(Little Star)

 

OLC Weekly Bulletin                                                                        September 11-15, 2006

 

Governor Rounds Proclaimed August 28, 2006 as John Around Him Day!

 

President’s Office (Thomas Shortbull)__BOT meetings:  Sept. 18th (Mon.), Finance Committee @ 3:30 and Program Policy Committee @ 4:30 at the Pine Ridge CC; Sept. 19 (Tues.) Personnel Committee @  5:00 at Piya Wiconi; Sept. 21st (Thurs.), BOT meeting @ 5:00 p.m. at Piya Wiconi.  

 

Registrar (Leslie Mesteth)___These enrollment numbers are as of September 11th (the numbers in parents were as of Aug. 29th):  Pahin Sinte 124 (126) – Pine Ridge 271 (270) – Oglala 64 (68) – Pejuta Haka 190 (194) – Eagle Nest 90 (92) – LaCreek 89 (89) – Pass Creek 49 (52) – Rapid City 363 (367) – Wounded Knee 80 (87) – East Wakpamni 52 (54) – Cheyenne River 121 (115) – Piya Wiconi 11 (11) – Sitting Bull 1 (1). 

 

Applied Science & Tech (Marilyn Kockrow)___September 15, 2006 is the deadline for Johnson Scholarship Foundation Scholarships.  They are open to the following degree areas:  Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Tribal Management, and General Business.  The students cannot be employees of OLC and they will be screened for 1) 2.75 GPA, 2) Full-time Status, 3) Declared Degree at the Registrar’s Office, 4) Letter stating your intention to own or operate a business, 5) All students must be enrolled in at least ONE course toward the Entrepreneurship Degree, 6) Financial Need.  Ask your local College director or counselors for an application form or call 455-6080 for a copy.  Please be very specific with your goals.  We need more applicants as we have more money this year.  Send or bring your scholarship applications to the Applied Science Department.  FAX Number is 455-1581

 

SSS (Milton Fineran)___Question for the students only!  Which U.S. president put the disputed fifty square mile area in Nebraska south of Pine Ridge back into “the public domain?”  You must cite the date this happened along with the full name of the president.  In addition, you must cite the information on treaties pertaining to this answer.  (Contained with the official language of the Act.)  The first correct email I get will win a Student Support Services t-shirt!  (I don’t know, does anyone else know? MP)

 

Development (Marilyn Pourier)___There was a wonderful article in the August 29th edition of the RC Journal titled Language Teacher’s Actions Speak Loudly by Jomay Steen.  The article reports on the work John Around Him has done in the SD prisons, jails and detention centers – “visiting inmates, determined to create change.”  He was honored by The SD Department of Corrections for his “years of work in keeping the cultural heritage alive for those living in prisons and for training prison staff on cultural sensitivity.”  By executive order Governor Rounds proclaimed August 28, 2006 as John Around Him Day.  “I don’t know when I will be called home, but I want you to continue on with my work. The students they all need to learn.  They will carry on; they will learn the words and the songs” he said of his Lakota ceremonial songs.  He said he looked after the inmates, never wanting to refer to them as bad people but relatives, who needed help, spiritual help and a new life.  -- What a wonderful person and a wonderful role model for our youth!!  <><><>   In the last Bulletin I mentioned briefly another article in the RC Journal.  The article is dated Aug. 18, 2006 and is titled NEW: Uranium, heavy metal contamination report given.  In the article it says – Using a geological probe, Schwalm and his crew of six OLC and Tech students took soil core samples in June and July to examine sediment around the outlying ranches and state land bordering the Forest Service area.   <><><>  This and more on these two stories but you will have to look up the articles yourself for the rest of the story (too lengthy to print all).  <><><>  One more thing.  I had a drawing – for college centers only – for a donated art print by Bev Dolittle.  And, the winner was Eagle Nest!! 

 

Student Services (Billi Hornbeck)___The Scholarship Deadline has been extended to September 15th!  

Sorry about the delay with the server crashing, but all is good now.  See last week’s bulletin for more information on applying on-line. 

<><><>   There will be JICS training for Faculty and Staff beginning on Tuesday (September 12).  The schedule is as follows:

TUESDAY

2:00-4:00

Open Forum-Overview of JISC, ALL who wish to attend.

WEDNESDAY

10:00-4:00

Registrar’s Staff

THURSDAY

10:00-4:00

District Directors and Counselors

FRIDAY

9:00-4:00

Faculty

All are mandated to be there, it is crucial to the success of the implementation of JICS.

Attached is the agenda from Ms. Kathy Bucklew, the Jenzabar representative (see memo to all staff).

The training for the large groups will be in the conference room.  Cliff said that the faculty can bring their laptops for a full experience.  See you there!

