Cal Poly Humboldt
EN-3: Student Life

• CCAT: The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), is a live-in laboratory for sustainability. Student-funded, student-led, and student-staffed, this HSU Associated Students program serves the student body, the local community, and the international community by providing information and hands-on experience about appropriate technologies and methods for living lightly on the earth. CCAT embraces unique pedagogy of experimental learning and community-based knowledge, and offers tours, workshops, and opportunities for hands-on involvement in the demonstration home. Read more at: http://www.ccathsu.com/about/.
• WRRAP: The Waste Reduction and Resource Awareness Program (WRRAP) facilitates education regarding waste reduction and resource consumption on campus. The group coordinates a variety of on-campus programs that empower the HSU community to engage in zero waste principles. Programs facilitated by WRRAP include: Compost Squad, Reusable Office Supply Exchange (ROSE), HSU Takes Back the Tap, and Zero Waste. This group is mentored by the campus Sustainability &Waste Coordinator and offers internship opportunities to students. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/wrrap/node/21.
• Green Campus: Formerly known as Powersave, Green Campus is a team of students that implements projects and outreach to enhance sustainability in the areas of energy, water, and municipal waste on campus. This group operates under the mentorship of HSU’s Director of Sustainability and offers internship opportunities for students. Read more at: http://hsugreencampus.weebly.com/.
• RESU: The Renewable Energy Student Union (RESU) is a student club at Humboldt State University dedicated to the promotion of research, education, and application of clean renewable energy technologies and energy conservation. The group seeks opportunities for hands-on learning and community involvement to further academic experience. All projects are student directed. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/resu/.
• Sustainability Coalition: This group of students comes together to coordinate and share events, planned activities/campaigns, and generally communicate on what other clubs on campus on doing within the realm of sustainability. In the past, this group organized annual Earth Week events at HSU, but the 2016-2017 academic year will represent a shift toward a new Associated Students committee that will plan Earth Week events.

Find a list of additional clubs at: https://clubs.humboldt.edu/categories/environmental-clubs

• Fisheries: Humboldt State University offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate (MS) programs in Fisheries Biology. The Fisheries Biology program is designed to produce graduates who can assess, develop and manage fish populations and fish habitats, as well as recreational and commercial fisheries. Read more at: https://www.humboldt.edu/programs/fisheries-biology or http://www2.humboldt.edu/fisheries/undergrad.html.
• Housing & Residence Life Community Gardens: Housing and Residence Life manages two organic, community gardens on-campus that are open for student use. One is located outside of the Canyon Residence Hall, and one is located between the Creekview Residence Hall buildings. Both were part of an initiative from the Residence Sustainability Advisor during Spring 2015. Read more here: http://now.humboldt.edu/news/h-s-u-community-garden-takes-shape/.
• CCAT Edible Landscape, Grounds, & Greenhouse: CCAT also coordinates a vast array of teaching opportunities for food cultivation on their grounds, including: U-pick beds on the south-side of their grounds, a food forest of apple and plum trees, herb spirals near their yurt, and volunteer Fridays where students may assist with and participate in skill shares and completion of grounds project. Visit the CCAT homepage for more information: https://ccat.humboldt.edu/content/home.
• CCAT eLearning & Extended Ed: In addition to their community garden and edible grounds landscape, CCAT also offers a course entitled “Foundations for Organic Gardening“ via the College of eLearning & Extended Education, which is free for matriculated students and costs a fee of $65 for all other community members. Explore course offerings here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/extended/special/ccat.html.
• Bayside Park Farm: While technically a project of the City of Arcata, the Arcata Educational Farm, now known as the Bayside Park Farm, is a 3-acre CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) that exemplifies responsible land stewardship combined with social and economic sustainability. The farm connects local farmers, students, residents, and interns through hands-on agricultural education and experience. The CSA program at Bayside Park was initiated in 1993 when a group of HSU professors approached the Arcata City manager about the potential to partner with the city to create an educational farm. Today the farm is available to community residents and HSU students alike, wherein users may farm their own plot in the Community Garden, observe and learn about sustainable farming practices under educational farmers employed by the city, or purchase organic produce via the CSA program. Read more at http://www.cityofarcata.org/440/Bayside-Park-Farm; http://www2.humboldt.edu/green/get-involved/organizations.php; http://www.appropedia.org/Category:Arcata_Educational_Farm
• CCAT Community Gardens: During the Spring of 2017, the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology hopes to complete their implementation of a supplemental community garden site on the south-side of the Humboldt State University campus. These south-side garden beds are planned as an addition to the community gardens created by campus residents in 2015 on the northside of campus and to CCAT’s existing gardens located on their grounds. The new community garden will serve the purpose of providing space for students to learn about and practice growing food and other plants organically. The hope is that the garden will facilitate healthy living and provide a place where people can gather and share in the common experience of growing their own food. Find more information at the CCAT website: https://ccat.humboldt.edu/content/get-involved.
• INRSEP Garden: Although it has not yet been implemented, HSU’s Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP) is in the process of seeking funding to build a community garden at Walter Warren House #38 with a goal of increasing food sovereignty for a variety of stakeholders and providing experiential learning opportunities for traditional and medicinal gardening practices. Read more about INRSEP here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/inrsep/program.

