Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 19, 2006 16:52:07 GMT -5
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities
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.