March 24, 2009

Strategies for Native American Success at UNM Focus of Panel Discussion

Strategies for Improving Native American Success at UNM, a faculty led discussion on diversity, is set for Tuesday, March 31 from 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. in Lobo rooms A&B on the third floor of the Student Union Building.

A question the panelists will address is: What resources exist on campus to help me better respond to the needs of Native American students?

Panelists are Tiffany S. Lee, assistant professor: Native American Studies; Glenabah Martínez, assistant professor, Language Literacy & Cultural Studies; Steven Verney, assistant professor, psychology; Rebecca Blum-Martínez, associate professor, Language Literacy & Cultural Studies; Glenda G. Kodaseet, graduate student, Public Administration; and undergraduate representatives from the Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group (NASIRG).

The panel will be moderated by Gabriel Sánchez, assistant professor, political science.

Light snacks will be provided and no registration is required to attend.

The panel discussion is presented by the Title V Faculty Committee, OSET, UNM Division of Equity and Inclusion in conjunction with Native American & Indigenous Studies.

Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu

Posted by scarr at March 24, 2009 02:41 PM