NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD | UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE BOARD | UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED FACULTY
Governance Structure:
The Institute will report directly to the office of the Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, specifically to Vera Norwood, Senior Associate Dean.
We propose the following governance structure: Director, Executive Board,
Advisory Board, and Affiliated Faculty. Descriptions of these positions are
offered below.
Institute Director:
The Director will be chosen by the Executive Board and will serve a two-year,
renewable term. It is preferred that the director be selected from among
the members of the Executive Board. The duties of the director will include:
(1) organizing meetings of the Executive Board and Advisory Board; (2) managing
the Institute’s budget; (3) overseeing any work-study or staff position;
(4) developing and coordinating Institute initiatives with the Executive
Board and with the Native American Studies Program and other Native programs
and Institutes; (5) spearheading outreach with Native Nations and communities
in the surrounding area; and (6) generating intellectual and financial resources
for the Institute. For carrying out these duties the director will receive
a SAC in the amount of $3000 or receive a course release with the permission
of the director’s department.
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board will consist of ten to fifteen people outside the University of New Mexico system. The Advisory Board should be a diverse body with members representing a variety of tribal affiliations and professional and cultural expertise. The members will be selected by the Executive Board. The Advisory Board will convene once a year to offer advice and support to the Institute.
The members of the Executive Board will serve three-year terms. Some of the first board members may serve for a fourth year in order to provide continuity. Thereafter, board members will serve for three years only. The Board should consist of five to seven members, not to exceed a total of ten. Of these members, the majority should hold tenured or tenure-track faculty positions at the University of New Mexico. Other members may be lecturers or graduate students. The primary duty of members of the Executive Board is to develop and coordinate Institute initiatives.
Faculty members may become affiliated with the Institute at the invitation of the Executive Board. The Executive board will not place a cap on the number of affiliated faculty. Affiliated faculty members will support and participate in Institute initiatives.
Amanda Cobb (Chickasaw), Assoc. Professor, Dept. of American
Studies
Beverly Singer (Santa Clara Pueblo/Navajo), Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Anthropology/NAS
Joe Watkins (Choctaw), Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Anthropology
Elizabeth Archuleta (Yaqui), Assistant Professor, Dept. of English
Stephen Brandon (Cherokee), Assistant Professor, Dept. of English
Jennifer Denetdale (Navajo), Assistant Professor, Dept of History
Steve Verney (Tsmish), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology
Roseann Willink (Navajo), Lecturer, Dept. of Linguistics
Chris Sims (Acoma Pueblo), Instructor, Dept. of Linguistics
University
of New Mexico
Institute
for American Indian Research