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UNL, state tribes join forces
to increase representation
■ Steering committee
convenes to establish
plan to bring more
American Indian stu
dents and faculty to
UNL.
ByJiUZeman
Staff writer
A group of about two dozen
people met last Tuesday with a
common goal: to build a solid
relationship between the univer
sity and the state’s American
Indian tribes.
A steering committee, com
prised of University of
Nebraska-Lincoln faculty mem
bers, tribal members and repre
sentatives from two of die state’s
tribal colleges, met for the first
time, at Chancellor James
Moesert request.
The group discussed and
brainstormed ideas to increase
the American Indian student and
faculty population at die univer
sity, said Michelle Waite, assis
tant to die chancellor for commu
nity relations.
“We want to utilize our
expertise and find out how we
can help,’’ she said.
The committee targeted three
issues affecting American
Indians, which include recruiting
and retaining native students and
faculty, promoting tribal eco
nomic development and cooper
ating with tribal colleges to
expand distance education, she
said.
Paul Olson, a UNL English
professor and member of the
committee said the partnership is
significant because it is the first
time a formal relationship has
been established with the univer
sity and the state’s tribal colleges.
The tribal colleges are small
and have limited financial
resources while the university
has a low American Indian popu
lation, Olson said.
“We need each other,” he
said. -i—••
The partnership will allow
UNL graduate students to partic
ipate in internships and projects
at die tribal colleges and reserva
tions, he said.
“We need to give students
more experience in environ
ments where white people aren’t
the majority,” he said.
This is significant because a
system for transfer credits and
recruitment can be created for
UNL and the colleges.
“It should save the state
money in terms of getting an
educated group of young people
to lead on the state’s reserva
tions,” he said.
But the partnership does not
just deal with recruiting students
to UNL, as Waite said the group
will focus on improving die high
school graduation rate for the
state* tribes.
“We’re not just looking at
university issues,” she said.
“To get them here, we’ve got
to get them to graduate high
school.”
The committee will begin to
tackle that by focusing on certi
fying American Indian teachers
and encouraging them to stay on
the reservation and teach, she
said.
Waite said she hopes the
committee will meet with UNL
interim chancellor Harvey
Perlman in the fall to discuss
future plans.
News of the committee has
drummed up more faculty inter
est so the committee may expand
into several subcommittees,
Waite said.
“I think this partnership can
build some bridges and facilitate
discussion on important issues,”
she said.
“It* a step in die right direc
tion.”
Moeser names Jones’ replacement
From Staff Reports
It still needs approval from
the NU Board of Regents, but
UNL’s next vice chancellor of
business and administration fig
ures to be Cleveland State
University import Christine
Jackson, Chancellor James
Moeser announced Tuesday.
If approved, Jackson will be
replacing Melvin W. Jones, who
died last September, Moeser
said. Jackson's responsibilities
as chief financial official at CSU
included long-term policy plan
ning and budget making. Her
role at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln will be simi
lar.
“The vice chancellor for
business and finance must have
excellent skills in dealing with
financial, personnel, planning
and campus safety issues," said
U Throughout her career, Chris has
demonstrated those abilities. I
can’t think of anyone I would
rather see leading this vital area at
UNL.”
James Moeser
UNL chancellor
Moeser, who is leaving UNL this
summer to take a position at die
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. “In fact, anything
dealing with the campus’ human,
financial and physical resources
- as well as a thorough under
standing of the university’s aca
demic mission.”
“Throughout her career,
Chris has demonstrated those
abilities. I can't think of anyone I
would rather see leading this
vital area at UNL ”
Said Jackson of her new role:
“The kind of talents I have might
be a match with what they were
looking for. I’m the kind of per
son who works well with people
and organizations and I try to
keep projects moving forward.
Working with the academic com
munity is one of my main
strengths.”
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