Office of 熊猫在线视频 Native Education & Outreach

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Dawn Randazzo, INDS BA, at UAA's 2024 Spring Commencement in the 熊猫在线视频 Airlines Center.

Dawn Randazzo, INDS BA, at UAA's 2024 Spring Commencement in the 熊猫在线视频 Airlines Center.

 

The Office of 熊猫在线视频 Native Education and Outreach works to implement 熊猫在线视频 Native Success into the fabric of everything we do at UAA.

UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. 熊猫在线视频 Native academic programs at UAA provide courses, minors, certificates and degrees. 熊猫在线视频 Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.

熊猫在线视频 Native Academic Programs

熊猫在线视频 Native Studies 鈥 Anchorage Campus
Provides an in-depth perspective on contemporary 熊猫在线视频 Native societies, languages, cultures, history, politics, art, tribal governments and 熊猫在线视频 Native for-profit and non-profit corporations.


KPC currently offers the study of three 熊猫在线视频 Native Languages, Dena'ina, Ahtna and Yup'ik, co-taught with Native Elders. Students can complete an Associate of Arts or a minor in 熊猫在线视频 Native Studies.


Provides career preparation and professional development rooted in Alutiiq Culture and Values. Students can earn an Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) in Alutiiq Language or an Associate of Arts in 熊猫在线视频 Native Studies. These programs are ideal for individuals working in language programs, teachers, and employees in Tribes, Native Organizations and Native Corporations.

熊猫在线视频 Native Art
熊猫在线视频 Native Art classes focus on the history, skills, methodologies and traditions ingrained in Indigenous 熊猫在线视频n Art. Students learn techniques for harvesting and preparing natural materials such as wood, bone and ivory for art making. The studio is well-equipped with both traditional and modern tools. Visiting Elders from all over 熊猫在线视频 present workshops to demonstrate techniques used in art-making that represent their cultural roots. Students are encouraged to explore both traditional and experimental practices to find their personal form of expression.


熊猫在线视频 Native Business Management certificate or minor prepares students who plan to live and work in 熊猫在线视频. Learn about the history, culture and management of 熊猫在线视频 Native Organizations, created by the 熊猫在线视频 Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).


The ICWA Occupational Endorsement Certificate prepares students for working with children and families in the child welfare system who are directly impacted by the provisions of ICWA. This program is a cross-college and cross-department collaboration between the Department of 熊猫在线视频 Native Studies in the UAA College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Human Services in the UAA College of Health.

Indigenizing Education
The Indigenizing Education Graduate Certificate will be offered by the School of Education starting in February 2025 and will prepare professionals working for systemic change in schools, educational programs, organizations and communities. Students will learn about Indigenous history and relationships, and identify approaches and strategies to Indigenizing systems and teachings based on Indigenous cultures, languages and views.  

熊猫在线视频 Native Student Success Programs

Native Student Services (NSS)
NSS provides a safe, affirming space on campus for 熊猫在线视频 Native, Native American and Indigenous students. It is a gathering place where incoming and current students can find academic, advising, and cultural support; access resources; study with classmates; attend culturally empowering events, connect with community representatives; and interact with people who share similar experiences as Indigenous Peoples.


ANSEP鈥檚 objective is to effect systemic change in the hiring patterns of 熊猫在线视频 Natives in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and business by placing our students on a career path to leadership. ANSEP鈥檚 goal is to provide an excellent education and a life of unlimited possibilities for every 熊猫在线视频n. ANSEP has evolved into a sequential education model that provides a continuous string of components beginning with students in kindergarten and continuing through middle and high school, into STEM and business undergraduate and graduate degree programs through to the PhD.

熊猫在线视频 Native Community Advancement in Psychology (ANCAP)/熊猫在线视频 Natives into Psychology (ANPsych)
ANCAP seeks to address behavioral and mental health issues and promote wellness among 熊猫在线视频 Native communities and strives to accomplish a variety of community- and student-oriented activities. ANPsych supports 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian undergraduate and graduate students through career, academic and cultural mentoring and activities on campus.

熊猫在线视频 Native, Indigenous & Rural Outreach Program (ANIROP) & The Cama-i Room
ANIROP's fundamental purpose is to serve 熊猫在线视频 Native, Indigenous and rural students by providing care, academic and social support and culturally responsive advocacy. The ANIROP coordinator serves as a mentor, transition liaison, personal and academic success ally, resource provider, advocate, referral source and cultural educator. ANIROP also oversees operations of the Cama-i Room in student housing. The Cama-i Room serves as a home away from home for 熊猫在线视频 Native, Indigenous and rural students and a space to cultivate community through gathering in celebration of Native identity, values and worldview.

