14:48:03 From Krystal Poirier : Everyone please change your names 15:00:19 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : REMINDERS • Sign In in the chat with: *Full Name, Organization, & Title | This is very important for anyone who is wanting OPI Renewal Unit credit for counselors. • Reminder that all sessions are recorded. • All Sessions are on Mountain Standard Time (MST). • Reminder that links to all sessions are unique and need to individually be joined. All links are located @ www.MontanaColleges.com/links ACTION ITEMS • Reminder to have “Screens” on if possible. Today is all about relationship building – we want to see you! 😊 • Reminder to have your “Zoom Display Name” be your Institution & your name. • Reminder about live Q&A – post questions, comments, feedback, etc. in the chat throughout the session and if time remains we will open it up for live questions at the end. 15:00:21 From Anna Ebert : Hello from Helena College! Happy MT 406 Day! 15:00:26 From Alejandra Peña | UO : Good day y'all! My name is Alejandra & I'm an admissions counselor from the University of Oregon! 15:00:34 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU • *A very special thank you to all your partners, friends, & sponsors who help make these events possible. A BIG thank you to: The Montana Tribal Colleges, all Montana Colleges, GEAR UP, Montana University System, American Indian College Fund, Office of Public Instruction, Reach Higher Montana, Montana Youth Apprenticeship Partnership, Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Montana Post Secondary Educational Opportunities Council (MPSEOC ), & More! 15:01:01 From Anna Ebert : Hello from Helena College! Happy MT 406 Day! 15:01:18 From Haley Lacey- The Evergreen State College : Hi All, it's wonderful to see everyone! My name is Haley and I'm an admissions counselor from The Evergreen State College. 15:01:36 From Ali Smith : Hello from Blackfeet Community College! Hello SKC 15:01:40 From Heather Denny : Heather Denny - State Coordinator for Homeless Education and Christy Hendricks - State Foster Care Point of Contact - Office of Public Instruction - Hello everyone! 15:01:58 From Juan Perez : Good afternoon Ali 15:02:00 From Lori Borth : Hello from Veterans Upward Bound Montana. Lori Borth, Project Director. 15:02:03 From Ian I McRyhew : Hi everyone I am Ian Issaia McRyhew student from Salish Kootenai College in northwest Montana! 15:02:18 From Mary Silentwalker : Hello! I am Mary Silentwalker from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. 15:02:23 From Braedon Niemi : Hello from Rocky Mountain College in Billings MT. -Braedon Niemi 15:02:29 From Westyn Kiehn - NC/SC MT AHEC : Hello to everyone from NC/SC MT Area Health Education Center! 15:02:50 From Brandon Shadel - Walla Walla U : Hello from Walla Walla U with MSW sites in Missoula and Billings! 15:02:52 From Amie Tryon : Good afternoon! I am Amie Tryon, Director of Academic Success at SKC. My contact info is amie_tryon@skc.edu if you want to reach out to me for information. 15:02:59 From Tammy Bluewolf-Kennedy, Syracuse University : Shekoli! I'm Oneida, Wolf Clan, Undergraduate Office of Admissions Counselor/Native Liaison for Syracuse University in Central New York. 15:03:13 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : Hello --it's so good to be here! I'm the American Indian Student Advisor at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. 15:03:14 From GCU JOYCE : Afternoon Greetings from sunny Phoenix - Joyce Armijo with Grand Canyon University 15:04:00 From Krystal Poirier : Krystal Poirier Welcome Everyone Kristina Mays, SLED/NLTE student: Traditional Blessing + Teach a few Salish words. Krystal Poirier- SKC Overview/tour 15:04:14 From Krystal Poirier : Krystal Poirier Introduce Main Staff: -Juan Perez-Director of Admissions -Chastity Wagner- Financial Aid -Allison Kadler- Assistant to VP of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs -Selina Kenmille- Director of First Year Retention and Student Persistence -Amy Tryon- Director of