GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTION ITEMS

GOAL: PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONS THAT WILL
LEAD TO INCREASED FINANCIAL SECURITY OF TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

OBJECTIVE: Recommend full forward funding process from the Department of the Interior under
P.L. 95-471

SUPPORT OR WHEN TO
WHO IS OTHERS HOW TO
SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS RESOURCES START / ACTION TAKEN
RESPONSIBLE INVOLVED MEASURE
NEEDED COMPLETE
1 Provide PBATCU Chair with a Executive Director Working July 20 / Approved Done 7/19. Copy to
report from the Working Group Group July 20 Board for 8/8 meeting.
presenting the recommended
action items

2 Present this plan to PBATCU for Martha McLeod WHITCU Staff Working Aug 8 / Approved 8/8. Board motioned
approval Group Aug 15 and approved.

3 Contact BIE to determine the Executive Director BIE Aug 15 / Information 8/29. WHITCU
status of present efforts and Sep 4 received Executive Director met
how WHITCU can assist with Asst Secy Artman

4 Notify and engage AIHEC and PBATCU Chair AIHEC Aug 20 / Sep 4 Support 9/6 Chair had
TCU Presidents of President ensured / conversation with
PBATCU/WHITCU joint collaboration Crazy Bull, Billy, other
collaboration effort between TCU presidents.
AIHEC and 9/17 Cavett requests
WHITCU collaboration with Gipp

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 SUPPORT OR WHEN TO
WHO IS OTHERS HOW TO
SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS RESOURCES START / ACTION TAKEN
RESPONSIBLE INVOLVED MEASURE
NEEDED COMPLETE
i
@ AIHEC
9/18 and 9/19 Gipp
responds no need to
collaborate with Board
ii

9/20 Gipp suggests

interaction iii

5 Develop Issue Paper(s) that WHITCU Staff BIE, AIHEC Sep 4 / Issue Papers / 9/17 Documents
outline the full funding issues Sep 17 One-Pagers complete
and provide recommendations completed 9/20 Documents
(with “one-pager” to hand out to emailed to PBATCU
contacts) members

6 Lead effort to identify key WHITCU Staff Executive Federal Start Sep 4 / Completed list 9/17 Documents
stakeholders needed to support PBATCU Director to Agencies List Sep 28 complete
this endeavor verify list Then Ongoing 9/20 Document
emailed to PBATCU
members

7 Lead effort to identify WHITCU Staff Exec Director to Federal Sep 4 / Sep 28 Completed list 9/20 Email sent to
governmental organizations and PBATCU verify list Agencies Then Ongoing Board members
individuals who are key decision 10/3 Reminder email
makers in the process (budget, sent to Board. Two
other agencies, Department responses.
Liaison offices, etc.)

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 SUPPORT OR WHEN TO
WHO IS OTHERS HOW TO
SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS RESOURCES START / ACTION TAKEN
RESPONSIBLE INVOLVED MEASURE
NEEDED COMPLETE
8 Create a process to WHITCU Executive PBATCU, Sep 11 / Process has 9/27 Designated
systematically generate follow- Director to Federal Ongoing been federal reps notified of
up communications with monitor process Agencies, implemented the Board’s actions
stakeholders and decision stakeholders 9/28 WHITCU: Excel
makers template updated as
names are returned

9 Board members identify and PBATCU Board WHITCU Staff Sep 24 / Contacts 10/3 Two members
approach their contacts Ongoing provided to have returned contact
WHITCU information

10 Provide feedback to PBATCU on Executive Director WHITCU Staff Quarterly Present report 10/18 Email to Board
status of project beginning Oct 1

11 Solicit support of the Secretary PBATCU Chair WHITCU Staff PBATCU TBD based on Support
of Education and Secretary of budget process provided or
the Interior declined

12 Develop and implement letter PBATCU Members WHITCU Staff TBD based on Letters &
writing campaign (including budget process emails are
emails) sent

13 Write a letter to the President PBATCU Members Executive TBD based on Letters mailed 8/9 Executive Director
(from each PBATCU member) Director to budget process initiated research
research

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I know you and the staff are aware that the PBATCU decided they could provide assistance to help move the issue of forward funding under 95-
471 forward for the FY09 budget.

I do not believe this to be a hasty decision on the part of the working group who proposed this action item, nor one the Board feels can be done
alone. Rather, everyone needs to be walking together to provide the best possible support for the tribal colleges.

Could you let me know who you have working on this on-staff and have them give me a call please. To best benefit the TCUs I feel we need to
meet and see how to best fit the pieces together. Budgets are moving forward and the Board has a sincere interest in adding value where it can.

I look forward to hearing from you.

ii
Thanks for the offer. As I understand where we are in the process there isn’t much to collaborate on at this point. What would be helpful if you
could monitor the budget the process and keep us informed of any changes. Regarding getting together, right now [no one is available].

Per Cheryl’s request we will send out a status report at this point from our perspective to everyone. You may have other insights that you wish to
share.

iii
In follow up to my note yesterday, I don't know that you can or are amenable to sharing information as suggested, but it would be helpful. I
wanted to let you know that we would be happy to visit with you and your staff in the near future regarding the need to collaborate on other
issues. I fully agree that we need to work together, which was one of the underlying purposes for creating the WHITCU. Obviously there are
strategies that you can pursue and others that we can pursue from the outside; therefore, it is important that we work together. In the future as
issues or questions are raised we can discuss the need to have some conversations.

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