White Earth Tribal and Community College will host a Creative Storytelling Intensive to improve college readiness in reading comprehensive/writing utilizing a storytelling model as its framework. CSI camp is aimed at strengthening student educational interests through exploration of individual gifts and talents (Mikagaadeg wendjising) where the College utilizes an experiential learning model to strengthen learner skills. Learners will experience positive reinforcement where their individual achievements could potentially lead to the development of a successful vision and plan for high school success, college access, and degree completion.
           
The curriculum will expose students to Indigenous storytelling as a traditional way of teaching values which are woven into the fiber of Native culture with the purpose of honoring life.  Those connections with life, land, water, and sky have produced narratives containing practical and sacred information for future generations.  CSI Camp is designed to enhance verbal language skills, improve reading comprehension, develop listening skills, provide communication tools for reflection, and to improve writing and mechanical skills through the Native art of storytelling.
 
WETCC will run 2 consecutive camps with a cap of 25, 10th and 11th grade students per session.
Session I begins August 1st-August 3rd--

• Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 am-3:00 pm
• Wednesday from 9:00 am-12:00 pm (Lunch included)

 
Session II begins August 3rd-August 5th

• Wednesday from 12:00 pm-3:00 pm (Lunch included)
• Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am-3:00 pm

 
Approximately 50, rising 10th and 11th grade students will receive full scholarships to participate in the 2 ½ day CSI Camp. Participants will receive the following:

• Tuition
• Books
• Meals
• Transportation voucher (if necessary)
• Speakers
• Project Supplies
• Daily meals and snacks
• Swag bag upon successful completion of CSI Camp

The White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) Council of Trustees (COT) is seeking interested members to serve as a trustee. Applications will be accepted for the following vacancies:
 

• Trustee position vacancy:  Community Member At Large
  (per By-laws, this seat must be held by a tribal enrollee or descendant)
• Trustee position vacancy: Public Education
  (per By-laws, this seat must be held by a tribal enrollee or descendant)

 
The WETCC Council of Trustees is comprised of nine (9) members, seven (7) voting members and two (2) non-voting members, at least six (6) of the members of whom will be enrolled members or lineal descendants of the White Earth reservation. Enrolled members of another federally recognized tribe and/or from the community at large possessing special skills and/or abilities that would benefit the College may hold the remaining positions.
 
Summary: The White Earth Tribal and Community College Council of Trustees serves as a body of official policy making representatives of and for the White Earth Tribal and Community College.
 
The Council of Trustees is responsible for policies and procedures required for effective governance, administration, implementation, and evaluation of programs, resources, faculty, staff, budget, services, and other operations of the White Earth Tribal and Community College.
 
The service term for a Trustee is a three-year commitment with regular monthly meetings.  The position is strictly on a volunteer basis; however, meals and mileage are provided as appropriate.
 
If you are interested in applying please submit letter of interest and resume to the address below. If you have any questions please contact Denise at 218-935-0417 ext. 332. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
 
Send materials to:
 
White Earth Tribal and Community College COT
Denise Askelson, Human Resources
102 3rd St. NE-PO Box 478
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Email: denise.askelson@wetcc.edu
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Council of Trustees Vacancy
 
 
The White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) Council of Trustees (COT) is seeking interested members to serve as a trustee. Applications will be accepted for the following vacancy:

• Trustee position vacancy:  Community Member At Large
  (per By-laws, this seat must be held by a tribal enrollee or descendant)
• Trustee position vacancy: Public Education
  (per By-laws, this seat must be held by a tribal enrollee or descendant)

The WETCC Council of Trustees is comprised of nine (9) members, seven (7) voting members and two (2) non-voting members, at least six (6) of the members of whom will be enrolled members or lineal descendants of the White Earth reservation. Enrolled members of another federally recognized tribe and/or from the community at large possessing special skills and/or abilities that would benefit the College may hold the remaining positions.
 
Summary: The White Earth Tribal and Community College Council of Trustees serves as a body of official policy making representatives of and for the White Earth Tribal and Community College.
 
The Council of Trustees is responsible for policies and procedures required for effective governance, administration, implementation, and evaluation of programs, resources, faculty, staff, budget, services, and other operations of the White Earth Tribal and Community College.
 
The service term for a Trustee is a three-year commitment with regular monthly meetings.  The position is strictly on a volunteer basis; however, meals and mileage are provided as appropriate.
 
If you are interested in applying please submit letter of interest and resume to the address below. If you have any questions please contact Denise at 218-935-0417 ext. 332. Applications will be accepted until position is filled
 
Send materials to:
 
White Earth Tribal and Community College COT
Denise Askelson, Human Resources
102 3rd St. NE-PO Box 478
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Email: denise.askelson@wetcc.edu

Birchbark Beads and Stars
Saturday, January 9,  from 10am to 3pm
WETCC Extension Building, 2254 College Road, Mahnomen, MN
Enjoy a peaceful winter day, learning a traditional birchbark weaving style of Scandinavian and Russian culture. By creating strips of birchbark, then peeling the layers apart, shoes, hats, baskets, knife sheaths, ornaments and more were made for daily use. We will start, by learning how to prepare the bark into strips. Then, we will make multiple, size beads an advance into making stars. The beads and stars can be used to make a mobile, jewelry, ornament or personal gift.
Class size max:  8
This is a free workshop where lunch is provided!
Tammy Bellanger at 218-935-0417 Ext 213 or tbellanger@wetcc.edu

Double Plaited Birchbark Knife Sheath
Saturday, February 20,  10am to 3pm 
WETCC Extension Building, 2254 College Road, Mahnomen, MN
Continue an ancient tradition of knife sheath making used by the Russian and Scandinavian peoples. Together, we will celebrate the versatility of birch and its many gifts, by learning how to make strips of bark and peeling apart the bark layers. Then, we will make a woven knife sheath, to protect your knife blade. Bring along a knife to create your own birchbark plaited knife sheath.
Class size max: 8
This is a free workshop where lunch is provided!
For More Info or to RSVP call:
Tammy Bellanger at 218-935-0417 Ext 213 or tbellanger@wetcc.edu

Artist/Instructor  Bio:
Colette Wolf is a lifelong artisan and crafter. In the past year, Colette has studied basket making with birchbark, reed and willow. She attended numerous hands-on, basket-making workshops and camps in the midwest. Colette has shared a life long love for useful basket containers with her mother. “To me, there is always life essence in plants, whether the plant is rooted in mother earth, or harvested to feed, or providing service in a basket. I feel this partnership every time I carry my laundry, in a willow basket. Plants help me remain rooted to my past and mother earth. For this reason, I surround my family with basket containers and many other items made from plants.”  Colette is a White Earth descendant through her grandmother’s lineage, who grew up in the Whitefish Village with her fathers family, on the Lac Courte Oreilles reserve in northern Wisconsin.

You’re invited to:

White Earth Tribal and Community College’s
2015 Fall Preview
Tuesday, April 28, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Future Students: Come learn about our degree programs, meet Faculty, and tour the WETCC building. Admissions and Financial Aid staff will be available to help you apply for Fall 2015.

Returning Students: Register for Fall 2015 and Summer 2015 classes.

Parents of High School Students: Come and learn about Post-Secondary Enrollment Options—High School Students can earn college credit while in high school.

Free Pizza and Door Prizes!

Native and Non-Native students are welcome at WETCC!

White Earth Tribal and Community College
2250 College Road
Mahnomen, MN 56567
218-935-0417 Ext. 322