Using Nature to Nurture: A Forest Based Emotional Support Intervention

Jay Schoenfield, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Through discussions had between Grant Elementary school Staff and myself, it was established that Grant Elementary’s nature trail, which is located on school grounds was being underutilized in regards to the emotional regulation techniques that were being implemented. In response to this I created a guide sheet grounded in mindfulness through reviewing literature pertaining to forest bathing and the effects of nature exposure. Through discussions had with campus staff I formulated activities that would best support differing behavior and personality types. I then began implementing the guide sheet with small groups of students on the nature trail and on April 6th I lead a staff training.

Virtual Musical Performance by HSU Wind Ensemble

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

HSU Wind Ensemble Virtual Performance Title: Conga del Fuego Nuevo Composer: Arturo Marquez After Covid-19 caused all activities to go online, the HSU Wind Ensemble created virtual performance videos of several works for wind band. This piece, by living Mexican composer Arturo Marquez, celebrates a pre-Colombian Mexican event known as the new fire ritual.

Virtual Performance by HSU Wind Ensemble

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Musical Performance by HSU Wind Ensemble Paul Cummings, conductor The Wind Ensemble presents a virtual performance of two works for wind band: Meditation by Dwayne Milburn March from Suite for Military Band in F Major by Gustav Holst

Volunteer Opportunities Program - Hands on Experience

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Community Organizing, Event Planning, and Recruiting are things I've been able to learn and experience through the Y.E.S. House and CSLAI's Volunteer Opportunity Program. We planned 5 service events in the community this year with organizations like the Jacoby Creek Land Trust, a Seed Fair, Party for the Planet with the Sequoia Park Zoo, and Scrap Humboldt. Our team got firsthand experience in setting up opportunities and leading students to bring their passion to the community and make a difference. These opportunities have enhanced what I have been learning and are preparing me for a future of service and leadership.

Wailaki Directional Terms

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Wailaki is an indigenous Northern California language within the Dene (Athabaskan) language family historically spoken in the Eel River basin. The language is categorized as a 'sleeping' language as there are no longer living first language speakers; however, there are second language learners today. This project examines translations in texts for words used in the Wailaki directional system and determines if this system is closer to river-based systems common to Northwestern California, or cardinal direction-based systems. In addition, this research discusses the extent to which geospatial references may have been preferred to relative frames of reference involving the body (left, right).

Wailaki Postpositions

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Wailaki is an indigenous language within the Dene (Athabaskan) language family, historically spoken within the Eel River Basin. This project examines postpositions found in Wailaki texts. Unlike English which has a system of prepositions, Wailaki has a system of postpositional suffixes that indicate an object’s position in space relative to another. Words in English such as at, in, during, outside, next to, etc. modify a noun to indicate position, whereas in Wailaki this is accomplished with a suffix. Some are incorporated into verbs, as well as temporal expressions. This goal of this research was to compile a list for future language study, and use by second language learners.

Water Management System of the Classic Maya of Palenque (A.D. 250-900)

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The scope of this research is to understand the dynamic relationship between the Classic Maya of Palenque and water. The research presents geographical features, climate, techniques, and technology used to harness water. Furthermore, the activities of the Classic Maya of Palenque (A.D. 250-900) involving water will be presented and elaborated as dynamic casual processes revealing and reconstructing cultural aspects. The investigation of the water management of Palenque system reveals the relationship between functionality and Maya ideology .The dynamic relationship between the Classic Maya of Palenque water management

Watershed Base Plane

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Surveying Campbell creek watershed, located in north eastern Humboldt county on the edge of the Hoopa Indian Reservation, implementing mitigation plans for conservation and restoration. There are many environmental impacts that are hazardest to the water runoffs and aquifers such as legal/ illegal cannibus grow, illegal solid waste dumping, and sedimentation from old logging roads. Building maps would provide baseline information for measuring activity that can be harmful to the ecosystem that provides an abundance of resources for a complex bio-diversity and cultural resources for the Hupa Tribe.

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.

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.