ENST DIGEST 3/21/22- the one after spring break

 Dear ENST and E&C community,


Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope you had a good one, that you're healthy and rested, and that the daffodils and spring rain are doing you right, if you're in town.

The main thing coming up is our regular gathering for Advising Night:

 Advising + Pizza Night for ENST is March 30, 3-5pm! Come meet faculty, see each other, talk through all your course planning and DARS questions, learn which special topics courses count for your degree, and even-- if you have a course plan for fall by the end of the session-- get your advising hold lifted!  In the meantime, if you're under 60 units, it probably means your advisor is Meridith Oram-- please contact her for an advising appointment ASAP.  If you're over 60 units, check your student center to see who your advisor is. It's probably me, Rosemary Sherriff, Deepti Chatti, or maybe even John Meyer or Mark Baker. Dr. Meyer is on leave this semester. If you can't figure out who your advisor is, let me know.  But advising season is around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about planning for the fall.  Every semester, we have Advising + Pizza night to be a kind of "one-stop-shop" for you, so please do plan to attend! 

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And ENST Departmental Professional Development workshops:

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Other Amazing Goings Ons... 


1. "This Way to Sustainability" CSUs Conference: "Elevating the Many Faces of Climate Justice"--  FREE this week!!! 

Robin Wall Kimmerer, Tracey Osborne, Kaitlin Reed, Sarah Ray, and other great conversations... Check it out FREE! This year the Sustainability Office at Cal Poly Humboldt is excited to sponsor registration for all campus students, faculty, staff to an annual sustainability conference hosted by Chico State called This Way to Sustainability, (view the full conference program and registration portal here). The theme of the conference this year is Elevating the Many Voices of Climate Justice and it will be held March 24-25, 2022. Attendees may attend virtually or in-person. 

In addition, we are excited to highlight a few events that our campus has been involved in coordinating, see these listed at the bottom of this email. Registration instructions are as follows:

  1. Visit registration page here:  https://whova.com/web/twts_202203/

  2. Select ticket option “Full Conference General Admission- Students and Faculty (Please use your CSU discount code for free ticket option)”

  3. Scroll to the bottom and find “discount code” and enter: csuhumboldt2022"

*Note: staff are included in the discount code option (#2 above) even though it only says faculty and students.  Thanks and we hope you choose to attend! See flyer attached. Please share with all campus people who might be interested in this opportunity. 

 In solidarity,

Katie Koscielak

Schedule:

Thursday, March 24

 12:00 pm-12:05 pm

Introduction of Keynote: Office of Tribal Relations

12:05 pm-1:00 pm

Robin Wall Kimmerer, PhD Keynote: "Braiding Sweetgrass and TEK"

Keynote #2

· Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants and Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses.

1:00 pm-2:30 pm

California Indigenous Voices Panel: Responses to Keynote Address by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

Panel Discussion

· Dr. Kaitlin Reed, Cal Poly Humboldt

· Dr. Joely Proudfit, CSU San Marcos

· Stephanie Beaver Guzman, Lecturer Stanislaus State

Friday, March 25

8:30 am-8:45 am

Chancellor’s Office - Commitment to Sustainability

· Tamara Wallace, Sustainability Programs Manager, CSU Chancellor’s Office

8:45 am-10:00 am

Sustainability Panel throughout the CSU

Sustainability throughout the CSU - what’s happening at our sister campuses featuring the sustainability officers at Humboldt, North Ridge; San Marcos; Stanislaus; Cal Poly SLO; and Chico. Panel Discussion

12:00 pm-12:05 pm

Introduction of Keynote: Dr. Mark Stemen, Professor Geography & Planning Development and Faculty Learning Collaborative Lead on Climate Change & Resilience

· Dr. Mark Stemen, Professor Geography & Planning Development and Faculty Learning Collaborative Lead on Climate Change & Resilience, CSU Chico

12:05 pm-1:00 pm

Keynote Dr. Tracey Osbourne: Climate Justice and Higher Education

Keynote #3

· Tracey Osborne PhD, Associate Professor and Presidential Chair in the Management of Complex Systems Department at UC Merced and Founding Director of the UC Center for Climate Justice.

