There is still time to register for classes!
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Quyanaaġivsi qairuasi iluqavsi Tuzzy Librarymun utqiagvigmi. Iḷisaġvik College savaktit atchiigmata Fall semester 2023mi!
Thank you to everybody that came to the Tuzzy Library in Utqiaġvik. This week Iḷisaġvik College staff were able to register students for the Fall Semester 2023!
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Nestor Martinez, College Readiness Coordinator/Recruiter and his summer team, Carlos Soto, Sandra Aguilar, Tatiana Lavaka and Ian McCarthy, spent a month this summer traveling to all seven villages hosting successful team building activities and First Aid/CPR classes. It's always a pleasure traveling to the North Slope villages, seeing familiar faces and being welcomed with open arms. Quyanaqpak! |
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This week, Iḷisaġvigmiut met with staff from Senator Murkowski’s office. We provided a campus tour, a general tribal education update of the many great things occurring at Iḷisaġvik, and also shared future priorities of Iḷisaġvik College. We are grateful for our relationships with our congressional delegation!
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Frieda Nageak, External Affairs Coordinator
Justina Wilhelm, President
Cordelia Kellie- Special Assistant for Rural Affairs, Policy Advisor, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Dana Herndon- Legislative Aide, Senator Murkowski
Jacqueline Bisille- Policy Advisor and Press Secretary, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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As part of its broader $20 million commitment to transform the higher education experiences of Black, Latino, Southeast Asian and Native American men, ECMC Foundation awarded the University of Southern California Center for Race and Equity $2 million to create “Takeoff” a multiyear initiative that aims to innovate approaches to student success at community colleges across America. Over two years, participating colleges are benefitting from professional learning, strategy advising, and substantive networking opportunities. Over 150 community colleges applied for participation. Iḷisaġvik College was one of the 15 selected. The 15 “Takeoff” colleges are developing strategic, campus-specific efforts to improve the experiences and academic success of male students of color. The initial gathering was held in Los Angeles, California on August 6-9.
Members of the Iḷisaġvik College team (left to right) are:
Serena Nesteby - Advancement Officer
Hal Haynes - Dean of Students
Nestor Martinez - College Readiness Coordinator/Recruiter
Carlos Soto – Iḷisaġvik College student
Takeoff Coach – E.J. David of Anchorage, Alaska
Emily Gueco - Institutional Research Coordinator
Amon Barry, Jr (not pictured)
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A glimpse of our DHAT students in partnership with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium! Iḷisaġvik staff traveled to Anchorage to meet with our dental therapy students for their orientation week. Learn more about this program below:
WHAT IS A DENTAL HEALTH AIDE THERAPIST?
DHATs provide professional and culturally competent dental care and prevention services, fighting the decades-long epidemic of oral suffering and disease around rural Alaska and improving access to dental care for Alaska Native people. A DHAT is a dental team member who works under the supervision of a licensed dentist providing a limited range of services. Those services include patient and community-based preventive dental care, basic restorations and uncomplicated extractions. DHAT education is two years in length, followed by at least three months of preceptorship with a supervising dentist. Successful completion of these requirements is needed prior to certification by the Alaska Community Health Aide Program Certification Board. A DHAT’s education provides them with the skills to meet the majority of basic dental care needs in rural Alaska Native communities.
Alaska’s DHATs and Iḷisaġvik College/ANTHC’s Dental Therapy Educational Program are recognized as the model of success for improving oral health and access to care for rural populations around the world and have earned national recognition.
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Thanks to the City of Utqiaġvik for hosting their annual Softball Tournament! Team Iḷisaġvik had a bunch of fun in friendly competitions with other local organizations and a special congratulations to IC employees, Romo Nobleza (Senior Accountant II) and Somsri Greenspan (Controller) for winning All-Tourney 😀. |
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We had a wonderful visit with Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and her team. She was hosted by Professor Linda Nicholas-Figueroa and talked with students about their experiences and about BLaST (Biomedical Learning and Student Training) which funds student learning and has also, through grants, paid for much of the equipment used in Professor Nicholas-Figueroa’s lab. Quyanaqpak to Admiral Levine and her team for taking the time to visit!
*From left, Renee Bouvion, Prof. Karsten Hueffer of UAF, Admiral Rachel Levine, Prof. Linda Nicholas-Figueroa, Lt. Michele Brown, Kalo Uhila (Iḷisaġvik student), and Kimberly Seigfreid.
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We are so fortunate to have Linda Payton-Holtman as our Allied Health Coordinator!
Linda Payton-Holtman has always been fascinated by the different cultures of the world and obtained a BA (Hons) in Cultural Anthropology from CSU San Bernardino. She loved the diversity of the North Slope community with the deep local Iñupiaq culture enveloping the many other diverse cultures from around the world who also call Utqiaġvik home.
Linda was formerly the Training & Development Manager for the North Slope Borough Human Resources Division until 2017. Upon leaving the city, she relocated first to Fairbanks, where she met the love of her life, then moved to Anchorage and married him.
Utqiaġvik held many fond memories for her and returning to the place she called home for over 10 years has been her wish for the last couple of years.
Born and raised in England, Linda has been a resident of the USA since 1984 living in California, Washington, and Alaska.
A novice beekeeper who now finds herself allergic to bee stings, is dictating how much time she can now spend interacting with the thousands of bees that get delivered to her house every Easter, so she is leaving bee keeping to her husband Terry. She is a lover of nature, global traveling, good books, and good conversations around a dinner table. Volunteering is also usually high on her agenda for her out of work hours.
Linda has spent many years in the service of others. Since leaving Utqiaġvik, she obtained her EMT certifications to care for homeless individuals in the "Sobering Center" in Fairbanks. In Anchorage she worked "On Call" at Clare House, a shelter for homeless women and children and also at Brother Frances Homeless Shelter. She was also a Case Manager for Catholic Social Services, working with the Rapid Housing Project grant funds to house the homeless. She is also a former Board Member of KBRW, Former President of Outreach for ICAS and, as some locals may remember, she held a rather colorful position as Outreach Coordinator for Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC), hosting the Saturday Schoolyard talks from 2007 until 2011 at NARL or at Tuzzy Library.
Linda is excited to be back and has quickly delved into the position of Allied Health Coordinator for Iḷisaġvik College 😀
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