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Resource List for Cal Poly Humboldt Students
Click the link above to find a wide range of local resources for health, wellbeing, and more.
Campus Assistance, Response, and Engagement (CARE)
The CARE Program seeks to be a safe and trusted campus resource that supports students who are overcoming extenuating circumstances. The CARE site contains information to assist students in accessing on and off campus resources related to food security, housing needs, mental health services, medical services, alcohol and other drug treatment, and other basic needs. If you have any questions, you can contact the CARE office at (707) 826-3504 or fill out a self-referral form.
Peer Mentoring
Peer mentors in the English department are here to serve you through one-on-one consultations and putting on events. Each peer mentor undergoes training to learn the ins-and-outs of the University. They can refer you to the Writing Studio or the Learning Center to help you with homework and introduce you to important resources on campus.
They will also help you with things like:
- connecting with offices on campus such as housing, cultural centers, etc.
- geting the most out of the English major
- finding community in the English major (with the weekly homework vibes event, etc.)
Weekly Events and Activities
Peer mentors also create social opportunities to learn and have fun. For example, they host weekly “homework vibes” sessions where English majors come together to study. They also coordinate with the English department club, APT, to plan fun, community-building events such as trivia nights, holiday parties, and more.
When are mentors available and who do they mentor?
Mentors are available on a weekly basis to answer questions. Peer mentors can be utilized by both current and incoming students.
Get Answers to Your Questions
If you have a question about academics, student life, basic needs (housing), and more, peer mentors can connect you with the people on campus who can help.
Become a Peer Mentor
To find out more visit our Support your Fellow Students page for a description about what is required and who to contact.
Writing Consultations
The Humboldt Writing Studio, a program of the Learning Center, offers free writing support. Trained writing consultants from a range of majors--including Criminology, Biology, English, and Geology--provide consultations on all types of writing projects: essays, digital projects, creative writing, resumes, and more.
Writing consultants can help with:
- Getting started on a writing project
- Incorporating and analyzing sources
- Organizing arguments and linking ideas
- Using academic voice and style
- Improving grammar and punctuation
Recruitment & Community Engagement
Want to host an event for English majors? Want to spread the word about an opportunity via the English department’s social media? Interested in getting more connected to our campus community? Get in touch with our Recruitment & Community Engagement Fellows. They are undergraduate and graduate students who facilitate the department's outreach efforts.
Fellows are also available to meet with prospective students, so if you or someone you know is interested in becoming an English major, please reach out!
Get Involved
How to become an Recruitment & Community Engagement Fellow
To find out more visit our Support your Fellow Students page for a description about what is required and who to contact.
Meet our Outreach & Community Engagement Fellow
Sophia Bernardino (she/her)
English Major, Literary Studies Focus, ADPIC Social Media Coordinator
Sophia Bernardino from Los Angeles California is an English Major, focusing on Literary Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt. With years of social media engagement, she is delighted to share that platform for the English department, The Asian Desi, & Pacific Islander Collective (Adpic), and the student run radio station KRFH, at Humboldt. With these positions, she will graduate in the Spring 2022 and apply for the MA English Program at Cal Poly Humboldt. Her ideal profession is to become a lobbyist for Public Education, to create bills and rights for students. In between being a full time student, a radio DJ, and a Social Media Outreach Specialist, Sophia enjoys going to church on Sundays, spending time with her family and going to amusement parks with them, and lastly going on adventurous hikes all around Humboldt County and Oregon with new friends she has made on campus.