Academic Success -Tawnee Boham- Housing Manager -Allen Addison- TRIO Student Support Services 15:04:36 From Krystal Poirier : Krystal Poirier- Introduce Faculty Doug Ruhman- Education Department Chair Cameron Decker-Fine Art Robert Kenning-Forestry Corinna Littlewolf- Psychology Rachel Andrews-Gould; Business Management Department Head Lisa Harmon- Director of Nursing Danica Luedtke and Jennifer Hoff- Co-Department Head Dental 15:04:49 From Krystal Poirier : Unique Programs: Dean Nicolai- Native American Studies Department Head: Tribal Historic Preservation Rosemary Matt- SLED Coordinator: Alana Bahe- Director Community Health and Development: Health promotion practicesAl Anderson- Chief Information Officer: Unmanned Aircraft Instructor- Big News: Dr. Elaine Frank-Dean of Graduate Education: Natural Resource Master’s Degree 15:05:18 From Krystal Poirier : Student Testimonials: -Kim Heeren -Ian McRyhew -Jessica Lozeau-Learn 15:05:29 From Amie Tryon : Lemlmts, Kristina! SO good to see you! I miss seeing you in class and hope you are doing well! 15:05:35 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Thank you so much!! :) 15:06:24 From Juan Perez : SLED is Salish Language Education Department and part of our Native Language Teacher Education program 15:09:24 From Juan Perez : https://www.skc.edu/areas-of-academic-interest/ 15:13:23 From Brent Florendo : Southern Oregon University has a wonderful Theater Department which i graduated from. Have anyone wanting information about that let me know. 15:14:41 From Emily Ferguson-Steger : Thank you, Juan! 15:15:13 From Juan Perez : Juan Perez, Director of Admissions juan_perez@skc.edu 406-275-4855 https://interested.skc.edu/ 15:15:40 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : Question: How long has SKC had the First Year Experience ? 15:15:58 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Thank you so much, SKC Team! So great to see all of you. Learning so much! Thank you for sharing with us today. So helpful! 15:16:57 From Allison Kadler : Allison Kadler, Assistant to VP of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs allison_kadler@skc.edu 406-275-4791 15:18:14 From Allison Kadler : Great question, Carmelita! Our First Year Experience rolled out this past January 2021 so it’s still pretty new but we are working hard to make the first year student experience here better everyday! 15:19:21 From Selina Kenmille : From Me to Krystal Poirier: (Privately) 03:22 PM Selina Kenmille, Director of First Year Retention & Student Persistence Selina_kenmille@skc.edu 406-275-4776 15:19:49 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : Thank you, Allison. 15:20:37 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Loving meeting everyone! Great job, SKC Team, for getting so many people on your campus involved! 15:21:07 From clarena brockie : Are your classes on-line? Any classes on campus? What is your most polular Bachelor 15:21:33 From Nihtawneemiw Boham : Nihtawneemiw "Tawnee" Boham, Housing Manager. tawnee_boham@skc.edu 406-275-4884 15:21:44 From clarena brockie : Whoops, popular bachelor 15:21:47 From Juan Perez : Clarena, we are offering classes online and face to face 15:22:01 From Emily Ferguson-Steger : Thank you, Allen! TRiO Rocks! 15:22:23 From Juan Perez : Each academic department will say they have the most popular bachelor program. Haha 15:23:17 From clarena brockie : Juan what program do students mostly enroll in for bachelor's program. I 15:24:18 From Juan Perez : List of our degrees. https://skc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2020-2021/Catalog/Degrees-and-Certificates-Offered-at-Salish-Kootenai-College 15:25:00 From Cameron Decker : Cameron Decker (Diné, Salish) SKC Fine Arts Department Head We offer an A.A. in Fine Arts. Check out our website for some information: art.skc.edu 15:25:03 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Thank you so much! 15:25:08 From Juan Perez : Nursing, Education, Forestry/Wildlife &Fisheries 15:25:13 From Amie Tryon : Beautiful medallion, Cam! 15:28:44 