Provost Communication, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I hope you enjoyed your three-day weekend and what a robust turnout of faculty, staff, and prospective students this past weekend for Spring Preview Day. Wow! I truly appreciate each and every one of you for your engagement. It makes a huge difference. A shout out to the Enrollment Management and Student Success division for their work in making it happen!

Well Done: Enterprise Data Transformation (EDT) Project

Cal Poly Humboldt has embarked on a five-year initiative called the Enterprise Data Transformation (EDT) Project, designed to modernize our data architecture and foster a data-informed decision-making culture. The primary objective of this transformation is to implement a comprehensive, reliable, and scalable enterprise data solution that supports equitable and inclusive student success.

As part of this effort, we will transition from Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) to the Chancellor’s Office-supported Common Financial System (CFS) Data Warehouse. To ensure a smooth transition and assess potential impacts, a CFS Data Warehouse Task Force, composed of campus-wide stakeholders, will guide this effort.

Over the next year, the task force will focus on: Creating resources and providing training, supporting campus-wide adoption of the CFS Data Warehouse and addressing key questions through an FAQ document. 

A special thank you to the following campus leaders and CFS Transition Task Force for leading this important work!

Sarah Long, Associate Vice President of Financial Operations & University Controller

Patrick Orona, Director of Academic Resources, Office of Academic Affairs

Michael Le, Acting Chief Data Officer; Director, ITS Institutional Research, Analytics, and Reporting

CFS Transition Task Force Members: 

Brigid Wall - University Budget Office, Cynthia Hawking - Accounting, Deirdre Clem - Facilities Management, Gabriel Munoz - Accounts Payable, Jessica Lende - Athletics, Kelly Dickey - Accounting, Kevin Furtado - University Advancement, Krista Carroll - College of Professional Studies, Melanie Bettenhausen - Enrollment Management, Pat Comella - Facilities Management, Patrick Orona - Academic Affairs, Rachael Gipson - Information Technology Services, Sarah Long - Accounting and Sam Puentes - Accounting 

Tea and Talk Listening Circle: Tomorrow, Thursday, April 3, 2025

You’re invited to participate in the monthly listening circle for faculty and staff on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 2 pm to 3 pm, in person at the Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Center (Balabanis House).

The session will begin with a full group introduction to the purpose of the listening circles and the establishment of community agreements for engagement. We will then break out into smaller groups for more focused discussion and reconvene at the end for a brief full-group engagement, where additional sharing can occur. Please note that no notes will be taken, and the sessions will not be recorded.

Important: This space is intended to discuss personal experiences and the social climate of the campus. Please remember that all employees and facilitators have a "Duty to Report" experiences of harassment and sexualized violence. To help us plan accordingly, please RSVP using this Google Form.

Faculty Academic Advising Workshops

Faculty are invited to sign up for the Academic Advising Center advising workshops below. Choose the training(s) that meet your needs. Sign up today. If you prefer a workshop tailored to your department, please email Loren Collins at lmc12@humboldt.edu.

• Advisor Refresher: Tuesday, April 8 @ 1:00 pm (Hybrid - In Person Lib 002/Zoom)

• Supporting Students in Academic Recovery (Academic Notice Support): Tuesday, April 29th at 10:00 (Zoom)

Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series with Loren Cannon- Outstanding Service: Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 5:00-7:00 pm

Goodwin Forum, NHE102

Title: Service as Care-Work in the Contemporary University Context

Summary: Loren will lead an investigatory discussion to delve into the extent that service work can be rightly understood as actions and attitudes of Care. We will discuss whether this kind of framing is helpful in our efforts to create a care-infused university or misplaced given the realities of the contemporary context. Pulling from the philosophical literature as well as personal experience, Loren will try to thread the conceptual needle between celebrating practices of Care that strengthen our communities and encouraging potentially unhealthy practices that result in squishy professional boundaries and unmanageable working conditions.

Have a great rest of your week.

Jenn Capps