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March 28, 2014
Inside this issue:
Equal Pay Day 1
Eric Freed Memorial 1
Book of the Year
Performances
2
Undergraduate
History Conference
2
In the Spotlight:
Alison Holmes
2
Faculty Reading
Group
2
Natural Dams and
the River
Dis-continuum
3
Humboldt Film
Festival
3
HSU Opera Workshop
Performance
3
Bias Education
Initiative
3
Applications for
Carnegie Professor of
the Year
4
Hip Hop Conference
Keynote and
Performance
4
Canvas Try-Out
Presentation
4
Institute for Student
Success Proposals
4
Art Exhibitions at First
Street Gallery
5
Dance Concert
Physical Reality
5
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) invites you to celebrate Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings finally catch up to men’s earnings from the previous year. Thanks to the gender pay gap, it takes American women, on average, an extra three months of wages to make up that difference. Join the new Humboldt Campus Chapter of AAUW and "Celebrate" Equal Pay Day! · Tuesday, April 8th from 10-2 on the Art Quad · Compete in the Wage Gap Games and win prizes · Wear RED to protest how the wage gap puts women and families "in the RED" financially · Email [email protected] if you would like to help with this event HSU Students, use the link below to join AAUW: It's free! https://svc.aauw.org/RECore/wMembership/join_esaf_member.asp HSU Staff and Faculty, email [email protected] if you would like an AAUW membership packet. And, like us on Facebook for all the AAUW Humboldt Campus branch news: https://www.facebook.com/AauwHumboldt
Eric Freed Memorial Lecture Series: Historical Jesus
During the Spring 2014 semester the Religious Studies Department at
Humboldt State University is celebrating the life and career of Fr. Eric Freed
with a series of three lectures. Each of these lectures is devoted to a topic of
importance to Fr. Freed. The second of these lectures will be held on
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 7pm, in the Native American Forum on the HSU
campus. The topic will be “Biblical Criticism and the Historical Jesus.” Fr. Freed
devoted many years of study to the question of “the Historical Jesus.” This
has been a major focus of modern New Testament scholarship, and it
attempts to understand the person of Jesus and his message as it can be
understood through modern historical methods.
This lecture will address some basic conclusions of research about Jesus,
outline basic conclusions about Jesus’ identity, and why this research is of
importance for modern people, both inside and outside of Christianity.
Speakers for this event include Jeff Sellars (Lecturer, Southwestern Oregon
Community College), William Herbrechtsmeier (Professor of Religious Studies),
and Emily Reeves (Student in Religious Studies). The speakers will each
address the audience with prepared remarks, and will then serve as panelists
for open discussion with those in attendance.
Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. For information,
please contact Sara Hart ([email protected]) or William Herbrechtsmeier
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521 707.826.4491 2
In the Spotlight: International Studies Program Leader Alison Holmes
After living and working in London, England for twenty years, and a two-year Fellowship at Yale, International Studies professor, Alison Holmes, was initially drawn to the North Coast by a jazz musician. Holmes moved to Arcata four years ago, and joined the faculty of HSU soon after. Living in a small town took some getting used to, but as the International Studies Program Leader for the past two years and recently awarded the first tenure
track position in International Studies, Humboldt is now well and truly home. Since her arrival, the major has been streamlined and consolidated, with a larger core, more focus on five areas of Concentration, and a new Capstone course designed to help students gain more from their program of study and their time abroad through a student journal and webzine. Described by some as the “mortar that holds the bricks together,” Holmes works with a strong group of faculty to maintain the cohesion of this interdisciplinary program. Her teaching includes the introductory course to the major, a pilot Career workshop and the Capstone. She has also taught international relations, international law, comparative politics and diplomacy for the Politics Department. Her favorite part about teaching is watching students explore diverse cultures and develop new ideas. In the future, Holmes hopes to continue to serve the International Studies Program and help it continue to flourish and grow.
Written by Kayla Trotter, CAHSS intern
Undergraduate History Conference
The History Department invites you to the
2014 Undergraduate History Conference, which
takes place Friday, March 28, and Saturday,
March 29. On Friday, keynote speaker Prof.
