Updates on Campus Conversations and Free Speech Initiatives
Community Conversations Update
You all may remember a communication that went out earlier in the semester identifying a Campus Well-Being and Stewardship Group. As a reminder, the purpose of this group is to begin community conversations and reflections on the events of April. These reflections will involve broad information sharing of after-action reviews, conversations about lessons learned, and action planning for supporting future efforts.
The Stewardship Group has been meeting regularly and most recently sought feedback from the University Senate on December 3, 2024 and reported back on a tentative plan for campus engagement in the Spring 2025 semester during the December 17, 2024 meeting of the Senate yesterday. That tentative schedule is as follows:
- January 28, 2025—University Senate (Extended meeting): 2 – 5 p.m., Goodwin Forum (Hybrid)
- January 28, 2025—Athletics: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., KA 102 (In-person)
- January 29, 2025—Staff Council: Noon – 1 p.m., Great Hall (Hybrid)
- February 4, 2025—Associated Students: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Location TBD (Hybrid)
- February 7, 2025—Campus Open forum: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Location TBD (Hybrid)
A campus communication will go out on January 21, 2025 to all employees and students sharing the schedule as well as more details with regard to the structure and scope of the meetings as well as additional campus companion activities designed to offer different ways to engage.
The membership in the group includes:
- Eduardo Cruz (formerly Wysdem Singleton)—Associated Students President
- Megan Janikowski—Student Athlete Advisory Committee President
- Jim Woglom—University Senate Chair
- Kathy Hudson—Staff Council Chair
- Jenn Capps—Administrative Representative
Free Speech Updates
Free Speech Support & Resource Team (FSSRT)
This fall, we have been working closely with faculty members—Julie Alderson, Joice Chang, John Meyer, Suzanne Pasztor—to form a Faculty/Staff Advisory Team that will work directly with the Free Speech Support & Resource Team (FSSRT). This advisory group will help leadership and the FSSRT shape policies, practices, and educational programming to support free expression and civil dialogue on campus.
Membership for the advisory team will be determined through a combination of an election and ex-officio appointments in January 2025.
Educational Programming Funds
Cal Poly Humboldt received $75,000 from the Chancellor's Office to support educational programming on campus that supports enhanced understanding of the TPM policy, civil discourse/collegiality, elections and voter engagement, and effective organizing. Some funds were set aside for a special grant program focused on civil discourse and engagement, which is currently open for applications. The administration of the system funds is being overseen by the Free Speech Support & Resource Team, with planned assistance from the advisory group.
About half of the funds have been expended (see Educational Programming page), with the remainder to be spent before the end of the fiscal year.
Jenn Capps
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chrissy Holliday
Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
Latest PMC All Campus
- Applications for Emeritus Status for Tenured Faculty, Lecturers, Staff & Administrators Due by Feb. 1Cal Poly Humboldt retired faculty, staff and administrators seeking emeritus status should email their nominators "The Informational Template" by January 18, 2025. Emeritus status "nominations" for retired tenured faculty, lecturers, staff and administrators are due to the Senate Office by February 1, 2025.
- Funding Opportunity: Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Budget Application for 2025-2026 Now Live!Good morning Folks,
- Google Storage Temporary LimitsDear Campus Community, A reminder that, starting on January 6, we’ll be setting a temporary limit of 150 GB per person on Google Drive storage to help manage space while we work on a long-term plan. This proactive step will help us stay within Google’s storage limits moving forward. Don’t worry, if you are over the 150 GB limit now we’ll give you a bit of extra space, ~10%, to keep everything running smoothly during this transition.
- Heads-Up: Network Upgrades Are Coming Beginning January 21st!Hi Everyone, We’re excited to share that as part of the Chancellor’s Office Common Network Initiative, we’ll be upgrading the network equipment across campus. Starting January 21, our Telecommunications and Network Services team, along with Deloitte Consulting, will be replacing aging switches to make our network faster and more reliable. The work is expected to wrap up by February 14. Here’s what to expect: When:
- Parking for Fall 2024 CommencementCal Poly Humboldt is excited to host two Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies for the graduating class on Friday, December 20 in Lumberjack Arena. As part of the Commencement ceremonies, the following parking areas will be closed:
- Depot Closure During Finals WeekDear Campus Community, The Depot will be closed during the last week of school, December 16–20, 2024, for some important upgrades and repair work, which will be completed by the start of the Spring semester. In addition to adding a Boba station, equipment will be updated in Cocina, Vege Craft, and Kinetic coffee, and the counter height at Kinetic Coffee will be adjusted for better accessibility. The J, College Creek Marketplace, and the Library Café will be open during this time. Thank you for your patience as we work on improvements.