• Housing and Residence Life supports a student position called the Residence Sustainability Advisor (RSA). This person is largely self-directed, determining which areas of residence life might benefit from improved focus on sustainability. The RSA often works with Housing Staff, Maintenance Staff, and residents to share information and education programs related to a variety of issues, including: energy use and conservation, responsible water and other natural resource use, environmental justice, and collaboration with other campus groups working on sustainability. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/reslife/.
• The Entrepreneurs Club at HSU seeks to foster learning about innovation, creativity, social responsibility, and entrepreneurship while facilitating friendships between a diverse group of people who have similar interests. Read more at: https://clubs.humboldt.edu/club_sites/entrepreneurs-club-e-club/
• The MBA Program at HSU has a focus in strategic sustainability. The program challenges students to grow into innovative and responsible business leaders, by focusing on big picture thinking throughout accounting, financial, marketing and strategic management issues. Read more here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/business/master-business-administration/about-mba.

• Formed in 2007, the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF) is a fund created from student tuition each semester. The fund is created by payment of approximately $13 per student, an amount that accumulates for implementation of projects proposed and developed by students. Projects must make HSU a more sustainable campus in some way, and in the past, projects have been related to energy efficiency, energy generation, water efficiency, and waste minimization. During project development, students are encouraged to include economic and social considerations by evaluating cost, payback, and inclusive student engagement in their proposals. HEIF offers paid internship opportunities to students. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/heif/about-heif.
• The Go Green Fund has been set up by the Humboldt State Advancement Foundation to support programs and campus involvements that enhance energy efficiency and environmental responsibility of the campus. Money saved through these efficiency projects is reinvested to provide even more opportunity for students to partner with staff on projects that will improve the campus and the earth. Read more at: https://forever.humboldt.edu/go-green

• The Sustainable Futures Speakers Series was established in 2005 and is a series of lectures offered each semester at Humboldt State University. The series is intended to stimulate cross disciplinary discussion, debate, and collaboration around issues related to energy, the environment, and society. The series is sponsored by both the Environment & Community Program and the Schatz Energy Research Center. All members of the HSU community and the general public are welcome to attend these presentations. Find more information and review past speaker schedules here: https://envcomm.humboldt.edu/sustainable-futures.
• The Campus Dialogue on Race (CDOR) is an annual, weeklong event at HSU that invites students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community members to present and attend programs that relate to racial justice and its intersections with all forms of oppression and resistance. The objective of the event is to create spaces and structures for reflection, analysis, dialogue and positive strategies for change, with a vision of achieving racial, social, and environmental justice. Read more at https://library.humboldt.edu/node/762 or see the 2016 event schedule here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/dialogue/.
• The Social Justice Summit is an annual event hosted by the Humboldt State University MultiCultural Center wherein students, staff, and community members are encouraged to share dynamic and interactive workshops that deal with specific social justice topics or issues. View the 2016 event schedule here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/summit/index.html or read a letter from the Director during 2016 here: https://www2.humboldt.edu/pmc/portal/2016-social-justice-summit.
• In Fall 2016, WRRAP hosted what they hope will become the first annual Zero Waste Conference, which presented workshops and keynote speakers on a diverse array of social, economic, and environmental topics. Workshop and presentation topics from Fall 2016 included: Tackling Food Insecurity, Planning a Zero Waste City, Dining Services- Road to Zero Waste at HSU, Textile Recycling, Environmental Justice & Waste, Community Organizing to Achieve Zero Waste, How to Write a Grant Proposal, Composting Workshop, and others. Find more information here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/wrrap/node/53.
• Earth Week is a series of events held at the end of April each year in celebration of Earth Day. The week usually consists of student led workshops and speakers and has been historically facilitated by a collection of students representing various clubs on campus in a group called the Sustainability Coalition. Spring 2017 will represent a departure from this past model, as AS plans to create a committee that will orchestrate the events of Earth Week. Read about events during Spring 2016 here: http://now.humboldt.edu/news/environmental-justice-and-resource-awareness-at-hsus-earth-week/.

