A common practice through the waves of environmental movements is for grassroots organizations to eventually form a non-profit that continues to support the environment. This was clearly observed at the Environmental Protection Information Center in Arcata, California. The study of this nonprofit and others like it have painted a clearer picture about how environmental nonprofits organize and mobilize. EPIC follows the patterns of other organizations, being a 45 year old environmental nonprofit, it has seen a lot of changes from its original grassroots mobilization. The focus is now on how to best fulfill its mission statement and maintain a complex membership based business.

I recently completed a midterm project in which I discovered the renowned photographer Kenro Izu. His unique use of negative space, meticulous and innovative coloring methods sparked a fire in my artistic soul. In October of last year, I lost my best friend and cousin. The gravity of grief is immeasurable and there is no right or wrong way to experience loss. Through artistic inspiration and the pursuit of expression, I have begun to create a space for healing in my life. I would like to have the opportunity to share the methods that I have used to construct peace in my life through my work.

This presentation visually highlights the critical communication skills that employers are looking for in college graduates and describes how these skills may be demonstrated by students in the Communication 490 course taught by Dr. Reitzel. Two viewpoints are highlighted: the Communication student's perspective completing the Capstone Experience course activities and the Communication faculty member's perspective in terms of addressing and achieving the National Communication Association's Learning Outcomes in Communication.

Anthropologists use Stable isotope analyses to understand environments where past and present human cultures lived. This project starts a database of isotopic signatures for the region of Humboldt County, in northwestern California, as a baseline for further research. I prepared samples at HSU Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Research labs for Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O) stable isotopes using H2O2 Hydroxyapatite-Carbonate protocol. The samples will be sent to Stable Isotope Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz and analyzed for δ13C & δ18O. As database entries increase, evidence of stable isotopic signatures of specific areas in northwest California may be identified.

Immigration is one of the most controversial topics in the U.S. As such, this VoiceThread will focus on the rhetoric of immigration in American culture. To do so, we compare multiple dimensions of this rhetoric from the scholarly perspective of our intercultural communication course. Specifically, we incorporate intercultural communication scholarship as a vantage point off which to compare the framing of immigration in news coverage with the framing of immigration in popular culture. We conclude by emphasizing the power of rhetoric to shape public opinion.

The 2018 documentary Reversing Roe illustrated the heartfelt and often intense debate of abortion care in the U.S. today, highlighting the history of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, the contemporary forces opposed to such legislation, and the individuals dedicated to defending reproductive freedom. This past April, HSU students from across disciplines held a public screening of this documentary and opened a dialogue for the community to tackle the issues at hand: why are the rights of Roe v. Wade still important today, how could overturning such legislation endanger the health of Americans across the country, and what is the role of the Humboldt county community going forward?

The Archaeology Research Laboratory (ARL) and Biological Anthropology Research Center (BARC) at Humboldt State University maintain a teaching collection of faunal skeletal materials. This project will add examples of known taphonomic markers relevant to the Humboldt County area to the faunal collection. Faunal elements were deposited in nine unique burial conditions incorporating local earth materials and native plants. Elements will be recovered and accessioned in December 2019. This study provided valuable experience for undergraduate student participants and will add unique reference material to the ARL/ BARC collection.

This poster illustrates nonverbal communication in different cultures through the examination of facial behaviors and emotional expression.

Friends of The Dunes is a an organization that is heavily involved with building community through various educational and stewardship programs. Our project revolved around outdoor pubic outreach and child education. Local schools have the opportunity to learn about biodiversity and conversation of coastal ecology.

Jefferson Community Center is a non-profit organization located in Eureka, CA. This project will focus on their dedication to food insecurity and how they teach their youth programs about sustainable food practices. It will also show other services such as their sustainable garden plots in which they grow their own food but also plant native plants for wildlife conservation. My poster will show the variety of services I've helped with during my time there.