Post by Okwes on Jan 18, 2006 12:20:31 GMT -5
White House Initiative (educ)
The following article can be located at:
www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/01/01172006.html
Deborah Cavett Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on
Tribal Colleges and Universities
FOR RELEASE:
January 17, 2006
Contacts: Samara Yudof, Elaine Quesinberry
(202) 401-1576
Deborah Cavett has joined the U.S. Department of Education as executive
director of the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities. In this role, Cavett will help to ensure that the nation's
35 Tribal Colleges and Universities are supported and have full access
to federal higher education programs. Cavett will also serve as the
primary contact for the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges
and Universities as it recommends actions for all federal agencies to
assist in strengthening the capacity of these institutions.
Most recently, Cavett was director of interagency initiatives at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), serving as the contact for the
White House Initiatives on Tribal Colleges and Universities and
Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Cavett was also a member
of the USDA's policy committee with the American Indian Higher Education
Consortium and has been involved with tribal college programs since the
inception of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
Cavett received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University
of Northern Iowa.
In July 2002, President Bush created the White House Initiative on
Tribal Colleges and Universities, as well as the President's Board of
Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities. Tribal Colleges and
Universities serve more than 30,000 full-time and part-time students and
offer vocational certificate programs and associate, bachelor's and
master's degrees. These institutions are often the only postsecondary
institutions in some of America's poorest rural areas and serve a
variety of students, including young adults, senior citizens, American
Indians and non-American Indians. Tribal Colleges and Universities also
provide crucial services to communities and add hope to areas that
suffer high rates of poverty and unemployment.
The President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities
consists of 15 members who provide advice and recommendations on ways
the federal government can help Tribal Colleges and Universities
strengthen and expand their resources, programs, facilities and
technology use. Board members include Tribal College presidents,
educators, business leaders and public servants. The U.S. Department of
Education coordinates the Office of the White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities and provides staff and support for the board
of advisors.
More information about the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities is available at
www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-index.html.
The following article can be located at:
www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/01/01172006.html
Deborah Cavett Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on
Tribal Colleges and Universities
FOR RELEASE:
January 17, 2006
Contacts: Samara Yudof, Elaine Quesinberry
(202) 401-1576
Deborah Cavett has joined the U.S. Department of Education as executive
director of the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities. In this role, Cavett will help to ensure that the nation's
35 Tribal Colleges and Universities are supported and have full access
to federal higher education programs. Cavett will also serve as the
primary contact for the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges
and Universities as it recommends actions for all federal agencies to
assist in strengthening the capacity of these institutions.
Most recently, Cavett was director of interagency initiatives at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), serving as the contact for the
White House Initiatives on Tribal Colleges and Universities and
Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Cavett was also a member
of the USDA's policy committee with the American Indian Higher Education
Consortium and has been involved with tribal college programs since the
inception of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
Cavett received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University
of Northern Iowa.
In July 2002, President Bush created the White House Initiative on
Tribal Colleges and Universities, as well as the President's Board of
Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities. Tribal Colleges and
Universities serve more than 30,000 full-time and part-time students and
offer vocational certificate programs and associate, bachelor's and
master's degrees. These institutions are often the only postsecondary
institutions in some of America's poorest rural areas and serve a
variety of students, including young adults, senior citizens, American
Indians and non-American Indians. Tribal Colleges and Universities also
provide crucial services to communities and add hope to areas that
suffer high rates of poverty and unemployment.
The President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities
consists of 15 members who provide advice and recommendations on ways
the federal government can help Tribal Colleges and Universities
strengthen and expand their resources, programs, facilities and
technology use. Board members include Tribal College presidents,
educators, business leaders and public servants. The U.S. Department of
Education coordinates the Office of the White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities and provides staff and support for the board
of advisors.
More information about the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities is available at
www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-index.html.