• Center Arts offers a variety of cultural events that relate to sustainability. Find the current event schedule here: https://centerarts.humboldt.edu/Online/
• AS Presents offers a number of cultural events, presentations, and performances each semester that relate to sustainability. Find the current schedule here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/aspresents/
• Toyon is a multilingual journal of literature and art that is edited and produced by HSU students from all disciplines. While Toyon receives submissions from all over the planet, it is also a journal of North Coast writing and art, and particularly welcomes new voices. Toyon charges no reading fees, and all selections are made through blind review. While Toyon is an art magazine and therefore does not explicitely focus on sustainability issues, past submissions have included narrative and content that revolve around themes of identity, community, inclusion, oppression, and other topics that are relevant to sustainability discussion. Read more at: http://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/toyon/.
• The Cultural Times is a publication produced by students once per semester and features poetry, illustrations, creative writing. The journal is coordinated by the MultiCultural Center (MCC) on campus, which is a student-centered program that fosters acceptance and respect of all people. Furthermore, the MCC seeks to provide opportunities for students to explore identity and history, experience cultures and traditions, express feelings, ideas and observations, empower each other to advocate for social justice, and engage to build and sustain community. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/multicultural/cultural_times_archive.php.
• The Cultural Centers for Academic Excellence are culturally-based support programs designed to provide HSU students with networks that blend cultural, community, and faculty engagement with structured mentoring to assist students in reaching their academic and career goals. Their centers include the African-American Center for Academic Excellence, the Latino/a Center for Academic Excellence, the MultiCultural Center, and the Native American Center for Academic Excellence (ITEPP). Each center hosts a variety of cultural events, that often incorporate art and sustainability components. For more information, see the events calendar through the Center of Academic Excellence at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/cae/calendar-events-1
• The CCAT Annual May Day Celebration and Compost Festival features music, workshops, appropriate technology, art exhibits, and community organized by CCAT. Read about the 2015 event here: http://www.ccathsu.com/may-day-2015/.
• The Third Street Galley was founded in 1998 as the First Street Gallery and recently relocated to Third Street in Eureka and accordingly, changed its name. The gallery blends educational curriculum and student involvement with service to the local community. As mandated by the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, the gallery has adopted two annual exhibition themes, which are designed to provide long-term support for the University’s Strategic Plan. These are annual exhibitions, interdisciplinary in nature, which variously address the subjects of social justice, diversity, the Earth’s environment, its natural resources, and environmental responsibility and action. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/first/about.html.
• The Global Connections Club, Center for International Programs, MultiCultural Center and Housing and Residence Life host an annual celebration of cultural heritage for the HSU campus community. The event is called International Cultural Festival and features free food, dancing performances, art and music. Read more at: https://www2.humboldt.edu/pmc/portal/international-cultural-festival-0.

• Center Activities is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing outdoor, recreational, fitness, educational and social experiences to the Humboldt State University (HSU) students and surrounding community in order to promote personal development, discovery, and foster involvement in the community. Each spring, Center activities hosts one Leave No Trace (LNT) Instructor Certification Course, at which participants learn to become LNT trainers themselves. In addition, Leave No Trace principles are incorporated to all outdoor programming. For reference, Center Activities generally hosts between 40-100 outdoor events per year, and these include: backpacking trips, sailing lessons, kayaking activities, rafting trips, day-long hiking events, camp outs, stand up paddling activities, surfing lessons, climbing trips, cross country ski trips, and youth camp programs. Read more at: http://www2.humboldt.edu/centeractivities/.
• Outdoor classes within the Recreation Administration department include Leave No Trace principles and assess students on their comprehension of these standards. Specific courses include REC 330 Adventure Theory & Practice, REC 370 Outdoor Adventure Recreation, and REC 430 Expedition Planning & Leadership. In addition, REC 481 includes an Outdoor Assistantship Practicum that teaches Leave no Trace philosophies. Read more at: https://www.humboldt.edu/programs/recreation-administration.
• LEAP (Leadership Education Adventure Program) provides low-cost opportunities for at-risk youth in the local community in order to build trust, self-esteem, leadership and teamwork skills. LEAP gives volunteers a chance to practice leadership skills and share their love of the outdoors with the community. Leaders for backpacking trips are required to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge of Leave No Trace camping. Read more at: https://www2.humboldt.edu/yes/leadership-education-adventure-program.
• During Fall 2016, HSU students, staff, faculty, and community members participated and earned first place in a competition called The 2016 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. The competition challenged people to get outside, be active, and reconnect with nature. The competition was also part of a larger effort to cultivate a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts and stewards of the environment. While the competition website does not site Leave No Trace principles as an integral component, the event is integrally connected to responsible environmental stewardship. Read more about HSU’s experience in the challenge here: http://now.humboldt.edu/news/hsu-named-outdoor-nation-champion or more about the competition in general here: http://hsuoutdoors.humboldt.edu/.
• During Spring 2016, HSU hosted the founder of Latino Outdoors, Jose Gonzalez, for presentations and networking opportunities on campus. Latino Outdoors is a Latino-led organization working to create a national community of leaders in conservation and outdoor education. They are focused on expanding the Latino experience in the outdoors, serving as a platform for sharing cultural connections and narratives that are often overlooked by the traditional outdoor movement. Read more at: https://www2.humboldt.edu/enst/node/156.

