The Collective Spirit and Unifying Voice of our Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities | |
Highlights from the TCU Faculty & Student Success Convening | |
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. | |
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ASU Law, Diné College partner on 1st legal program affiliated with a tribe | |
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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
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EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | |
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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 6th Session 1: https://safalpartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsfuCpqjoqHtEyTHJPe3-x8KLvfwbWLd6y
June 13th Session 2: https://safalpartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcu6srDgjE9VCaLx46plFIzLPYZqSTkTl
June 20th Session 3: https://safalpartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld--pqjotHtIAugWd_n-vREXFxz4HEs9f
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2024 Tribal College and University Institutional Research Collaborative Conference | |
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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 15th in order to receive the group rate.
Online Registration Deadline*: June 30th | 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.
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JOB/INTERNSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Niitsitapiiysinni – To Be Blackfoot | |
On the Blood reserve, the Kainai First Nation rolled back the forces of colonization by building their own tribally controlled college. But then devastation struck. This is their story of rejuvenation and resilience. | | |
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Navajo Tech Students Receive 2024 BHP Scholarship | |
The scholarship helps enhance connectivity with the local community through tablet donations and recognizing NTU as an exemplary institution for higher education. | |
The AIHEC Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Workshop was held this week in Tulsa, OK. Pictured are Dr. Monte Randall, President of the College of the Muscogee Nation and Alex Grandon, AIHEC's Cyberinfrastructure Coordinator. Thank you to all who attended!
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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
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AIHEC Welcomes Program Specialist - Land Management Vicki Hebb | Vicki Hebb is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Vicki, her husband Marty & daughters Kelci & Averi raise cow/calf pairs and bucking horses on a third-generation ranch on the Cheyenne River Reservation. | |
Vicki has spent her whole career working with Indian Agriculture producers. She worked 20 years for Intertribal Agriculture Council and most recently worked 8 years for University of Nevad Reno Extension. She is extremely excited for this new journey to be working with AIHEC as she has known of AIHEC since her college days at the Montana State University-Bozeman and then went on to have working relationship as well. She is active on Community Advisory Boards, Organizational Advisory Boards as well as being active in her community to assist whenever possible. | |
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Thomas Davis longtime tribal college educator reads from his book, Meditation on Ceremonies of Beginnings.
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Life in the Land is a series of free films and podcasts that elevate the value of community-guided approaches, for the health of people and place. The following films hear from Native communities in Montana. The films are available for free to screen for classrooms & gatherings to prompt deeper dialogue on the mentioned topics. If you do screen them for your group or class, please reach out to info@storiesforaction.org to let us know you screened it, so we can note this for our grant reporting. Each film has accompanying podcast episodes, available on the Stories for Action podcast series, allowing folks to hear more from a specific subject. | | |
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Iikooshtaka’atbaatchaache, home of the Mighty Few. Historically, and still today, the Mighty Few (a District of the Crow Nation in Southeast Montana) have proven their name through resourcefulness, determination, and strength in unity. Witness the process of this community strengthening their connection to identity, the land, and community, while creating economic opportunities and necessary healing to thrive into the future. (46 minutes) | | |
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Hear unique perspectives from Amskapi'Piikani [Blackfeet] as they carry on the holistic approaches and reciprocal relationships that have always been a part of their culture and traditions, in ways that empower their community as they move into the future. Topics mentioned include: language, local leadership in land management, youth empowerment, ranching, traditional foodways, data sovereignty, and more. This content is Co-Produced by Lailani Upham of Iron Shield Creative. (46 minutes) | | |
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For thousands of years, the vast majority of fires on this land were intentionally set by Indigenous Peoples for a variety of reasons. Today, on the Flathead Reservation in Western Montana, the Division of Fire of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes' Forestry Department is reclaiming a traditional relationship with fire on the landscape. Hear from the team about this work and how these fire dependent landscapes benefit from this holistic approach. (7 minutes) | |
FAFSA Update from the U.S. Department of Education | |
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The U.S. Department of Education and the IRS identified three issues that impact a small amount of FAFSA forms which are identified in a new Electronic Announcement. From these issues, the Department and IRS estimate that approximately 5% of previously submitted FAFSA applications need to be reprocessed because the errors would result in decreased financial aid eligibility for students if unresolved. More than 80% of applications were not affected by these tax issues and the Department plans to reprocess the errors in the first half of April.
The Department released another Electronic Announcement this week regarding information on the Universally Unique Identification Numbers (UUIDs) that the Department is building and will send directly to institutions. The list will identify the student records that are unaffected by the known errors.
The Department will be hosting a webinar on Friday, April 5th to answer the most common technical questions which will include questions that have been received from schools, software developers, and states. Please register for the webinar here.
The department also launched a new page this week that includes updates and messages from Federal Student Aid Leadership.
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This solicitation is offered for support of two types of projects, a TCUP Hub and faculty-led topical interest groups (TIGs).
Upcoming due dates
Full proposal 2024
May 31 2024 - Deadline date
TCUP Hub
September 3 2024 - Deadline date
TIGs
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