Hello, and happy Monday. I hope you had a great weekend and did something fun that left you recharged rolling into Monday morning. 

University Resources and Policy Committee (URPC) Divisional Updates

Thanks to Interim Vice President Carla Ho’a for providing the Administration and Finance Divisional Update on Friday, March 22, 2024 at URPC. I also provided a Divisional Update on Academic Affairs (Instructional). We continue to appreciate the attendance and engagement in these topics. 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 22, 2024. The recording of the meeting is available here.

Please join us for the last set of divisional updates scheduled for Friday, March 29, 2024, via Zoom by clicking here.

Meeting ID: 882 5227 5935

Passcode: 117418

The Divisional Updates Schedule for March 29, 2024 are is as follows:

• 1:00 pm-1:45 pm- Enrollment Management and Student Success (Vice President Chrissy Holliday)

• 1:45 pm-2:30 pm- Academic Affairs- Non-Instructional (Provost Jenn Capps)

Seeking Nominations for the Sustainability Champion Awards by April 1, 2024

Cal Poly Humboldt is accepting nominations for its eighth annual Sustainability Champion Awards program, to recognize faculty, professional staff, and student employees whose practices have deepened a culture of sustainability, have furthered the integration of sustainability into academics, student life or campus culture, and/or reduced Humboldt’s environmental footprint. Complete this form by Monday, April 1, 2024, to nominate a faculty, professional staff, or student staff member for an award. 

Self-nominations are accepted. Winners and their nominators will be notified by Friday, April 14th, 2024.  Those with sustainability in their job title or with sustainability as an obligatory aspect of their job (e.g., Office of Sustainability staff, Sustainability Librarian, and the Faculty Sustainability Fellow) are not eligible for the award.

An award selection committee will choose up to three candidates who embody the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and leadership as they work to establish solutions to pressing challenges facing the campus and society. Each Sustainability Champion will receive a trophy and a feature profile in campus publications. The awards ceremony will be held in April during Earth Week, a series of events in celebration of Earth Day.

More information about the Sustainability Champion Awards can be found at https://facilitymgmt.humboldt.edu/annual-sustainability-champion-awards. 

Invitation to SimTable Demo & Workshop - April 4, 2024 @ Cal Poly Humboldt Library

With the new SimTable located in the Library, thanks to Dr. Jeff Kane, and many others, the library is eager to share information about the new SimTable for 3D interactive simulation for wildland fires, emergency management, evacuation, and floods. Steve Gradyon from SimTable will provide a SimTable workshop at the Cal Poly Humboldt Library on April 4, 2024, on the 2nd floor from 9 am - 3 pm, with lunch provided by the library from Noon - 1 pm. 

The workshop offers two programs, an Introduction to the SimTable from 9-10:30 am, followed by 10:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00-3:00 pm Advanced SimTable features include managing emergency scenarios, GIS layers, and scenario planning. 

To RSVP to attend these free demonstrations and workshops use this registration form.

If you would like to know more about the SimTable by clicking here as well as the Sim Table App. Videos about the table can be found here and how to upload GIS and other maps here

What a great reflection of our emerging polytechnic identity. 

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Excellence in teaching - Tenure Line Faculty - Noah Zerbe

Please join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 5 pm-7 pm in Goodwin Forum, (NHE102)  for another wonderful opportunity to engage with our distinguished faculty. A synopsis of Noah Zerbe's lecture topic is as follows:

From flipped courses to playful pedagogy, it’s hard to stay on top of the latest innovations and emerging technologies in teaching, especially as faculty tend to be siloed into their classrooms. In this interactive session, we’ll draw back to the curtain and engage in a conversation about effective teaching. Come and share your favorite activities and assignments, or just bring your questions.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Jenn Capps