We are excited to announce the new Department of Place-Based Learning Communities for Cal Poly Humboldt. The office will support the development and implementation of PBLCs across the university so all first-year students are welcomed to the university through place-based pre-semester onboarding activities, transition curriculum, and opportunities to build community with peers, staff, faculty, and off campus communities. 

Program Director Katlin Goldenberg leads the office of three additional staff members: Raven Palomera, Thomas Elliot, and Jade Williams. The office is formally in Academic Programs, which will strengthen the alliance with academic and career advising, Retention through Academic Mentoring Program (RAMP), Center for Community Based Learning (CCBL), and the Dean of Students to support all Cal Poly Humboldt first-year students. 

The office will support the 12 existing CAHSS, CNRS, and CPS learning communities and assist other faculty and staff teams in the development of new PBLCs.

You can learn more about the PBLCs by visiting the website, or viewing the recording of our recent PBLC Workshop during Professional Development Day. The workshop was primarily intended to support faculty developing pre-proposals for new PBLCs to launch in Fall '24, but the content centers on core components of programming and may be of interest to others looking to get involved. If you are interested in participating in PBLCs, please contact the department office at pblc@humboldt.edu.

Join us as we celebrate the new Department of Place-Based Learning Communities on Thursday, February 2nd from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Septentrio Winery in Arcata. Hope to see you there!