Provost Communication, Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I hope you are having a great week. The sunshine has been amazing over the past few days and I have had to do a double-take looking at the temperature. What a gift.

Indigenous People’s Week: October 11-17, 2025

Indigenous People’s week begins this Saturday with the Indigenous Foods Festival on the Wiyot Plaza from 10am-3pm. To see a complete list of events and activities, click here: Indigenous People's Week

University Resources & Planning Committee (URPC) Open forum: October 22, 2025 

The University Resources and Planning Committee (URPC) of the University Senate, in collaboration with the University Budget Office, will be holding a Budget Forum for the Campus Community on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, from 12:30 - 2:00 pm in the Goodwin Forum. The purpose of this forum is to introduce campus community members to budgeting concepts, update the campus on the state of the budget (State of California, CSU, and Humboldt), and educate about the role and functions of the URPC. Lunch will be provided. Questions can be submitted in advance using this Google Form. Please submit your questions by Monday, October 20, 2025, at 12 pm. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Well done - The Center for Teaching & Learning Spotlight

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has had a productive year advancing teaching excellence and innovation at Cal Poly Humboldt! CTL launched a Certificate for Teaching Excellence in Online Courses, published three papers, and conducted over 300 faculty consultations. The team processed more than 600 Canvas help requests, provided 75 mid-semester feedback sessions, and completed 40 multimedia projects with campus partners. CTL also built new Teaching and Academic Technology Hubs, expanded Learning 101 with AI-focused modules for students, and hosted Faculty Learning Communities on topics from learning outcomes assessment to equity and student success.

Engagement with the Othering and Belonging Institute

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) leaders Fernando Paz and Rosamel Benavides-Garb, along with Equity Arcata Co-Manager Mo Harper-Desir, are participating in a six-month national cohort with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute. This collaboration deepens ODEI’s engagement with frameworks of structural belonging, targeted universalism, and institutional transformation, strengthening Cal Poly Humboldt’s ongoing work to advance systemic equity and inclusion.

Have a terrific day.

Jenn Capps