2006 Annual National Institute Agenda

RECRUITMENT RETENTION REINTEGRATION RESEARCH

Sponsored by
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Lumina Foundation for Education
Mohegan Tribe


Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT
July 23 — 27, 2006

SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006
  TRAVEL DAY
 
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006
8:00 — 8:45 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 — 9:15 a.m. Opening Prayer
Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum (Mohegan Tribe)
Chairman for the Mohegan Tribal Council
9:15 — 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks/Overview
Michael Hanitchak, (Choctaw/Chickasaw), Governing Council Chair
Director, Native American Program
Dartmouth College
9:30 — 9:45 a.m. Overview: Mohegan Tribe
Lynn Malerba, (Mohegan Tribe)
Vice-Chair for the Mohegan Tribal Council
9:45 — 10:00 a.m. B R E A K
10:00 — 11:30 p.m. Icebreakers and Introduction to 2006 Annual National Institute
Moderators: Michael Hanitchak, Augustine McCaffery, Steven Abbott
11:30 — 1:00 p.m. L U N C H
Guest Speakers: Ed Sarabia (Tlingit), Indian Affairs Coordinator for the State of Connecticut
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, (Mohegan Tribe)
Mohegan Tribal Historian & Executive Director of the Cultural & Community Programs Department
1:30 — 3:30 p.m. RECRUITMENT — RETENTION — REINTEGRATION — RESEARCH
Presenter: Dr. Timothy R. Ecklund, Associate Vice President for Campus Life Buffalo State College
 

Topic — "Recruiting, Retention, Reintegration, and Research: A Comprehensive Approach to Native American College Student Success"

4:00 — 8:00 p.m. Historical Tour and Traditional Feast
Hosted by the Mohegan Cultural & Community Program Department
 
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006
5:30 — 6:00 a.m. Sunrise Ceremony and Prayer
Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum (Mohegan Tribe)
Chairman for the Mohegan Tribal Council
Flute: Bill Andrews, (Mohegan Tribe)
Mohegan Council of Elders
7:45 — 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 — 9:00 a.m. Icebreakers
Steven Abbott, Governing Council Executive Board
Associate Director for Recruitment & Student Affairs
Harvard University
9:00 — 9:30 a.m. Elder Reflection
Robert Soper, (Mohegan Tribe), Elder-in-Residence
Secretary for the Mohegan Tribe Council of Elders
9:30 — 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
  RETENTION
Presenter 1: Iris HeavyRunner-PrettyPaint (Blackfeet/Crow)
Co-Director of Research Opportunities in Science for Native Americans University of Montana/Missoula
 

Topic — “Miracle Survivors: A Grounded Theory on Educational Persistence for American Indian Students”

  REINTEGRATION
Presenter 2: Lawrence E. Wheeler (Walker River Paiute)
Ed Research/K-12 Coordinator
 

Topic — "Coming Home"

12:00 — 1:30 p.m. L U N C H
Moderator: Carmen Lopez (Navajo)
Executive Director, Harvard University, Native American Program John F. Kennedy School of Government
 

Topic — “Understanding Institutional Climate”

2:00 — 4:00 p.m. RECRUITMENT
Chaired by:
Nadine Bill, (Upper Skagit)
Visiting Administrative Fellow
Harvard University, Native American Program
John F. Kennedy School of Government

Augustine McCaffery, Ed.C. (Comanche)
Senior Academic Program Specialist
The Graduate School
University of Washington
 

Topic — “Recruitment of Native American Students: Best Practices Reviewed”

5:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
7:00 p.m. Entertainment (optional)
 
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006
7:45 — 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 — 9:00 a.m. Elder Reflection
Robert Soper, (Mohegan Tribe), Elder-in-Residence
Secretary for the Mohegan Tribe Council of Elders
9:00 — 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (attend session not attended on Tuesday)
  RETENTION
Presenter 1: Iris HeavyRunner-PrettyPaint (Blackfeet/Crow)
Co-Director of Research Opportunities in Science for Native Americans University of Montana/Missoula
 

Topic — “Miracle Survivors: A Grounded Theory on Educational Persistence for American Indian Students”
  REINTEGRATION
Presenter 2: Lawrence E. Wheeler (Walker River Paiute)
Ed Research/K-12 Coordinator
 

Topic — "Coming Home"

12:00 — 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
2:00 — 3:30 p.m. Wrap Up/Evaluations
Michael Hanitchak, Governing Council Chair
6:00 — 9:00 p.m. Closing Dinner/Entertainment
(Invited Drum “Unity of Nations”)
Fireworks Display by Mohegan Tribe
 
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2006
  TRAVEL DAY