The HSU administration recently convened a cross-campus working group to make recommendations on how to improve campus advising. In order to inform these recommendations, we need your feedback!

To have your voice and opinions heard, come provide feedback on how HSU advising has worked well for you as a student, and how the campus could improve advising. We are interested in discussing advising in a very broad sense, so bring your ideas and thoughts!

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Workshop Objectives:

1. Understand the effects of trauma and neglect from a neurodevelopmental perspective.
2. Identify signs and symptoms of trauma and neglect in young children.
3. Learn new strategies for care, program development, and policy as related to developmental trauma.

Workshop Description:

The development of a young child is profoundly influenced by experience. Experiences – good and bad – shape the organization of the brain. The ultimate effect is to impact emotional, social, cognitive and physiological functioning. Insights into this process come from understanding brain development. Both trauma and neglect, the absence of essential developmental experiences required to express a fundamental potential of a child, are pervasive problems in our culture. Various forms of neglect are possible and include splinter neglect, total global neglect and emotional or relational neglect. Chaos, threat and abnormal patterns of emotional, social, cognitive and physical interactions with young children lead to an array of brain-related problems. This presentation will review clinical work and research that can help us better understand developmental trauma, neglect and the relational problems that arise from neglect and threat. An overview will be provided that suggests new directions for clinical practice, program development and policy.

The Workshop is available via Live Stream at some sites in counties throughout the First 5 Northwest and Northeast Regions of California.

Check with your county’s First 5 office for details.

Registration opens March 15, 2013 on FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT’s website www.humkids.org.

About Dr. Perry

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma CEU’s only available to those attending the training. Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in Houston (www.ChildTrauma.org) and adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago.

Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered, published in April of 2010. Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions

It’s almost time to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime occasion. The fun starts in August 2013!

Be sure to check out the Centennial Website and FaceBook page to stay current on events!

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Taken from the Winter 2013 ITEPP Newsletter

“It was tiring and cold and scary at times,” says Handley, who was one of hundreds of Native Americans from around the country to participate in the Peace and Dignity Journey, a national event held every four years to raise Native American awareness. “For me, it was all about reconnecting with my culture.” From May to December, Handley and about 20 others covered 6,000-miles by foot—averaging between 50 to 80 miles a day—from Chickaloon, Alaska to Uaxactun, Guatemala.

They got help from support vehicles and visited Native American communities along the way. During the six-month trip, runners carried ceremonial staffs representing different communities. Handley and his ancestors are members of the Yavapai and Yaki tribes of Arizona. But for the trip, he officially represented the Kumeyaay—the tribe from his hometown of San Diego. Before joining the run, Handley had to receive approval from his tribal elders. “Because of the necessary physical and mental energy, not everyone can participate,” he explains.” Handley returned to the United States in December and began his sophomore year this semester. “Doing something like this, you change as a person,” he explains. “I didn’t have much focus before and now I’m interested in tribal environmental policy and helping Native people better manage their land.”

There are twenty $1,000 scholarships available for Native American undergraduate and graduate students of Social Work. Applications are being accepted from February 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013.

The link for the application can be found by selecting this link.

RAMP has officially opened our application for the 2013-2014 academic year.  We are currently seeking students to serve as peer mentors for our incoming freshmen class. Our plan is to hire nearly 50 new mentors to help grow our program and provide additional support to our growing student body.  It would be wonderful if your department could help us promote this opportunity to the students you work with. If there are student leaders you know of please spread the word about this on campus employment opportunity. If there are students you would like us to personally reach out to, please fill out this short form available at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JHKFTYB. We will make an effort to contact each of your nominees to let them know about this excellent opportunity. Applications are open until February 2, 2013 and can be found online at www.humboldt.edu/reslife/apply. Listed below are brief descriptions of the various positions open with RAMP.

Student Assistant- An administrative position responsible for data entry, office management, filing, and managing time sheets. The Student Assistant position also supports all special projects and administrative tasks assigned to the Coordinator of Education & Engagement. (20 hours/week, $10/hour)

Academic Mentor- A peer mentor position dedicated to providing additional academic support to first time freshmen. Each Academic Mentor is assigned a cohort of 20 students which they meet with on a rotating basis. Mentors help mentees navigate academic policies, utilize campus resources and get involved at HSU. (10 hours/week, $10/hour)

Lead Mentor- A peer mentor with a cohort of 20 students that they provide with academic support. In addition Lead Mentors support Academic Mentors, assist with staff supervision, plan large scale events, develop academic workshops and assist with training. (20 hours/week, $12/hour)

Minimum Qualifications

1)       Must be enrolled full-time at HSU.

2)       Must have attended HSU for at least one full year and have at least sophomore status.

3)       Must be knowledgeable about campus resources.

4)       Must meet a semester and cumulative GPA requirement of 2.7+.

5)       Must demonstrate leadership abilities through current or previous involvement in HSU campus organizations, academic programs, clubs, or athletic teams.

6)       Must be in good standing (no pending conduct cases, or history of serious conduct issues).

7)       Must be willing to work with diverse student populations.

8)       Must be able to attend Spring and Fall Training. Spring Trainings are every Friday beginning March 29th from 3:00pm-5:00pm.

If you have any questions about RAMP and/or our selection process, please feel free to contact me at (707)826-5540 or check out our website at www.humboldt.edu/reslife/ramp. I have attached flyers advertising positions with RAMP; it would be wonderful if you can post them in your office. It would also be helpful if you can forward this email to other faculty in your department. Thank you for helping us spread the word about these opportunities for our students.

This two-unit elective provides individualized support with any writing, reading, research tasks assigned in any HSU course, from first-year composition and communication courses to capstone-course projects and everything in between. Class time is devoted to skills development and hands-on application through minilessons, tailored instruction, dedicated work sessions. In other words, whether you want to learn more about the writing, reading, and researching skills required at the university or whether you want to hone these skills by applying them to current assignments, this class is for you.

Space is limited, so register now for Spring 2013. See the PDF below for course day/time/number.

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