OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE

Regular Board of Trustees
March 24, 2002

 

BOARD PRESENT               BOARD ABSENT                 STAFF PRESENT                 OTHERS

 

Newton Cummings                 Lyle Jack                                 Tom Shortbull             Lisa F. Cook                          

Dennis Brewer                                                                        Karlene Janis                          

Mavis Bad Cob                                                                                              

Lawrence Janis

Lamoine Pulliam                                                                                            

Bennett Sierra

Dennis King

Tom Conroy

Eileen Janis

Elaine Gibbons

Pheobe Tallman

Delores Dreamer

                                                                       

                                                                                   

PLACE:  Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn

 

1.  CALL TO ORDER

 

Mr. Newton Cummings, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

 

2.  INVOCATION

 

Ms Eileen Janis gave the invocation.

 

3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular February 27, 2002 Meeting

 

Ms. Eileen Janis made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 27, 2002 Regular Board of Trustees meeting.  Mr. Tom Conroy seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  10 for;                           Against:  0                   Not Voting;  0             Motion Carried

 

4.     FINANCE

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Finance Committee Minuets for the BoardÕs approval. (See Appendix I)  Mr. Shortbull stated there would be another meeting on the audit on Monday, April 15, 2002, and if Board members that are not Finance Committee members would like to attend, OLC would pay them a stipend for attending the meeting in Pine Ridge.     

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to approve the Finance Committee Minutes as presented.  Ms. Eileen Janis seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  10 for;               Against;  0                   Not Voting;  0                         Motion Carried

 

Mr. Dennis King and Mr. Lamoine Pulliam entered the meeting.

 

5.     PROGRAM/POLICY

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Program/Policy Committee Minutes for the BoardÕs approval. (See Appendix II)   

 

Mr. Tom Conroy made a motion to approve the Program/Policy Committee Minutes as presented.  Ms. Delores Dreamer seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  12 for;               Against;  0                   Not Voting;  0             Motion Carried

 

6.     PERSONNEL

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Personnel Committee Minutes for the BoardÕs approval.  (See Appendix III)  The salaries were not included in the Personnel Minutes and will be corrected.

 

Ms. Delores Dreamer made a motion to approve the Personnel Committee Minutes with corrections to include salaries.  Mr. Lamoine Pulliam seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  12 for;               Against;  0                   Not Voting;  0                         Motion Carried

 

7.     REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1.     Resignation

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the resignation for Ms. Juanita Scherich, Pejuta Haka College Center Director.

 

8.     NEW BUSINESS

 

1.     OLCÕs Opposition to Proposed Lakota Language Consortium Ð Indiana University

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the PresidentÕs recommendation that OLC be opposed to a proposed Lakota Language consortium through the Indiana University.  (See Attachment A)  Mr. Shortbull presented the minutes from the Lakota Studies department which felt that if there is going to be a major effort in regards to Lakota Language it should be done through OLCÕs Lakota Studies Department rather than a Big Ten institution that has little knowledge of the language. (See Attachment B)  Each member of the Consortium would pay $100 per student which would amount to $100,000 that OLC would have to pay to Indiana University.

 

Ms. Eileen Janis made a motion to approve of the recommendation of Lakota Studies Department to oppose the Lakota Language Consortium initiative through Indiana University.  Ms. Mavis Bad Cob seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  11 for;               Against;  1                   Not Voting;  0                         Motion Carried

 

2.     OLC Resolution in Support of OLCÕs ANA Lakota Languaage Grant

 

Mr. Shortbull presented an OLC resolution in support of OLCÕs ANA Lakota Language Grant for the BoardÕs approval.  (See Attachment C) 

 

Mr. Dennis King made a motion to approve the OLC resolution in support of OLCÕs ANA Lakota Language Grant.  Mr. Bennett Sierra seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  11 for;               Against;  0                   Not Voting;  1                         Motion Carried

 

3.     OLC GED Resolution

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the OLC GED Resolution that will accompany OLCÕs propsoal for an Adult Education Literacy Grant proposal.  He explained that OLC will now have to annualy submit the Adult Education Literacy Grant proposal. (See Attachment C)

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to approve OLCÕs GED Resolution.  Ms. Elaine Gibbons seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  12 for;               Against;  0                   Not Voting;  0                         Motion Carried

 

9.     OLD BUSINESS

 

No Old Business

 

10.  SELECTION OF NEXT MEETING:  TIME:  DATE AND PLACE

 

Finance Committee Meeting Ð Monday, April 15, 2002 Ð 3:30 p.m. Ð Pine Ridge College Center

Program/Policy Meeting Ð Monday, April 15, 2002 Ð 5:00 p.m. Ð Pine Ridge College Center

Personnel Committee Meeting Ð Thursday, April 18, 2002 Ð 5:00 p.m. Ð Piya Wiconi

Board of Trustees Ð Monday, April 22 2002 Ð 5:00 p.m. Ð Piya Wiconi

 

11.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Mr. Dennis King seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  12 for;                           Against;  0                   Not Voting;  0             Motion Carried.

 

The Board of Trustees Meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

 

 

 

     

       Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                               Karlene Janis

                                                                               Recording Secretary

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

Mr. Newton Cummings