• Klamath Connection is a first year, place-based experience under which students learn to understand relationships between science, traditional ecological knowledge, the environment, and community, all via the lens of the Klamath River and watershed. Launched during fall 2015, the Klamath Connection program is an ambitious effort designed to boost success and retention for students in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors. Read more here: https://www2.humboldt.edu/klamathconnection/press.
• Housing and Residence Life offers the opportunity for first-year students to select a residence hall organized around a particular academic, cultural, or personal interest. One such option is “Eco-Living”, which provides a residence hall floor in which residents learn about environmentally responsible living through everyday activities and experiences and work together to create educational events for the campus community. This program is offered in partnership with established environmental clubs and organizations on campus. Read more at: https://housing.humboldt.edu/cost-options/theme-housing.
• Each year, HSU chooses a Book of the Year and the university sponsors and encourages a variety of reading circles, discussions, and keynote presentations. In many years, book of the year has been directly focused on sustainability discussions, concepts, or narratives. Find more information at: https://library.humboldt.edu/boty

• The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) is pleased to offer courses in sustainable living through the College of eLearning & Extended Education. The courses are free to matriculated HSU students. Courses include: Urban Homesteading, Green Building, Foundations for Organic Gardening, and Introduction to Herbs. Read more at http://www2.humboldt.edu/extended/special/ccat.html
• HSU encourages campus residents to practice healthy and sustainable living habits while residing on campus and hosts a “Virtual Green Room”, which displays actions that residents may apply when trying to reduce the amount of energy and water used, waste created, and overall consumption of natural resources. Visit the webpage here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/greenroom/.
• Many student groups teach on-campus workshops that impart sustainable life-skills. These include but are not limited to: WRRAP’s Compost Squad http://www2.humboldt.edu/wrrap/compost, Green Campus’s Power Down days http://hsugreencampus.weebly.com/power-down-hsu.html, RSA activities, CCAT events, and others.
• Extended Education and e-Learning at HSU offer several courses/programs that instill sustainable life skills, including but not limited to: the Ecology & Sustainable Tourism Planning & Management Online Certificate, the Leading Organizational & Community Change Certificate Program, the International Latino Film Festival Seminar, Practical Beekeeping: Beginning & Advanced, Getting to the next System: Transitioning to a Sustainable Society, and Hungry for Change: Toward a Just & Restorative Food System. Explore the eLearning & Extended Education website here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/extended/courses.html, or see specific courses offered Spring 2017 here: http://www2.humboldt.edu/extended/xspring/index.html#browse.

The campus offers many sustainability-focused student employment opportunities. These are offered through the following groups, clubs, and departments:
• Housing & Residence Life
• Green Campus
• WRRAP
• HEIF
• CCAT
• Office of Sustainability
• Schatz Energy Research Center

The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility is a campus tradition that started at HSU in 1987 and has since spread to campuses around the world. The Pledge is a simple, personal vow to consider the social and environmental consequences of the decisions that we make after we acquire our degree here at Humboldt State. Narrative for the pledge includes: “I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.” Read more at: https://www2.humboldt.edu/gpa/.

The HSU Pledge is a new pledge which encourages students, faculty, staff, and alumni to get involved on our campus and in our community. With the success and excitment born from the Graduation Pledge, the thought was “Why wait for graduation?” As such, campus stakeholders participating in the HSU Pledge agree to the following narrative: “I pledge, as an HSU community member, to explore and discover the social and environmental consequences of my choices and I will engage in the positive change on our campus and in our community.” Read more at: https://www2.humboldt.edu/gpa/hsu-pledge.