UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Academic

AMERICAN INDIAN ADVISORY BOARDS
Adopted: January 14, 1994
Supersedes: (see end of policy)

Subd. 1. Establishment of Advisory Board. The Board of Regents has directed that the University administration establish an American Indian Advisory Board on each campus enrolling American Indian students. The boards are to be advisory to the chief executive officer of each campus and are to be constituted to broadly reflect the relevant American Indian communities.

Subd. 2. Advisory Board Responsibilities. The advisory boards will serve as liaisons between the American Indian communities and the University of Minnesota. The advisory boards will consult with the chief executive officer of each campus on matters related to campus programs and services on behalf of American Indian students; interests and concerns of the immediate American Indian community; methods to encourage and foster the educational advancement of American Indian students in admissions, retention, and achievement of educational objectives; and efforts to develop and increase support for American Indian educational advancement through public relations efforts at the community, state, and federal levels.

Subd. 3. Presidential Responsibilities. The president will meet with representatives of the American Indian Advisory Boards to seek their input, guidance, and advice concerning the educational advancement of American Indian students University-wide and the achievement of the University's diversity goals. The president will review the recommendations of the advisory boards and instruct appropriate administrative units to address them. The president will meet with the advisory boards again to update them on the status of their recommendations and to seek their feedback and further advice. The president will submit an annual report to the Board of Regents after consultation with the advisory board chairs.

Supersedes: American Indian Advisory Boards dated March 13, 1981.