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Some Trust Account expenses incurred at the departmental level may be reimbursed by the College Office Trust account pending prior approval. Fill out the Trust Fund Request Form below and submit it to the College Office for approval. A worksheet is also provided for your convenience, but does not need to be included in your request.
Proposal timeline and process: Department Chairs should review their funding priorities with the College Dean during the early part of the Fall semester. Typical awards provide funding for equipment. Faculty salaries for classroom instruction, overloads, etc. are not allowed.
HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation's primary mission is to provide the Humboldt State University community with professional and accessible Pre- and Post-award grant and contract services. HSU SPF administers virtually all externally-funded grants and contracts and submits proposals to external funding agencies on behalf of Humboldt State University. Visit their site
Proposal timeline and Process: RFP out early in late Fall. Proposal has an application. Faculty discuss proposal ideas with the Department Chair, and once approved, faculty send proposals to the Dean’s office. The proposal application ties back to the HSU strategic plan. Advancement office send a brief description of all proposals to HSU Loyalty donors. Winning proposals are generally announced before the end of the Spring semester.
IRA Funds
The IRA fee was established to provide support for essential educational experiences and activities that aid and supplement the fundamental educational mission of the institution.
These funds are admiinstered by Associated Students and calls for proposals are usually made in February or March.
Graduation Initiative 2025
GI 20205 is the California State University system's ambitious multi-year initiative to increase graduation rates and eliminate opportunity and achievement gaps for all students.
Proposals are due to the College on or around February 15th of each year.
Small grants supporting a broad range of topics that address community life in Arcata. Applications are due May 15th and December 15th.
Coast Central's Community Investment Program provides larger donations (grants) to anywhere from three to six local organizations, twice per year. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 are awarded, up to a total of $50,000 in each "round" ($100,000 per year). At the end of each round, a local decision-making panel determines how these funds will be distributed.
Simplified proposal process; proposals are accepted on a quarterly basis. Generally up to 10,000.
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM The Community Grant Program supports a broad spectrum of projects that help build strong communities and foster prosperity in Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties. The Humboldt Area Foundation accepts proposals for this program from nonprofit charitable or public benefit (federally tax-exempt) organizations, public schools, government agencies, and Native American tribal governments.
Based in Fortuna. Requires a phone call to the Director and/or a brief summary of the project.
California Wellness Foundation
Grants in education overview: Increasing the number of college graduates in the United States can fuel a new, education-led era of prosperity and help low-income and underserved people change the trajectory of their lives. We invest in work that advances these ends. Program Overview A good job, a living wage, a path to social stability – education gives us choices. Our Education Program focuses on expanding student access to higher education and opening avenues to academic success, particularly for those historically left out of the picture: low-income, first-generation, African American, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Native American students. The U.S. is no longer the leader in postsecondary attainment. Degree completion has been flat for more than three decades while other nations have improved their performance. At the same time, the correlation between a postsecondary credential and wages is today stronger than ever. The economic well-being of communities, states, and nations is directly connected to educational attainment, making degree completion and postsecondary training matters of social and civic consequence.
The College of Professional Studies’ Travel Funds are available for up to $500 if attending or $1,000 if presenting (with proof of presentation required).
Due to budget constraints, we are only providing travel funding for one trip per year to tenure track faculty who have yet to attain tenure.
To request funding, simply fill out the Request For Authorization to Travel form and send it to the College office once signed.
To determine how much the travel will cost complete the Travel Estimator Worksheet (EXCEL).
While traveling, SAVE ALL YOUR RECEIPTS. We will only reimburse for expenses that have receipts attached.
When you have returned, complete a Travel Expense Claim with all expenses documented and signed by all yourself and your chair then send the form to the College office.
Please see the Official University Travel site for complete travel policies.
Please also be aware of the& CPS Travel Policies.
***In some California cities and counties, University employees traveling on official business are granted an exemption from the payment of occupancy taxes imposed by these cities and counties on the transient rental of rooms. This is currently about 12% of the total cost of a room and could present a significant savings to the traveler and the University.
Travelers should identify themselves as University employees and claim exemption from the tax upon arrival. The traveler may be required to complete an exemption certificate. The option to grant the exemption is at the discretion of the hotel.
State of California Form STD 236, Hotel/Motel Transient Occupancy Tax Waiver (Exemption Certificate for State Agencies) may be found at: http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/dgs/fmc/pdf/std236.pdf. The hotel/motel may use an adapted version of the form. It is recommended that anyone staying overnight in a California hotel download and complete the form prior to departure and to present it at the start of your stay.
Please contact Jean Thomson at x3961 if you need any travel assistance.
The purpose of the Research and Funding Opportunities Collaborative is to identify and discuss broad issues where potential research and solutions are ripe for funding; to share CPS faculty research and funding interests, identify and connect with potential funders and community partners, brainstorm possible collaborations both on and off campus, connect with Sponsored Programs to develop campus based proposals with the intended outcomes being to work together to develop successful proposals that address campus and community needs.
Look to this page for useful resources and materials as you begin, continue, or change your research path. You'll find sample research prospectuses, advice from your colleagues, and much more.
