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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
14) The Innocents
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1) Save the Date: 11th Annual Zero Waste Conference!
November 9-13 on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus
Workshops, speakers, field trips, Trashin' Show,
Zero Waste banquet and more! See link below:
Morgan P King
FacMgt-Sustainabilty
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2) NEXT WEEK: Campus Dialogue on Race, Oct 19-23, 2026
Week-long series of presentations & workshops
Theme is "We Are Here! Fighting Fascism & Erasure"
3 Featured Speakers w/ food & drinks. See schedule
Paul Michael L Atienza
CRGS
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3) Call for Submissions: "Storytelling as Memory in Motion" due 10/22
CouRaGeouS Cuentos Vol 10 seeks submissions
Multilingual poetry, essays, photography, art
INFO: Dr. Sandoval at ams418@humboldt.edu
Paul Michael L Atienza
CRGS
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4) Check Out the Library Newsletter - Fall Edition
The new fall issue of the Library newsletter is
available today online and in print!
Read what's happening in the Library!
Jessica Welch
Library
Zero-Waste Recipe Collection Booklet
Titled: * No Bananas On the Boat *
Send a recipe and photo to mew11@humboldt.edu
Morgan Barker, Sustainability Librarian
Library
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6) Your Dining Feedback Survey is here!
You are invited to submit your feedback to our
annual Campus Dining Survey. Enter to win prizes.
Deadline is October 31. Confidential and quick.
Todd Larsen
Enterprise Services
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7) Biology Seminar: Dr. Jasper Leavitt, Friday October 16, 4 pm, SciB 235
Dr. Jasper Leavitt will present "Microbiomes as
metacommunities: How much control does a host have
over its microbiome? 10/16, 4 pm, SciB 135
Allison W Bronson
Biological Sciences
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8) Immediate Access Spring Signup Deadline Oct 28
Sign up for Immediate Access course materials
by Oct 28th. Join our growing program for student
success and savings in the classroom.
Todd Larsen
Enterprise Services
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9) School Spirit Days - Save 20% at the Campus Store & Online
School Spirit Days are October 21 & 22 at the
Campus Store. Save 20% on apparel & gifts.
Stop in and see us or shop online.
Todd Larsen
Enterprise Services
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10) Wind Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
Join us for an evening of music in Fulkerson
Performed by our Jazz Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
Saturday, October 17 @ 7:30pm - Free for students!
Jeremy C Wilson
Dance Music Theatre
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11) ♥ Fall 2026 Commencement Faculty Participation ♥
Help us celebrate our grads by being part of the
processional! Please let us know you plan to be
there by Nov. 18 and we'll save you a seat!
Shannon Collart
Commencement Coordinator
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12) AI Tools that are Free @ Cal Poly Humboldt
ITS has a fantastic list of free AI resources
Check it out to learn more
Cyril W Oberlander
Library: Admin
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13) CouRaGeouS Cuentos: Call For Journal Submissions!
Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Theme: Storytelling as Memory in Motion
Submission deadline: October 22, 2026
CRGS
CRGS
Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series presents
The Innocents - October 24 @ 7:30pm
Social justice advocacy through performance art
Jeremy C Wilson
Dance Music Theatre
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15) Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series: The Innocents
A collaboration of percussionists Allen Otte &
John Lane. They explore aspects of the issues surr
ounding the American criminal justice system.
Casey A Vaughn
Dance, Music, and Theatre
No charge for students, $45 for staff and faculty
Recreation and Wellness Center Drop-in Lounge
(across from Oh Snap) 10am-2pm
Mira B Friedman
Health Education
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17) Hall of Simulation - Scared + Prepared (10/16@1pm)
Join us for a disaster preparedness Skillshop!
Simulate disaster with our Emergency SimTable and
learn what you can do when disaster strikes here!
Madison C McLaughlin
Library
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18) Hall of Simulation - Musical Horrors of the Mind (10/19@3pm)
Dive into the psychology of music in film!
Listen to how eerie music can transform
a night at the cinema into a terrifying encounter.
Madison C McLaughlin
Library
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19) Hall of Simulation - Spooky Scary Anatomy (10/20 @1)
Got a bone to pick? Grab a virtual scalpel!
Explore eerie case files on the Anatomage Table.
This October’s spookiest SkillShop. All welcome!
Madison C McLaughlin
Library
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20) Hall of Simulation - Haunted Flights (10/21@1pm)
Can you land a plane if you needed to?
Learn how to fly, then test your nerves against
unexpected in-flight challenges on a Spooky Night.
Madison C McLaughlin
Library
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21) Hall of Simulation - Deadly, Dangerous, and Deceptive Plants (10/21@2pm)
BEWARE: Killer plants are lurking in the Library!
Use our digital herbarium to uncover the plants
that bring real fright to the Halloween season!
Madison C McLaughlin
Library
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22) TOMORROW Trivia Night at the Natural History Museum
Come put your natural history & science knowledge
to the test Sat, Oct 17 at 5:30 p.m at the NHM
Register now, pay at the door $5 members $8 others
Julie Van Sickle
Natural History Museum