Each May, more than a thousand Cal Poly Humboldt students take part in Commencement. For two students, the ceremony will be particularly meaningful as they walk across the stage to receive their diplomas on Saturday.
The annual convention of the National Society for Black Engineers provided six students a chance to meet their peers in the STEM field and a transition between their academic and professional careers.
Cal Poly Humboldt students took home three second-place awards at the 36th Annual California State University Student Research Competition held virtually at San Francisco State this year.
Child Development Professor Meenal Rana; Mathematics instructor Sonja Manor; and Forestry Professor Jeff Kane are being recognized for their excellence in teaching and scholarship.
For the first time in two years, due to the pandemic, the Cultural Graduation Celebrations will be held in person prior to the Cal Poly Humboldt Commencement ceremonies. These collaborative events will honor the rich cultural heritage, knowledge, and resilience diverse students contribute to campus.
Meg Godlewski (‘87, Journalism) is passionate about two things—aviation and writing—and she’s figured out how to combine the two into a satisfying career.
The Humboldt Symphony and conductor Garrick Woods will perform with two winners of last semester’s Concerto/Aria Competition on Sunday, May 8 at 2 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall.
Cal Poly Humboldt’s annual research and project showcase, ideaFest, which will feature more than 400 student, staff, and faculty activities from the past year.
With an eye on a warming planet and the North Coast’s future, Cal Poly Humboldt is turning its attention groundward with a new project designed to create a more resilient landscape in the face of climate change.
To honor the Wiyot land where Cal Poly Humboldt sits, the University officially renamed its student union the Gutswurrak Student Activities Center in a ceremony at the building on campus.
Compelling films from around the world will be featured in the 55th annual Humboldt Int’l Film Festival, billed as the longest student-run film fest in the world.
In a unique fusion of music and poetry, Cal Poly Humboldt is hosting “Sana, Sana: Hope and Healing for Latinx Communities in Times of Precarity.” The free performance on Sunday, April 24 is inspired by a poetry contest on the theme of hope and healing in Latinx communities.
The roots and branches of cannabis research extend well beyond its traditional beds of botany and social justice, spreading tendrils to settler colonialism, global capitalism, and environmental stewardship. This was the impetus behind a book edited by the co-directors of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Humboldt institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research.
Eileen Cashman (professor of Environmental Resources Engineering), Nichole Muñoz-Murillo (deputy legislative secretary in the Office of Governor Newsom), Jason Ramos (Tribal council member for Blue Lake Rancheria), and Gary Rynearson (instructor of Forestry) were honored for their meritorious contributions to the University and community.
In a first for Cal Poly Humboldt and to advance student success, the University is offering two free summer session classes for undergraduate students currently enrolled in a degree program.
Helping students find kinship with the land and the community through the Black to the Land Farm Project, which trains and supports Black students to be the next generation of farmers.
Cal Poly Humboldt released its new roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2045 and move toward building a campus and community that’s more resilient to climate change.
“I’m not a pure forestry guy.” So says “forestry guy” Cal Mukumoto (‘77, Forestry), who was appointed Oregon State Forester last year. “I’ve had a varied career and for me to be in this position is a surprise.”