 

Business Office (Arlene Quist)___ Effective September 15, 2006 you will need to maintain a log of all long distance calls made from Piya Wiconi.  They must be turned into the business office by the 15th of each month.  Attached please find a call log form that can be used for logging your long distance calls (see email to all staff).  You must maintain a call log for all long distance calls made on the phone system.  A log must also be maintained for all long distance calls made from PW on lines not part of the system such as the fax machine in the receptionist room.  If you have any questions, please email me or stop by.   Please be sure the call log indicates the phone number the calls are made from if not on our regular system.  Our regular system phone numbers are 455-6***.  In other words, if the number is not 455-6something, it is not our regular system and I need to know the number you are calling from.  Sorry but if we do not get your logs your long distance privileges will have to be suspended.  Remember to start this on Friday, September 15, 2006.

 

EAP (Lenora Hudson)___OLC maintains an Employee Assistance Program to assist individuals who may experience difficulties including their own or a family member's alcohol and/or drug abuse.  The goal of this program is to prevent dismissal of an employee due to alcohol or drug abuse, or other personal issues.   If you have a problem and need to speak with someone, contact Lenora Hudson, EAP Director, at 455-6026 or lhudson@olc.edu.   Confidentiality is assured.

 

IRB (Andy Thompson)___The IRB meeting for September is tentatively set for the above date and time, Monday, 9/18/06 @ 1 PM.  I am working to have responses to the committee's concerns on the USD SIDS/Safe Passage continuation study and the SDSM&T Virtual Welding proposal by then.  Please let me know if there is any other business you wish to consider.  I will prepare an agenda next week.

 

Early Childhood (Carol Whalen)___The Early Childhood Department is excited to announce our new B.A. degree in Early Childhood!  Three Bachelor’s courses were offered this summer, and now our Bachelor’s program is in full swing.  We have started our B.A. in Early Childhood Pine Ridge Cohort and are offering four Bachelor’s classes in Pine Ridge this semester.  Next semester we will begin our Kyle cohort.  One of our B.A. classes is a service-learning course, “Family Literacy”, so if you have an interest in us providing services in the area of Family Literacy, please call our department.  In addition, we are continuing to offer A.A. in Early Childhood and CDA (Child Development Associate) Credential classes.  Please call the Early Childhood Department at 455-6052 for more information.  

 

Learning Resource Ctr ( Michele May)___HELLOOOOOOOO EVERYBODY!!!!! Welcome back......COME GET YOUR LIBRARY CARD!!!!.........we have soooo much news and goings’ on at the library…special invitation to each of you to come on over and sit on the best new bench in the west….. outside the library door….THANKS TO THE GREATEST CARPENTER CLASS ON EARTH and then come on in, check out the new look in the library…….you know how some women are about moving furniture…..well…..we moved furniture….   <><><>   Our summer was great, we had four youth opportunity program participants that helped us in the library and we are still recovering…they were awesome….we have a new face in the library, her name is Victoria Brown Bull and comes to us from the OST Employment Opportunity Program, thank you Victoria!!!!!…..Madonna Whirlwind Horse is back in school and will start this Tuesday as the library work study student………YIPPITY SKIPPITY FOR MADONNA AND US!!!!!   <><><>   Next week Master Marty of the Archives will be in Brookings teaching SDSU staff, students and faculty about Tribal Archives.  Marty is participating in the institutional exchange program between SDSU and OLC. Several weeks ago SDSU sent their archivist to spend 3 days in our basement, we figure turnabout is fair play.  <><><>  Somebody come read Bleed, Blister, and Purge: A History of Medicine on the American Frontier……we want your book review…..maybe we will send it to nursing……   <><><>   The Grandview Publishing Native American Children’s Series by Kenneth Thomasma  is now available at Woksape Tipi and coming soon to all the center libraries, these books are written for intermediate reading for ages 9-13. You gotta see this series, the stories are just great!!!!!!    <><><>   Just to lighten your load from the evening news….get a good laugh with the new series available by Patrick F. McManus.  He uses simple observations about human nature, doesn’t give us solutions to world problems or tell us how to get rich, his books will just make you laugh!  Some of his titles are The Grasshopper Trap; The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw; The Bear In The Attic….so on and so forth……we have some non-fiction, informative, serious, and rather depressing stuff too……..let us know what you want to read or what you need to read………and….especially what you don’t want to read…….   <><><>   Tuesday and Thursday Graduate classes are being held in the library…..we are inviting students to use the library on those evenings for study and book checkout and you may use the computers if the Graduate class is not.  SET YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE AND DON’T ANSWER IT!!! (Take it out to the greatest bench in the west)   <><><>   Our Summer Reading Program was changed to the Fall Reading Program and will begin on Saturday, September 16 at Woksape Tipi, 10:00am. Each Saturday for 6 weeks we will have a story hour and discussion time for parents and children, ages 6 and up.  Please call the library for more information!   <><><>   …. it is great to hear from Marilyn again…our prayers to you… John Around Him…we miss you….

