Tribal-University Advisory Board (TUAB)

Purpose

Tribal-University Advisory Board (TUAB) was established for the purposes of developing and providing oversight of the Strategic Priorities relevant to the Tribal Educational Initiative, to include recommendations for changes and/or adjustments to the MOA, for short and long-term planning goals and objectives, and for the monitoring and evaluation of the Strategic Priorities.

Group Type & Compensation

Standing Group

Subcommittees TBD by TUAB members if needed

Committee Convener

Special Advisor to the Provost for Tribal Affairs

Group Member Terms & Selection

Members serve three-year (renewable) terms

UConn students serve two-year terms

Members

Member & Designee (Proxy)	School / College / Tribal Nation
Amy Gorin	Provost Office
Sandy Grande	CLAS, Political Science
Chris Newell	CLAS, SCI/NACP
Brenda Geer	Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
Shoran Piper (Cassandra Keola)	Golden Hill Paugussett
Rodney Butler	Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Beth Regan	Mohegan Tribe
Colette Kimball	Schaghticoke (Schaghticoke Tribal Nation)
Ruth Garby Torres	TUAB appointed Elder (Schaghticoke)
Sebastian April	NACP Undergraduate Student (Mi’kmaq)
Vange Hopkins (Grad. Student) Jillian Watt (Grad. Student)	CLAS, Political Science (Narragansett) CLAS, Allied Health (Mohegan)

Reporting

UConn President
UConn Provost
Respective Tribal Councils (including Elders Councils and Tribal Attorneys)

Outputs

Annual Report
Strategic Priorities (reviewed annually)
TEI Action Plan

Meetings

Semi-Annual meetings with UConn President
TUAB minimum of four meetings per annual year