Record-breaking Year for HSU which Received $36 Million in Research Grants
Humboldt State University gate [photo from CalState.edu]
Humboldt State faculty, staff, and student researchers were awarded a
record-breaking $36 million in new grant funding—an increase of $13
million from the previous year—administered and secured by HSU’s
Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU SPF).“We’re excited to have achieved this milestone with the HSU research
community,” says Kacie Flynn, Interim Executive Director of HSU SPF.
“Humboldt State University hosts world-class researchers that conduct
a wide range of innovative local, national, and international projects
that continue to support student success. We’re proud to work
alongside our faculty, staff, and student researchers to help make it
happen.”During the 2018-19 fiscal year, the University received 194 new
awards, totaling $36.4 million. HSU SPF currently manages 566 active
projects with a total award value of $87.8 million.Several grant-funded projects are currently underway, including:
$4.1 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration to the
HSU-based Norcal Small Business Development Lead Center for the
continued support of their network of Small Business Development
Centers throughout Northern California.$2.3 million from the California Social Work Education Center to
continue funding the CalSWEC Title IV-E Child Welfare Training
Project. These stipend programs provide support and resources for
Social Work students in exchange for a commitment to employment in a
public or Tribal child welfare setting post-graduation.$400,000 from the National Science Foundation for research at
primarily undergraduate institutions, awarded to Geography Professor
Rosemary Sherriff and Forestry Professor Lucy Kerhoulas for their
project: “RUI: Diversity of conifer responses to drought across
competitive and geographic gradients in the Klamath Mountain
Ecoregion.”$600,000 from the Ocean Protection Council to fund the Humboldt
Offshore Wind Study under Arne Jacobson, Director of the Schatz Energy
Research Center.HSU SPF also administered $2 million in grant scholarships and
stipends and $1.1 million in faculty and student travel. More than
$6.2 million in academic grants support the educational mission of the
campus, including $1.5 million in TRiO grants, and $851,000 for the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) STEM grant, which supports
Hispanic and low-income students in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics fields.Each year, HSU SPF provides nearly 1,000 job opportunities through
administered funds. More than 300 students receive hands-on research
experience while earning a steady income. And 575 faculty and staff
benefit by being able to conduct research in their specialty field
while receiving additional pay.
About HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation
HSU SPF is a nonprofit auxiliary of the University that administers
externally funded grants and submits proposals to funding agencies on
behalf of Humboldt State University. Learn more at
research.humboldt.edu.
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Thanks for the warning.
Unless things have changed with this admin, grants have been a sure way of alerting the citizens to the potential of far leaning studies and conclusions. It’s rumored that whoever relies on grants will say and do just about anything to keep that grant money coming in.
Hopefully the powers that be just want the truth without any leanings.
I am not a HSU student, but I do go on campus for other reasons. I marvel at the diversity of students walking around the campus. Good to see that. Does HSU track students by race, ethnicity and where they arrive from. I recall a bus load of potential students losing their lives on Interstate 5 somewhere near Chico. Most came from low income areas in LA. Tragic loss of life. Apparently recruitment efforts by past administrations. With the current President stating he would make an effort to recruit locally has the recruitment plan changed? Previous posters have stated only a low percentage of local students come from North of Santa Rosa or East to the valley. Maybe because there are schools in both areas. HSU employees I have talked to say enrollment is down at HSU and has been lessening over the past several years. Retention is another problem. Too many students start, but for reasons do not stay to complete their degrees (from article in the North Coast Journal). The new President will have a trough job determining why. And I don’t see local students being drawn to HSU as so many prefer to attend schools away from HSU and maybe their parents. In my Sacramento HS graduating class no one I knew applied to HSU. Can’t say why. I do know that the HSU RN program was deleted because of low enrollment numbers.