Faculty Advisory Board
2022 – 2023
The Faculty Development Program Office is guided and advised by a five-member Faculty Advisory Board comprising faculty members from tribal colleges and universities. Board members can be permanent faculty members or adjunct instructors. For more information, contact Heidi Normandin, Faculty Development Program Officer, at hnormandin@collegefund.org.
Karen Colbert
General Education Department Chair and Lead Math Faculty
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Shaina A. Nez (Diné)
Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English
Diné College
Tyler Parisien, EdD (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa)
Director and Instructor, Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Genetics Lab
Turtle Mountain Community College
Sarah Vande Corput
Letters and Science Faculty
College of Menominee Nation
Stephen Wall (White Earth Nation)
Faculty Emeritus, Indigenous Liberal Studies Department
Institute of American Indian Arts
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CoBank Partners with the American Indian College Fund to Support Native College Students
CoBank is partnering with the American Indian College Fund (College Fund) to provide American Indian and Alaska Native students with scholarships. CoBank has granted $300,000 over the next three years, providing $100,000 per year for 20 student scholarships in the amount of $4,500.
American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills Student Blanket Contest Opens November 15
The American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills, the international lifestyle brand headquartered in Portland, Oregon, are announcing they are accepting submissions for The Tribal College Blanket Design Contest, beginning November 15. All American Indian and Alaska Native students attending a tribal college or university are eligible to submit one or several designs in the competition, which awards scholarships and cash prizes to the top three designers.