Provost Communication, Monday, February 10, 2025

Hello everyone and happy Monday. I hope that you had a terrific weekend. I want to offer gratitude for the incredible engagement in the Community Conversations over the past two weeks. I saw firsthand the power of community in moving our campus forward. Many people have inquired about the next steps. The information collected via the timeline activities, world cafes, and anonymous survey are being collected so that the Campus Stewardship and Well Being Group, Executive Cabinet (formerly PAT), and the Senate Executive Committee can review and make recommendations for action items.

URPC Budget Open Forum

Thanks to everyone who attended the URPC Open Forum on Thursday. Wow! I believe we had record attendance. Campus engagement is so important so that the URPC may continue our commitment to shared governance, transparency, and communication. If you missed the presentation, you can go over it here. The PowerPoint slides are also attached to this communication and include a lot of robust information. 

11th Annual Authors Celebration - Friday, February 14, 2025

The Cal Poly Humboldt Library and the Office of the Provost are delighted to host the 11th Annual Cal Poly Humboldt Authors Celebration for scholarly and creative works recently published by Cal Poly Humboldt authors. Join us on Friday, February 14, 2025, from 3 pm - 4 pm in the Authors Hall, Library 2nd floor, to celebrate alumni, emeriti, faculty, staff, student authors and readers. We will also enjoy cake, pie, and trivia. All authors are welcome to share their works during the social hour and open mic following the event. 

Are you an author? 

Faculty, staff, students, and alumni, please let us know about your publications. We want to honor and celebrate your accomplishment. Please complete the Authors Recognition Form. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Research and Creative Projects for Equity and Justice AY 25-26 Grant Program Due: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 11:59 pm

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). All proposals should be led by or in authentic partnership with those who experience inequities caused by systemic racism. This fund is focused on supporting research, scholarship, and creative activities that benefit BIPOC communities in our region, including direct support for faculty and students at Humboldt who participate in research, scholarship, and creative activities.

The Funding Range is $10,000 - $40,000 per project. For more details and to download the full call for proposals, please visit the RCPEJ competition page which can be accessed through Engagement Hub. 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.

To apply submit proposals through InfoReady which can be accessed on Cal Poly Humboldt’s Engagement Hub. For assistance with completing the application please contact one of the Pre-Award Specialists: Pia Gabriel at pg12@humboldt.edu, Kaz Wegmuller at jkw77@humboldt.edu, or Jocelyne Takatsuno at jt366@humboldt.edu.

Please Check out the Spring 2025 Decolonizing Sustainability Speaker Series!

This speaker series aims to highlight and unpack intersections of settler colonialism, white supremacy, and systems of power/privilege/oppression within the discourse and rhetoric of contemporary sustainability, environmental, and climate change movements. This series is intended to serve as a deep dive into problematic and harmful discourse(s) of sustainability with the goal of moving toward a decolonial sustainability movement that amplifies Indigenous sovereignty and traditional ecological knowledge. See the attached flyer for a link to join on Zoom. The series includes the following:

Indians on Indian Lands

Dr. Nishant Upadhyay

Thursday, February 13, 2025

5:00-6:30 pm

Native American Forum (BSS 162)

Paul Bunyan and Settler Colonial Greenwashing

Dr. Nilyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles

Thursday, February 20, 2025

5:00-6:30 pm

Native American Forum (BSS 162)

Climate Justice as Freedom

Dr. Julie Sze

Thursday, April 10, 2025

5:00-6:30 pm

Native American Forum (BSS 162)

Have a great day.

Jenn Capps