Hello everyone and happy Monday. It was wonderful to see that foreign object in the sky yesterday (aka the sun!). There are several great events and opportunities to celebrate and connect with our wonderful faculty and staff who are doing amazing things in the coming weeks. 

Informational Event on Measure A: Thursday, February 1, 2024 from 5:00-6:30 pm

The Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Cannabis Research (HIIMR) is hosting an informational event to share different perspectives related to the Measure A (formerly known as the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative) ballot initiative in the primary election.

The event will be held from 5:00-6:30 pm on Thursday, February 1, 2024, in Founders Hall 118 and open to the campus community and the public. A Zoom link will is also available if you are not able to attend in person: https://humboldtstate.zoom.us/j/84239833045. If you have any questions about the event please contact Dr. Whitney Ogle.

Well Done! Research Infrastructure Article

Cal Poly Humboldt, along with San Diego State University, California State University, San Bernardino, Stanislaus State, and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, are leading the way on a new project that will upgrade high-performance computing capabilities and increase access to advanced computing for faculty and student researchers across California State University campuses thanks to an Advanced Cyberinfrastructure grant from the National Science Foundation. Contact Cade Webb to learn more about how to access high-performance computing resources.  

Shout out to Our Commitment to Sustainability

Thank you to everyone for participating in the Sustainability Learning Retreat on January 9-10, 2024, a program of the Trillium Project.  The Trillium Project is a new Humboldt-based faculty development program that advances sustainability across the curriculum and we hope to host this learning retreat annually. Hope to see you in January 2025. A special shout out to the following folx:

Participants

Jim Graham (ESM), Brianne Hagen (Library), Rosanna Overholser (Math), Craig Benson (ESM & Forestry, Fire and Range), Jasmine Iniguez, (faculty from College of the Redwoods- Career Ed & Aquaculture), Sarah Ray (ENST), and Morgan King (Climate Action Analyst).

Facilitators

Jennifer Ortega ( Sustainability Fellow & faculty), Katie Koscielak (Sustainability Analyst & faculty), and Morgan Barker ( Sustainability Librarian)

Content Experts/Resource Experts

Kaitlin Reed (NAS) Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) & Sustainability

Andrea Delgado (English) Shared ways to integrate critical environmental justice into her course English 311: Creative Writing for Environmental Justice 

Beth Burkes (HCAOG Executive Director)  Transportation & Housing

Offering this learning retreat earns STARS points, increases the likelihood that faculty will integrate sustainability-themed content into their courses, and creates a space for faculty to connect and discuss the challenges and successes of addressing sustainability in their courses and research. 

Spring 2024 Book Circle: Carbon Sovereignty: Coal, Development and Energy Transition in the Navajo Nation by Dr. Andrew Curley (Diné).

Please join us for the Spring 2024 Book Circle facilitated by the TEK Faculty Fellow & Native American Studies Department. This semester, we're reading Carbon Sovereignty: Coal, Development and Energy Transition in the Navajo Nation by Dr. Andrew Curley (Diné).

As with previous book circles, this one is an opportunity for faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt to remain at the cutting edge of sustainability, social justice, and community environmental research. All disciplines are invited to creatively engage with this challenge. 

The faculty book circle schedule is composed of five group discussion sessions held from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm on Wednesday afternoons (beginning February 21, 2024). Participants do not have to buy the book, it will be provided! Faculty will be asked to give their informed consent for participating as research subjects in summary findings from the book circle so that coordinators may produce and widely share lessons learned through University landscapes and Tribal nations. Space is limited, so please register here by Thursday, February 8th. There’s also a QR code on the attached flyer. Questions can be directed to Dr. Kaitlin Reed.

I hope you have a great Monday.

Jenn