I hope your first week of the Spring 2023 semester is off to a great start. It was wonderful to see so many of you at the University Welcome Back last week as well as at the Division of Academic Affairs Welcome Back. If you missed the Academic Affairs Welcome back, we discussed points of pride, enrollment, curriculum development, and process as well as engaged in a bit of question and answer. Much gratitude to my co-presenters Mr. Mike Le, Director of Institutional Research and Reporting (IRAR), and Dr. Carmen Bustos-Works, Associate Vice President of Academic Programs. If you were not able to attend the Academic Affairs Welcome back, we recorded it and you can find the link here. 

Kudos

Congratulations to Susan Edinger Marshall, Todd Golder, and the six students who are going to be competing in the Society for Range Management Conference in Boise, Idaho for the annual plant competition. Last year the team finished second and this year there are high hopes for an even better finish. Good luck and we’re proud of you. 

CSU Student Research Competition

The CSU Student Research Competition is still open! As a reminder, the CSU Student Research Competition is held to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate research, and scholarly and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the twenty-three campuses of the California State University. Students must submit a written summary of their research or creative presentations to the Office of Research by Tuesday, January 31, 2023. If selected, students will compete at San Diego State on April 28 and 29, 2023. Sponsored Programs will pay approved travel costs for each student selected to represent Humboldt in the statewide competition. For the complete competition rules, Click Here. If you have questions, please contact Susan Brater at (707) 845-8933 or sb64@humboldt.edu.

REMINDER: Assigned Time for Exceptional Service Applications due January 23, 2023

Academic Personnel Services (APS) is now accepting applications for Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to students to be used during the academic year 2023-2024. The Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to Students program was established through the faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to “provide assigned time to faculty employees who are engaged in exceptional levels of service that support the CSU’s priorities, but who are not otherwise receiving an adjustment in workload to reflect their effort” (CBA 20.37).

Application materials, including a brief narrative and a current CV, must be submitted via Interfolio by 11:59 pm on Monday, January 23rd, 2023. To request an Interfolio template be set up for you, send an email to aps@humboldt.edu.

Activities that May be Supported by Assigned Time for Exceptional Service include:

• Student mentoring, advising, and outreach, especially as these activities support underserved, first-generation, and/or underrepresented students

• The development and implementation of high-impact educational practices; curricular redesign intended to improve student access and success

• Service to the department, college, university, or community that exceeds the normal expectations of all faculty

• Assignment to courses where increases in enrollment have demonstrably increased workload

• Other extraordinary forms of service to students

Full application details may be found in the announcement posted on the APS website. 

Have a wonderful rest of your week and thanks for all that you do.

jenn