Materials from the 2017 Council for Undergraduate Research Dialogues
Funding Opportunities to Use Large-scale Data Sets-George Wimberly
U.S. Department of Education International Education Programs Feb 2017
Corporation for National & Community Service Social Innovation Fund
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-Education Pipeline
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018
FALL 2107
All College Meeting August 17, 2017 - Library Fishbowl Presentation Slides
August 31, 2017 - SBS 405 Agenda
September 7, 2017 - SBS 405 Agenda
September 21, 2017 - SBS 405 Agenda
October 5, 2017 - SBS 405
October 19, 2017 - SBS 405
November 2, 2017 - SBS 405-Cancelled
November 16, 2017 - SBS 405 Agenda
November 30, 2017 - SBS 405
December 7, 2017 - SBS 405
December 14, 2017 - SBS 405
SPRING 18
January 18, 2018 - SBS 405
February 1, 2018 - SBS 405
February 15, 2018 - SBS 405
March 1, 2018 - SBS 405
March 22, 2018 - SBS 405
April 5, 2018 - SBS 405
April 19, 2018 - SBS 405
May 3, 2018 - SBS 405
College Retreat August 15, 2018 PRESENTATION SLIDES
All College Meeting August 17, 2018 PRESENTATION SLIDES
Council of Chairs August 30, 2018 Agenda
Council of Chairs September 6, 2018 Agenda
Council of Chairs September 20, 2018
PROVOST Meeting September 27, 2018--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs October 4, 2018
Council of Chairs October 18, 2018
PROVOST Meeting October 25, 2018--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs November 1, 2018
PROVOST Meeting November 15, 2018--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs November 29, 2018
Council of Chairs December 13, 2018
SPRING 19
Council of Chairs January 24, 2019
Council of Chairs February 7, 2019
PROVOST Meeting February 21, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs February 28, 2019
PROVOST Meeting March 7, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs March 14, 2019
Council of Chairs April 4, 2019
PROVOST Meeting March 18, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs April 25, 2019
Council of Chairs May 2, 2019
College Retreat August 20, 2019 --Agenda
Council of Chairs August 29, 2019 --Agenda-
PROVOST Meeting September 12, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs September 19, 2019 --Agenda-
Council of Chairs September 26, 2019--Agenda-
Council of Chairs October 3, 2019
Council of Chairs October 17, 2019
PROVOST Meeting October 24, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs November 7, 2019
Council of Chairs November 21, 2019
PROVOST Meeting December 5, 2019--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs December 12, 2019
SPRING 19
Council of Chairs January 23, 2020
Council of Chairs February 6, 2020
PROVOST Meeting February 20, 2020--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs February 27, 2020
Council of Chairs March 12, 2020
PROVOST Meeting March 26, 2020--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs April 2, 2020
Council of Chairs April 16, 2020
PROVOST Meeting April 23, 2020--Goodwin Forum
Council of Chairs May 7, 2020
In this video, CPS Associate Dean, Steve Hackett and the Director of the Humboldt Orientation Program, Marissa Mourer, will walk you through the process of HOOP advising. A great resource for new and seasoned advisors alike!
Registration advising documents are now posted on the Advising Center website and myHumboldt. The direct links are below.
Ready, Set, Register! DCG/GE Double-Count List Advisor Bulletin
With the CSU Graduation Initiative there is growing interest in fostering best practices in academic advising as a means of improving inclusive student success. This advising report provides information on current advising practices and on what steps would help foster improved advising in the college. This information derives from interviews with a large proportion of academic advisors in the College of Professional Studies.
In order to remind students that they must fulfill degree requirements outside the major, the following statement will be added just above the “Requirements for the Major” heading on the catalog page for each degree program:
NOTE: For a description of degree requirements to be fulfilled in addition to those listed below for the major, please see the “Planning Your Bachelor’s Degree” section of the catalog, pp. 58-68, and the “Planning Your Master’s Degree” section of the catalog, pp. 69-71.
We are finding that students may need a number of such reminders to improve their progress toward degree, so please take every opportunity to help your students and advisees plan GE and All-University requirements into each semester’s course schedule.
The Dean of Students and the Dean of Student Rights & Responsibilities are requesting that all reports of students of concern go through an online incident reporting System. This online reporting system will help administrators to be more efficient and timely in their response and they will be able to triage issues as they arise. Please use the on-line reporting process unless the matter is urgent. Any issues that pose an immediate threat to the safety of the campus or individuals should be reported to University Police at 911.
As faculty members complete their preparations for classes, please be sure to review and follow the HSU Syllabus Policy.
For assistance in assuring the accessibility of Word documents, including syllabi, please download the Accessible Syllabus Format Guide.
The policy also requires all syllabi to include the date and time of the final evaluation for the class, as it appears on the Final Exam Schedule.
Note that syllabi for courses satisfying General Education and All-University (GEAR) requirements need to identify both the area they address and the learning outcomes for that area. These outcomes are available at the GEAR website.
