2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

The Manor is Humboldt’s smallest living
area, housing 45 students in three-person
apartments. Each apartment has a double
and single room and a kitchen, living room,
and bathroom.
Each residence hall room comes equipped
with a bed, mattress pad, desk, chair, dresser,
carpet, wastebasket, recycling container,
and window covering. Each room is wired for
telephone service, which may be arranged
with SBC. All rooms have cable TV hookup.
Small refrigerators and microwave/refrigerator
units are available for rent during the
academic year. Students must provide their
own linens, towels, pillow, blankets, study
lamps, and personal items.
Students living in the residence halls (with
the exceptions of Creekview and The Manor)
are required to purchase a meal plan (see
Dining Services).
What does it all cost? The following full-year
figures are for the 2005-2006 academic
year. Rates for the following year are determined
in the spring of the year preceding the
academic year.
Single room $5,016 - 5,505
Double room $4,051 - 4,448
Triple room $2,688 - 2,823
Meal plans $2,957 - 3,888
Applying for housing is easy! Once a person
applies for admission, the Office of
Admissions automatically mails an application
for housing. Students complete the application
and return it to the address indicated.
There is no application fee. Students may
also apply on-line at www.humboldt.edu/
~housing. Once it’s received, the housing
office sends a letter confirming the application.
The letter provides further information,
including an overall time line for mailing of
the housing license, room assignments, and
opening day. For additional information contact
Housing, Jolly Giant Commons, Arcata
CA 95521, (707) 826-3451 or email them
at housing@humboldt.edu.
Off-campus Housing. Most off-campus students
live in Arcata. Housing, in partnership
with Off-Campus Housing 101, provides an
on-line listing of available local housing at
www.hsu.och101.com. Associated Students
provides counseling, advice, and information
on landlord/tenant matters.
International Study
(see Study Abroad Programs)
Intramural Sports
Humboldt State’s intramural sports program
provides recreational leagues and activities
Monday through Thursday evenings and
Sunday afternoons on the HSU campus.
The goal of our program is to provide a
wide variety of leagues and activities to
suit the skill levels of all university students.
Participation in the program allows students
to meet new people, learn new sports,
test one’s physical ability, and just have
fun. Sports include softball, flag football,
volleyball, basketball and soccer. Special
events include disc golf, softball, and table
tennis tournaments. We also provide
drop-in activities (sponsored by Associated
Students) such as lap swimming, kayak roll
sessions, table tennis, soccer, volleyball
and basketball. All intramural activities are
free for full-time HSU students. For more
information please call 826-6011.
Library
The collection includes 536,904 volumes,
1,302 print and 8,623 electronic subscriptions
to scholarly and popular periodicals,
and extensive holdings of microforms
and other material. The Library also has
433,756 California state and federal government
publications. Students, faculty,
and staff have access to library resources
nationwide through interlibrary loan and
document delivery services.
Unique to the campus is a collection of material
about Humboldt County—both natural
and cultural history—housed in the Humboldt
Room. The Library also houses other fine
collections: children’s literature, maps, audio
CDs, videos, and the University Archives.
Research & Instructional Services.
Librarians offer reference assistance and
provide instruction in locating, retrieving,
organizing, evaluating, and communicating
information. They offer both formal and
informal classes addressing basic library
research skills. Librarians also teach a 1
unit class on information retrieval each
semester.
The Library’s web page, http://library.
humboldt.edu, provides access to the
Library’s digital resources that include 160
index, reference, and full-text databases; the
HSU Library Catalog; the HSU Journal and
Newspaper Finder; and the Library catalogs
for many other academic institutions
throughout the State and beyond. The HSU
Library Catalog also provides access to the
full-text of electronic course reserve readings
which are available through ONCORES
(the Library’s Online Courseware Reserve
System).”
Within the Library, students have access to
over 50 computer workstations for study
and research plus two computer labs with
full suites of application software.
Library Media. In the Media Resources Area,
located on the 2nd floor, the Library offers
a variety of audiovisual materials, including
videos, compact discs, and microforms, to
support instruction and research in many
academic areas. Students can either check
out those resources, or use listening and/or
viewing equipment available in that area, for
self-paced study.
Multicultural Center
The Multicultural Center is a student-initiated
facility/program celebrating both the
differences and commonalities reflected in
our culturally diverse university community.
Through education and advocacy, the center
resists oppression and creates a safe place
for all university community members to
gather.
A variety of programs and services empower
cultural groups and individuals. The center:
• uses instruction, demonstrations, exhibits,
and performances to educate the
university community about similarities
and differences between existing ethnic
and non ethnic cultural groups on campus;
• encourages open communication with
other community and educational organizations,
including similar programs
on other CSU campuses;
• advocates cultural pride and excellence
through public discussion groups, lectures,
seminars, and workshops;
• encourages the sharing of traditions,
arts, and literature through cultural
exchange;
• uses mass media to attract new students
to Humboldt State.
A round-table of representatives makes
decisions regarding activities and projects.
They represent 14 campus culture
groups: American Indian Alliance; ARCH;
Asian Students Union; Black Student Union;
Disabled Student Services; Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual Student Association; INRSEP;
International Students Union; ITEPP; Islamic
Student Association; Jewish Student Union;
MEChA; Women’s Center; and HSU Drum.
For information, call (707) 826-3364 or
visit House 55.
Museums
(see Natural History Museum or
Resources for Research & Study)
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog
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