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OLC Weekly Bulletin October 2 - 6, 2006
Congratulations
Michelle May for being selected as SD 2006 New Librarian of the Year!
President’s Office (Thomas Shortbull)___ Native
American Day will be observed at OLC on Monday, October 9, 2006, and therefore, there will be no
work for OLC employees and the offices will be closed. Please Notice:
There will be no classes this holiday also. You may refer to this
holiday in your policy and procedure manual in the Holiday Policy
#64-600. (On the OLC web-site, if needed.) <><><>
BOT Meetings: Finance, Thurs., Oct. 19 @ 3:30 pm & Program Policy @ 4:30 pm at the Pine Ridge CC;
Personnel, Mon., Oct. 23rd @ 5:00 at Piya Wiconi; BOT on Tues., Oct. 24th @ 5:00 pm at Piya Wiconi.
Congratulations
Michelle May: (From the
Association) The Awards Banquet of the
South Dakota Library Association Conference was held in Rapid City, September 21, 2006. Each year this Association of over 300 people
from across the state of South Dakota
recognizes their own by nominating those in the library community who make a
difference in library services. One of
these awards is known as the “New Librarian of the Year”. The New Librarian of the Year is someone who
has transformed a routine task or an untried idea into imaginative, creative
service; projected a dynamic image of the professional librarian into the
community and offered that community something which it did not have before and
has performed the function of a librarian for a period of not more than 10
years. This year, SDLA, gave this award
to Michelle May of Oglala Lakota College. … I believe this is the first time in the history of SDLA that a Tribal
librarian has received this award.
Student Services (Billi Hornbeck)___The
scholarship meeting has been rescheduled for October 19 and 20TH at Piya Wiconi.
Oglala CC (Donna Red
Ear Horse)___From the desk of Carolyn Williams. Oglala
College Center
student organization officers for the year 2006-2007: President, Dennette
Hudspeth; VP: June Brave Heart; Sec/Treasurer, Kim Bad Heart Bull; Student
Senator, Cydney Fast Wolf and PWO Rep: Teton Lakota…
Applied Science &
Tech (Marilyn Kockrow)___Stacey Chapman from Gonzaga University
was here to visit and she left some packets for anyone interested in getting an
MBA Program Degree. The Johnson Scholarship Foundation will pay for the
complete degree. All you need to do is
make an initial visit, pass the GMAT Exam, and all of the Program can be done
over the Internet with the exception of six weeks in the summer. They
usually pay for you and your immediate family to live on campus during this
time. All you need is the commitment. Stacey said if anyone had
questions to feel free to call her. She said it is also open to all our
graduates. If you know of someone wanting to advance their education,
this is an excellent opportunity. The
visitors this morning from the Johnson Foundation wondered why they have
attendees from all the Tribal Colleges that they serve but OLC. I could
not answer that. I have five packets in my office that anyone could pick
up and I can get more if we need it. Don’t pass up this opportunity if
you desire higher education. A practice
copy of the GMAT is on the Library Web site. A copy can also be sent to
you from Stacey. You may take the test as many times as you like.
The JSF will pay for you to take it twice.
Learning Resource Ctr
( Michele May)___ The Prime Time Reading Program will meet each Saturday at
Woksape Tipi through October 21, 2006. The only requirement to attend is that a
parent, guardian, aunt, uncle, older sister, brother, cousin…….an adult must
accompany their children and participate in the reading sessions. We will see you all at the library!!!!! <><><> This week Amy Red Owl from Woksape Tipi
Library will be at HeSapa on Wednesday, Oct 4 and on Oct 5 she will be at
LaCreek from 10:00 to 12:00 and Pass Creek from 1:30 to 3:30.
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.
VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE
Fall 2006 Calendar (October/November)
Oct. 9 Native
American Day (offices closed)
Oct. 23-Nov. 24 Departmental Advising
Nov. 10 Veteran’s Day Holiday (offices closed, classes
meet)
Nov. 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (offices closed)
Misc. Announcements
October is SD
Archives Month: Archives month is an
annual celebration to acknowledge the value of the historical record, to
recognize those who maintain and make accessible the records of our state, and
to publicize the variety of ways archives provide knowledge about the
historical and cultural heritage of South
Dakota. This
is a great time to call attention to your organization or local government and
the work that we do. Your participation
in Archives Month is important to help raise public awareness and appreciation
for the historical record. See South
Dakota State
Archives – Archives Month web site: http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/archivesmonth06.htm For more information contact Chelle Somsen at
605-773-3804 or send an email to sdshswebmaster@state.sd.us (Editor’s note: I am disappointed that they did not include
any old photos of any of the SD tribes in their Archives Month poster.)
Meth in Indian
Country. Have you checked the sites
Lenora Hudson (EAP) emailed to all staff on Sept. 18th regarding Meth in Indian
Country? You can view this power point
presentation here: http://www.olc.edu/~lhudson/eap/docs/MethAwarenessBIA.pdf.
On a related note, here is a newspaper article addressing
the same topic: Lakota healers focus on
values – http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/09/18/news/local/news03txt.
2007 Native American
Political Leadership Program (NAPLP):
The George Washington University’s
Semester in Washington – Washington’s most respected political
semester program – announces its 2007 NAPLP.
In January 2007, a select group of qualified Native American students
will receive individual scholarships to cover tuition, fees, housing, books and
other expenses. As a participant in
NAPLP you will have the opportunity to:
(1) Spend a semester in the nation’s capital while taking classes at GW.
(2) Participate in hands-on internships.
(3) Interact with political leaders and policy makers. (4) Receive academic credit for classroom
study. (5) Study issues of importance to
Native American communities. You will
learn key elements of political campaigns and governance such as: Message
development, media production, fundraising, voter targeting, direct mail,
lobbying. You will return to your campus
knowing what it takes to win elections, form coalitions, pass legislation and
influence the processes that affect your tribal government and your
community. HOW TO APPLY – Interested students who are enrolled members of a
Native American tribe may apply on-line or by downloading and mailing the
application to SIW admissions, The George Washington University, 1922 F Street,
NW, Room 404-A, Washington, DC 20052.
For further information call 202-994-8908, or toll-free, 800-367-4776 or
email us at NAPLP@gwu.edu. For on-line application, visit www.gwu.edu/~siw. For scholarship application form visit
www.gwu.edu/~siw/naplp.
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