Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College

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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College
Preserving Culture With Dignity and Respect

• Strategic Planning
• Meeting II
• June 21, 2008
• Wellness Center

• Established - August, 2006

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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College Strategic
Planning Agenda
Facilitator Dr. Radwan Al-Jarrah

• Morning Session (830 a.m. 1200 noon)
• 830 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
• 900 a.m. Blessing Chief Hart
• 905 a.m. Welcome Dr. Hays
• 910 a.m. Welcome Dr. Mann
• 915 a.m. Introduction by Participants
• 930 a.m. General Remarks and Update of the
  Strategic Plan Dr. Al-Jarrah

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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College Strategic
Planning Agenda

• 1000 a.m. Break
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• 1015 a.m. Breakout Sessions by Goal Teams
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• 1200 Noon Lunch
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• Afternoon Session (100 p.m. 200 p.m.)
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• 100 p.m. General Discussions of Teams Findings
  (10 minutes each)
• 150 p.m. Concluding Remarks Dr. Al-Jarrah
• 200 p.m. End of Meeting

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• Vision Statement 
• The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College is our
  national academic sanctuary and the home of
  traditional tribal knowledge which promotes the
  strong values that have always guided the hearts
  and minds of the people and which honors the
  treasured human gifts the ability to think, to
  hear, to speak, to feel, and to walk on this good
  Earth.

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Mission Statement   The mission of the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College (CATC) is to
provide a quality cultural based and academically
rigorous general education for tribal and
non-tribal citizens. The main focus is upon
traditional tribal knowledge, quality of life and
enhancing the status of American Indians in
contemporary America.
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Strategic Plan  By 2010 CATC will gain an
Associate Membership in American Indian Higher
Education Consortium (AIHEC) and Accreditation
by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the
North Central Association of Colleges and
Universities.  
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• Strategic Goal 1 Accreditation and Recruitment
  of Faculty
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• Strategic Goal 2 Strategic Partnerships
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• Strategic Goal 3 Financial Plan
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• Strategic Goal 4 Recruitment and Retaining of
  Students
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• Strategic Goal 5 Establishment of CATC as the
  Language and Cultural Capital of the
  Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

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Strategic Goal 1 Accreditation and Recruitment
of Faculty
Members Dr. Radwan Al-Jarrah, Chair Dr. Henri
Mann Mr. Brian Sikes
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Strategic Goal 2 Strategic Partnerships
Members Chief Harvey Pratt, Chair Ms. Anita
Blankenship Rep. Shane Jett
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Strategic Goal 3 Financial Plan
Members Dr. Lessley Price, Chair Chief
Lawrence Hart Ms. Pauline Harjo Mr. Ron
Kistler Mr. Quinton Roman Nose
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Strategic Goal 4 Recruitment and Retaining of
Students
Members
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Strategic Goal 5 Establishment of CATC as the
Language and Cultural Capital of the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes
Members
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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College Strategic
Planning Committee

• Dr. Radwan Al-Jarrah, Chair
• Chief Lawrence Hart
• Dr. Henri Mann
• Dr. Lessley Price
• Ms. Gail Wilcox
• Ms. Janice Boswell
• Chairs of Strategic Goals
• Ms. Haley Kliewer

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Dr. Henrietta Mann President, Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribal College
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Dr. Radwan Al-Jarrah Dean, College of Arts and
Sciences SWOSU Liaison
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CATC Board of Regents

• Chief Lawrence Hart, Chairman
• Clinton, Oklahoma
• Ms. Pauline Harjo, Vice-Chairman
• El Reno, Oklahoma
• Dr. Lessley Price, Secretary/Treasurer
• SWOSU, Weatherford, Oklahoma
• Chief Harvey Pratt, Member
• Guthrie, Oklahoma
• Mr. Glenn Meriwether, Member
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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CATC Board of Regents

• Ms.Teresa Dorsett, Member
• Geary, Oklahoma
• Mr. Floyd Bringing Good, Member
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Dr. David Peakheart, Member
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Mr. Ron Kistler, Member
• SWOSU Sayre, Oklahoma
• Mr. Frank Mosqueda, Member
• Anadarko, Oklahoma

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CATC Staff
Ms. Gail Wilcox, Administrative and Admissions
Officer Ms. Janice Boswell, Recruiter/Faculty Ms
. Carol Whiteskunk, Administrative Assistant
I Ms. Minoma Nixon, Student Employee Ms. Kavita
Bhathela, Student Employee
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CATC Faculty
Ms. Lenora Hart Ms. Ruth Whiteskunk Ms. Carol
Joyce Bull Coming Mr. Charles Sleeper Ms. Connie
Yellowman Mr. Gordon Yellowman Dr. Henrietta Mann
Mr. Don Tofpi Mr. John Elder Ms. Clara Baker Mr.
Billy Williamson Ms. Donna Barlow Dr. Dan Brown