2023 TCU Faculty Convening
9th Annual TCU Faculty Convening | July 19-20, 2023
The 9th annual TCU Faculty Convening brought together faculty representing 11 TCUs to discuss research, best practices, and lessons learned. The presentations covered topics such as tribal vs. non-tribal law, academic program review, Diné educational philosophy, and Indigenous sovereignty throughout history.
Participants also took a cultural trip to view the Sand Creek Massacre exhibit at the History Colorado Center and visited the College Fund office. Richard Williams and Montoya Whiteman generously shared their knowledge about the exhibit and truth and restoration efforts in Colorado.
The presentations are listed below in alphabetical order by presenter.
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Presentations
Using Tribal Critical Race Theory in the Classroom: Supporting Marginalized Communities including Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and Previously Incarcerated Students
Jodi Burshia, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Creating Community Through Culture in the Virtual Classroom
Kathleen Carty-Fisher, Bay Mills Community College
Culturally Responsive Student Support Model for Native American Undergraduate Teacher Education Students
Kelli Chelberg, College of Menominee Nation
Cultivating Student Self-Efficacy through Mentoring Feedback
Jaime Davis, Iḷisaġvik College
Planting the Seed: A Completed TCU Program Review Journey
Tashina Emery, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Sa’ąh Naagháí Bik’eh Hózhóón: The Educational Philosophy of Diné College
Miranda Haskie, Diné College
Chiefs, Crowns, and Constitutions: Indigenous Sovereignty in a Colonial World
Jair Peltier, Turtle Mountain Community College
Faculty-Student Environmental Science Research with Tribal Natural Resource Partners
Andrew Kozich, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Deconstructing the “Apache” Identity: A History of the San Carlos Apachean Peoples
Marcus Macktima, San Carlos Apache College
Historical Review of College Fund Research Projects and Key Findings
David Sanders, American Indian College Fund
Overview of Faculty Development at the College Fund
David Sanders, American Indian College Fund
Cultivating Native Student Success: Strategic Enrollment Management and the Faculty Role
Lisa Silverstein, American Indian College Fund
TCU Place-Based Programming at the College Fund
Bridget Skenadore, American Indian College Fund
Redefining Professional Development for Local Language Warriors
Michael Sullivan, Lac Courtes Oreilles Ojibwe University
Tribal and Non-Tribal Law: Incorporating One Into the Other
Rick SyWassink, Sitting Bull College
Teaching the Archives: Finding Ancestors’ Voices in the Media of Yesteryear
Ryan Winn, College of Menominee Nation