Tracey Osborne PhD is Associate Professor and Presidential Chair in the Management of Complex Systems Department at UC Merced. She also serves as the Founding Director of the UC Center for Climate Justice. Her research focuses on the social and political economic dime...Read More

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Three faculty from the Faculty Learning Collaborative (including Sarah Ray, Humboldt) with comments on the Tracy Osborne Keynote

Panel Discussion

2. Indigenous Foods Festival 2022! - Volunteers Needed!

The Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute is in the process of planning the Indigenous Foods Festival 2022, as part of the Cal Poly Humboldt - Food Summit. This event will take place on Saturday, April 16th, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wiyot Plaza, which is located just outside of the BSS building in the breezeway, near the Native Forum, Goudi'ni Gallery and future location of the Food Sovereignty Lab! We are reaching out for volunteers to help with this event. Some of the volunteer shifts include:

- Setting up for the event (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.)

- Breaking down of the event (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

- Assisting with the FSL booth

- Assisting with HyFlex Zoom support in both the NAF and in BSS 166

- Assisting with other festival needs

IFF Volunteer Sign-Up sheet here for students to sign up. Please contact ai47@humboldt.edu with any questions. We are grateful for any way you can help with the Indigenous Foods Festival!

 

IFF Volunteer Sign-Up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YRrBQYC4x8IYIORcAd_urfUrW8LSrlapmBSb_5t38WY/edit#gid=0

 

3. Equity Arcata Job Open!


Applications are now being accepted for the equity arcata Network Manager position!

 

Hi there!  Hoping in your networking and personal work in equity and inclusion for our county/region you will help equity arcata spread the word on a wonderful opportunity to continue the great efforts of equity arcata.  equity arcata is a collective network of partners including City of Arcata, Cal Poly Humboldt, local businesses and members of the community working to make Arcata a more inclusive and welcoming environment for people of color.  Find out more about equity arcata at www.equityarcata.com

 

Information about the equity arcata Network Manager is attached and can also be found on the City of Arcata website here:  https://www.cityofarcata.org/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=99&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Network-Manager-equity-arcata-PT-192

 

Please help spread the word to those you think might be interested or qualified.

 

Note:  Application deadline is open until filled, but first review date is scheduled to be Friday, March 18th, so applicants will want to apply immediately to ensure they are considered.

 

Thank you!

 

 

Karen Diemer, City Manager

City of Arcata

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736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521

P: 707.822.5953

f: 707.822.8018

kdiemer@cityofarcata.org

follow me on twitter: Karen Diemer

 

 

4. Environmental and Planning Diversity Internship Program- flyer attached

We are extremely excited to announce the inaugural Environmental and Planning Diversity Internship Program, a collaborative effort among leading California environmental and planning firms committed to change.  We established this program to create opportunities for candidates from underrepresented communities to engage with professionals in the private and public sectors and gain valuable industry work experience. 

 

The attached flyer has all of the details and a link to apply, but generally the program will consist of:

 

  • Internships will be approximately 3 months (June – August 2022)

  • This is a paid internship ($22/hour)

  • Work will take place in an office (in California) of one of the 5 firms that participated (Dudek, Ascent, ESA, Rincon and Placeworks)

  • The program includes a 2 week charrette working on a project with the City of Sacramento (travel and lodging will be covered, if needed, during the charrette)

 

  • The interns will experience:

    • Planning, environmental and other technical work products

    • Analyze data and contribute to research

    • Work with diverse technical teams

    • Learn about local planning, environmental issues and requirements

    • Collaborate with other students and professionals.

 

  • Qualified candidates will be studying one of these or a related topic of study:

    • Environmental studies

    • Urban planning and design

    • Biology

    • Anthropology

    • Climate Change/Sustainability

    • Geography/GIS

    • Transportation planning

    • Related field of study

 

We hope that you will share this information with your students and other faculty that might serve as liaisons to the program.  We are hopeful that this will be the first program of its kind and will continue to grow and thrive with the professional/academic partnership that we hope to build upon.  If you have any questions or would like me or a representative of the program to present any of this information, we are happy to do so.  Thank you in advance for your support and consideration. 

 

 

 Carey J Fernandes, AICP

Practice Director – CEQA/NEPA

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605 Third Street, Encinitas, CA 92024

O: 760.479.4299  C: 760.473.5879

www.dudek.com


5. Graduate Assistantship in Dean of Students office

Sharing the message below as a reminder and update that we extended the dealing to March 25th!

If you have any questions please let me know.

 

Eboni Ford Turnbow, Ph.D.

Dean of Students

Cal Poly Humboldt

707-826-5694

eturnbow@humboldt.edu 

deanofstudents.humboldt.edu 

“Be vulnerable and embrace challenges to truly cultivate yourself in order to lead others. Leadership is about hard work and action, not a title; the power of influence is indispensable." – Eboni Ford Turnbow, Ph.D.

