Provost Communication, Monday, September 29, 2025

Good morning everyone and happy Monday. I hope you all had a great weekend. I can’t believe it’s almost October. The semester is flying by. Thanks for all that you are doing to support the success of our students.

Teaching Excellence Symposium – October 8, 2025

The Center for Teaching and Learning's Teaching Excellence Symposium returns on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, with the theme Inspire, Innovate, Impact: Celebrating Educators. This annual gathering is designed to spark fresh ideas, foster collaboration, and celebrate the transformative work happening in classrooms every day. Join colleagues from across disciplines to exchange strategies, explore innovative practices, and reflect on the power of teaching to shape lives. President Spagna will give a special talk reflecting on his teaching career and promoting teaching and learning excellence.  

You can register at this link: Teaching Excellence Symposium, 2025. I hope to see you there!

Native American Studies Faculty Book Circle
Are you interested in ethically integrating Indigenous knowledge into your curriculum, but aren’t sure where to start? Faculty of all disciplines are invited to join this book circle to explore how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and praxis into our work during reflective discussions on The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family’s Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life by Amy Bowers Cordalis of the Yurok Tribe. Conversations will be facilitated by Dr. Kaitlin Reed, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Faculty Fellow. Cross-disciplinary faculty engagement will help Cal Poly Humboldt maintain its leadership within the CSU system as a campus that continues to bridge the social sciences and STEM at the cutting edge of sustainability, social justice, and community environmental research. 

The circle will meet weekly on Fridays, 8-9:30 a.m. on Zoom, October 31 through December 5, 2025. Copies of the book will be provided. If you would like to participate, please register at the following link: Faculty Book Circle, fall 2025.

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Foundation Principal Investigators Celebration

The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Foundation is pleased to invite you to an evening of food, drinks, and lightning talks at its annual party celebrating Principal Investigators (PIs), their staff, student researchers, and friends of research! The event will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 4:30-7:00 p.m at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, located at 636 F St, Eureka.

Please RSVP using this link: 14th Annual PI Celebration RSVP. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs at hsuf@humboldt.edu.

Walk and Talk Initiative Enters Second Year

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s (ODEI) “Walk and Talk” initiative continues to open up authentic dialogue spaces with university departments and units. In its second year, the initiative has expanded to include the Office of the Registrar, the Library, Housing, EOP/Student Support Services, and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Through facilitated conversations, departments reflect on how diversity, equity, and inclusion are present in their daily practices. These conversations also support Cal Poly Humboldt’s WASC accreditation by evidencing institutional efforts toward inclusive excellence and continuous improvement.

Have a great week.

Jenn Capps