Provost Communication, Monday, December 9, 2024

Hello and happy Monday,

I hope you all are doing okay and your nerves have settled post-earthquake. I’m appreciative of the care and compassion our community has shown to one another. 

Fall 2024 Grade Deadline and Flexibility for Faculty

This is a reminder the published deadline for submitting final grades is Monday, December 23, at 11:59 pm PST.  In recognition of the unique challenges posed by this year’s fall term calendar cycle—which creates an extremely brief grading window last seen in 2019 and not occurring again until 2030—we are providing additional flexibility for faculty who may need it. 

While the published deadline remains unchanged, your grade rosters will remain open until Thursday, January 2nd, 2025, at 12:00 pm (noon) PST. This allows extra time for grading and entry, while still enabling the prompt processing of grades. The midday (noon) deadline ensures we can begin grade processing promptly when campus reopens. 

This extension is entirely optional and is intended to provide grace for those who may need it during this busy time of year and during this particularly brief grading cycle. Please strive to complete grade submissions by the original deadline of Monday, December 23, 2024, whenever possible. Your dedication to timely and accurate grade submissions and your ongoing commitment to our students. Much gratitude to all of the campus partners who collaborated to identify this creative solution.

Emeritus Status for Retired Staff and Faculty 

It’s that time again- Applications for Emeritus status for tenured faculty, lecturers, staff, and administrators are due to the Senate Office by February 1, 2025. Cal Poly Humboldt retired faculty, staff, and administrators seeking emeritus status should email their nominators the "Informational Template" by January 18, 2025.

The retiree must complete the Informational Template for Emeritus Status and email the information to their Nominator. It is available at the Emeritus & Retired Faculty & Staff Association homepage: https://erfsa.humboldt.edu/

The retiree’s Nominator must complete the Spring 2025 Humboldt Staff & Faculty Emeritus Status Nomination form. It is available at the Emeritus & Retired Faculty & Staff Association homepage. https://erfsa.humboldt.edu/.

Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to Students

A reminder that application materials for Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to Students must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 20th, 2025. 

Please send your materials via email to aps@humboldt.edu with the subject line "AY 25/26 Assigned Time for Exceptional Service Application." Required materials include a narrative not to exceed two (2) pages and a current curriculum vitae (CV). Additional information is provided in the attached call for applications.

Research and Creative Projects for Equity and Justice (RCPEJ) AY 25-26 Grant Program

The Research and Creative Projects for Equity and Justice (RCPEJ) grant program, funded by Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (SPF) & the Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation, supports research and scholarship that benefits historically marginalized communities served by Cal Poly Humboldt, with a focus on black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). 

Due: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 11:59 pm

Funding Range: $10,000 - $40,000 per project

To download the full call for proposals and apply, please visit the RCPEJ competition page which can be accessed through Engagement Hub.

ELIGIBILITY: Principal Investigators (PIs) as defined by SPF Policy are eligible to submit proposals to this RFP. These include Humboldt tenure or tenure-track faculty; salaried directors of formally authorized institutes, centers, cooperatives, or auxiliaries; full-time administrators/MPPs; emeritus faculty, visiting faculty, and research associates; and full-time Federal employees that are housed on the campus under agency cooperative agreements. Other Humboldt staff, students, student organizations, etc. are invited and encouraged to participate in proposed projects, provided that an eligible PI is taking responsibility for proposal submission and award administration in case of an award.

There is a limit of one application per Principal Investigator. A PI who received a Research and Creative Projects for Equity and Justice Grant within the last 12-month cycle is not eligible to submit a new proposal. For more information, please contact Erika Wright, Research Development Lead, at erika.wright@humboldt.edu. For assistance with completing the application please contact one of our Pre-Award Specialists: Pia Gabriel at pg12@humboldt.edu, Kaz Wegmuller at jkw77@humboldt.edu, or Jocelyne Takatsuno at jt366@humboldt.edu.

Have a wonderful week.

Jenn Capps

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Jenn Capps, PhD 

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs 

Cal Poly Humboldt