 


On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 9:04 AM Eboni N Ford Turnbow <Eboni.Turnbow@humboldt.edu> wrote:

Good Morning Colleagues,

 

I am sharing with you an opportunity for graduate students in your respective areas for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

 

The Dean of  Students office is recruiting for a graduate assistant for the Humboldt Orientation Program (HOP) and the application deadline is March 11, 2022. If you all could please share with your student listserv, faculty and lecturers, and anyone else you believe may benefit from the information it would be greatly appreciated. Incoming graduate students are eligible to apply.

 

I am proud to also share that the recipient will receive monthly wages as well as free housing on campus (optional to live on). 

 

I am here to answer any questions or elaborate on anything for your students that is needed.

 

Thank you all for your support.

Kind regards,

Eboni Ford Turnbow, Ph.D.

Dean of Students

Cal Poly Humboldt

707-826-5694

eturnbow@humboldt.edu 

deanofstudents.humboldt.edu 

“Be vulnerable and embrace challenges to truly cultivate yourself in order to lead others. Leadership is about hard work and action, not a title; the power of influence is indispensable." – Eboni Ford Turnbow, Ph.D.


7. Scholarship Opportunity

Good morning,

 

I am the student scholarship coordinator for the SF Bay Area Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP). We are now accepting applications for our 2022 scholarships for students pursuing a career in the environmental field. We are pleased to offer at least one $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate student and at least one $1,000 scholarship to a graduate student. Applications are due May 31.

 

More information, scholarship requirements, and the application form are available here:

https://www.califaep.org/docs/2022_SF_Bay_AEP_Chapter_Scholarship_Application.pdf

 

I hope you can spread the word to interested students!

 

Please contact me with any questions.

 

Thank you so much!

Karly

 

Karly Kaufman, MESM, Supervising Planner/Project Manager

(She/Her/Hers)

Rincon Consultants, Inc.

510-834-4455 Office

510-671-0179 Direct

kkaufman@rinconconsultants.com



8. NEC Activism Workshop for Students!  March 29, 6pm


Learn how to be an activist and make a difference! Details on attached flyer.



9. Commencement Info

Ceremonies

Cal Poly Humboldt will host in-person Spring 2022 Commencement ceremonies to recognize the achievements of the Spring 2022 graduates. There will be separate ceremonies for graduates in each college on Saturday, May 14th in Redwood Bowl. 

The ceremony schedule is as follows:

 

• 8:30 AM - College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

• Noon - College of Natural Resources

• 3:30 PM - College of Professional Studies

Ceremonies will be livestreamed so that families, friends, and the campus community can watch and help graduates celebrate their big moment. There will be a link on humboldt.edu the days of the events. A video recording will be available online after the ceremony, and can be downloaded for free from the commencement.humboldt.edu in the weeks following.In addition to the Commencement ceremonies on May 14th, the Cultural Centers for Academic Excellence will be hosting Cultural Graduation Celebrations. An email notification re: times and locations is coming shortly.

Faculty and Staff Participation

Faculty and Staff who would like to walk in the processional and be seated in the faculty/staff section on the field will need to wear regalia. Regalia can be ordered from Herff Jones at the following link: https://facultydirect.herffjones.com/. The deadline to order regalia to be received in time for the event is Friday, March 25th, 2022.


We ask that faculty and staff who plan to walk in the processional to please register their participation by Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV9loK0NGpkl9UPT0hpoZqwZN4LJZvwPpNX6o4f_oS9TfMtA/viewform?usp=sf_link.


Staff members are needed to work one, two, or all three ceremonies. Staff who want to work on Saturday are asked to make arrangements with their supervisor and complete the following form with their availability and shift preferences by Monday, April 25, 2022: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0Q5HbgD97OCKq1IFNKlp6ydC_G_NkLGmc_-GyeZgMpXz1nQ/viewform?usp=sf_link.

 

Department Receptions

More information coming soon...

 

Guest Tickets and Health Requirements

 

Guest tickets are required to enter Redwood Bowl, and students can claim tickets as part of the Commencement registration.

 

In order to best protect the campus community, anyone accessing campus events who is over the age of 12 will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination (including a booster shot) or a negative test result within 72 hours.

 

The safety of our Lumberjack community and their families is a priority. All plans are subject to change based on the status of the pandemic, and additional regulations may be required based on Humboldt County Public Health and University health and safety guidelines.