From Juan Perez : Business is also a big program on campus 15:30:04 From Corinna Littlewolf : Corinna Littlewolf Psychology Dept Faculty corinna_littlewolf@skc.edu 15:30:34 From Rachel Andrews-Gould : Rachel_andrewsgould@skc.edu, Business Department Program 15:31:06 From Doug Ruhman - SKC Div. of Education : Teacher Education at SKC - Doug Ruhman, Dean douglas_ruhman@skc.edu (406)275-4763 15:31:50 From Doug Ruhman - SKC Div. of Education : Education.skc.edu 15:33:00 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : So wonderful to meet all of you! Thank you, SKC Team, for sharing all this! 15:33:08 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : Is your BSN program competitive? 15:34:10 From Danica & Jennifer - Dental Assisting : Danica Luedtke & Jennifer Hoff - Dental Assisting Technology : https://www.skc.edu/dental-assisting/ (406) 275-4908 15:34:21 From Lisa Harmon, SKC Nursing : Yes, it is competitive, however with Native American preference it is very accessible for Natives. 15:34:45 From Brandon Shadel - Walla Walla U : Walla Walla, Washington! 15:34:46 From Chorissa Butler | Prescott College : AZ :) 15:34:47 From Kristie Pullin : Stone Child College, Rocky Boy MT 15:34:51 From G A : Helena, MT 15:34:53 From Braedon Niemi : Billings MT 15:34:54 From Lori Borth : Billings, MT 15:34:55 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 15:34:56 From Michelle Mudder : Hi from Eastern Oregon University! La Grande, OR 15:34:56 From Kathy Mortimore : Helena College in Helena, MT 15:34:57 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Missoula, MT 15:34:58 From Lisa Harmon, SKC Nursing : Lisa_harmon@skc.edu, director of nursing, 406-275-4925. We would love to hear from you! 15:34:58 From Nichole Heyer : Bozeman, MT 15:35:00 From Brittany Smith - Montana State University Billings : Billings, MT 15:35:01 From Patricia Whiteman : Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT! 15:35:02 From Elle Hoselton : Grand Forks, North Dakota 15:35:03 From Leslie Greene : FVCC 15:35:05 From Nourah AbuShaban : Fort Peck Community College, Poplar, MT 15:35:05 From Nicole Frieling : Great Falls, MT 15:35:05 From Westyn Kiehn - NC/SC MT AHEC : I'm originally from Ronan and I now live/work in Helena 15:35:06 From Sarah Maki : Gallatin College, Bozeman, MT 15:35:06 From Yamile Nataren Fuentes | PSU : Hi from Portland, OR! 15:35:07 From Tammy Bluewolf-Kennedy, Syracuse University : Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Central NY) about 4 hours from NYC 15:35:07 From Cole Mack : Dillon, MT 15:35:08 From Nancy Navarro : Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ 15:35:08 From Haley Lacey- The Evergreen State College : Olympia, Wa 15:35:09 From Dannette Fadness : Montana Campus Compact in Missoula 15:35:12 From Heather Denny : Office of Public Instruction - serving all of Montana's public schools 15:35:12 From Taryn A. Quayle- Montana Tech : Butte, MT! 15:35:13 From Selina Irby : Bozeman, MT and Montana Conservation Corps which is 4 regional offices Kalispell, Missoula, Helena, and Bozeman 15:35:15 From Kimberly Wombolt : Great Falls 15:35:17 From Alejandra Peña | UO : Hello from Eugene, OR ! 15:35:18 From Deb/RAIN University of North Dakota : University of North Dakota 15:35:30 From SunnyDay RealBird | MSU Billings : Montana State University Billings 15:35:48 From emilie maule : Montana Schools Recruitment Project - from the MT Office of Public Instruction and the Montana Council of Administrators of Special Education. Thank you so much, SKC! 15:35:57 From Polly Summers : Montana Tech Butte, Mt 15:35:58 From Heather Wofford : Corvallis, OR (Oregon State) but originally from MT! My fam is from Arlee! :) 15:36:10 From Robert Kenning : Forestry & Natural Resource majors contact: robert_kenning@skc.edu, 406-275-4886. Also the only 4-year degrees of their kind at a Tribal College! https://naturalresources.skc.edu/ 15:36:21 From Augustina Wofford • University of Montana Western : Dillon, MT (University of Montana Western) 15:36:48 From Donovin Sprague : Thanks SKC team! Donovin Sprague, head of History Dept. & Multicultural Center, Sheridan College, WY 15:39:45 From Brent Florendo : Ituxtiwigwa. Brent Florendo (sidwallapum) Native Nation Liaison, Director-Konaway Nika Tillicum (All My Relations) Native youth academic academy(7th-12th 25yrs), Co-creator of the Native American Studies at Southern Oregon University. (23yrs) Also alumni, graduated out of the Theater Dept. Any questions let me know. Thanks for opportunity to build relations. 