Provost Communication, Monday, February 13, 2023

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed some of the sunshine. 

Summer Session 2023- Up to Six Units Covered for Undergraduate Students

We are again planning for a robust and meaningful summer session at Cal Poly Humboldt. To assist in making summer session accessible to our students, the university will be able to cover the cost of up to six units of summer coursework for continuing undergraduate students. This is down slightly from the eight units that we covered last year. Graduate courses and special session courses are unfortunately not eligible. More detailed information is forthcoming. 

Cal Poly Humboldt Student Housing Communication

I wanted to ensure that you all saw and read the most recent communication about student housing for our Cal Poly Humboldt new and continuing students which came out on Friday, February 10, 2023. If you missed it in your email box, the communication is attached to this email. There is a lot of information including an adjustment to continuing students' ability to access on-campus housing and a robust FAQ section. There is also detailed information about our longer-term housing projects. 

BIPOC Faculty Affinity Circle Luncheon

In partnership with Academic Personnel Services (APS), the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) would like to invite faculty who identify in whole or in part as Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Color to a BIPOC Faculty Affinity Circle Luncheon on Wednesday, February 15th, from 12:00-1:00 pm at the Jolly Giant Commons Fishbowl.  If you have not already received an invitation and would like to join us or know of a new faculty member who may like to be invited to this event, please contact Pearl in the ODEI at pip5@humboldt.edu or extension x4526.

Register for Spring 2023 Disability & Accessibility Book Circles

Please join us for one or both disability & accessibility book circles for Spring 2023 with the Student Disability Resource Center and the Accessible Technology Department! Participants will receive a copy of the book. Funding for these book circles was provided in part by an award from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grant Program through the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in partnership with the Office of the Provost. 

Book Circle 1:  
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally, by Emily Ladau. Ladau gives the reader exact language and paradigms to consider and implement into their vocabularies and philosophies on disability.  

Meeting Dates/Times: 3/09, 3/30, 4/13/2023 from 11:45 am - 12:55 pm

Book Circle 2:  

Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education: A Universal Design Toolkit by Sheryl E. Burgstahler. For staff and faculty wanting to learn about specific ways to create barrier-free environments and provide access for all students utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.  

Meeting Dates/Times: 3/02, 3/23, 4/06, 4/20/2023 from 11:45 am - 12:55 pm

Space is limited, so please register for Disability/Accessibility Book Circles by February 20th. Questions can be directed to Hannah at x4678,  Hannah.Krubsack@humboldt.edu.

I hope you have a great Monday.

Jenn Capps

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Jenn Capps, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs