Northwest Indian College 2006 Annual Report

Annual Report

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GreetinGs to all our relatives and Friends:

“this is just so awesome.”“excellent!”“isn’t this great? We are so blessed.”these were just some of the comments shared by

individuals when they heard the good news about northwest indian College receiving candidacy at the four-year-degree-granting level from our accrediting agency for our new native american environmental science degree.

this accomplishment is one of many highlights of this past year, including our tremendous success with permanent campus development—student housing, permanent classrooms and the groundbreaking for a childcare center—success of our students at the aiHeC conference and evolution of our native studies, just to name a few.

nWiC serves as a place where the traditions and cultural practices of our communities are woven into the

experience of a college education. We create a sanctuary for native students at our lummi Campus and at each of the extended campus sites. our students deeply honor living on or near their homelands and the homelands of their native relatives.

Join us in celebrating our success. visit any of our campus sites, visit our website, www.nwic.edu, contribute to our annual fund or our capital campaign. We look forward to partnering with each of you in educating native students who are grounded in their tribal culture, secure in their tribal identity and able to successfully navigate contemporary society.

wIth prayers aNd best wIshes,

Cheryl Crazy Bull, PresidentWacinyanpi Win (They Depend on Her)

A Message FroM The PresidenT

We create a sanctuary for Native students

at our Lummi Campus and at each of the

extended campus sitesTrillium ovatum (Western Trillium)


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Our Missionour Mission: Through educaTion, norThwesT

indian college ProMoTes indigenous

selF-deTerMinaTion and knowledge.

STudenT HigHligHT

Age: 25Year at nWiC: 2ndTribal Affiliation: Adgaagux tribe of

King Cove, Alaska

nWiC has helped me in a lot of great ways. i feel more comfortable here than i did at university of alaska. i am thankful for the small class sizes and the one-on-one attention i get from the teachers. it’s great! i love the family setting here. i Feel more WelComed Here and it Has HelPed me suCCeed in my Classes.C

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dear Friends and suPPorters oF nWiC:

as the Chair of the College’s Board of trustees, i am so proud of our students and their families. our students have overcome many obstacles to getting their education. i know from my own experience that having a family means finding childcare and transportation, while also finding a place to study and time to go to the library for research. When i hand out diplomas or listen to student presentations at our events, my heart is full with the joy of their successes.

on behalf of my fellow Board members, the lummi nation and all of the tribal citizens served by nWiC, i welcome you to learn more about the college and the many wonderful ways we help students achieve their dreams. this report only provides highlights of our work as a tribal educational institution—you will find more details by visiting our campuses, browsing our Web site or contacting our staff.

thank you to all that support our beautiful college. Hyschqe!

KrIstIN KINley, Che’topie Chair, nWiC Board of trustees

A Message FroM The chair

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STudenT HigHligHTAge: 25Year at nWiC: 2ndTribal Affiliation: lummi nation

i would like to extend my hands out to the entire staff. i have become the change i wish to see in the world and i have developed my strengths here. my experience here is just great. i love the energy—all the students have so much energy behind the academics and the sports. tHe Positive enerGy Here Has suPPorted me and it is what makes northwest indian College work for so many people.

Kristen Kinley: Chair, Lummi

Tammy Cooper-Woodrich, Nooksack

Darrell Hillaire, Lummi

Jana Finkbonner, Lummi

Sandy Finkbonner, Lummi


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Our Historya look aT nwic Through The years

our History: nWiC evolved from the lummi indian school of aquaculture (lisa). established in 1974, lisa provided fish and shellfish hatchery training for indigenous people from all over the world. in the early 1980s, lisa evolved into lummi Community College, a tribally chartered post-secondary institution. as courses and offerings expanded, so did the service area of the college, creating important networks with various tribes throughout the Pacific northwest.

lummi Community College became northwest indian College in 1989. it’s slogan, xWlemi elH>tal>nexW squl, the people’s education, is the basis of our mission. in 1993, nWiC was granted accreditation by the northwest Commission on Colleges and universities and became a land grant institution through Congressional action in 1994.

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Demographicsnwic Through The nuMbers

2005/2006 HeadCount By aGe*

Age numbeR

16-18 89

19-21 124

22-25 128

26-29 87

30-39 185

40-49 169

50-59 114

60+ 67

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nWiC student overvieWAge numbeR

Headcount - Annual 1,182

native American 79%

Gender 66% female

Tribes Represented over 90

extended CamPus (loCations) Lummi (Main campus) Port Gamble

colville Swinomish

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Muckleshoot

lummi Campus extended Campus

independent learning

Telecourse/ K-20

2005/2006 Full-time enrollment By loCation (12 or more CrediTS)

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

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2005 & 2006 enrollment details*

loCAtion

totAlfall 2005 fall 2006

Lummi campus 220.4 212.2

extended campus 339.6 458.1

independent Learning 82.8 106.9

Telecourse/K-20 24.3 30.5

Total FTes 667.1 807.7

fTes=credits divided by 12 *All data based on fall/Winter/Spring quarter averages

annual HeadCount By Credit*

CRedits

totAlpeRCentAge ChAnge2004-2005 2005-2006

12+ 412 471 +14

6 - 11 107 158 +48

5 or fewer 412 553 +34

Total 931 1,182 +27

*All data based on fall/Winter/Spring quarter averages

66%females

34%males

HeadCount By Gender

73%extended Campus

27%lummi Campus

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Alumni

i Would not Be a lawyer today without northwest indian College. i just wanted to finish my two-year degree when the counselors there showed me what was available after i received my two-year degree. the staff was very helpful in showing me a pre-law program. they said, "you should go apply for a law degree," and so i did.

i’m now here serving my people at lummi nation. i’m fortunate to do what i said i wanted to. i just wanted to find a different way to serve my people.

i took classes here and there and it took me about 10 years to complete my associate of arts degree, but i did it! i would take one class at a time, it may have been physical education, humanities, intro to indian law.

aluMni ProFile

r alPH JeFFerson, 45 Current Position: lummi nation AttorneyCollege: northwest indian College, Class of 2001university: bringham Young university, 1981 (one year); Western Washington university, Class of 2003; university of Washington, law and diversity program, Class of 2006

The counselors at NWIC showed me what was available and other opportunities

n WiC alumni ProFile

91% of nWiC graduates indicated that their experience at nWiC helped them develop a sense of purpose, value and meaning.

90% Said their college education improved their quality of life

94% Agreed nWiC contributed significantly to their intellectual growth

93% Agreed nWiC contributed significantly to their personal growth

60% entered college for career development and employment, while 33% did so for self-improvement

*2006 nWiC Alumni Survey


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nWiC HelPed me to earn a degree in the field i am most interested in. i was the economic development Planner and senior Planner for the last 10 years at nisqually.

Having the degree gave me the confidence i needed to complete a convenience store, archive facility, daycare and other grant projects for the tribe. i truly love my tribe and wanted to be able to contribute something here during my lifetime, just as my grandparents and their grandparents did.

nWiC had instructors that understood my thoughts and learning process; they really knew how to make the studies work for me so i could pass each class and continue on. it was a long, arduous time, but so well worth it!

if it weren’t for nWiC, i may have never achieved this goal, because i didn’t complete this degree until my adult years. Before starting college, i was busy with my son and family and having a job to support them. nWiC worked with my schedule

through satellite courses, student/teacher contracts and regular classes to make sure i made it though to completion.

the education i received at nWiC really helped me with my economic development planning job as well as my current elected position as Chairwoman for the nisqually tribe. the education gave me the self-discipline i needed to write, communicate and think about the future.

i liked nWiC best for its ability to make me feel like i was a good student. i did not always feel that way. in fact, i graduated at the bottom of my high school class. Because of that i was too intimidated to move on to community college, so i did not bother with education at all until nWiC gave me the support i needed.

i realized the tribe needed me and many others to do important work to move our tribe into the future about the time nWiC began its program at nisqually. For me, it was a match made in heaven!

CyntHia iyall, triBal CHairWom an, nisqually College: northwest indian College, Class of 1999, Associates degree in entrepreneurship

NWIC had instructors that understood my thoughts and learning process; they really knew how to make the studies work for me so I could pass each class and continue on. It was a long, arduous time, but so well worth it!

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Hightlights2006-2007 achievMenTsWeavinG our Communities—one student at a tim e

northwest indian College strives to bring traditional teachings and tribal knowledge into contemporary experiences for our students and communities. as a regional institution, the college serves students from throughout indian Country, particularly the Pacific northwest. a common cultural practice among the tribes that we serve is weaving—and the symbolism of weaving serves as the framework for the integration of cultural studies and Western education, and for the strengthening of our relationship with tribal nations.

our campaign to foster our financial independence and to build permanent educational facilities comes from the image of weaving and our commitment to each individual student’s success.

By the spring of 2007, the college’s financial resources for its campaign had reached its $20 million goal for the first phase of our overall $40 million campaign, allowing us to break ground on our final Phase i building: our Childcare Center. student housing will open in the fall of 2007, and staff and students are moving into our first permanent classroom and office building in June of ’07.

aCHievinG our vision oF BeCominG a university

From its roots in the lummi school of aquaculture, native people associated with nWiC have planted the seeds for the development of a native university in the Pacific northwest. in making a commitment to our financial independence and to the development of tribally specific degree programs, nWiC continues toward that vision. in april of 2007, nWiC was

granted candidacy at the bachelor’s degree granting level with the development of its native environmental science program. this is the beginning of our dream of having a university.

FosterinG HiGH student aCHievem ent

nWiC is a leader in the development and implementation of student assessment through its extensive efforts to utilize student outcomes and to become more data driven in its evaluation of its success. investment in assessment and data analysis results in improved student experiences and better stewardship of institutional resources. nWiC has been greatly aided in this effort by the american indian Higher education Consortium’s american indian measures of student success initiative.

our cultural outcomes that students will demonstrate an understanding of —sense of place and what it means to be a people—generate a framework by which we can measure the way our mission has focused our resources on tribal identity.

STudenT HigHligHTAge: 23received: AAs degree\extended Campus ValedictorianTribal Affiliation: muckleshoot tribe

a year before i got here, i knew the direction i was going in, but nWiC has helped me focus on my life’s direction. it Has Given me validation, insPiration and strenGtH. northwest indian College has also helped me get in better touch with my cultural values. i have been able to go to many cultural events. it was nice being in the classroom with students my age all dealing with the same issues and standing united on those issues.

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sTraTegic Plan and highlighTsnortHWest indian ColleGe’s strateGiC Plan for 2004-2009 is well underway with many accomplishments in each of the initiatives and their goals. the initiatives listed below reflect our commitment to taking good care of our organization and keeping a watchful eye on how we are doing.

stRAtegiC initiAtiVe one:

Created and received candidacy to deliver the bachelor of science degree in native environmental science focused on our worldview of our natural resources and the environment

implemented a specialized degree in early Childhood education that facilitates students moving into a bachelor’s program at several state and private institutions

Provided training for community health representatives, initiating a program that will ensure quality, community-based health support in our reservation communities.

stRAtegiC initiAtiVe tWo:

Through the generous pledges of several individuals and groups including: the Bill and melinda gates foundation, Paul Allen family foundation, lummi indian Business Council, Trillium Corporation, and federal grants, completed our 67-bed student housing facility and our first permanent classroom/office building for occupancy in fall 2007.

stRAtegiC initiAtiVe thRee:

Successfully completed our first set of curriculum materials for lummi language classes and, with the help of many elders and community members, prepared an exciting new curriculum on tribal leadership and community decision making. many student interns worked in areas of importance to us as native people, including with the fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and studying tribal resources like Bellingham Bay.

Host the annual Vine deloria Jr. Symposium each July, bringing together native scholars from all over north America to share research and stories. The 2006 keynote speech was given by well-known advocate for tribal rights, Billy frank, Jr., of the nisqually Tribe. in 2007, oren lyons, Chief of the onondaga nation and an international advocate for indigenous people generously shared his wisdom and experiences.

stRAtegiC initiAtiVe FouR:

established a competitive sports program in cross country, basketball and volleyball, and expanded intramural sports to improve physical health and student engagement.

Through various uSdA grants, built a strong network of traditional health practitioners and nutritionists to support development of individual and community gardens and plant-gathering networks.

We take care of ourselves, watch out for ourselves and love and take care of one another. (Translation from the lummi language)

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Stewards2006-2007 Financial sTaTeMenT*

Program Revenues charges for Services Program Revenues

net (expense) Revenue and changes in Assets

Functions /Programs expenses tuition and Fees

sales,services and other Revenues

operaing grants and

Contributions

Capital grants and

Contributionsgovernmental

Activities

Primary government Governmental activities:

general and administrative $2,351,539 $51,310 $2,887,533 $587,304

education—instruction $3,050,149 $1,103,191 $37 $2,605,597 $658,676

education—Student services $1,710,230 $17,478 $1,223,198 $(469,554)

education—Student aid $1,225,214 $278,719 $1,037,419 $90,924

education—operations and maintenance $953,818 $46,572 $235,218 $1,977,717 $1,305,689

education—libraries $195,417 $71,625 $(123,792)

total governmental activities $9,486,367 $1,103,191 $394,116 $8,060,590 $1,977,717 $2,049,247

ToTAL PRiMARy GoveRnMenT $9,486,367 $1,103,191 $394,116 $ 8,060,590 $1,977,717 $2,049,247

*refer to the fY ’06 nWiC audit

statement oF aCtivities


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Stewards2006-2007 Financial sTaTeMenT

STudenT HigHligHTAge: 20Year in School: Receiving his AAs direct transfer degreeTribe: navajo nation

it got me back to being my own person. my mom taught me how to live traditionally, but living away from home has taught me how to live in two worlds and be responsible with my time and my life. you can be yourself here, which makes me feel more comfortable in basketball. our teammates first started out as strangers, but we became brothers.

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net (expense) Revenue and changes in Assets

General revenuesContribution from nWiC foundation $83,310

interest income $38,299

ToTAL GeneRAL RevenueS $121,609

cHAnGe in neT ASSeTS beFoRe exTRAoRdinARy iTeMS $2,170,856

extraordinary items (**See note below)

department of education settlement $(316,096)

Penalites for non-filing $(75,761)

cHAnGe in neT ASSeTS AFTeR exTRAoRdinARy iTeMS $1,778,999

net asset—beginning $2,278,266

neT ASSeTS—endinG $4,057,265

statement oF aCtivities

* *e x T R AoR di n A Ry i T eMS : during 2002, the u.S. department of education office began review of the college’s use of indian Vocational

education funds for the period from July 1, 1999 to november 26, 2001. The results of the doed review revealed instances of alleged non-

compliance. The college agreed to repay $316,096 to the doed over three years. The final payment will be in march of 2008.

in July 2006, the college received notice that penalties were due to the internal revenue Service for late filing of form 990, return of organization

exempt from income Tax for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003 and 2004. The college has made arrangements for monthly repayment.


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SupportFoundaTion achievMenTsnortHWest indian ColleGe is privileged to be supported by the northwest indian College Foundation. established with an endowment challenge grant from the u.s. department of education, the Foundation manages scholarship and operational endowments on behalf of the college’s mission and students. in addition to the annual fund and endowment activities, the Foundation hosts a number of special events throughout the year that raise funds for student and institutional support.

each october, the Fran and Bill James Cultural arts Fund dinner and art auction generates support for lummi arts education, arts scholars and arts programming.

in may of each year, the college hosts a golf scramble at one of the local golf courses. Proceeds from the scramble are used to support student athletes at the college through activities and scholarships. the first scholarship recipients from the 2005 golf tournament will graduate in may 2007.

Right: each year, local golfers support nWiC athletes by participating in a golf scramble

beloW: Bill and fran James donate traditional art pieces to be auctioned at the annual

Cultural Arts fund dinner

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StewardsFoundaTion Financial sTaTeMenTendowment Fund

Assets unrestrictedtemporarily Restricted

temporarily Restricted

permanently Restricted total All Funds

current AssetsCash and cash equivalents $13,853 $495 $265,499 $279,847

investments and marketable securities $229,092 $5,896,680 $1,453,556 $7,579,328

investments with the Western foundation $223,047 $828,212 $1,051,259

Account receivable, net $90 $90

due from northwest indian College $64,901 $64,901

due from other funds $244,059 $77,353 $321,412

total current assets $78,844 $696,693 $7,067,744 $1,453,556 $9,296,837

Property and equipmentland $76,756 $126,219 $202,975

equipment and vehicles $10,000 $10,000

$0 $10,000 $76,756 $126,219 $212,975

less: accumulated depreciation $(5,000) $(5,000)

net property and equipment $0 $5,000 $76,756 $126,219 $207,975

total assets $78,844 $701,693 $7,144,500 $1,579,775 $9,504,812

Liabilities and net assets (current Liabilities)Accounts payable $47,997 $47,997

due to northwest indian College $112,843 $13,065 $125,908

due to other funds $321,412 $321,412

total current liabilities $482,252 $13,065 $0 $0 $495,317

Total liabilities $482,252 $13,065 $0 $0 $495,317

net assets (deficit) $(403,408) $688,628 $7,144,500 $1,579,775 $9,009,495

total net assets $(403,408) $688,628 $7,144,500 $1,579,775 $9,009,495

ToTAL LiAbiLiTieS And neT ASSeTS $78,844 $701,693 $7,144,500 $1,579,775 $9,504,812

*refer to the fY ’06 nWiC foundation Audit

statement oF FinanCial Position*


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Faculty m em ber oF the yea r 3rd year at NWICJob Title: Faculty and Student Internship Facilitator

I just love working here; I feel at home. the college is a part of my family, where the students are a big part of my extended family. the students are why I am here; I pinch myself all the time and am in complete awe of them. they all inspire me with their unique talents and abilities.

employee oF the yea r 13th year (1996-Present)Job Title: Assistant Librarian, Circulation Manager

Northwest Indian college has changed since I first began working here. people stay working here because of the atmosphere. We have fun, but we get our work done. our library makes me proud. We have a solid Native american collection of books, cDs, DVDs. our former head librarian, Nancy carroll, really kept up the collection. before she passed away, she helped make the college’s library have a real impact on the students and their research work.

NANCy CARRoll,

NWIC LIbrarIaN

1993-2007 (14 yeArs)

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in memoriamReaching Out

exTenTion services and coMMuniTy educaTion

» weavers teaChINg weaversGathering of master weavers and teachers

» NatIve art MarKetevery december at the nWiC log Building

local artists share and sell their own art work

items include cedar baskets, cedar hats, coastal carvings, jewelry,

paintings, floral arrangements, ornaments and more

to reserve a table, call extension services at 360-392-4259

» dIabetes pr eveNtIoN through tradItIoNal plaNtsPromoting healthy lifestyles through the use of traditional plants.

some of the components include:

Plant identification

Health (wellness, diabetes, nutrition, exercise)

traditional uses of plants

Growing, gathering and harvesting traditional plants

» NatIve aMerICaN woMeN & gIrls aNd MeN & boys CoNfer eNCe

» luMMI elders learNINg projeCtelders mentor and tutor students in reading, spelling and math

elders provide cultural enrichment through storytelling and small projects

nWiC staff works with Western Washington university students to

provide tutoring for the children, which began Jan., 2007

» water QualIty/salMoN eNhaNCeMeNtthe natural curiosity of native american children is aroused by

bringing salmon eggs to the classroom for the children to watch and

engage in hands-on learning about the development of salmon from

egg to fry. Planting fish raised by the kids into a stream is the final

act. this project has been carried out for several years and always

brings joy and happiness to the children when they see what they

have accomplished.

» r evItalIzatIoN of salIsh aNd NeIghborINg laNguage CoNfer eNCe

» NutrItIoN eduCatIoNWorking with the twenty-First Century program at lummi tribal

school to bring “Food sense” to their after-school program.

mother's day workshop in may on lip balm and bath salts.

rosemary Facial Crème workshop using traditional plants

nutritious meal planning for all events

» early College CurrICulaBuilding partnerships with high schools and state community colleges to

serve high school students participating in college classes

CooPer ative extension suPPorts HealtHy Fa milies


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northwest indian College is collaborating with university of Washington to develop courses on “understanding lummi perspectives of marine resource management and marine protected areas." a nWiC native american student and a university of Washington graduate student will produce backgrounds of marine protected areas in Puget sound from current state policy to ongoing litigation/cases involving treaty tribes and Puget sound marine resources.

naTional oceanic and aTMosPheric adMinisTraTion environMenTal enTrePreneurshiP PrograM

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student), Jason (nWiC student), and dr.

david duggins (friday Harbor marine

lab, uW) collect water samples in

Bellingham Bay.

leFt: Second graders planting coho at

habitat restoration project.

beloW: lummi interpretative Center

houses marine interprative projects.

FAR leFt: Zack Swankie, nWiC

student, and a technician set up new

testing equipment for nWiC’s new

environmental science program.

leFt: diver at Alden Banks geoduck

survey. Cooperative survey with lummi

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tHanK youmany thanks to our foundation board and members for their continued guidance and support

n WiC Foundation Boa r d oF dir eCtors

larry Kinley—President

linda Weaver—Vice President

Cheryl Crazy Bull—Secretary

Bernie Thomas—Treasurer

William ray

Judith mich

myrna Jamison

Amy lee Besaw

William r. lomax

Charles freemont

Jana finkbonner

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Northwest Indian College 2006 Annual Report