Hartmut Lehmann, professor emeritus of
Medieval and Modern History at the University of
Kiel, will present “2017: The 500-Year Celebration
of the Protestant Reformation in an Age of
Secularization and Religious Pluralism” from 5-6
p.m. in the Native Forum (BSS 162).
Dr. Lehmann was the founding director of
the German Historical Institute in Washington,
D.C. and the Director of the Max-Planck-Institute
for History in Göttingen, Germany. He has been a
guest professor at Princeton, Harvard, the
University of Chicago, Emory, Dartmouth, UCLA,
and the Australian National University in
Canberra. Lehmann is a foremost expert and the
author and editor of more than a dozen books
on various aspects of Protestant Christianity. He
has been best known as the pioneering "profane
historian" of German Lutheran Pietism from the
seventeenth century through the twentieth
centuries. He is also the author of Martin Luther in
the American Imagination, and most recently,
The Memory of Luther, 1817-2017
(Luthergedächtnis, 1817-2017). On Saturday, students will present their
research projects from 10 a.m-3:45 p.m. in FH 179
and FH 025. (Please contact the History
Department for the conference program, so as
not to disrupt in-progress presentations.)
More info: 826-3641
HSU, CR, and
the Fup-Ducked
Readers present
the 2014 Book of
the Year: FUP
By Jim Dodge;
adapted to stage
and directed by
James Floss
FREE Event!
April 25: Humboldt County Library, 7 p.m.
(Large Meeting Room )
April 26: CR, 1 p.m. HU 110
May 2 & 3: HSU Studio Theatre at 7 p.m.
May 4: HSU Studio Theatre at 2 p.m.
*Warning: Salty language may offend the sensitive*
Faculty Reading Group
Faculty are invited to participate in a reading
group studying Chapter Seven, "Enhancing
Student Success," from Vincent Tinto's
Completing College Rethinking Institutional
Action on Wednesday, April 9th from 12:00 - 1:30
in the Library Fishbowl, facilitated by Kathy
Thornhill, Director of Undergraduate Advising,
Career Services, and Service Learning and
Internships. Chapter 7 will be available through
Oncores. Lunch will be provided.
Please register for the reading group at the
Training Site or by following this link:
https://training.humboldt.edu/
Training_sign_up.php?recordID=6729
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The Sustainable Futures Speaker Series Presents Natural Dams and the River Dis-Continuum
Presented by Dr. Denise Burchsted
Thursday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. in SciB 135
The billion-dollar river restoration industry relies primarily on the perception that pre-disturbance rivers were free-
flowing. Despite the importance of many dam removal projects in restoring anadromous fish runs, this talk emphasizes that
not every dam is a bad dam. In particular, remote rivers with limited human influence are dominated by “natural dams,”
especially wood jams and beaver dams, which create patchy, discontinuous river systems. These patchy systems have
much greater variation in habitat than purely free-flowing ones, which increases their resilience to disturbance and which
also increases support for all life stages of critical species such as anadromous fish. This talk presents field research that
describes the impacts of natural dams and then describes implications for river restoration when they are included in the
pre-disturbance baseline.
Denise Burchsted studies rivers and wetlands across disciplines, with formal training in water resource engineering,
aquatic ecology and fluvial geomorphology. As an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Keene State College
and as a Professional Engineer, she applies academic rigor to water resources management and design. In addition to her
academic research, she has designed dam removals and other fish passage projects, designed salt marsh and freshwater
wetland restoration projects, evaluated restoration alternatives in the Everglades, and led non-profit watershed
conservation planning efforts.
The Sustainable Futures Speaker Series is presented by the Environment & Community Graduate Program and the
Schatz Energy Research Center.
Humboldt International Film Festival
The Humboldt International Film Festival will be hosting the annual independent film competition. The festival will be at the Humboldt State University campus, at the Van Duzer Theatre. The festival begins April 16th to the 19th the doors will open at 6:30 P.M. every night. Each night we will show a different category; animation and experimental, documentary,
narrative, and best of fest. The Film Festival is A.S. supported, and tickets will be available through Center Arts. Prices are as follow; $3 HSU students/ with I.D., $5 non-HSU students and seniors, $8 General, and $20 for a four day Festival pass. The judges include: Joel Moffett, Anayansi Prado, Maria Matteoli.
