Hello everyone and happy Wednesday. I hope your week is going well. I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the following Cal Poly Humboldt GI2025/Inclusive Student Success committee members and Senate leadership who attended the GI 2025 Convening in San Diego with me and Vice President of Enrollment Management Chrissy Holiday this week. They are:

Rosamel Benavides-Garb, Associate Vice President of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) and Campus Diversity Officer

Amber Blakeslee, Executive Director of Budget and Finance

Carmen Bustos-Works, Associate Vice President of Academic Programs and Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Mike Le, Director of Institutional Research and Reporting (IRAR)

Peggy Metzger, Director of Financial Aid, and Executive Director of Enrollment Management 

Mitch Mitchell, Associate Vice President of Student Success and Dean of Students

Jenni Robinson Reisinger, Registrar

Jim Woglom, Senate Chair and General Faculty President, Chair of the School of Education, and Associate Professor in Art Education. 

We had an opportunity to hear directly from Chancellor Garcia about her vision, review the latest data to inform GI 2025 work, and have collaborative time with colleagues across the system. I look forward to sharing more information with each of you about opportunities to close equity gaps, improve graduation and retention rates, and impact the success of our students in the near future. 

Halloween Day Festivities

Academic Affairs invites you to participate in any of the many activities happening on Halloween Day. Whether you choose to dress up or not the following offices are hosting trick-or-treating:

• CAHSS Dean’s Office, Gist Hall 122

• Learning Center, Library first floor

• ITS Technology Help Desk, Library first floor, South wall

• President’s Office, Siemens Hall 224

• Provost’s Office, Siemens Hall 216

• Sponsored Programs Foundation, SBS 4th floor, room 427

Additional Halloween Day activities include:

• Provost’s Office Haunted House from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Siemens Hall 216. 

• Staff Council Costume Party from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall. 

• Dissection Table treat station from 3:00-4:00 pm, Library 2nd floor hosted by Library Dean Cyril Oberlander.

• SkillShop called Scary Smart: Exploring Generative AI, 4:00-5:00 pm, Library 308 Learning Lab. Curious about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT? This exploratory workshop is for college students who want to learn more about how Generative AI tools can help--or hinder--their academic work. Learn about where Generative AI gets its information, discuss its benefits and drawbacks, and discover ways to integrate this technology into your research and writing responsibly and effectively. 

Spring 2024 Textbook Adoptions

Spring Textbook ordering is now open and due October 27, 2023. Submitting your adoptions on time contributes to affordability, accessibility, and compliance with the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA). To adopt textbooks for your course, log into Canvas, select “Follett Bookstore,” and start adopting! For assistance, contact Chris Leach at 1268mgr@follett.com or call 707-826-3741.

Paid PreMed Summer Student Internships: Application Deadline November 1, 2023

The ‘Paid PreMed Summer Internship Healthcare Careers Program’ engages Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods students, who are from traditionally underrepresented groups and regions to gain meaningful internship experiences in primary care and other healthcare fields in Humboldt and surrounding counties. The proposal's overall objectives are to narrow the equity and opportunity gap and inspire students from historically underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue high-impact healthcare careers in rural areas. Students are provided with broad exposure to healthcare specialties while developing professional skills and a deeper understanding of health challenges facing rural communities. 

The program is led by Dr. Jianmin Zhong, a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt. Dr. Zhong is also the PreMed advisor on campus and was recently appointed as a Diversity and Equity Faculty Fellow. In addition to overall program leadership, Dr. Zhong teaches the Supervised Internship class (BIOL482) during Spring and Summer to prepare and oversee participating interns for the clinical rotations.

The Paid PreMed Summer Internship Healthcare Careers program application link is here. The application deadline is November 1, 2023.  The Paid PreMed Summer Internship Healthcare Careers program website is https://healthcareinternship.humboldt.edu/psihfc-home.

Thanks and have a wonderful rest of your day.

Jenn Capps

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