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College of Professional Studies
The College of Professional Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt seamlessly integrates core competencies within practical contexts through a variety of immersive experiences. Our graduates emerge as exceptional leaders in their respective professions and communities, embodying a steadfast dedication to social, economic, and environmental justice.
Applied Learning
We provide every student with dynamic opportunities for experiential learning in real-world scenarios, where they engage in practicums, research, internships, clinical, and service-learning experiences. Each is designed to enhance students' career-ready skills, ensuring they are well-prepared for their future.
Social Justice and Sustainability
Through the application of active learning and critical thinking, we prepare students for meaningful community-oriented careers that foster a just, inclusive, and environmentally conscious society.
Personal Guidance
Through innovation and collaboration our faculty challenge and support our students, ensuring their success beyond the classroom. Our students receive academic and career guidance from their faculty advisors, professional advisors, and peer mentors.
Alumni Updates
Matias Solorzano
Psychology, 2025
Matias will start a PhD program in Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the Fall 2025 semester. He also received an Education Graduate Research Scholars fellowship from the School of Education at UW-Madison to assist him in pursuing his research interests. At UW-Madison, Matias will conduct research on the transition to adulthood in employment for autistic individuals. He seeks to connect more autistic adults to resources that will help them find employment. Recently, Matias completed an internship with the California Department of Developmental Services in the Autism Services Branch. This internship helped him make connections at DDS and made him realize that working in civil service is a good career path for individuals interested in making the world a better place for individuals with disabilities.
Kacie Hallahan
Kinesiology, 2020
Kacie has recently accepted a full-time permanent position with the Air Force in San Pedro, CA. As a Recreation Specialist, she will be planning and leading outdoor recreation programs for military members and their families, including backpacking, rafting, skydiving, deep sea fishing, and more! Thanks, REC fam!
Timothy Rupiper
Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 2020
Timothy Rupiper received a job as an outreach advisor for Academic Talent Search at Sonoma State University. Rupiper is responsible for providing consistent, accurate, academic advising services to first generation, low income, college bound 6th to12th grade students. Advising includes exploring academic requirements of a specific program or major and assisting students in exploring careers, evaluating academic abilities, and setting goals.
Rouhollah Aghasaleh
Education
Dr. Rouhollah Aghasaleh (Cal Poly Humboldt) and Zari Aghajani (Azad Islamic University, Tehran) published a new article, “Not a Virtual Education: The Entanglement of the Private and Public Spheres in the Lives of Women Teachers During the Pandemic in Iran,” published in the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (Vol. 41, No. 2, 2025).
This international collaboration examines how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the gendered intersections of domestic and professional life for women educators in Iran.
https://doi.org/10.63997/jct.v40i2.1061
Tristan Gleason, Rouhollah Aghasaleh
Education
Drs. Tristan Gleason and Rouhollah Aghasaleh published a new editorial, “Constellations of Legacy and Possibility,” in the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (Vol. 40, No. 2, 2025).
The piece reflects on the Bergamo community’s traditions of legacy, imagination, and stewardship in shaping the future of curriculum theory.
Michelle Rainer Bates-Hoaglin and Jen Maguire
Social Work
This presentation shared how Cal Poly Humboldt’s Department of Social Work integrated Tribal and Indigenous voices throughout its curriculum and practicum experiences to prepare students for ethical, culturally grounded practice in Indigenous communities. Presenters Michelle Rainer Bates-Hoaglin, MSW, LCSW (Poh-lik-lah/Yurok), and Dr. Jennifer Maguire, PhD, MSW, highlighted strategies like ICWA learning modules, co-created videos, Indigenous guest speakers, land-based learning, and internships with Tribal organizations through the SERVE project. They discussed how these efforts fostered understanding of colonization, resilience, and sovereignty, while also addressing challenges and growth areas in building reciprocal relationships and decolonizing social work education.
CPS News
- Cal Poly Humboldt Surpasses $1 Billion in Research Funding, Driving Innovation and Discovery
- Cal Poly Humboldt Celebrates 2025 Indigenous Peoples Week
- Humboldt Magazine Goes Digital
- Student Parent’s Journey Earns CSU’s Highest Honor
- University Takes Big Step Toward Carbon Neutrality with Support from Arcata Community Forest