Native Indigenous Initiatives Working Group

Led by Ahmed Alwishah, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Philosophy

Ahmed curated a lunch series supported by the Racial Justice Initiative with an emphasis on hiring more Native/Indigenous faculty, providing faculty development on appropriate Native protocols and practices.

Led by Susan Phillips, Director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California, and Professor of Environmental Analysis

In collaboration with the CEC, the RRC collaborated on a shared calendar of Native/Indigenous events to centralize and make accessible to all interested parties, including the Annual NII Summit, and also provided a space to host NII events.

Led by Noosha Malek, Director of Fellowships

Fellowships provided support in identifying fellowships of interest for Native/Indigenous peoples & topics and provided application support.

Led by Leeshawn Cradoc Moore, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

IRA provided support in strengthening assessment of Native/Indigenous experiences at Pitzer and gathered more accurate counts of Native/Indigenous people at the College. 

Led by Tessa Hicks Peterson, Director of CASA Pitzer, AVP of Community Engagement, and Professor of Urban Studies

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Led by Nigel Boyle, Professor Emeritus of Political Studies, and Romarilyn Ralston, Senior Director for Claremont Justice Education Center

IGLAS and JEC incorporate Native/Indigenous Inside-Out students into NII programming & Native Graduation held in partnership with Pomona College's Native Indigenous Resource Center (NIRC).

Led by Jannie Gilson, Registrar

The Registrar's office worked to demarcate Native/Indigenous course offerings at Pitzer and work with students to update student information systems with self-identified Native/Indigenous status to provide more accurate count of enrolled students. 

Led by Sarah Gilman, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Biology

Academic and Strategic Planning incorporated a NII Working Group memo into the current strategic visioning process and accreditation process for the College.

Led by Emily Butts, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Pitzer Art Galleries

The Pitzer Art Galleries worked closely on collaborative grants to support Native Eco-Arts programming.

Led by Stephanie Liu-Rojas, Writing Center Director

The Writing Center provided support in a "Personal Statement" writing workshop for Native Youth and collaborated on the annual Storyteller's Festival.