Provost Communication, Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I hope you are having a good week!

GEAR Program Review

The campus GEAR program is undergoing its first-ever program review, and we would like your input! The GEAR committee has drafted this GEAR Program Self-Study. Please read it, and use this Google form to provide any feedback, by November 27, 2024. If you have any questions please contact the GEAR committee chair, at Sara.Hart@humboldt.edu. 

Updated International Third-party Vendor Process for Study Abroad

A recent review of the process and criteria for utilizing a third-party vendor to deliver student abroad programs elevated a number of necessary updates. Those have been completed and the updated process and criteria can be found here. 

Do you think you know more about Humboldt Students than Interim President Spagna?

Showcase your knowledge at a fun and interactive presentation about Cal Poly Humboldt students on Monday, November 18, 2024,  from 10:00 – 11:30 am in Goodwin Forum. The presentation is a collaboration between the President's Office, Enrollment Management & Student Success, and Academic Affairs ITS Institutional Research, Analytics, and Reporting.

All Cal Poly Humboldt community members - Students, Staff, and faculty are invited. Please RSVP here - This will help us plan the event.

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) is excited to announce

The hire of a new City of Arcata equity arcata Manager Mo Harper-Desir. This is an inaugural full-time position of an equity arcata Manager with the City of Arcata. This represents a partnership between the City of Arcata, Cal Poly Humboldt, local businesses, and members of the community working together to make Arcata a more inclusive and welcoming environment for People of Color. Mo is an experienced community organizer and founder of Black Humboldt, a community organization that seeks to promote existing black businesses, professionals, and organizations, support Black navigation, and help unify people of color (POC).

ODEI is also excited to announce that Cal Poly Humboldt is part of the CSU Hispanic Serving Institution Action Research Network funded by the College Futures Foundation. This network spans eight CSU campuses and is dedicated to enhancing cross-campus collaboration to improve support and resources for Latinx students within the CSU system. Members of the Humboldt team include Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. Brandilynn Villarreal; Social Justice and Equity Executive Officer with Associated Students, student Anna Martinez; Campus and Community Development Coordinator with the ODEI, Fernando Paz.

URPC Divisional Updates Continues this Friday, November 15, 2024

This Friday, November 15th, 2024 we will resume the divisional presentations at the next URPC meeting from 1 pm-2:30 pm. The campus community is invited to join our meeting virtually to hear updates from Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management. You can join via this Zoom link.

Academic Affairs will be presenting their update at 1:30 pm and Enrollment Management and Student Success will commence at 2 pm. 15 minutes will be allotted for each presentation and 15 minutes for Q&A. I am looking forward to the continued engagement of the campus community. 

Have a great rest of your week.

Jenn Capps

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Jenn Capps, PhD 

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs 

Cal Poly Humboldt