Your Academic Support First Year & College Based Support

Retention through Academic Mentoring Program, aka RAMP

Here at Cal Poly Humboldt, we are dedicated to your success as a student. The RAMP has two “pathways” that support students' success: First Year and College Based.

The First Year pathway serves all first time freshmen through general and/or 1:1 mentoring meetings, and collaborations with other units on campus (i.e., Placed-Based Learning Communities [PBLC], Educational Opportunities Program [EOP]) to support recent high school graduates in their transition to college by connecting them to campus resources and assisting them in developing a sense of belonging.

The College Based pathway serves all new transfer students through general and/or 1:1 mentoring meetings, events, and collaborations with other units on campus (i.e., Transfer Student Organization [TSO]) with a specific emphasis on connecting students to their academic college to support the development of an academic identity and sense of belonging within their academic college.

The RAMP is rooted in a holistic framework of justice, equity, cultural humility, and respect for the existence of multiple intersectionalities which impact the students’ lives. RAMP is about Involvement. Engagement. Support.

How to Connect with Your Mentor

Check your Humboldt email!
Mentors reach out to all students prior to Welcome Week.
Attend Welcome Week events. First Year mentors will be participating in PBLC activities while College Based mentors will be participating in Transfer Orientation events.
Reach out to ramp@humboldt.edu.

Connect with RAMP

Have other questions? Learn more about RAMP here, on our Instagram account @humbodt.ramp, or email ramp@humboldt.edu. You can also visit us in the Library 25, or reach out to one of our coordinators directly.

Gloria "glo" Brown
RAMP Coordinator, FIrst Year
LIB 25A
(707) 826-4585
gloria.brown@humboldt.edu

Homer Balbanis earned the title “Mr. Humboldt” for his more than 40 years of service to the University.