Hello everyone,

I hope you had a nice spring break and enjoyed some of the sunny and beautiful weather over the last few days in particular. It’s been glorious.

URPC Open Forum March 25, 2024 (Postponed)

We have decided to postpone the URPC forum date until after all of the divisional reports have been completed on March 29, 2024, to allow committee members to debrief and strategize how best to utilize that information to convene a forum that best meets the needs of the campus. We hope to arrive at a new date, likely in early April, very soon. 

In the meantime, many thanks to Chief of Staff Mark Johnson (President’s Office), Executive Director Nick Petit (Athletics and Recreation), Vice President Frank Whitlatch (Advancement), Executive Director Amber Blakeslee (University Wide) for their divisional reports during the Friday, March 8, 2024 meeting and to each of you that joined us. The turnout was awesome. To view the PowerPoint slides associated with the aforementioned divisional reports, click here and scroll down to “meeting schedule and notifications” and view the handouts associated with March 8, 2024. To view the recording of the meeting which includes all four divisional presentations, please click here.

You’re invited to the next URPC Meeting on March 22, 2024 to listen to the following divisional reports:

• 1:00 pm-1:45 pm- Academic Affairs- Instructional (Provost Jenn Capps)

• 1:45 pm-2:30 pm- Administration and Finance (Interim Vice President Carla Ho’a)

To join the meeting as a guest you can click on the following Zoom link

Meeting ID: 875 4946 9529

Passcode: 551006

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Pi(e) Day was a Hit!

Great job to Dean Oberlander and all of the Library staff for putting on a great Pi(e) day celebration. It was indeed a wonderful moment to spend time together and celebrate our employees' contributions to the campus community. And, um, there was great pie and trivia too!

Enrollment Update

Please check out the most recent enrollment update here. Enrollment management notes we are showing strong continued application and deposit activity, and they anticipate we will surpass last year's first-time undergraduate (FTUG) application volume after the March 31, 2024 application deadline passes. Our current admit totals are actually higher than last cycle, in total, and also for FTUG. This may indicate that more students are providing the information needed to complete their applications and are potentially more serious about Humboldt. It could also indicate that we are processing applications more efficiently or possibly a combination of the two. We'll see what patterns reveal themselves throughout the yield season. The next enrollment report is scheduled for April 1, 2024, which will provide additional information about the current status of Fall 2024 applications and confirmations.

Two Honorary Doctorates to be Awarded at Spring 2024 Commencement 

You may have seen the campus announcement that went out late last week and in HumboldtNOW this morning but in the event you missed it, Cal Poly Humboldt is proud to award two Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters at this year’s Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2024. They are two of only 16 individuals in the University's history to receive the honor. They are:

Aileen Meyer, Vice Chairwoman of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria

Dan Phillips, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Chamberlain Group

For more information on the honorary degree recipients click here.

Thanks to the following members of the Honorary Doctorate Committee for their work this year:

Dr. James Woglom, University Senate Chair and Professor of Art Education

Mr. Frank Whitlach, Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation.

Dr. Joseph Diémé, Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Mr. Sam Parker, Associated Students President

Dr. Shawna Young, Dean of the College of Professional Studies

Cathy Flores, '75, Liberal Studies and '76, Multiple Subject Credential Alumni

Have a wonderful Monday.

Jenn Capps

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