Welcome to Project Rebound

Project Rebound is a program that supports the higher education and successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals wishing to enroll and succeed at the California State University. By connecting students with critical resources, Project Rebound constructs an alternative to the revolving door policy of mass incarceration and increases community strength and safety.

Project Rebound acts as a direct liaison between networks throughout the campus as a whole and the surrounding community. We serve students within Northern California who have a desire to attend a CSU university. Students within our program consist of prospective students and matriculated undergraduate/graduate students.

We define students who are eligible for our services as individuals who have been convicted of a crime in a county, state, or federal jurisdiction and have clearly expressed their desire and readiness to earn a degree at Humboldt.

Pelican Bay's Bachelor of Arts Program

Overview

Cal Poly Humboldt offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) for Pelican Bay students who have completed their Associate's Degree. The program is designed as a degree completion program that can support students by offering 60 units of targeted courses to finish the BA degree in Communication. Furthermore, the program began in Spring 2024 with an initial cohort target of 20-27 students. These students were offered one course in the first semester and then offered a full load of courses starting in Fall 2024. The first cohort has an anticipated graduation date of Spring 2026.

The Benefits of Communication

Communication is one of the most sought-after skills desired by employers. Studying communication provides students the opportunity to strengthen abilities in facilitation, critical listening, public speaking, persuasion, public discourse as a means of culture change, interpersonal, advocacy, and much more. Communication graduates get access to careers in business, education, government, public relations, media, and leadership across industries.

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Land Acknowledgement

Project Rebound, housed on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus, is located on the present and ancestral Homeland and unceded territory of the Wiyot Tribe. Tribes and Nations in Humboldt County include Hupa, Karuk, Mattole, Tolowa, Wailaki, Wiyot, and Yurok. We make this land acknowledgment in recognition that our words must be matched by action and approach.