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Career Expo & Volunteer Fair Set to Connect Students with Employers

In collaboration with the Center for Community Based Learning, Cal Poly Humboldt's Career Development Center is thrilled to announce the return of its largest annual event, the Career Expo & Volunteer Fair, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., in the West Gym.

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Religious Studies Professor Vincent F. Biondo preparing for student presentations on how they will use AI in their chosen careers.

Navigating Artificial Intelligence at Humboldt

Due to its rapid evolution, artificial intelligence has become a popular topic of discussion among academics. It has transformed into a tool capable of answering complicated questions, creating content, and even writing entire papers within minutes. Cal Poly Humboldt’s Center for Teaching & Learning is helping faculty navigate the new academic world overwhelmed by AI with caution and intention.

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A photo of students at last year's Umoja's Black to the Land Paddle Out

Umoja Center Holds Black Liberation and History Month Events

The Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence will host several campus events to celebrate Black Liberation and History Month. Activities will feature a movie screening, trivia night, karaoke, paddle boarding, and conversations about this year’s theme: Black Joy, Uninterrupted.

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A photo collage of Lucinda and Gary Jensen and Jayda and Taiden Partlow

Lumberjacks in Love

Those who attend Cal Poly Humboldt often discover their love for the outdoors, their community, or a particular discipline—some even find the love of their lives.

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A gray whales breaches from the waters at the mouth of Humboldt Bay

Cal Poly Humboldt Researcher Investigates Mystery of Gray Whale Group

Eastern north Pacific gray whales migrate annually from Mexico where they breed in the winter to the Arctic to feed in the summer, making one of the longest journeys of any mammal—but one small subgroup instead spends their summers along the Northern California to British Columbia coastline. Robyn Norman, a Biological Sciences graduate student, wants to know why.

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Humboldt, CSU Get Major Cyberinfrastructure Upgrade for Research

Cal Poly Humboldt, along with San Diego State University, California State University, San Bernardino, Stanislaus State, and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, are leading the way on a new project that will upgrade high-performance computing capabilities and increase access to advanced computing for faculty and student researchers across California State University campuses.

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Cal Poly Humboldt Music Spring Welcome Concert

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents “The Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series: Welcome to Spring Semester Faculty Concert.” Join the department for classic and contemporary performances on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt.

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A photo of Jim Yates and Jaime Lancaster

Supporting Students While Honoring an Entrepreneurial Spirit

If you mentioned a business idea to entrepreneur and businessman Jim Yates, he would’ve immediately provided you with a detailed plan on how to turn that idea into a reality. To memorialize Jim and help Cal Poly Humboldt students interested in entrepreneurship with tuition costs, Jim’s daughter Jaime Lancaster (‘03, Business Administration), now a faculty member in the School of Business, created the Jim Yates Business Endowed Fund with a gift of $37,500.

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Head Softball Coach Megan Corriea

Cal Poly Humboldt Welcomes Megan Corriea as New Head Softball Coach

On Jan. 5, Nick Pettit, Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Director, announced the hiring of Megan Corriea as the new Head Softball Coach. Corriea possesses two decades of coaching experience and most recently served as the head softball coach since 2007 at Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) in Coos Bay, Oregon, posting a record of 486-207.

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A photo of students volunteering at the Jefferson Community Center on MLK Day of Service last year.

5th Annual Humboldt MLK Day of Service

On Monday, Jan. 15, over 90 Cal Poly Humboldt students, staff, and faculty participated in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Youth Educational Service’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, where they’ll volunteer at local community centers.

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Students celebrate Fall 2023 Commencement.

Cheers to the Fall Class of 2023!

Nearly 300 Cal Poly Humboldt students participated in the fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 15, and more than 2,500 friends and family members joined the graduates to celebrate and witness the ceremony.

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A photo of gifts for local children as part of the Winter Wishes program.

‘Tis the Season for Winter Wishes

Sitting piled high on a table are toys, clothes, and electronics ready to be wrapped and delivered to children throughout Humboldt County as part of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Winter Wishes program. This year, over 350 gifts will be delivered.