Provost Communication, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Hello and happy Wednesday. I hope that your week has gotten off to a great start and you have had an opportunity to engage with some of our new and continuing students. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge our new tenured/tenure-track faculty for 2024. You will notice a few familiar names as a few faculty either began their work in the springtime or were formerly lecturer faculty. They are: 

• Dr. Pascal Biwole, Engineering 

• Dr. Allison Bronson, Biological Sciences

• Dr. Alana Chin, Biological Sciences

• Leah Choi, MLIS, Library, CNRS

• Dr. Gabi Kirk, Department of Geography, Environment & Spatial Analysis

• Dr. Chelsea Obeidy, Department of Forestry, Fire and Rangeland Management 

• Dr. Rachael Wade, Biological Sciences

• Dr. Tess Weathers, Engineering

Campus Disability Resource Center (CDCR) Meet and Greets

The CDRC has undergone (and continues to undergo) exciting and significant changes including process and procedure changes.  The changes encompass everything from the interactive process to the accommodation memorandums that faculty receive for students with disabilities who are approved for accommodations. 

 Cassandra Tex, Interim Assistant Director of the Campus Disability Resource Center (CDRC), and the CDCR staff would like to invite faculty to learn about these changes.  They have scheduled two “CDRC Meet and Greet” opportunities where faculty can come to be introduced to the student accommodation process, learn about the exciting changes the CDRC has undergone, and ask any questions they may have. 

 Session Day/Time/Location:

• Wednesday, August 21, 2024: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm in SBS 405

• Friday, August 30, 2024: 10:30 am – 11:30 am in Lib 002

 Opportunity: Jefferson Science Fellowships

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, is pleased to announce that starting in August 2024, applications are being accepted for the 2025 Jefferson Science Fellowships (JSF). Established by the Secretary of State in 2003, these fellowships serve as an innovative model for engaging the American academic science, engineering, and medical communities in U.S. foreign policy and international development through a one-year immersive experience at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The online application is now open and closes in mid-October. Attached you will find the 2025 Fellowships Announcement. Additional details can be found on our website at https://jsf.nationalacademies.org/.

Also, please don’t forget to attend:

Academic Affairs Fall Welcome, Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Septentrio Winery, 650 6th St, Arcata

Time: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

AND

Fall 2024 Professional Development Day, Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: JVD Lobby/JVD/Art Buildings, The Depot

Time: 8:30 am - 1 pm

Please note the location for breakfast and lunch has changed due to the weather forecast. Breakfast will be served in the JVD Lobby. Lunch and concurrent tables will be in The Depot.

Have an awesome Wednesday,

Jenn

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Jenn Capps, PhD 

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs 

Cal Poly Humboldt