If you’d like more information about this topic please contact Mirna Ezquivel or the Humboldt Film festival at (707) 826-4113 or e-mail at [email protected]
Bias Education Initiative
This week marks the re-launch of Humboldt State’s pathbreaking Bias Education Initiative. HSU’s Bias Education Initiative, based out of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion exists to: * Support those who have experienced or witnessed an act of bias, and to * Create learning opportunities across the university to help prevent – and to help the campus community pro-actively address and learn from experiences of bias, exclusion and hate within the university community. The Bias Education Initiative works in concert with other offices and initiatives across campus to help create a campus based on respect, civility, and social justice. For more information, visit our website at humboldt.edu/biaseducation. If you would like to talk with the BEI regarding concerns about bias, or discuss opportunities for education related to bias, please contact us at: [email protected] or 707-826-4BEI
HSU Opera Workshop The HSU Opera Workshop will perform on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. in Gist Hall Theatre on the HSU campus. HSU Opera Workshop
discovers lost vocal music of Portugal, from medieval to modern, including excerpts of an 18th century opera never heard on the West Coast before. Thirteen singers are accompanied by John Chernoff on harpsichord and Kinu Manabe on bass. Special guest performer Gregg Moore accompanies soprano (and native of Portugal) Ana Cruz on two selections. Directed by Elisabeth Harrington, produced by HSU Music Department. Produced by the HSU Music Department. More info at http://hsumusic.blogspot.com/
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Proposals for 2014-2015 Institute for Student Success The Institute for Student Success Planning Team is seeking proposals for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Institutes. We invite your proposals for:
Interactive Workshops - combine
informational presentations with activities
and collaboration
Facilitated Discussion Groups - generate
idea-sharing and draw on existing expertise
through less formal, yet structured,
conversations among colleagues
Mini-Presentations (NEW!) - 7-minute
presentations, based loosely on the Pecha
Kucha [1] format, highlight innovative
projects/programs, active learning
techniques, and strategies for supporting
student success, all by showing 20 slides/
images, each for 20 seconds
To see presentation ideas or submit your
proposal, see attached flyer or visit:
Canvas try-out presentation, 3/28/14 12pm HGH-226 Location: HGH 226
Canvas is the new online tool being considered to replace Moodle.
Time: 12PM to 1:30PM (Lunch will be provided)
1. Canvas functions, its advantages and disadvantages in terms of
time saving features and intuitiveness.
2. Using Canvas for file storage, grading (Grade Book), interface/
layout, course copying, and analysis.
Some areas of discussion include:
• The Grade-book functions, Speed-Grader
• Making and publishing on-the-spot videos for students
• Organizing and adding files, images, videos, and other
content
• Groups, group assignments and grading group assignments
• Communication function with students
• Using rubrics and learning outcomes for grading
• Third party tools integration (Google Docs, WordPress, etc.)
The presentation will be recorded and shared with faculty members
afterwards. If you have any questions feel free to email Alex Hwu at
Applications for Carnegie Professor of the Year Due April 14
The U.S. Professors of the Year awards program celebrates outstanding instructors across the country. Sponsored by CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, it is the only national program to recognize excellence in undergraduate education. In recognizing faculty members who display superb teaching skills, the U.S. Professors of the Year program gives institutions more than just bragging rights. The awards focus attention on excellence in undergraduate teaching and provide models to which others can aspire. In the past, a number of AASCU professors have been honored at both the state and the national level. Each national winner receives:
$5,000 contributed by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching
An all-expense paid trip for the winner, one guest and a
current or former student to Washington, D.C.
An invitation to speak at the November awards luncheon
and recognition at an evening congressional reception
National, regional and local media coverage
An elegantly framed certificate of recognition
An opportunity to participate in activities that highlight the
importance of teaching throughout the year; these activities could include media interviews, speaking engagements, teaching forums and other events coordinated through each winner's institution
For more information, see: http://www.usprofessorsoftheyear.org/
HSU’s First Annual Hip-Hop Conference: Keynote Speaker Halifu Osumare, Ph.D.