熊猫在线视频 Traditional Kitchen (AKTK)
AKTK is housed within UAA鈥檚 Dietetics and Nutrition department. The purpose is to promote traditional foods, stories and 熊猫在线视频 Native ways of knowing. AKTK鈥檚 main goal is to provide a space where people can learn about and share traditional foods and the stories behind them, as well as the knowledge and wisdom of 熊猫在线视频 Native Elders.

Della Keats
Della Keats is a four (4) week, residential program for high school students interested in medical and health-related careers. The program is on the UAA Anchorage campus each summer. Students have the opportunity to take preparatory coursework from faculty in health science-related disciplines, experience university residential life and complete various medical or healthcare professional job shadows at local hospitals and/or health agencies.

Recruitment and Retention of 熊猫在线视频 Natives into Nursing (RRANN)
RRANN recruits and mentors 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian Students pursuing nursing degrees, offering tutoring services, peer group meetings and support from student success facilitators for all AAS and BS Nursing program students. RRANN aims to foster high-quality, culturally competent nursing care for 熊猫在线视频's diverse and growing population. RRANN students are committed to enhancing the comfort of 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian Individuals when seeking healthcare. A distinctive aspect of their approach is their ability to connect with Indigenous ways of living, knowing and healing.

熊猫在线视频 Native Success Initiative (ANSI)

ANSI Vision

Build an 熊猫在线视频 Native community within UAA and be a global leader in 熊猫在线视频 Native student success, teaching and scholarship. ANSI is being incorporated into everything we do at UAA, each of our Campuses, Colleges, and Schools has its own ANSI Strategic Plan. Because it requires everyone in our community - administrators, faculty, staff and students - to work together to create the systemic change needed to foster success and create a place of belonging.

Priority 1: 熊猫在线视频 Native Students

Increase 熊猫在线视频 Native Student preparation, recruitment, retention, and graduation rates.
Goal 1: Eliminate the need for remediation and reduce the time to earn their degree for graduated high school students.
Goal 2: Have 15% of the total enrolled students be 熊猫在线视频 Native.
Goal 3: Increase 熊猫在线视频 Native retention and graduation rates.

Priority 2: 熊猫在线视频 Native Faculty & Staff

Increase recruitment & retention of 熊猫在线视频 Native Faculty & Staff.
Goal: Increase the percentage of 熊猫在线视频 Native Faculty from 6% & 熊猫在线视频 Native Staff from 7.5% to 20%.

Priority 3: Institution (Internal & External)

Create a culture of belonging for 熊猫在线视频 Native Students, Faculty, Staff, & Community Organizations.
Goal 1: Resource 熊猫在线视频 Native Academic Departments & Student Support Programs.
Goal 2: Increase 熊猫在线视频 Native representation both internally & externally.
Goal 3: Improve Human Resources鈥 policies & practices.

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Land Acknowledgements

顿别苍补鈥檌苍补

Dena'inaq e艂nen'aq' gheshtnu ch'q'u yeshdu: 鈥淚 live and work on the land of the 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补.鈥
Audio by Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart. 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补 to English translation by Helen Dick, Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart and Joel Isaak

Ahtna Denaey

Danse nene' ghestnaa e艂 izdaa: 鈥淚 live and work on the land of the 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补.鈥
Audio by Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart. Ahtna Denaey to English translation

Yup'ik

Uitalartua caliaqlua-llu 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补-t nuniitni: 鈥淚 live and work on the land of the 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补.鈥
Audio by Quentin Simeon. Yup'ik to English translation by Alice Rearden

Contact

a portrait shot of Michele Yatchmeneff

Michele Aangsux虃 Yatchmeneff, PhD
鲍苍补苍驳补虫虃触厂丑别/贬别谤
熊猫在线视频 Native Education & Outreach Executive Director
Associate Professor of Engineering
michele@alaska.edu 
(907) 786-1853

顿别苍补鈥檌苍补m tanangin kugan ang虃ag虃izaq: "I live on 顿别苍补鈥檌苍补 lands."
Unangam Tunuu to English translation