Tribal Budget Advisory Council (TBAC) Briefing March 15, 2010

1. Tribal Budget Advisory Council(TBAC) BriefingMarch 15, 2010 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

2. Purpose of this Session • Obtain TBAC support for activities and missions of Haskell and SIPI • Provide an overview of Haskell and SIPI • Communicate the value of Haskell and SIPI in building capacity throughout Indian Country • Provide information to the TBAC about current and historic funding levels appropriated to Haskell and SIPI

3. Bureau of Indian Education(Oversight for Post Secondary) • Stephanie Birdwell (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Deputy Director for Policy, Evaluation and Post Secondary Education (Washington D.C.) • James Chris Redman (Chickasaw Nation), Education Program Specialist (OKC) • Stan Holder (Wichita and Affiliated Tribes), Special Assistant to the Deputy Director (ABQ) • Brandi Sweet (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Program Analyst (Washington, D.C.) • Alicia Henson (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Program Support Assistant (OKC) • Juanita Keesing (Pascua Yaqui), Program Analyst, (Washington, D.C.) • Cindy Wheeler (Oglala Sioux), Program Assistant (ABQ)

4. SIPI Administration • President: Dr. Sherry R. Allison (Dine’) • Vice President-Academic Programs: Ms. Valerie Montoya (Ohkay Owingeh) • Vice-President College Operations (Acting): Mr. Monte Monteith • Director of Housing and Recreation: Mr. Ray Gachupin (Jemez Pueblo) • Department Chair (Acting): Ms. Dorothy Wester • Director of Admission/Financial Aid: Mr. Joe Carpio (Laguna Pueblo)

5. Haskell Administration • President (Acting):Dr. Venida Chenault (Prairie Band Potawatomi) • Vice President-Academic Affairs:Dr. Venida Chenault • Vice-President University Services(Acting): Dr. Dan Wildcat (Muscogee) • Director of Housing and Recreation: Mr. Jim Tucker (Cherokee) • Registrar: Mr. Manny King (Northern Cheyenne)

6. Judy Dehose, Western Region Fannie Atcitty, Navajo Region Gil Vigil, Southwest Region Brandon Stevens, Midwest Region Lana Redeye, Eastern Region Alberta Friday, Northwest Region Russell Bradley, Four Tribes of Kansas Radley Davis, Pacific Region Clarena Brockie, Rocky Mountain Region George Tiger, Eastern Oklahoma Region Harold Frazier, Great Plains Region Joyce Bear, National Alumni Association Janice Mendez, Student Senate Francis Jackson, Alaska Region Ron Two Hatchet, Southern Plains Region Haskell Board of Regents

7. SIPI Board of Regents • Mr. Francis Tafoya, Chairman, Eight Northern Pueblos • Mr. Stanley Milford, Sr., Vice Chairman, Navajo Nation (New Mexico) • Ms. Pamela Cordova, Secretary, Mescalero Apache Tribe • Ms. La Titia Taylor, Southern Ute Indian Tribe • Mr. Freddie Howard, Navajo Nation (Arizona) • Mr. Larry Schurz, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona • Mr. Paul Shattuck, Ten Southern Pueblos • Ms. Paulette Dixon, Jicarilla Apache Nation • Mr. Conway Hannah, SIPI Student Senate President

8. Accreditation overview of Haskell and SIPI • Haskell and SIPI both received North Central Association (NCA) accreditation in the 1970’s and have maintained this accreditation • Both institutions maintain specialized accreditations for specific degree programs SIPI Haskell

9. Overview of Haskell Degree Programs • Degree Programs • Four baccalaureate degrees – Elementary Education, Environmental Science, American Indian Studies, Business Administration • 14 Associate Degrees • Proposed Degrees – Liberal Arts, Community Health, and additional degrees identified in the course of national tribal dialogue sessions • Additional programs must align with existing resources and mission

10. Overview of SIPI Degree Programs • Degree Programs • 20 Associate’s Degree – Associate’s of Sciences, Associate’s of Arts, and Associates of Applied Sciences • 10 Certificate Programs

11. Overview of Haskell and SIPI Operations • Current operation budget for Haskell • Funding for Haskell FY 2009 • $10,442,000 Education • $3,736,845 Facilities • Total $14,178,845.00 • Current operation budget for SIPI • Funding for SIPI FY 2009 • $6,716,123 Education • $1,690,868 Facilities • Total $8,406,991.00 • Funding levels at both schools are consistent with appropriations from over 20 years ago after adjustments for inflation

12. Overview of Haskell and SIPI Operations • Funding constraints have an adverse impact on accreditation • Funding constraints limit new degree programs, hiring, tribal outreach and training, services to students, facility improvements, and information technology (I.T. Infrastructure) • Funding is supplemented by grants • Services are supplemented through partnerships

13. Plans for Haskell and SIPI Haskell • Expand degree offerings • Program development for Student Success • Enhance I.T. infrastructure to support online learning • Fill critical positions across campus SIPI • Fill key positions, including instructors • Expand and maintain the Library • Strengthen student support services • Strengthen information technology infrastructure • Improve residential life

14. Questions HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY 155 Indian Ave Lawrence, KS 66046 www.haskell.edu SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 9169 Coors Blvd. NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 www.sipi.edu U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Education 1849 C Street, NW, MS 3606-MIB Washington, DC 20240 www.bia.edu