Wisdom Sharing: Student Success Strategies at T ribal Colleges Presenters : Diane Reyna Koreen Ressler, Ph.D. T aos/Oke Owingeh Wachinkiya Yuha Win Student Success Ctr. Program Vice President of Academics Coordinator Sitting Bull College Santa Fe, New Mexico Fort Yates, North Dakota
Tribal Colleges • Established by tribes to educate Native people and preserve Native ways. There are 34 fully accredited tribal colleges in the USA serving more than 30,000 students who represent more than 250 tribes from across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. • Operate on or near Indian reservations, providing access to higher education for people in remote areas who otherwise could not afgord to leave home to attend college • Native culture is infused throughout the tribal college curriculum; http://www.collegefund.org/content/tribal_colleges • Promote academic achievement, self-esteem, and cultural identity;
Tribal Colleges • 1972 the fjrst six T ribal Colleges organized the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). Role research, advocacy and lobbying. • 1975 the T ribally Controlled Community College Act was introduced as Senate Bill 1017. Signed into law in 1978 by President Jimmy Cater. • 1994 T ribal Colleges were designated as Land Grant Institutions from US Congress. http://www.aihec.org/about/index.cfm
Walmart Minority Student Success Grant Program • Help fjrst-generation students achieve their higher education goals • MSIs — including historically and predominantly black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities • Grants of $100,000 to improve classroom practices and expand the role of faculty • Support existing efgorts by MSIs to close retention and persistence gaps and improve graduation rates • Train the trainer model – Mentor/Mentee Institutions
Mentor/ Mentee Model to Foster Student Success Mentor – Institute of American Mentee – Sitting Bull Indian Arts (IAIA ) College (SBC ) • Located on Standing Rock Sioux • Located south of Santa Fe, New Mexico • 152 acres Reservation • Residential and Commuter College • Reservation is 2.3 million acres • Accredited through North Central • Commuter College Association of Colleges and Schools • Accredited through North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
History IAIA SBC •Began as Standing Rock •Established 1962 Community College (SRCC) on •Congressionally Chartered September 21, 1973 1986 •Chartered by the Standing Rock •Accredited through the Higher Sioux Tribe Learning Commission of the •One of the original fjve tribal North Central Associations of colleges established Colleges and Schools •Accredited through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Associations of Colleges and Schools •On March 6, 1996, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council voted to offjcially amend the charter, changing the college's name to Sitting Bull College (SBC)
Vision and Mission IAIA SBC VISION VISION Let us put our minds together and see T o be the premier educational what life we can make for our institution for Native peoples children. and Native Arts and Culture Wakháŋyeža kiŋ lená épi čha táku MISSION waštéšte iwíčhuŋkičiyukčaŋpi kte. T o empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and MISSION Cultures through higher Guided by Lakota/Dakota culture, education, live long learning and values, and language, Sitting Bull outreach. College is committed to building intellectual capital through academic, career and technical education, and promoting economic and social development.
Program of Study IAIA SBC •Bachelor’s of Fine Arts •Bachelor’s of Science •Bachelor’s of Arts •Associate of Arts •Associate of Fine Arts •Associate of Science •Associate of Arts •Associate of Applied Science •Certifjcates •Certifjcates
Stafg and Faculty Demographics IAIA SBC •Board of Trustees •Board of Trustees • Eight members – one elected • T welve members – appointed from each district on by the President of the United reservation States •Personnel •Personnel • 3 Administrators • 8 Administrators • 2 - Ph.D. 2 Native American • 4 Native American • 1 - Master 1 Caucasian • 2 Ph.D. 1 J.D. •22 Full-time Faculty • 3 Masters 2 Bachelors • 23% - Ph.D. 32% Native • Faculty: American • 21 full time • 64% - Masters 55% • 67% Native American Caucasian • 19% Ph.D. 62% Masters • 2 PhD Candidates • 3 Ph.D. candidates •Average Length of Service – 8.62 •Average length of service: 8.3 years years •58 Full-time Stafg •72 Full-time stafg
Student Demographics IAIA SBC •300 Students Average Enrollment •402 Enrollment Spring 2013 per Semester •Largest program of study – Studio •Largest Programs of Study – Arts Business Administration, •63% Female/ 37% Male Environmental Science and Practical •78% Native American Nursing •62% Female/38% Male •31 Average Age •91% Native American •68 Percentile for Student Persistence from Fall to Spring •82% Single Semesters •30 Average Age •54 Percentile for Student •60 Percentile for Student Persistence Retention from Fall to Fall from Fall to Spring Semesters Semesters •40 Percentile for Student Retention •34% Graduation rate for an from Fall to Fall Semesters Bachelor Degree – within six years •24% Graduation rate for an Associate Degree – within three years
• 9/8-10/2011 Grant kickofg meeting at SBC • 10/26-29/2011-SBC to IAIA • 11/29/2011—IAIA to SBC • 2/17-20/2012—1st year Experience Conference/ San Antonio, TX • 3/1-2/2012—Grant meeting---Durham, SC • 6/25-26/2012-Grant meeting (AIHEC)—IAIA • 9/13-14/2012-Grant Meeting—Denver, CO • 10/31/2012-SBC Counselor took two students to IAIA Student Timeline of Activities Summit • 12/13-14/2012-Grant Meeting- Santa Fe, NM • 1/24-25/2013 – Data Collection meeting (AIHEC) – Minneapolis, MN
New or Revised Activities and Program SBC 1. First-time Freshman Advising 2. Efgective Orientation Program 3. At Risk Advising 4. Aggressive Counselor Interventions 5. Community wide discussion of student retention and engagement 6. Student Summit 7. Workshops/Activities 8. T alking Circles
SBC Student Summit
New or Revised Activities and Program IAIA 1. Student Success Center established at IAIA 2. Revised Orientation ensures a balance of academics and transition topics 3. Student Success Center comprehensive assessment planning 4. Group Mentoring model instituted S13 semester 5. First Year Advising Learning Community
IAIA Orientation Leaders
AIHEC Bundles of Strength
Results New or Revised Activities and Program Implemented SBC 1. Establishment of baseline data 2.Establishment of a Retention Committee 3.Establishment of a Student Retention Plan Objectives, Outcomes, Measurement T ools, Findings, and Recommended Action 4. Policy changes to advising, fjrst year courses, counseling, and student activities
Results New or Revised Activities and Program Implemented IAIA 1.Streamlined the assessment process of tutoring services 2.Student Success Center institutes a Group Mentor Program as required by the campus 2013 plan
Additional Benefjts SBC 1.Professional development opportunities for both fjrst year faculty and student support services stafg. 2.Most importantly the grant required SBC to stay on task. 3.Complied Retention Plan presented to SBC BOT.
Additional Benefjts IAIA 1.Cross cultural awareness. 2.Formal and informal professional development opportunities throughout the grant period. 3.Closer collaboration between the Student Success Center and Student Life stafg. 4.Former Ilisagvik grant project director hired as the Student Success Center’s Retention Director.
Conclusion “ Let us put our minds together to see what we can build for our children .” – Tataŋka Iyotaka (Sitting Bull )
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