Cal Poly Humboldt
PAE-8: Support Programs for Underrepresented Groups

Diversity Program Funding Grant The Diversity Program Funding Grants allocate approximately $35,000 per year to support student-, staff-, and faculty-coordinated programs offered on campus that raise awareness, deepen understanding, and/or engage the campus community in dialogue about one or more of the multiple dimensions of diversity and/or increase the participation and retention of historically underrepresented groups in the campus community. http://www.humboldt.edu/diversity/how_to_apply.html Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Aims to increase access and improve retention of low-income and historically underrepresented students in higher education. EOP provides admissions, academic advising, counseling, tutorial support, and financial assistance to eligible low-income California residents. http://www.humboldt.edu/eop Eric Rofes Multicultural Queer Resource Center Aims to create a focus of learning about issues facing the queer community and to bring students, faculty, and staff together for advocacy and education. http://humboldt.edu/erc/ Indian Teacher & Personnel Program (ITEPP) A non-instructional academic support program that provides resources and assists American Indian students in navigating the University system. Offers academic advising and mentoring, community space, use of technological equipment, and a curriculum resource center. http://www.humboldt.edu/itepp/ Indian Natural Resource, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP) A student support program designed for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students pursuing degrees in the natural resource and science disciplines. Offers academic advising and mentoring, community space, and career advising and placement. Also houses student clubs and funding opportunities, including the Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Club, the Society for Women in Math and Sciences (SWMS) Club, and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholarship (funded by the National Science Foundation). http://www.humboldt.edu/inrsep/ Latin@ Peer Mentoring Program (LPM) Provides peer support, resources, and a network of new friends for freshmen and transfer students who identify, support, or want to learn about Latin@ culture. Offers a 1-unit class for incoming students on effective college strategies and learning opportunities to better navigate the university. http://www.humboldt.edu/lpm/ MultiCultural Center (MCC) The MCC, a student-initiated program, promotes understanding of diversity, celebrates differences and welcomes multi-ethnic perspectives. Coordinates campus-wide events and community gatherings, and offers a community space for students to hold and/or participate in clubs and inter-/intra-personal development. http://www.humboldt.edu/multicultural Safe Space Training A Safe Space is a welcoming, supportive and safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community members. Most LGBT students frequently hear anti-LGBT language and experience harassment related to their sexual orientation and gender expression. These regular events for staff, faculty, and students offer participants tools and strategies they can use to become allies for the LGBT community, thereby promoting inclusion and access for all students. http://humboldt.edu/safespace/ Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) Provides service, support, and resources for students with disabilities to maximize educational opportunities at HSU, including assistance with adaptive technologies, interpreters, note-taking, on-campus transportation, reading services, advising, registration assistance, test-taking facilitation, and more. http://www.humboldt.edu/disability/ Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program in the Biological Sciences Provides academic support, a 2-year academic stipend, and research training opportunities, for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups who intend to enroll in graduate school in one of the biological sciences. http://www.humboldt.edu/urm Women’s Resource Center (WRC) The WRC aims to provide the tools, support and safe spaces to empower people to dismantle systems of power, privilege, and oppression. The WRC maintains an activist-oriented resource room, offers grants to students for events/workshops, and coordinates workshops and events throughout the year. http://www.humboldt.edu/hsuwomen/

Faculty Diversity Development Grants HSU Faculty Diversity Development Grants allocate approximately $12,000 per year to help support HSU’s goal of creating a more inclusive and diverse campus community. Projects funded by these grants foster diversity and inclusion across the curriculum, enhance the retention of underrepresented faculty, and/or focus on scholarship related to diversity. http://www.humboldt.edu/diversity/fac_dev.html HSU Faculty and Staff of Color Network An informal network of HSU faculty and staff of color, which meets 1-2 times per year.

QWEERSS Queer Workplayce Exchange for Employee Retention & Student Success. A social group for queer staff, which, through a monthly safe space meeting, provides networking opportunities, forums for discussion, and facilitates mentor/mentee relationships for new staff. Ultimately, the group also plans to develop a queer student-queer staff/faculty mentoring program to support both student and staff/faculty retention. http://www.humboldt.edu/qweerss HSU Faculty and Staff of Color Network An informal network of HSU faculty and staff of color, which meets 1-2 times per year.

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