Waves of Friends at the Dunes

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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.

Wayfinder

College of Professional Studies

Our research project focuses on encouraging HSU students to become more physically active, while immersing themselves in the Arcata community. Our Wayfinder project includes a map of trails that will be highlighted by semi-permanent signage, to increase walkability and integrate HSU students into the community. With the results from a previous survey, the trails in this project preview a variety of popular places in the Arcata community to promote Arcata-HSU relations and influence students to explore their new home. In our video, we will share the trails, how we created the trails, and our plans for future engagement.

Wayfinding Pilot project

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Our research project focuses on encouraging HSU students to become more physically active, while immersing themselves in the Arcata community. Our Wayfinder project includes a map of trails that will be highlighted by semi-permanent signage, to increase walkability and integrate HSU students into the community. With the results from a previous survey, the trails in this project preview a variety of popular places in the Arcata community to promote Arcata-HSU relations and influence students to explore their new home. In our video, we will share the trails, how we created the trails, and our plans for future engagement.

We Are Your Community

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

For our project we want to focus on bridging divides between students of color and the community. To address this need, we are designing a media campaign called "We Are Your Community." This media campaign will consist of posters in business windows, short videos on social media and a website, and a community building event where students and community members can interact. The media campaign will highlight the stories of students of color and the nuances of their positive and negative experiences in Humboldt County.

Weather Impacts on Insect and Arthropod Diversity and Abundance

Megan Solimine, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

This project examines the effects of weather on insect and arthropod diversity and abundance in Arcata, California. Data captured was keyed out to taxonomic family, then Jaccard's Index and beta diversity tests were used to identify differences between sites.

Weight Cycling and Rapid Weight Loss and its Effect on Athletic Performance in Combat Sports

Jack Stewart, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

Other

This poster covers Weight Cycling and Rapid Weight Loss and its Effect on Athletic Performance in Combat Sports. It discusses what weight cycling is, the groups most likely to weight cycle, and how weight cycling affects those who participate in combat sports.

Wellness and Sustainability Handbook for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Holistic Approach to Best Practices for TBI Recovery

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this project is to design a wellness handbook with tools and resources that assist persons with TBI to reduce stress and increase personal wellness.The wellness handbook provides tools for clients who use Making Headway Center Services. The Making Headway Center offers specialized programs to people who have brain injuries.The handbook will focus on wellness strategies such as what is wellness, eating healthy, staying active, healthcare, stress reduction and relaxation techniques. After the handbook is revised based on the evaluations, handbooks will be printed and I will hold an orientation to the handbook for Making Headway Center staff and clients.

Wellness Center at Eureka City Schools (ECS)

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

We are developing and implementing a Wellness center in Eureka City Schools (ECS). The collaboration includes Two Feathers Native American Family Services, Open Door Community Health Center, Humboldt County Office of Education, Cal Poly Humboldt, various consultants, grant writers, and ECS students and employees. Student feedback identified the needs, health disparities, and gaps in wellness services and informed how to best support diverse student populations. We collected student feedback via a survey and feedback groups which were student-led and driven. The findings suggest the wellness center should be an inviting space, be a space to regulate, and offer clinical/non-clinical support.

What are the Effects of Weight Management Techniques on Female Athletes' Mental Health in Weight-class Sports?

Paige Cato-Stahl, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This project explored the psychological effects of weight management techniques on female athletes in weight-class sports. Drawing from personal experience in MMA and jiu-jitsu, I conducted a literature review to examine how weight cutting impacts mental health. Findings revealed high rates of anxiety, emotional burnout, disordered eating, and long-term distress. The research emphasizes the need for mental health support, athlete-centered interventions, and policy reform to protect female athletes from the unseen psychological costs of making weight.

What Detention Centers Mean For Trans Folk

College of Professional Studies

This presentation explores the history of detention centers (concentration camps) in the US and the nuances which have put undocumented QTPOC at risk. The inhumane misgendering of trans womxn, which often places them in “male” detention centers, leads to high rates of physical and psychological abuse; as a community, what are ways we can help support them and eventually abolish these institutions? Trans people are often times the most marginalized people within the LGBTQIA+ community, especially in detention centers.