Provost Communication, Monday, March 2, 2026

Dear Colleagues, 

I hope you are well and have had a chance to read President Carvajal’s message, linked here: Our Commitment to Ongoing Dialogue, sent to the campus community on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Campus is open and operating as normal.

WSCUC Accreditation Site Visit Launch Event: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:30 am to 1 pm

Join us in the Kate Buchanan Room (SAC 225) for the campus-wide accreditation site visit launch event designed to prepare, inform, and inspire engagement in the WSCUC Accreditation Reaffirmation site visit process. This interactive session builds shared understanding of accreditation and prepares our campus community for the upcoming WSCUC site visit and open forums, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 15th and 16th, 2026. All campus employees are invited to attend the Launch Event, including student employees. Lunch will be provided! 

To learn more about Humboldt’s institutional accreditation, visit the accreditation webpage, linked here: Accreditation

Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series: Dale Oliver, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5 to 7 pm

Join us for the first of the upcoming talks with Dr. Dale Oliver, recipient of the Outstanding Service Award on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5-7:00 pm, in the Great Hall. Dr. Oliver’s lecture is titled: Opportunities Abound for Service to the Common Good.

Learn more about the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series at this link: 2024/2025 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series.

Staff Recognition Award Nominations: Submit Your Nominations by Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Staff Council and Administrative Affairs are welcoming nominations for both state and auxiliary employees for the annual Staff Recognition Awards to recognize the strengths and achievements of individual staff, especially highlighting innovation, mentorship, service, resource stewardship/sustainability, and ethics/social justice. Please take a few moments to nominate a staff colleague who you believe has made a notable impact on the university and the people they work with, using this link: Nomination Submission Link. The nomination form closes Tuesday, March 10th, 2026.

California State University Social Science Research and Instructional Council (CSU SSRIC) 

Humboldt’s representative to the CSU SSRIC would like to share the following information and opportunities: 

• CSU SSRIC Winter 2026 Newsletter: The newsletter highlights several opportunities and updates, including a redesigned SSRIC website, new teaching exercises, the ICPSR Summer Program stipends 

• Invitation to Students to Register for the Social Science Student Symposium (S4) at Fresno State: Undergraduate and graduate social sciences students are invited to present their original research to their peers. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 27, 2026. The day-long event will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026 

• The Instructional Materials Project Request for Proposals: The Instructional Materials Project RFP invites CSU faculty to submit proposals for classroom-ready data analysis exercises to be posted on the SSRIC website, with up to two awards of $3,000. Proposals are due Friday, March 20, 2026

Please see the three attachments for more information. Reach out to Dr. Nicholas Purdue with any questions at Nicholas.Perdue@humboldt.edu.

Sincerely, 

Shawna Young