15:39:48 From Ali Smith : Hi SKC team, I'm Ali Smith from Blackfeet Community College, Browning, Mt 15:39:53 From Chastity Wagner : Chastity Wagner, Loan Officer/Financial Aid Assistant, chastity_wagner@skc.edu, 406-275-4854, https://www.skc.edu/financial-aid-2020/ 15:41:00 From Juan Perez : We have about 4 minutes 15:42:05 From Alana Bahe - SKC : A big hello from SKC in Pablo, MT!!! So glad to be here today on this beautiful Montana Day. I’m Alana Bahe, the Director of SKC Community Health & Development and our Health Promotion Practices. Contact me at alana_bahe@skc.edu or 406-275-4926. Check out more of what our program is up to at: https://www.facebook.com/SKCCHD 15:43:56 From Juan Perez : If anyone has questions feel free to drop them in the chat box 15:44:43 From Rhonda Safford : Thank you everyone! 15:45:18 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : So wonderful to meet all of you! Great job, SKC Team! Great session! 15:45:18 From Al Anderson, CIO, SKC : `Al Anderson, CIO, Salish Kootenai College, 406-275-4833, al_anderson@skc.edu, 15:46:50 From Amie Tryon : Way to go, Ian! Proud of all you have done — you’re a great student role model! 15:47:18 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Thank you so much, SKC Students!! : ) 15:47:25 From Chastity Wagner : Yay Kim and Ian….you guys are rockstars!!! 15:47:39 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : You got this Kim! psychology is no joke! 15:48:07 From Amie Tryon : I want to read your paper when it’s done! Way to go, Kim! Proud of you! 15:48:09 From Nihtawneemiw Boham : Woo Kim!!! 👏 15:48:09 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Great job, Kim! 15:48:50 From Cameron Decker : Great job Ian and Kim. Amazing students! 15:49:09 From Nicole Frieling : Thank you for sharing Kim and Ian! So great to hear about your hard work and perspective! 15:49:15 From Corinna Littlewolf : Thanks, Ian and Kim and Jessica! 15:49:25 From Chorissa Butler | Prescott College : Love these stories :) thanks for sharing! 15:49:34 From Krystal Poirier : THANK YOU EVERYONE! YOU ALL DID GREAT!!!! 15:49:56 From Thank you for being here today! : ) : Thank you SKC Team! So wonderful! 15:50:04 From Cameron Decker : A model student! Pleasure to have had Jessica in class. 15:50:04 From Alejandra Peña | UO : Thank you SKC team! It was great to learn more about you all, your programs and the student experience! Best of luck on your next adventures Ian, Kim & Jessica! 15:50:05 From Corinna Littlewolf : Thanks, Krystal, for everything you have done, did and continue to do! 15:50:23 From Westyn Kiehn - NC/SC MT AHEC : Thank you to the entire SKC team you're all wonderful! 15:50:36 From Alana Bahe - SKC : Nice Job Krystal!!! Go Bison!!!! 15:50:37 From Taryn A. Quayle- Montana Tech : Thank you SKC Team! You all are wonderful 15:50:40 From Nihtawneemiw Boham : Thanks so much! 15:50:53 From Selina Irby : Nice work SKC 15:51:01 From Heather Wofford : Thank you for hosting us! 15:51:16 From Carmelita Sharpback (She/Her/Hers)-North Idaho College : SKC is amazing! Thank you 15:51:19 From Brandon Shadel - Walla Walla U : Great job! Blessings everyone! 15:51:24 From Haley Lacey- The Evergreen State College : Thank you! 15:51:25 From Dannette Fadness : Thank you! 15:51:28 From Nourah AbuShaban : Thanks! 15:51:31 From Cameron Decker : Lemlmtš. Great event. 15:51:53 From GCU JOYCE : Truly awesome event, thank you for the coordination! 15:51:58 From Robert Kenning : Thanks all, hope to hear from some new forestry students! 15:52:11 From Mary Larson : Great Job SKC