EMSS Team Members:

Happy Thursday, and welcome to the almost beginning of a long weekend - I am taking some time off tomorrow, as I know many of you may be as well, so I am sending this week’s division communication a bit early. I hope you take time with Monday’s holiday to enjoy some time away from work, nice weather, and time with family or friends. I also encourage everyone to reflect on the reason for Memorial Day, honoring those who willingly made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the continued freedom of our nation.

As your schedule allows, I invite you to learn more about happenings across our division and the campus:

EMSS End of the Year Celebration

It has been an exhausting but rewarding year, one worth celebrating! We saw historic continued enrollment growth, investment in and growth of our Centers for Inclusive Academic & Career Excellence, a successful accreditation visit, and countless wins and improvements within each of your departments. Join us on Friday, June 5, from 4-6 p.m. in the Great Hall for our End of the Year celebration. There will be food, drinks, relaxing activities, and a chance to close out the academic year with fun and fellowship.

Dining & Bookstore News

Campus Store Flash Sale: Visit the online store May 22-25 to receive 20% off apparel and gifts online.

Downtown location: The downtown Campus Store location has closed. The College of Extended Education will be moving into the space.  We will continue our Apple sales and repair services at our on-campus Campus Store location.

Summer Boost Breakfast and Lunch Specials: For breakfast, enjoy a breakfast burrito combo with a 16oz brewed coffee or tea, and order on Boost to save money and time! For lunch time, enjoy a sandwich combo with a drink and a bag of chips on Boost to save. Explore these Boost special offers here: https://dineoncampus.com/calpolyhumboldt/boost-mobile-ordering

Summer Eats: College Creek Marketplace will be open weekdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. from May 18 through August 14. The J Dining Hall will be closed through May and opening back up June 1 for select days for Summer Camps. Hours and services will vary, please check https://dineoncampus.com/calpolyhumboldt/hours-of-operations for more information. 

What can you find at College Creek Marketplace? Great question! For breakfast we have hot breakfast sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, and of course brewed coffee, tea, and specialty drinks. For lunch, enjoy sandwiches, pizza slices, cheeseburgers, salad, snacks, and drinks galore! NEW ramen station allows you to quickly cook the perfect ramen bowl, topped with a protein and two veggies, at our E-Z Ramen station. We have delicious pastries, convenient items, energy drinks, and more!

Compost Wrap-Up for the 2025-2026 Academic Year: With 2,912 lbs. in the Fall semester, and 2,650 lbs. in the Spring semester, we composted about 2.6 tons of food waste and repurposed it locally. Check out our 'follow the food waste' video to see what this process looks like! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXcLSgGETiH/

Catering is available all summer long: Check out our summer offerings, and we will be happy to serve your next event! https://humboldtcatering.catertrax.com/

Accolades

Thanks to everyone who played a part in all of the end-of-year activities for our students. I know April and May can be a brutal stretch, with lots of late nights and hectic events that all run together. But it is also a time of immense celebration with our students, their families and friends, and the best reminder of the importance of this work we do. From a successful Late Night Breakfast and Outstanding Student Awards ceremony to the Cultural Graduation Celebrations and a joyful Commencement, and everything in between, each of you played a role in celebrating our students and moving them along their pathway of success. Thank you for everything you did this year, and do always, to make Cal Poly Humboldt a place of welcome, growth, and learning for our students.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend.

Take care of yourselves and each other,