 

KOLC Schedule (Jay Roman, Tony Brave)                                                                                                                                                                          

The second week of September starts our fall season.  Look for some new programs and continuation of some of the programs you liked from last semester!

08:50am           Good Morning                                      5:15 pm    Girls All-Star Game 

09:00am           OLC Fall Registration                           7:00 pm    Strongheart Society Conference

09:00am           OLC Archives                          7:14 pm    Songs of Everett Lone Hill

10:00am           Oglala Nation PowWow                       8:30 pm    Robert F. Kennedy on Water Rights

11:05am           Mato Paha - Gathering of Nations Meeting                                                      

01:35pm           Mato Paha – March                             9:36 pm    Strongheart Society Conference

02:30pm           Martin Fair                                           10:00 pm    Martin Fair

04:10pm           Robert F Kennedy on Water Rights      11:23 pm   Day End – John Around Him

                                                                                   

Board of Trustees/Local Board Elections

Oglala Lakota College will hold Board of Trustees and Local Board elections in conjunction with the Oglala Sioux Tribe General Election on November 7, 2006.

There are five Board of Trustees positions open.  Those districts are Pine Ridge, Oglala, Wounded Knee, Pass Creek, and Eagle Nest.

There are fourteen Local Board positions open.  Those districts are:  Eagle Nest (1), Oglala (1), Pass Creek (1), Pine Ridge (1), Wounded Knee (1), East Wakpamni (2), Pejuta Haka (3), LaCreek (2), and Pahin Sinte (2).

Any registered eligible Tribal member who meets the district residency requirement may run for a position on the main Board of Trustees or the Local Board in that district.

Petitions will be available September 18, 2006.  Board of Trustees petitions must be picked up and returned to the President’s Office at Piya Wiconi by the person running for office.  Local Board petitions can be picked up from the President’s Office or the local district college center but they must be turned in to the President’s Office at Piya Wiconi by the person running for office.  Each petition must have AT LEAST twenty five (25) valid signatures of district residents.

All Main/Local Board members are subject to Alcohol and Substance Abuse test as per OLC Policy.

Deadline for submission of ALL petitions is September 29, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

Oglala Lakota College Election Committee members are Karlene Janis, Chairperson, Jonnie Clifford, member, Cindy Iron Cloud, member, and Diane Winters, member.  For information or questions call (605) 455-6000.

ELECTION 2006 TIME FRAME

Sept. 11, 2006             Press Release on OLC Elections and Deadlines for Petitions.

Sept. 18, 2006             Petitions will be available at Piya Wiconi for Board of Trustee positions and at the

                                    Local college centers for Local Board Positions.

Sept. 18, 2006             Posting of voter lists.

Sept. 29, 2006             All Petitions must be returned to Piya Wiconi Administration Building.

Oct. 13, 2006              Petitions will be certified by the Election Committee.

Oct. 20, 2006              Sample Ballots will be posted in polling places and public areas.

Oct. 26, 2006              Training of Judges and Tellers at Piya Wiconi at 10:00 a.m.

Nov. 7, 2006               In conjunction with OST General Election.  OLC Board Election will be

                                    Held from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at designated Polling places.

Nov. 8, 2006               Unofficial Election results will be posted.

Nov. 10, 2006             Deadline for contest of unofficial elections results.

Nov. BOT, 2006          Official Election Report filed with OLC Board of Trustees.

Dec. 2006                    New Local Board Members officially seated at Board of Trustees Meeting.

Dec. 2006                    New Board of Trustees members officially seated at Board of Trustees Mtg.

 

Up coming events

Book Signing -- Date: Saturday, September 16th -- Time: 4pm-6pm -- Place: Prairie Edge

Prairie Edge welcomes Native American author Tim Giago signing his new book titled

Children Left Behind:  The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools
By Tim Giago, with illustrations by Denise Giago.   Renowned Native American journalist Tim Giago weaves memoir, commentary, reflection and poetry together to boldly illustrate his often-horrific experiences as a child at an Indian Mission boarding school run by the Catholic Church. Through his words, the experience of one Indian child becomes a metaphor for the experience of many who were literally ripped from their tribal roots and torn from their families for nine months of the year in order to be molded to better fit into mainstream America. Dramatic and intensely moving black-and white illustrations by Giago’s daughter Denise illuminate the text.

 

Fourth Annual SD Festival of Books:  September 22-24, 2006 in downtown Sioux Falls.  Confirmed appearances included 2005 Pulitzer Prize winners Marilynne Robinson and National Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, suspense author J. A. Jance, PEN/Hemingway award winner Susan Power, “Into the West” TV series advisor Joseph Marshall III, National Book Award winner Pete Dexter, book action librarian Nancy Pearl, and children’s book author Peg Kehret.  Consult our web site (http://sdhc.sdstate.org) for a complete list of authors and other details about the festival.