If you are interested in teaching online, transforming your course into online asynchronous model, creating a hybrid course for flipped classroom, using technology to supplement your face-to-face course or technology training please contact Distance and Extended Education Design Team. The Design Team offices are located on the 5th floor of Behavior and Social Sciences (BSS) building.
From Moodle Specialist, Bill Bateman:
We’ve been giving a lot of gradebook help to faculty lately, and gradebook issues that are discovered at the last minute are harder on everyone. What is of most concern to us here in the Moodle office is that most of these problems could have been prevented with a little advance training in gradebook.
To help ensure grade calculations come out as anticipated, faculty are advised to attend a gradebook training session. Building the gradebook right the first time is the key to greater success for students, faculty, and departments, and the appropriate source of gradebook design help is the HSU Moodle office.
The Moodle office is hosting Back to School training sessions as follows:
Beginning August 1 and extending to the first week of school, an open door policy applies to the Moodle office The office is open 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Thursday in Lib 315, with phone support available on Fridays at x3633 Beginning Aug 17, the Moodle office will be open 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday.
I invite faculty to contact me to set an appointment or just drop in when they have a little time to spare. I will be happy to arrange a class or private sessions – whichever works better.
It is so important to everyone that the gradebooks are set up and maintained correctly that if you say when and where, I will be there. I look forward to helping your team have a better gradebook experience this semester.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in making this happen.
Digital Creative Resources
The HSU College of Professional Studies has access to a number of digital resources for creative uses such as Punchbowl for digital invitations, FlipHTML5 for digital flipbooks, and Flipbulider for digital trifold brochures. These resources are available to you to use within and for your department. Please visit the link below to learn more about the resources and how to use them.
The following templates are provide to help track various funding requests, funding sources and expenditures. If you need a mechanism for tracking expenditures against an allocation of funds, you may find one, or all of these spreadsheets helpful:
Candidate Recruitment Itinerary Plan (WORD)
Student Assistant Tracking Template (EXCEL)
Travel Request Tracking Template (EXCEL)
Budget Expenditure Proposal Template (EXCEL)
Sabbatical and DIP Leave Reporting
The general deadline for applying for a DIP or sabbatical for the following year is the start of October of the year before your sabbatical.
Please note: faculty returning from sabbatical or DIP leaves are required to submit a report on their leave activities within 3 months after resumption of active duty. As you know, the College Deans have been delegated the authority to acknowledge receipt of the leave reports. We are asking for your help in reminding faculty of this requirement upon return from their leaves. The leave report guidelines and submission requirement are available on the APS website.
All overtime work compensable by either premium hours for pay or premium hours for CTO and straight hours for pay or straight hours for CTO must be approved in writing in advance by the Dean of the College of Professional Studies. Documentation of approval must be maintained with office payroll records until the end of the second full year beyond the fiscal year in which the overtime was completed. (That is, if approved in July of the 11-12 year, the record must be retained through June of 2014.) When submitting your payroll, you must fill out an Overtime and Callback Hours Report (PR-32).
Goal: The goal of the College of Professional Studies is to promote strong programs that serve our students and faculty well and that are connected to practice in meaningful ways. We promote and understand the central role that human resources play in shaping the social, economic and environmental condition; and in doing so, encourage our students and faculty to make an impact on the world around us.
Please read the full text of the CPS Bylaws.
The College of Professional Studies has developed an annual budget process to mirror the Academic Affairs Division and University budget process. The annual budget process is an on-going, continuous cycle as described in the budget process timeline published by the University Budget Office and is tied to the State of California budget process. For more information on this, please see the Budget Policy PDF below.
The Vice Presidents and President continue to use the principles and priorities established during the development of the 2008/09 budget to guide our decisions about Humboldt State University. Student success, both in improving retention and graduation rates as well as advancing the success rate of traditionally underrepresented students, remains our top priority along with academic excellence and educational quality. For more information on this, please see the Budget Proposal PDF below.
Textbook Policy Implementation
The main factor in determining the dates by which textbook orders must be submitted to the bookstore is a new regulation included in the Higher Education Opportunity Act. This regulation, the Textbook Information Provision, went into effect July 1, 2010. For more information on this subject, see the Textbook Policy PDF provided below.
Textbook Policy Implementation (PDF)
Hazardous Materials Regulatory Compliance
Recent legislation in California, AB-2774, has significantly changed the way CalOSHA will be enforcing its regulations and assessing penalties for Hazardous Materials compliance violations. The bill substantially increases CalOSHA’s authority to designate violations as “serious”, by allowing the use of inspections from other enforcement agencies as evidence of repeat, willful violations, therefore, increasing the likelihood of repeat findings. Penalties can include $25,000 per serious violation and $2,500 per day per waste container identified with a non-compliant label.
CSU Chancellor’s executive order 1039 directs all CSU campuses to comply with CalOSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention (IIP) standard, which includes communication of hazards to employees. In support of this order, HSU President’s Executive Order P04-01 states in part: It is the responsibility of all deans and department chairpersons and managers to ensure that their respective IIP Plans are implemented in a timely manner following the initial orientation by EH&S.
