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Creando Raíces
Join Cal Poly Humboldt’s movement for Ethnic Studies!
Creando Raíces is an exciting learning community at Cal Poly Humboldt dedicated to exploring community organizing, education, and Ethnic Studies. Students will get the chance to participate in activities that highlight all the various issues related to Ethnic Studies and connect with local community organizations dedicated to social justice.
This program is for students majoring in Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Kinesiology, Social Work, and Psychology.
At Humboldt, we strive for social and ecological improvement, demonstrated in our personal passions and the professions that we pursue
Instant connections
Be part of a cohort of first-year students who are exploring how their values, academic preparation, and communities connect.
Social Justice Engagement
Explore how your values can change the world through hands-on, volunteer experiences in the local community.
All Around Support
This includes other students who are learning the same concepts, a team of professors who are actively committed to social justice movements, dedicated writing tutors, peer mentors, and bilingual staff.
The Specialized Experiences that Make up Creando Raíces
Participate in an immersive experience for a day and a half before classes begin. You will meet your Creando Raíces community, learn more about your cohort classes and explore the local area.
You’ll take “Creando Raíces 101”, a class that engages you with campus resources, develops your confidence to become a community builder, and explores your goals as a future professional.
Get connected with specially trained writing consultants, who are part of your Creando Raíces network, to help you be successful in your writing and reading assignments.
Connecting CouRaGeouS Cuentos
What is CouRaGeouS Cuentos?
Part of being in Creando Raices means you have the opportunity to either publish in the journal or support the editing and celebration of your cohort's volume. Become a published author in your first year of college!
This journal is a publication by the Department of Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies (CRGS) at Cal Poly Humboldt with submissions of creative writing works by students in the Ethnic Studies 107: Chican@ / Latin@ Lives and Ethnic Studies 480: Growing Up Chicana/Latino classes.
Previous Volumes
Community Organization Partners
We partner with several community organizations to educate and inspire our students and community!
Guided Enrollment Fall Semester
Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- ES 107 (Chican@/Latinx Lives)
- SW 101 or EDUC 101 (Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Institutions or Creando Raíces: Identity, Community Building and Social Justice)
- COMM 100, ENGL 102, or ENGL 104 (Fundamentals of Speech or Composition and Rhetoric)
These courses are selected in collaboration with the Creando Raíces faculty team and are relevant to Creando Raíces specific programming.
Critical Race, Gender, & Sexuality Studies majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- CRGS 101 (Peace & Justice Studies)
- ES 200 (Comparative Histories of African American and Latinx Americans in the United States)
Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- ES 107 (Chican@/Latinx Lives)
- SW 101 or EDUC 101 (Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Institutions or Creando Raíces: Identity, Community Building and Social Justice)
- COMM 100, ENGL 102, or ENGL 104 (Fundamentals of Speech or Composition and Rhetoric)
These courses are selected in collaboration with the Creando Raíces faculty team and are relevant to Creando Raíces specific programming.
Kinesiology majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- KINS 165 (Foundations of Kinesiology)
- NAS 101 (Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Place Based Learning)
Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- ES 107 (Chican@/Latinx Lives)
- SW 101 or EDUC 101 (Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Institutions or Creando Raíces: Identity, Community Building and Social Justice)
- COMM 100, ENGL 102, or ENGL 104 (Fundamentals of Speech or Composition and Rhetoric)
These courses are selected in collaboration with the Creando Raíces faculty team and are relevant to Creando Raíces specific programming.
Psychology majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- PSYCH 104 (Introduction to Psychology)
- PSYCH 100 or PSYCH 109 (Psychology of Critical Thinking or Introduction to Psychological Statistics)
Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- ES 107 (Chican@/Latinx Lives)
- SW 101 or EDUC 101 (Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Institutions or Creando Raíces: Identity, Community Building and Social Justice)
- COMM 100, ENGL 102, or ENGL 104 (Fundamentals of Speech or Composition and Rhetoric)
These courses are selected in collaboration with the Creando Raíces faculty team and are relevant to Creando Raíces specific programming.
Social Work majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- ES 106 (Introduction to Black Studies)
- NAS 101 (Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Place Based Learning)
Guided Enrollment Spring Semester
The courses students enroll in for spring semester will depend on what students enrolled in for fall semester. Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- NAS 200 (Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History)
Critical Race, Gender, & Sexuality Studies majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- ES 105 (Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Studies)
Students will work with their advisor to fill out the rest of their spring schedule.
The courses students enroll in for spring semester will depend on what students enrolled in for fall semester. Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- NAS 200 (Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History)
Kinesiology majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- ES 210 (CouRaGeouS Cuentos Production)
Students will work with their advisor to fill out the rest of their spring schedule.
The courses students enroll in for spring semester will depend on what students enrolled in for fall semester. Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- NAS 200 (Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History)
Psychology majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- ES 105 (Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Studies)
- PSYCH 100 or PSYCH 109 (Psychology of Critical Thinking or Introduction to Psychological Statistics)
Students will work with their advisor to fill out the rest of their spring schedule.
The courses students enroll in for spring semester will depend on what students enrolled in for fall semester. Students in Creando Raíces will have the opportunity to enroll in:
- NAS 200 (Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History)
Social Work majors will also have the opportunity to enroll in the following courses:
- ES 105 (Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Studies)
- STAT 108 (Elementary Statistics)
Students will work with their advisor to fill out the rest of their spring schedule.
