majors.
Six Yurok students in various academic disciplines were recently named as recipients of the 16th annual Maggie Griffin Scholarship at Humboldt State for the 2007-08 academic year. Jesika Mitchell, a current sophomore majoring in Social Work and 2006 graduate of Hoopa Valley High School, will receive $1,500. In addition to a strong academic performance her freshman year, Mitchell was a member of the HSU womens rugby team.
Chinese undergraduates as regular HSU students who will reside here for two years, participating in a unique dual degree program. Coming from Xi’an, the ancient capital of China, they are the first group representing a collaborative venture between Humboldt State University and Xi’an International Studies University (XISU), in Xi'an, China's ancient capital.
Humboldt State University President Rollin C. Richmond and Provost Rick Vrem have announced that Dr. Mark A. Colwell, Professor of Wildlife, is HSU's Scholar of the Year 2007.
The Redwood Science Project (RSP) of Humboldt State University and regional K-12 partners have received a four-year, $550,000 federal grant to support secondary science teachers. The project helps alleviate the statewide shortage of science teachers with support for individual faculty and their middle school and high school science departments.
Amy Furniss was feeling pretty crummy. She had the flu. But she'd been off her feet long enough. There was work to be done. So she sat down at one of the 12 computers in the Arecibo Observatory and started flipping through slides of data
HSU alum Deborah O'Banks ('05/'06), a Special Education teacher and Hearst Scholar at Trillium Community Charter School in Arcata, imbues her students with confidence.
She knows how. Her own confidence is self-taught.
An apostle of the work ethic, Ms. OBanks is a single mother of four, a committed service giver, youth group leader, Horse 4-H teacher, church volunteer, house builder, chainsaw wielder and motorcycle mechanic.
Police supervisor Lynne Soderberg recently joined the ranks of HSUs University Police Department. But previously, she spent 23 years promoting safety on the streets of Eureka where she often encountered individuals struggling with mental illness.
Soderbergs concern about the plight of the mentally ill, coupled with her experience as a patrol sergeant, led her to take on the tasks of improving the working relationship between police and county mental health, and also improving the resources available to the mentally ill.
Humboldt State head volleyball coach Sue Woodstra begins duties June 1 as an assistant coach of the U.S. Women's National Team, and will serve in that role through the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
"I spent many years playing and coaching at the national level and I am excited to return to that arena," Ms. Woodstra said. "I am very appreciative of both USA Volleyball and Humboldt State for allowing me this opportunity."
