Provost Communication, Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Hello and happy Wednesday. I hope you are having a great week. There are a number of great opportunities to engage as well as resources to support your work. 

You are invited to an Inclusive Leadership Workshop by Eddie Pate

The Department of Athletics invites Cal Poly Humboldt staff and students to attend a workshop on inclusive leadership by Eddie Pate (Humboldt Alumni) on Monday, September 25, 2023, in NHE 102 from 11 am to 12 p.m. for Cal Poly Humboldt Staff and Students. Please help us get the word out to the campus and please consider attending. This session will be all about engagement, dialogue, and learning from one another. The goal is to make progress on our respective inclusivity, diversity, and equity journeys and continue to increase our abilities to lead inclusively. Please see the attached flyer for more information. 

Coming Soon: Advising and Student Engagement Software!

Last year, in response to needs expressed by faculty and staff advisors across the campus, eight software solutions for Advising and Student Engagement were identified and evaluated. The Selection Committee consisted of more than 15 individuals, including administrators, faculty from the three colleges, advising groups, the registrar’s office, and staff and students from seven programs/departments.

The committee identified critical attributes needed to support both our current advising process and our desired future state of advising on campus. Each of the software options was evaluated after a live demonstration and scored based on the critical attributes.  A second scoring round was done with the top three options, and live demos were open to all campus faculty and staff.  Each finalist also went through an ITS security review and an accessibility review.  

As a result of this collaborative, extensive effort, we are excited to announce that our campus will be moving forward with implementing Slate as our new Advising and Student Engagement software solution. Although Slate is currently being used by other departments on campus, this will be a new iteration and implementation and involve software designed specifically for advising and student engagement.  Currently, the implementation team is recruiting support and collecting data about the advising process and experience to begin shaping our campus iteration of Slate for advising. The first phase will focus on designing the dashboard; the second phase will involve small groups piloting the software and then onboarding the campus as a whole. 

Brian D. Tripp Papers- Special Collections

Cal Poly Humboldt Library Special Collections is excited that the Brian D. Tripp Papers are available to researchers. Brian Duane Tripp (1945-2022), a member of the Karuk Tribe, was an internationally renowned artist, poet, traditional singer, and dancer. To celebrate the collection and Brian's life, the library will exhibit his artwork and papers in the library lobby from September 20 to October 15, 2023. There will be an exhibit opening on Thursday, September 21st at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy refreshments and artwork in the library. See the attached flyer for more details.

Promoted Faculty Reception

We are excited to honor our faculty! Please join us in Goodwin Forum on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for a ceremony and reception with beverages and light refreshments to enjoy and celebrate faculty who received tenure, promotion, or range elevation effective in AY 2022-23. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP here by Friday, September 29, 2023.

Thanks for all that you do.

Jenn Capps

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Jenn Capps, PhD 

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs 

Cal Poly Humboldt