Provost's Communication - August 22, 2022

Hello everyone,

Happy first day of the Fall 2022 semester! What an exciting time to be at Cal Poly Humboldt. I hope that everyone’s first day back with our students goes exceptionally well!

I’d like to take a moment to welcome our 2022 class of new tenure track faculty to campus. They include:

Welcome 2022 New Tenure-Track Faculty

Joseph Oduro Appiah, Geography, Environment & Spatial Analysis Marjan Asadinia, Computer Science
Paul Atienza, Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Morgan Barker, University Library
Daniela Cerbino, World Languages & Cultures / English Dominic Corva, Sociology
Amanda Dinscore, University Library
Frank Fogarty, Wildlife Management
Tawanda Gara, Environmental Science & Management Debbie Gonzalez, Social Work
Aaron Gregory, Native American Studies
Qualla Ketchum, Environmental Resources Engineering Sarah Lasley, ART+FILM (Film)
Daniel Lipe, Environmental Science & Management
Bonnie Ludka, Environmental Resources Engineering Roberto Monico, Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Maysam Mousaviraad, Environmental Resources Engineering Cinthya Ammerman Munoz, Native American Studies
Jun Ou, Environmental Resources Engineering
Rosanna Overholser, Mathematics
Carly Slade, ART+FILM
Alan Tepley, Forestry & Wildland Resources

Please say hello when you see our new faculty around campus and we are so glad you are here.

Reclaiming Mouralherwaqh: Wiyot Tribe Acquires Coastal Property for Cultural and Water Quality Protection

The following excerpt was taken from a joint press release with the Wiyot Tribe, Cal Poly Humboldt, and the California Ocean Protection Council. In July of this year, though a historic acquisition, the Wiyot Tribe gained back tribal stewardship of a 46-acre coastal property in the ecologically and culturally significant Wiyot place of Mouralherwaqh or “wolf’s house”. The acquisition project was conceived of and led by the Wiyot Tribe with supporting partnerships from Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt Baykeeper, and Friends of the Dunes. It was made possible through a $1.2 million grant from the state Ocean Protection Council (OPC) through its Proposition 1 Grant Program. Read this story online.

Curricular Redesign Opportunities

The second round of Faculty-Led Curricular Design for Inclusive Student Success proposals is due to Academic Programs by Friday, September 2, 2022, at 5 pm. See the Call for Proposals for more details. Awards will be announced approximately two weeks after submission. We also encourage faculty, chairs, and deans to reach out to one another to support the proposal development process. Please send general questions and submissions to oaavp@humboldt.edu.

Office of Research & Sponsored Program's Summer Bulletin

The Office of Research publishes two newsletters during the academic year; a fall and spring edition. These newsletters are used to highlight new awards, share what improvements the office is currently working on, update researchers on any important changes that may affect their projects, and keep the campus community up to date with relevant grant news. In addition, we publish two shorter bulletins at the conclusion of the summer and winter breaks. Included in these bulletins is a recap of important updates the Principal Investigators (PI's) may have missed during their time away from campus. Click Here to view the Office of Research & Sponsored Program’s Summer 2022 Bulletin.

Have a wonderful Monday.

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jenn
Jenn Capps, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs