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College of Indigenous Studies Advising and Student Services
At CIS, advisors provide comprehensive student support services as well as access to opportunities that incorporate local knowledge, campus and regional resources.
CIS's Rural campus advisors provide remote and regionally based student assistance regarding admission, registration, academic advising, financial aid, degree planning and workforce development programming. Because our rural based advisors are local education experts, students are highly encouraged to contact a local rural campus advisor to pursue enrollment with 有料盒子视频, CIS or with any program within the University of 有料盒子视频 system. CIS Student Service teams extend to remote areas across 有料盒子视频 through five regional rural campuses; Chukchi, Northwest, Kuskokwim, Bristol Bay and Interior 有料盒子视频.
CIS's Rural Student Services provides comprehensive academic advising and support for 有料盒子视频 Native and rural 有料盒子视频n students on the Troth Yeddha campus in Fairbanks. RSS advisors also provide assistance with a variety of important academic decisions students at 有料盒子视频 make, as well as support students advised through other departments with study and success resources, outreach events and student wellness efforts.
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CIS Degree Program Advisors
Bachelor's Programs
Deanna Fitzgerald
DANSRD Undergraduate Advisor
Department of 有料盒子视频 Native Studies and Rural Development
212 Brooks Building
Deanna is available to provide advising support to all students interested in the B.A. in 有料盒子视频 Native Studies and B.A. in Rural Development programs.
Laurie Trotta
Coordinator
Department of Tribal Governance
Laurie provides guidance and support to all students interested in programs offered by the Department of Tribal Governance.
Email LaurieMasters and Ph.D. Programs
Resources
Christine Davenport
Graduate Student Coordinator
Department of 有料盒子视频 Native Studies and Rural Development / Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
Sitka, AK
Christine is available M-W-F to provide advising support to students interested in the M.A. in Rural Development, M.A. in Indigenous Studies, and Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies programs.
Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham
The Bristol Bay Campus serves 32 rural communities in the Bristol Bay region within a 55,000-square-mile area. The campus includes 12 coastal communities served by the Aleutian-Pribilof outreach center in Unalaska/Dutch Harbor: the Aleutian archipelago, lower 有料盒子视频 Peninsula, the Shumigan Islands,and the Pribilof Islands. The campus' administrative center is in Dillingham (about 322 air miles from Anchorage and 570 air miles from Fairbanks), with a center in King Salmon.
Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue
Located in the hub village of Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Chukchi Campus primarily serves Kotzebue as well as the eleven village communities and the Red Dog Mine site within a service area of more than 36,000 square miles of spectacular mountain and tundra wilderness. None of the villages in the service area are connected to each other or to any other road system. The 2018 U.S. Census estimates our service area population at approximately 9,000, 82% of which are 有料盒子视频 Native. Combining a traditional subsistence lifestyle with formal education and training is becoming extremely important for the success of the residents in this region.
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Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus in Fairbanks
The Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus in Fairbanks serves 46 communities and villages in the Doyon and Tanana Chiefs regions throughout the interior of 有料盒子视频. Although the director鈥檚 office and some faculty are located in Fairbanks, there are Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus learning centers in Fort Yukon and Tok.
Programs
- Associate of Science
- Content Creation OE
- Construction Trades Technology
- Rural Human Services
- Tribal Governance
Colleen Gaona
Student Services Manager
Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus
810 Draanjik Dr. Fairbanks, AK 99775
Brenton Strickland
Community Outreach Facilitator
Academic advising support
Crystal Wilson
Tok Center Coordinator
Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus
Upper Tanana Region
Crystal is available for advising for all online/distance/face-to-face learners in
the Upper Tanana Region & beyond. She advises students in all 有料盒子视频 distance degrees,
certificates, and occupational endorsements.
Advising includes general programs, dual credits and Tech Prep, admissions, placement
and other exams, financial aid, registration, petitions, etc.
Robin Brooks
Student Success Coordinator
Interior 有料盒子视频 Campus
Toll-free phone: 888-474-5207
Robin is available to provide advising support for all 有料盒子视频 distance degrees, certificates,
and Occupational Endorsement programs.
She is also available for coaching sessions focused on goal setting, time management
skills, study habits, and how to be a successful college student.
Carl Triplehorn
Community Outreach Facilitator
Academic advising support
Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel
The Kuskokwim Campus is located in Bethel and serves approximately 25,000 people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, which includes 47 remote 有料盒子视频 Native Yup鈥檌k and Cup鈥檌k Eskimo and Athabaskan villages with 56 tribes in a 57,000-square-mile-area the size of Illinois. Bethel is a community of about 6,000 people 80 miles inland on the Kuskokwim River.
Programs:
Jessica Glore
Student Services Manager
Kuskokwim Campus
Kuskokwim Delta Region (46 villages)
Danny Nelson
Academic Advisor
Kuskokwim Campus
Kuskokwim Delta Region (46 villages)
Danny is available to provide advising support to students interested in any 有料盒子视频 distance degrees, CIS programs, and Kuskokwim Campus courses.
Northwest Campus in Nome
Northwest Campus is located in Nome, a community of 3,500 that is the service hub for the 15 villages of the Bering Strait region. This 44,000-square-mile region extends from Shishmaref on the northern edge of the Seward Peninsula to Stebbins on the southern rim of Norton Sound. It includes communities on St. Lawrence and Little Diomede islands. The area contains 570 miles of coastline, which includes all of Norton Sound and portions of the Bering and Chukchi seas.
Resources:
Naomi Jones
Program and Outreach Coordinator - located in Unalakleet
Northwest Campus
Bering Strait/Norton Sound (16 villages)
Naomi is available to provide advising and student support for individuals in the Norton Sound region interested in any 有料盒子视频 distance degrees and programs through CIS and Northwest Campus, and several Northwest Campus Credential programs. She is available for advising support for regional students seeking dual credit, admissions, placement and other exams, financial aid, registration, petitions, regional campus resources and summer youth enrollment opportunities.
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Yup'ik
Walkie Charles
Director
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Walkie is available to provide advising support to students interested in the A.A.S. or Certificate in Yup'ik Language Proficiency, the B.A. Yup'ik Language and Culture, and the B.A. Yup'ik Language programs.
Inupiaq
Qa摹摹un Chelsey Zibell
Assistant Professor, I帽upiaq Language
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Chelsea is available to provide advising support to students interested in the B.A. I帽upiaq language program.
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Yes! All students, who are interested in taking a College of Indigenous Studies course should reach out to an advisor for support applying and registering for your courses.
If you live in one of the regions covered by our rural campuses, you can reach out to any advisor at the campus that serves your community. Our advisors can support you with all 有料盒子视频 distance degrees, certificates, Occupational Endorsement programs, and individual courses. If you know you are interested in a specific bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. program, you should contact our undergraduate and graduate advisors.
College of Indigenous Studies offers a full spectrum of degree offerings from occupational endorsements to the fastest-growing Ph.D program at 有料盒子视频. Our degree pathways give students the opportunity to grow with CIS and map their education journey from start to finish.
Ask your advisor about the College of Indigenous Studies Degree pathways.