June 7, 2024

Smith Selected as President of Fort Peck Community College

Born and raised on the Fort Peck reservation with years of service at Fort Peck Community College, Craig Smith is the tribal college’s seventh president.



TMCC Receives Million-Dollar Grant for Cybersecurity Clinic

The new clinic at Turtle Mountain Community College will give students the opportunity to learn cybersecurity and AI skills in a hands-on manner while simultaneously helping to protect vulnerable organizations and critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.

WETCC Announces New Addition to Main Campus Building

Community members, partners, and stakeholders are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 18, at 10:00 AM at the WETCC main campus.

Join the TCU Building Bridges Grant Program for the Community of Practice Workshop

June 14 at 11:30 - 1:00 PM Pacific Time

This workshop will be a supplemental information session with light facilitation that helps participants brainstorm and collaborate with colleagues at other TCUs to figure out what they may want to accomplish with grant funding, who they may need to engage to begin building a proposal, what resources can be shared across institutions, and other best practices that may make submissions stronger.

• Registration 
• Pre-conference rates valid through Sept. 7; registration closes on Sept. 20. 
• Call for Sessions - Due May 31
• You can choose to submit a presentation (50 minutes, informational with some interactions) or workshop (1hr and 40 minutes, activity focused with minimal interaction). 
• Call for Research
• Open to middle school, high school, undergraduate, masters/doctoral students, and professionals. Research presentations will be held on Friday, October 4.
• All registrations are due Monday, Sept. 2. However, early submissions will receive registrations discounts:
• 11:59pm CT Friday, July 19: 100% registration discount
• 11:59pm CT Friday, August 23: 50% registration discount

In cooperation with the USDOL’s Office of Apprenticeship (OA) and its Division of Indian and Native American Programs (DINAP), the Center of Excellence is hosting this webinar series featuring Safal Partners, a U.S. DOL Funded Industry Intermediary. These lunch hour webinars will consist of registered apprenticeship program sponsors in Washington State presenting their program’s details and application process to professionals representing Native American jobseekers.

Tribal college career centers, one-stops, and other workforce offices are invited to this June webinar series to hear how to connect their workforce program participants and students to federally registered apprenticeship opportunities in the State of Washington. Each webinar session will consist of 3 different apprenticeship programs sharing their program’s occupations, application dates, application process, expectations, wages, cost, benefits, work/school location(s), and other pertinent details and includes a short Q&A period. This recruiting opportunity is designed to benefit Native American jobseekers and to bridge partnerships between registered apprenticeship programs and tribal organizations.

Sign up here:

June 13^th Session 2: https://safalpartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcu6srDgjE9VCaLx46plFIzLPYZqSTkTl

June 20^th Session 3: https://safalpartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld--pqjotHtIAugWd_n-vREXFxz4HEs9f

2024 Tribal College and University Institutional Research Collaborative Conference

This year's conference will be held July 16th-18th and hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) in Lawrence, KS. This year's theme will focus on Expanding Data Access for Evidence Building and Decision Making working towards the following goals:

• Promoting networking across institutional research and assessment professionals at TCUs
• Sharing good practices and resources related to institutional research, assessment, and accreditation
• Effectively utilize data to strategically inform continuous improvement efforts and student success initiatives
• Provide high-quality professional development opportunities to IR and Assessment professionals at TCUs

Conference Theme: Expanding Data Access for Evidence Building and Decision Making

Dates: July 16th-18th, 2024

Location: Haskell Indian Nations University - Lawrence, KS

Lodging: A room block has been secured at the Springhill Suites Marriott (1 Riverfront Plaza, Lawrence, KS 66044). To reserve a room within the room block click here or call 785.841.2700 and mention Haskell Center for Institutional Effectiveness.  *Reservations must be made by June 15^th in order to receive the group rate. 

Online Registration Deadline*: June 30^th | Click here to register

*Onsite registration will be available, though airport shuttle service and networking dinner availability are not guaranteed.

More details on transportation, lodging, and meal information can be found on the registration page. 

If you have any questions, please contact Shania Smith at ssmith@haskell.edu or Duane Reeder at duane.reeder@bie.edu.

JOB/INTERNSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENTS

American Indian Students’ Sense of Belonging at Predominantly White Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities

A new, in-depth study investigates and compares Native students’ sense of belonging at predominantly white institutions of higher learning and TCUs.

My Mother

The life force that gave me mine is the lighting of a fierce storm, the gentle breeze of a nice day, the oranges and pinks of a sunset, all in one and everything ever becoming.

Tribal College Journal On Campus

Tribal College & University News Round-up

Other News

CMN weekly garden series provides tips for all levels of gardeners

White Earth Tribal College Gets $1.5M Investment for Healthcare Workers

Red Lake Nation College opens in Minneapolis, offering higher education and cultural connection

What’s New in Digital Equity: The ACP Is Over; Now What?

CENTER FOR TRIBAL DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY LAUNCHED

‘Citizenship Act’s most important aspect – right to vote’ for Native Americans

TCU's Celebrating 30 Years

1994 Land Grand Institutions

As we celebrate 30 years of Tribal Colleges and Universities being 1994 Land Grant Institutions, we look back at this 2020 - 1994 Land Grant Video - to see some of the impacts this designation has made to the TCUs and their communities.

AIHEC would like to thank Senator Fischer for her continuous support of our Tribal Colleges and Universities!

Senator Fischer Questions During Indian Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing

FARM BILL ROUNDTABLE

Thank you to Senator Lankford (OK) and Boozman (AR) for inviting the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) to speak at the Farm Bill Roundtable this morning in Oklahoma City. Craig Barnes, Natural Resource Instructor at CMN provided comments on behalf of TCUs, to discuss key recommendations that are essential to continuing the mission of our 1994 Institutions to address the growing agricultural needs of Indian Country. Tribal Colleges received federal land-grant status in 1994 and continue to provide community-based instruction to Tribal and rural communities.

Highlights from the TCU Faculty & Student Success Convening

ASU Law, Diné College partner on 1st legal program affiliated with a tribe

Less than one year ago, the US Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action, drawing heightened attention to long-standing inequities in the higher education system. In a new retrospective analysis, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce demonstrates that even with race-conscious affirmative action in place, racial/ethnic diversity gains made at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities were marginal. As a result, selective institutions need to overhaul their admission policies to achieve equitable enrollment in a post-affirmative action society. Read more in

their new report: https://bit.ly/3JoPdvi

This solicitation is offered for support of two types of projects, a TCUP Hub and faculty-led topical interest groups (TIGs).



Upcoming due date

Full proposal 2024

September 3 2024 - Deadline date

TIGs