Humboldt Journal of Social Relations Issue 39 Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This special issue of the Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR) captures work and experiences in higher education as they relate to changes and challenges around diversifying U.S. college campuses. Race, class, gender, sexuality, able-bodiedness, and citizenship shape contemporary conversations about campus climate, curricular content, organizational structures, decision making and the disparate impacts of related policy changes or stagnation. These conversations shape the everyday experiences of faculty and staff, and ultimately are linked to student success.

Humboldt State Calypso Band - Pan In Unity

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Video of the Humboldt State Calypso Band performing Pan In Unity in Fulkerson Recital Hall featuring Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe from Trinidad & Tobago as the Featured Soloist. The video with credits is 7 minutes and 37 seconds long.

Humboldt State University Student-Parents: Strengths, Challenges, and Needs

College of Professional Studies

The Student-Parent Support Initiative is a student-run initiative whose purpose is to bring a campus-wide awareness of student-parents at Humboldt State University. Our goal is to identify student-parents and to help students with children connect with one another and provide a space to find resources that support their family and academic goals. This presentation highlights the strengths, challenges, and needs of 18 student-parents who participated in focus groups and completed a questionnaire during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Humboldt Tenant Landlord Collaboration (HTLC)

College of Professional Studies

Humboldt Tenant Landlord Collaboration (HTLC) is an educational program designed to create positive working relationships between student tenants and landlord/property managers as a way to mitigate barriers to housing. In order to engage stakeholders in the development of the program, we held three town hall meetings where we facilitated conversations around housing issues in the area. The data that was collected during the town hall meetings is helping to inform the topics in the modules for the program. Our poster showcases our process, our outcomes, and the next steps for HTLC, which will be launched for tenants and landlords by Fall Semester 2019.

Humboldt Tenant Landlord Collaboration Assessment

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this research is to identify the effectiveness of the administered education Humboldt Tenant Landlord Collaboration (HTLC) is offering. Further, if this program has any strong points or gaps in its curriculum. There are benefits to this research, particularly participants will be continued agents of developing a robust community education program around renting in Humboldt County. The participants of this assessment will be voicing their opinions & helping to identify further supports that will help our community. With this, one may feel a sense of pride and connection to their place of residence. I will be presenting the findings of the HTLC assessment.

Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Impact on Community

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bayside is an all inclusive religious organization with a focus on fostering healthy relationships between all beings and the world we live in. HUUF has multiple committees through which they address different aspects of intersectional issues. In this poster we will compile the three separate emphasises of our service learning experience through the HUUF which are: children’s religious education, providing services to the homeless, and sharing the importance of native plants with the congregation. We will share what we learned from our experience, how that deepened our understanding of Religion in America, and how we served the community.l

Humboldt Volley

College of Professional Studies

Our project goes over how we can build community through sports activities. Our poster is a volleyball tournament while talking about the advantages of on campus activities. While also making sure people are taking care of their mental health during the school year. Another part that we emphasized on was our student retention rate. By providing events like this we can build a community of people and to help them feel like they belong

Humboldt's Homeless

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Understanding how limited funding for public health services impacts the homeless population of Humboldt County, California. This includes the demographic of the homeless population, the types of local public health services, and the current and future problems of the homeless in regards to access to public health services. Finally, considers local and national policy options to address the issue.

Hummingbird Aggression and Use at Artificial Feeders with Varying Sugar Concentrations

Aviva Saadatfar, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Territorial hummingbirds often display aggressive behaviors to gain access to high-quality food sources. Previous studies have found that hummingbirds prefer to feed from feeders that have sugar concentrations that are slightly higher than regular flower nectar concentrations (20-25% sugar). However, to maximize their energy intake, hummingbirds may not always choose artificial feeders with the highest sugar concentration available to them. I used artificial feeders with varying sugar concentrations to determine if hummingbirds display more aggression and/or spend more time at feeders based on their sugar concentrations.

Hummingbird Flower Use at the Humboldt Botanical Garden

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

My research investigated further into the feeding preferences of hummingbirds, particularly on individuals in the Humboldt Botanical Garden. I focused on how hummingbirds select flowers to feed on based on color, as well as how they select which garden patch they feed at.