Keynote Speaker, March 28 5:30-7:00 p.m., Founders Hall 118 Halifu Osumare is Professor and Director of African American & African Studies at University of California, Davis. The title of her keynote is "Empowering Community: Hip Hop as Alternative Education & Organizing ". She has been
involved with dance and black popular culture internationally for over thirty years as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, administrator and scholar. A 2008 Fulbright Scholar, she taught at the University of Ghana, Legon’s Department of Dance Studies, conducting research on the effects of hip-hop culture in the capital city of Accra. Her first book, The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves (2007) established her as one of the foremost authorities on hip-hop internationally.
Live Performance 7:00-9:30 by NacOne & DJM, Mischief Mic, and Professor Funk right after the Keynote Speaker, March 28, FH 118
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Art Exhibitions at First Street Gallery
Humboldt State University’s First Street Gallery presents, The Spider and the Fly, a
collection of prints and mixed media drawings by artist Gail Wight and Laughter in Darkness,
a group exhibition featuring paintings by Seana Burden, Jeff Jordan and Jesse Wiedel on
display April 1 to May 18.
Gail White, The Spider and the Fly: Wight’s work has earned her national and international
recognition in solo and group exhibitions. Wight is inspired by the natural world and the way
that it is perceived by humanity. The current exhibition at HSU First Street Gallery includes,
Solar Burn, a series inspired by scientific experiments done in the 1940s in which spiders were
given a variety of drugs and then released to spin their drug-influenced webs. In an
uncanny fashion, the spiders, through their spider web designs, expressed the unique effects
of the drugs they were a given. Gail Wight will present a lecture and slide show about her work at Humboldt State
University on Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m. The lecture will be held in Room 102 in the Art Department building on the Humboldt
State Campus. This event is free to the public.
Laughter in Darkness, a group exhibition featuring paintings by Seana Burden, Jeff Jordan and Jesse Wiedel:
Laughter in Darkness is produced by Humboldt State University students enrolled in the Museum and Gallery Practices
Program. HSU First Street Gallery provides real-life opportunities for the students to develop their gallery and museum skills,
which in turn provides them with the experience that will help them enter the job market. Many students who have
participated in the program have gone on to pursue careers in museums and galleries throughout the nation. All three
artists currently reside on California’s North Coast.
Each artist uses contrasting elements of familiarity and imagination in order to create thought-provoking, humorous
experiences for the viewer. A common thread tying their work together is the mash-up approach of blending imagery
drawn from direct observation, contemporary media, traditional landscape and fictional spaces. The artists often
combine realistic approaches with dream-like passages that yield images that are at once familiar yet unsettling.
Both exhibits, Laughter in Darkness and The Spider and the Fly will run from April 1 through May 18. The opening reception
for the artists coincides with Eureka’s Arts Alive program on Saturday April 5 from 6-9 p.m. An open house will be held on
May 3 for the closing of the Laughter in
Darkness show, from 6-9 p.m. First Street Gallery
is open Tuesday through Sunday from 12-5pm
and is located at 422 First Street in Old Town
Eureka. For more information please call (707)
443-6363. To learn more about HSU First Street
Gallery, visit www.humboldt.edu/first
HSU Dance Concert "Physical Reality" Coming Up: April 3-5 and April 10-12
More than 40 dancers perform 10 colorful new dances ranging from ballet to modern,
traditional Middle Eastern to hip-hop. Whether it’s Alice in Wonderland or Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, the dynamics of a relationship or patterns of molecules, it’s dance that can express
their physical reality.
Includes original music by Tim Gray. Thursdays through Saturdays, April 3-5 and April 10-12 at
7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday April 13.
More information at http://HSUStage.blogspot.com.
Produced by HSU Theatre, Film & Dance, directed by Sharon Butcher.
Seana Burden
Prince John and Princess
Yoko, 2014
Oil on canvas
Jeff Jordan
CrossRoads, 2013
Oil on wood panel
Jesse Weidel
Meth Mouth no.2, 2013
Oil on canvas