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CAHSS Newsletter - April 2025
Congratulations Cutcha Risling Baldy and Kaitlin Reed
In February, both Native American Studies professors received the 2025 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award, which recognizes innovative leaders whose breakthrough solutions to critical state challenges improve lives, create opportunity, and contribute to a better California.
The award of $350,000 was given to the Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute to forward their important work on campus and in the community.
Journalism Students Win 26 College Media Awards
Cal Poly Humboldt Journalism & Mass Communication students took home 26 awards after a journalism conference and award ceremonies in Long Beach on March 8, including seven first-place state awards with the California College Media Association (CCMA) and four national awards with the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP).
Giving Day
Cal Poly Humboldt Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising campaign on April 2 that brings faculty, staff, alumni, donors, friends, and family together in support of our students.
CAHSS groups participating in Giving Day include:
- Sociology Student Research and Community Action Program
- El Leñador
- The Studio School
- Dance Guest Artist
- The Theatre Arts Program
- Solitary Garden (Project Rebound)
- KRFH Student-Run Radio
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Humboldt International Film Festival
- Environmental Studies Program
- Ballet Folklorico de Humboldt Club
- Cinema Club
- Career Pathway in Archaeology
- Politics Club
- Music Department Scholarship
- Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab
Please take a moment to share some of these funds with your contacts, and consider giving. Everyone's contrinution makes a difference!
Upcoming CAHSS Events
Featured Events
Undammed Exhibition
Presented by the Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery
Opening Reception April 3, 4:30-6:30pm
The exhibition, running April 3 - May 17, highlights community members, artists, and activists’ efforts, responding to the Klamath dam removals and the power of continued community action. It features works by Annelia Hillman, Bob Benson, Lyn Risling, Julian Lang, Jackie Fawn, Jaimoe Kibby, and more.
Jennifer Espinoza Poetry Reading
Presented by the Department of English
Monday April 7, 3-5pm in the Scholars Lab (LIB 302) or on Zoom: hum.link/JE2025 passcode 660563
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet. Her work has been featured in The Nation, Poetry, the American Poetry Review, Southeast Review, The Rumpus, Poem-a-day at poets.org, and elsewhere. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks, 2019), THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (The Accomplices, 2016) and I Don’t Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024). She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of California, Riverside, and currently teaches creative writing.
12th Annual Hip Hop Conference: Power to the People
Presented by CRGS
April 17 & 18. Featuring keynote speaker Dre T, performances, student presentations, celebrations and more!
Events will take place at Fulkerson Hall, Siemens Hall and the D Street Community Center. See the CRGS website for more information.
Humboldt International Film Festival
Presented by the Film Department
April 24 - 27 at the Minor Theatre in Arcata. Admission is free for all current students!
Over 30 short films from all over the world, plus a talk with visiting guest judges, parties and more.
CouRaGeouS Cuentos Volume 8 Launch
On March 7 at the Goodwin Forum, CRGS celebrated their volume 8 publication launch with a retrospective exhibition, open mic, performances and celebration.
Amber Rae Alvarez, Madison Henderson, Cruz Lopez, Lana Murillo, Veronica Patton, John Rutter, Kiera Sladen, Ruth Worthington, and Noah Zerbe
Politics
The Cal Poly Humboldt team representing South Sudan (Amber Rae Alvarez, Madison Henderson, Cruz Lopez, Lana Murillo, Veronica Patton, John Rutter, Kiera Sladen, and Ruth Worthington) at the National Model United Nations conference in New York took home an honorable mention award for their excellent work. Despite its name, the National Model United Nations conference draws 5,000+ students from more than 90 countries around the world. The recognition placed Cal Poly Humboldt in the top quarter of all schools competing at the international conference.
Model United Nations (PSCI 377) is taught every spring by Prof. Noah Zerbe and is open to any interested student.
Emma Feige, Kiera Sladen, Blake Benbow, Daniel Levine, Amanda Cawthorn, and Florencia Munoz, Noah Zerbe
Politics
The Cal Poly Humboldt Model United Nations program had a very successful year. At the regional Model United Nations of the Far West conference, the Humboldt delegation competed against more than 400 students from across the Western United States. The team representing Egypt (Emma Feige, Kiera Sladen, Blake Benbow, Daniel Levine, Amanda Cawthorn, and Florencia Munoz) won an outstanding delegation award. In addition, Amanda Cawthorn was the lead author in the best resolution at the conference, and Kiera Sladen was chosen as the best delegate in her committee.
Model United Nations is offered as a course (PSCI 377) every spring.
Willow Augilar, Amanda Coorey, Ali Laith, Steven Nichols, Jayden Rocha, Cora Shimetz, Abby Wetmore, Mackenzie Wray,
Dance, Music & Theatre
The Theatre program's performance of Clue: On Stage was evaluated by a respondent representing the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 7. Eight students in the production received awards for KCACTF. Willow Augilar and Ali Laith have been nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting award, which provides them with special training opportunities at next year's KCACTF conference. In addition, 6 students won Meritorious Achievement Awards - Jayden Rocha for Sound Design, Mackenzie Wray for Stage Management, Abby Wetmore for Stage Management, Cora Shimetz for Properties Design, Amanda Coorey for Scenic Design, ande Steven Nicholos for Sound Design.
