PowerPoint Presentation

15 Year OverviewBarbara AstonSpecial Assistant to the Provost/Tribal Liaison

1997 Signing of the MOU ...Whereas, Washington State Universityand the Signatory Tribeswish to create a structureto strengthen the relationships between them,and to improve the quality ofeducational services and opportunitiesprovided to Native American studentsat Washington State University...

Subsequent Signings

Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsNovember 13, 1998

Subsequent SigningsConfederated Salish and Kootenai TribesNovember 17, 1998

Signed in the tribal council chambers in Pablo, Montana.

Subsequent SigningsCowlitz Tribe October 28, 2002

Regular meetings over the yearsThe first Native American Advisory Board meeting met April 1998.

Two to three meetings have been held every year since.

Advisory Board Meeting, Spring 2000Early ActivitiesThree Language RoundtablesTwo Language ConferencesKellogg Foundation Partnership 2020

Early ActivitiesNative Womens Writing Workshops

Creating the Plateau CenterPlateau Center planning committee formedDr. Mary Collins chaired first Plateau Conference 2004

Creating the Plateau CenterInterim Director, Dr. Ron Pond, appointed in 2005Hosted second Plateau Conference and first Native American Research ExpoSearch for permanent director initiated, closed without hire.Second Interim Director, Barbara Aston, appointed in 2006Creating the Plateau CenterUnder leadership of second Interim Director:Plateau Center moved from College of Liberal Arts to the Provost OfficePermanent budget establishedSpace identified for Plateau Center in Cleveland HallPlateau Affiliate program establishedPlateau Fellows program establishedMini-grant program for affiliate faculty establishedCreating the Plateau CenterThird Plateau Conference coordinated by Phillip Cash Cash, First Plateau FellowTwo more Native American Research Expos hosted

Plateau Faculty Mini-Grant HighlightAnthropology Protocols for Research and Tribal Interaction

Highlight: Marc Beutel, Plateau Affiliate

Lake Roosevelt students attend National AISES Conference with Dr. Beutel.Highlight: Library web site and Plateau Peoples Portal Project

Inter-Institutional MOU

to strengthen the instruction and scholarship about, and services to Native Americans offered by each institution

March 24, 2008

Lewis-Clark State College

North Idaho College

Northwest Indian College

University of Idaho

Washington State University

Special Events

Special Events

WSU Arboretum & Wildlife Conservation Center

Plateau Center Faculty & Staff

Michael HollomanDirectorJuly 2010

Jeanette WeaskusClinical FacultyWSU GradAugust 2011

Renee HoltGraduate AssistantClearinghouse for Native Teaching and LearningAugust 2011

Kim ChristenDirector of Digital Projects2011Plateau Center Current InitiativesPlanning for AIST minor and certificate curriculum to infuse Nation-Building concepts Expanding AIST course offerings through inter-institutional partnershipExpanding Plateau Peoples Web Portal through NEH grant to include collections from MACPartnering with College of Education Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and Learning for outreach activities with pre-service teachers and teacher trainingCollege of Education InitiativesCreation of Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and LearningWSU/Coeur dAlene Education PartnershipPacific Northwest Center for Mestizo and Indigenous Research and Outreach

Susan Banks-JosephAssociate ProfessorLali McCubbinAssociate Professor

Paula Groves PriceAssociate ProfessorSpeech and Hearing Sciences

20 master's degrees and 23 bachelor's degrees to Native students, 2 have gone on to receive doctorates. Graduates work in tribal early childhood and head start programs, schools serving Indian communities, and health care settings.Ella InglebretProject DirectorCultural Interfacing: Preparation of Personnel to Work with Native AmericansGraduated 42% of all Native speech-language pathologists and 40% of all Native audiologists in the Northwest. Native American Health Sciences

Robbie PaulDirectorPermanent state-funded positionSummer 2000Na-ha-shnee Summer Camp Participants17th Annual Na-ha-shnee Over 350 high school students have attended70% have gone on to college

Native American Health SciencesGraduates:51 BSN Nurses70% returned home to respective tribes or are working in a tribal clinic8 Masters level nurses

Current Native American students: Pre-nursing: 15Pre-health science degree programs: 10Nursing: 3Masters: 1PhD: 1Doctor of Nurse Practitioner: 2Pharmacy: 1Speech and Hearing: 1

Trude Smith Plateau Scholarship RecipientsNative American Student CenterFranci TaylorRetention Counselor2012-13 Peer Mentors

Student Mentor ProgramStudent advocacy and supportScholarshipand financial aid assistanceCampus and community support and referralsAcademic advisingComputer accessFree academic tutoringWorkshopsCultural eventsInter-cultural opportunitiesNative American Cultural HousePotlucksDrum PracticeTalking CirclesSewing and CraftsSpecial Events

Tribal Liaison Office

Barbara AstonSpecial Assistant to the Provost/Tribal LiaisonFeb 1998Faith CharloPrincipal Assistant to the Tribal LiaisonFeb 2012Autumn JonesNative American Outreach CoordinatorOct 2012

Early OutreachNYEHE (Native Youth Exploring Higher Education)

NYEHE 201214th Annual Summer Camp 477 students have participatedRecruitment

Campus visitsTribal community college fairsActive recruitment in tribal communitiesPlanning & Communications

WebsiteNewsletterMarketing MaterialsDatabase Management

Nation Building Curriculum

Thank You!!Thank you to all for your commitment to increasing and improving educational opportunities for and about Native Americans and for your presence here today.