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We are excited to announce our new partnership with the Student Freedom Initiative!



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Iḷisaġvik College kicked off National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week in Washington, D.C. with 35 other Tribal Colleges Universities, and gathered for the 2024 American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Legislative Summit. Secretary Deb Haaland spoke about the importance of Tribal Colleges and Universities and their impact on our country. Iḷisaġvik College President, Justina Wilhelm, External Affairs Coordinator, Frieda Nageak, and students Lynnelle Panik and Sasha Derenoff, also met with Representatives Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, along with Congresswoman Mary Peltola. Iḷisaġvik is proud to be a part of the Tribal College movement and proud to serve as Alaska’s Only Tribal College.

President Biden said, “We have seen time and again that Tribal Colleges and Universities uplift Native American students through culturally grounded education and put them on a path toward a brighter future.”



Learn more about National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, 2024 from this proclamation by President Biden:

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Paġlagikpiñ siqiñiq “Welcome back the sun!”

Iḷisaġvik College celebrated the welcoming of the siqiñiq (sun) back to Utqiaġvik through sayuq/motion dance. The motions of the song depict the sun’s rays, the sun, walking outside to welcome the sun, and dancing because we are so very happy for the sun’s return

Quviasuutigilugu 2024-mi siqiñġum nuiñiŋa! Be happy for the 2024 rising of the sun! Quyanaqpak Iḷisaġvik students, staff, faculty and also Ipalook Elementary and Iḷisaurri Tukak and Avaiyak for their involvement in this time-honored tradition.

Our Wellness Coordinator, Kalo showed our Glimpse students ways to decompress from a long day of studying by using Yoga.

Please join Iḷisaġvik in welcoming Kris Mathis to the campus as our Manager of Adult Education. Kris Mathis is a life-long Texan who arrived on the North Slope to teach in Atqasuk. He holds two degrees from Texas A & M University. A bachelor’s degree in political science, and a master’s degree in education administration. In his education career he has served in many capacities including coaching. In 2000, his boy's cross-country team won the class A state title. He has served as a building administrator, and as an academic/admissions counselor both at a private Christian school for its international boarding students, and at his alma mater Texas A & M. In addition to his sixteen years in education he also spent four years in ministry as a youth director and pastor in the United Methodist Church.

Away from work Kris enjoys being a grandfather, and indulging his lifelong passion for the game of baseball in any and every way he can. When asked what he likes most about life on the North Slope he is quick to point out he much prefers the weather here to the heat in his home state; and that he enjoys the peace that life here provides for reflection and personal growth.

Quyarugut savaqatigivlutin!

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Kaaxgal.aat-Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich (L’ukwaax.ádi clan in the Raven moiety of the Tlingit nation) led Alaska to become the first state or territory in the nation to pass an anti-discrimination act. On February 16th, 1945, after a two-hour long hearing, Elizabeth stood and delivered an impassioned and eloquent speech that garnered the support needed, and after years of perserverance, the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 was passed, making it the first anti-discrimination law in Alaskan history and the first of its kind enacted in the United States. We are thankful for these acts and honor and celebrate her life and her contributions to freedom and equality. This is a day for all people to reaffirm their belief in social equality and respect for all.

Gunalchéesh Kaaxgal.aat!