 

For questions about Commencement ceremonies or student registration, contact Commencement coordinators Kristen Gould and Stephanie Lane at grad@humboldt.edu. Please contact me re: faculty or staff participation in the ceremony.

We can’t wait to help celebrate Cal Poly Humboldt’s first graduating class! Thank you for all you do for our students! Looking forward to celebrating with you and making this experience as meaningful, safe, and accessible as possible!


10. REU Funded Research Opportunity

We're very excited to announce that we'll be hiring an undergraduate researcher as part of our NSF-funded prairie research project. The student will be funded under the NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program from June 6-Aug 15.


Please forward the ads and information on to your students.  The deadline is March 31st.

Overview: The Swingley lab at Northern Illinois University is inviting applications for one undergraduate student to participate in a National Science Foundation-supported summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). The research will focus on soil microbial ecology in tallgrass prairie restorations. The program will run for ten weeks (June-August) and take place primarily at NIU with opportunities to partake in fieldwork at the Morton Arboretum and Nachusa Grasslands. The student will learn the high throughput sequencing process from sample collection to library preparation. In addition, the student will have the opportunity to conduct independent research focused on soil pH.

A $600 weekly stipend will be provided in addition to up to $500 in travel reimbursement. The participant will also have the opportunity to partake in professional developement programming with other REU students at NIU.

Eligibility: All applicants who are interested in receiving funding for an NSF-funded REU summer experience must currently be a (1) U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident and (2) an undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior graduating no earlier than September 2022 or a high school senior that will start their undergraduate education the fall semester following the REU program.  We encourage students from traditionally under-represented groups in STEM to apply. Students from institutions with limited research opportunities and/or students in financial need are encouraged to apply.  

To apply: Applications should be

submitted to Dr. Jennifer Bell by email (jbell7@niu.edu) no later than March 31st and should include the following documents: (1) letter of interest that describes your educational background, career goals, and how this internship will contribute toward those goals, (2) current curriculum vitae/resume, and (3) unofficial transcripts. Additionally, please arrange to have two letters of recommendation emailed directly to Dr. Bell by the application deadline.

11. Indigenous Garden Lab Space on campus survey

We have designed a community survey to garner input about the Indigenous Garden space at the Food Sovereignty Lab. Would y'all please disseminate this survey via the attached graphic to your networks?  "The NAS Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt is developing an Indigenous Garden in Goudi'ni with the intention of making native plants, their care, and their harvest accessible to the local tribal community. We want to hear your thoughts as we design our FSL Indigenous Garden!

Please take our community survey: https://forms.gle/2YhnswzUsfXKEUGYA "

 

 Thank you so much,

 

Karley

12. Justice for El Salvador Exhibit   student-led  ENST Capstone Project- 4/21

 Justice for El Salvador Exhibit - flyer attached

This event is part 2 of my ENST Capstone Project. I will be displaying my photography, art, culture, history, & more at Brainwash Thrift's new gallery next door. 

 4/21 Thursday 2p-6p 

@PRISM Gallery 

52 Sunnybrae Center, Arcata CA

 Thank you in advance for all & any forms of support. 

Klara

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 And a poem for the stalwart........  


"Adrift" by Mark Nepo

Everything is beautiful and I am so sad.
This is how the heart makes a duet of
wonder and grief. The light spraying
through the lace of the fern is as delicate
as the fibers of memory forming their web
around the knot in my throat. The breeze
makes the birds move from branch to branch
as this ache makes me look for those I’ve lost
in the next room, in the next song, in the laugh
of the next stranger. In the very center, under
it all, what we have that no one can take
away and all that we’ve lost face each other.
It is there that I’m adrift, feeling punctured
by a holiness that exists inside everything.
I am so sad and everything is beautiful.



Stay tuned for more on Earth Week and the Decolonizing Economies conference... loads on the horizon!

Follow the Cal Poly Humboldt Environmental Studies Department on Social Media:
Instagram: @enst.humboldt

Students, what have you been working on? We invite you to share your accomplishments (publications, presentations, grants, awards, creative activities, academic competitions and the like) with us by emailing me, and share with the HSU community via Humboldt Now. Do you know any alumni doing interesting things? We'd love to know what they're up to! Ask them to submit an alumni update here. And if you have poems, songs, or other news or announcements you'd like to share with the ENST community, please email Sarah.Ray@humboldt.edu.




Sarah Jaquette Ray (she/her)

Professor & Chair, Environmental Studies

Cal Poly Humboldt



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