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Humboldt State University has announced allocations of the $12 million in funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Since the initial campus call for feedback, HSU received an additional $1 million in federal Minority-Serving Institution funding, increasing the total second round funding allocations from $11 million to $12 million. 

As a reminder, this is on top of the $5 million in funding being directly allocated to students via emergency aid, of which over $4.5 million has already been distributed.

Commencement is a special day recognizing milestone achievements, and Humboldt State is working diligently to finalize plans for some kind of regional in-person celebrations throughout the state. More information about dates and locations will be shared in the next few weeks.

In this message: Vaccinations for Employees; Face-to-Face Campus Business Services; Building Hours; On-campus Events for Summer; Exclusion Pay; Free Testing for Campus Community

After careful planning for the last several weeks with County Public Health, Humboldt State University began administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees on campus this week, prioritizing staff and faculty who have been approved to work on campus and have a higher risk of exposure, such as Housing, Dining, Custodial Services, and Children’s Center. Student employees, including those working for auxiliaries and dining, will also be eligible to receive the vaccine.

All stateside California State University employees who work on campus (includes student employees, and retired annuitants) are now eligible for exclusion pay. 

Exclusion Pay is pay continuation for employees who are able and available to work but are being excluded from work due to exposure to COVID-19 at the work site and must quarantine, as prescribed by the California Department of Public Health.  

Humboldt State University will cancel most in-person programs and events that are usually scheduled to take place on campus over the summer to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Events and programs include:

• Summer conferences and workshops

• Camps and athletics clinics

• Recreation programs

The following essential business services supporting our students, staff, and faculty will be updated during the Spring 2021 semester, effective Monday, March 8, 2021:

Some members of the Humboldt State University community have been forwarded an email from Humboldt County Public Health that invites individuals to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine at College of the Redwoods. 

Humboldt State University student-athletes are cautiously returning to training, practice, and exhibition games this spring.

Under strict health and safety guidelines from the NCAA, Humboldt County Public Health, and the University, this is the first opportunity since the COVID-19 pandemic began for student athletes to return to a bit of normalcy. The careful, deliberate approach to returning can have implications for the future of campus functions like field trips, in-person courses, events, and more.