Due to Ongoing Campus Closure, Cal Poly Humboldt Will Instead Hold Graduation Ceremonies at Multiple Sites Across the County
Cal Poly Humboldt release:
Cal Poly Humboldt has adapted its Commencement plans so that this important celebration for graduates and their guests can be held even though the campus remains closed.
The University will hold modified ceremonies at three off-campus locations on Saturday, May 11, 2024. They will take place concurrently in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino, the Eureka Theater, and the Eureka High School Auditorium. Each of the venues has the capacity to accommodate all of the registered graduates’ anticipated guests.
The University’s Regional Commencement ceremony, scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, will take place as scheduled.
For the Commencement ceremonies on May 11, each of the three Colleges will hold multiple ceremonies, organized by major, during the course of the day. The ceremonies will be led by the Dean and Associate Dean of each of the Colleges, with support from an additional academic leader.
8:30 a.m. - Elementary Education, Leadership Studies, MA Education, Administrative Services Credential; Education Specialist Credential; Multiple Subject Credential; Single Subject Credential 10:30 a.m. - Business Administration, Economics, MA Business Administration 12:30 p.m. - Child Development, Child Development & Family Relationships, Psychology (Students with last names A-L) 2:30 p.m. - Psychology (Students with last names M-Z), MS Psychology 4:30 p.m. - Individualized Degree Plan, Kinesiology, Nursing, Recreation Administration, MS Kinesiology 6:30 p.m. - Social Work, MA Social Work
Eureka High School Auditorium - College of Natural Resources & Sciences(1915 J St. Eureka, CA)
8:30 a.m. - Biology, MS Biology 10:30 a.m. - Computer Science, Data Science, Environmental Resources Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, MS Engineering & Community Practice 12:30 p.m. - Environmental Science & Management, MA Environmental Systems 2:30 p.m. - Forestry, Rangeland Resource Science, MS Natural Resources 4:30 p.m. - Fisheries Biology, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Zoology 6:30 p.m. - Botany, Chemistry, Wildlife
The Cultural Graduation Celebrations will be held Thursday and Friday at the Adorni Center in Eureka.
Asian, Desi, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and North African (ADPI+MENA) Graduation Celebration Friday, May 10; 4 – 6 p.m.
Black Graduation Celebration Friday, May 10; 1 – 3 p.m.
Latine/x Graduation Celebration Friday, May 10; 7 – 9 p.m.
All Native Graduation Celebration Thursday, May 9; 6 – 8 p.m.
Queer Graduation Celebration Friday, May 10; 10 a.m. – Noon
Cal Poly Humboldt is unable to hold this Spring’s Commencement on campus as planned because of the recent emergency. The campus remains closed due to clean-up work, concerns about maintaining the security of buildings, and the ongoing criminal and campus conduct investigations.
Facilities staff on campus typically spend a month or more preparing for Commencement, and that has not been possible. Those same staff have been responding to the campus emergency, and now they are focused on the extensive clean-up following the restoration of order to campus. There is no way, at this point, to get the campus ready to host graduates and thousands of guests.
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