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AISES Leadership Summit 2019 March 14-16 Cherokee, North Carolina Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino http://summit.aises.org #AISES #AISESLS19 2019 AISES Leadership Summit 2 2019 AISES Leadership Summit CONTENTS 4 Welcome Letter 5 Opening Reception Entertainment 6 Summit Sponsors 7 Safe Camp and Code of Conduct 8 AISES Leadership Summit Description 9 Opening Welcome Speaker 10 Agenda 13 Venue Map 14 Session Descriptions 20 Presenters 26 AISES Executive Commitee 26 AISES Board of Directors 26 AISES Student Representatives 27 Advisory Councils and Chairs 28 Council of Elders 28 Student Representatives 29 AISES Staff 3 2019 AISES Leadership Summit 4 2019 AISES Leadership Summit Cherokee ᏣᎳᎩ Songs ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏛ and ᏃᎴ Dances ᏓᎾᎳᏍᎩᏍᎬ During the opening ceremony of the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit, the Cherokee Youth Council (CYC) will be performing two Cherokee traditional social dances. The Cherokee Youth Council is a culturally-based leadership program for Eastern Band Cherokee youth in grades 7-12. This program is housed under the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute at the Cherokee Boys Club and is funded by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. The mission of the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute is to create a community of selfless leaders deeply rooted in Cherokee culture. The CYC have chosen to demonstrate the Buffalo Dance and the Friendship Dance. Cherokee social dances involve men, women, and children of all ages. During the dances the dancers line up male, female, male, female and step in sync with the drum or rattle, utilized by the male singer. Historically, there were small bison native to the Southeastern United States and the Buffalo Dance was traditionally done to honor the buffalo and thank the animal for providing meat, tools, and fur for Cherokee survival. During the dance you will notice that the dancers represent the buffalo by jostling, grunting, and playing with one another. The Friendship Dance requires crowd participation. If you are approached by a dancer and asked to join the dance, accept the invitation. This is a follow the leader style dance and also includes some call and response. When the singer shakes his rattle the dancers are supposed to yell out. Then when the singer says wa-hoo, the dancer response is e-hu. The dance begins by stepping in place but changes to joining hands and moving around in circular patterns. The CYC dancers wear 18th Century Cherokee style clothing when performing Cherokee traditional dances. Their clothing is made by expert seamstresses in the EBCI community and the CYC members make their own pucker-toe moccasins. The EBCI Tribal Council has adopted this style clothing as the official historic clothing to be worn by EBCI Ambassadors. AISES thanks the EBCI community, tribal members, and organizations that are participating in the 2019 Leadership Summit. 5 2019 AISES Leadership Summit SPONSORS HOST United States Department of MALACHITE Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service AVENTURINE United States Department of TRAVEL Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service T T EN R M A Y I N O I L N P G M E COMMUNITY PARTNER C O E M I C M V U R N I T Y S E 6 2019 AISES Leadership Summit Guiding Principles for Equity in Organizations 1. Acknowledge that culture plays a predominate role in living, learning and working. 2. Recognize that conflict exist (even if we can’t see them) between our professional discourses and the discourses of our students, peers, and colleagues – especially those from non-mainstream (underrepresented) cultures. 3. Acknowledge the benefits of diversity in perspectives, interpretations, solutions, and practices to improve our practice, our science, our schools and our businesses. 4. Make a commitment to regularly explore different cultures – and not with the intention of coming to know or understand them (the other cultures) – but with an eye to understanding more about yourself. 5. Acknowledge how important it is to invite culture into your practice so people from other cultures are not asked (unfairly) to check their identities at the door to be successful. 6. Cultivate a supportive community (both inside and outside of your organization) that supports and grows your efforts toward equity. Safe Camp and Code of Conduct All conference participants are expected to adhere to the AISES standards of conduct. SAFE CAMP The AISES Leadership Summit is a Safe Camp, meaning this is a welcoming, inclusive, supportive and safe environment for all our AISES family members regardless of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender expression/identity. Safe Camp includes recognizing the AISES Code of Conduct and anyone found violating the code will be asked to leave the conference immediately. Please contact any AISES staff member or board member if you have any questions. CODE OF CONDUCT The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) was established with the goal of developing Native professionals and leaders in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. In light of this goal, the first student leaders of AISES developed a set of principles that prohibited alcohol, illegal drugs, and harassment. These principals have become core values of the organization and are incorporated as the Code of Conduct. The AISES Code of Conduct promotes professional development and personal growth by strictly prohibiting the use of intoxicating drugs or alcohol and all forms of harassment and discrimination. This code is meant to reflect the ideals of our Native communities by establishing an expectation that we agree to protect and promote the well-being and growth of all people. This code is expected to be honored when individuals are representing the AISES organization and by all persons participating in AISES activities. To this end, each person is asked to adhere to this code and promote its intent by refraining from prohibited activities and encouraging others to do the same. AISES will continue to maintain the Code of Conduct as a symbol reflective of the teachings and values of our ancestors. The Code of Conduct represents the ideas and visions set forth by the AISES founders and the student leadership. AISES values and respects the rights and privileges of others and asks that you honor the AISES organization, its mission, and the family of AISES by adhering to this Code of Conduct. 7 2019 AISES Leadership Summit AISES Leadership Summit Metaphorically a summit is reaching a new height in skill, career, industry or effort, which is the initiative behind the AISES Leadership Summit. Each spring the Leadership Summit brings together 300 participants who focus on career development, mentor younger generations of leaders and workforce, navigate the rigors of academics and careers, and think in new directions as leaders and innovators who are shaping the Indigenous STEM workforce. The Summit is a positive and nurturing environment where learning is embraced by all. With a more intimate setting than the National Conference, the Leadership Summit allows for small groups to support and connect among members. There are more one-on-one interactions with leaders in the industry who possess the experience and skills in working with people at various levels from academic to emerging and experienced career professionals. AISES board members, staff, and advisory council leaders are also available and ready to share information, offer support, and facilitate connection among members. The Leadership Summit has something that all participants can get excited about with over 30 break-out sessions and all forms of learning from written materials, workshops, in-person conference participation, and introspection. Within the Leadership Summit is a lineup of three AISES program events. The Faculty Career Development Workshop is a day-long program for Native people who are working to become STEM faculty. Pre-college Energy Challenge poster participants will be presenting their winning concepts at the Leadership Summit. These projects are based on an energy challenge that is affecting a student’s community where they use a two-phase engineering process to create a real-world energy solution. Finally, the AISES Region 7 will hold a caucus on Friday evening, March 15. Dinner will be provided for the gathering. Investing in the Leadership Summit benefits us all. We could not accomplish our goals without the support, involvement, and enthusiasm of over 4,600 members and committed sponsors. We thank our generous sponsors and their support of the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit. We are grateful to: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Preservation Foundation, USDA – NRCS, BMM Test Labs, Chevron, HP, America’s Navy, Owle Construction, University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation, and General Motors. We are excited to have DiversityComm, Inc., the Cherokee Youth Center Boys and Girls Club, and the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute among our community partners this year. GOALS OF THE SUMMIT • Increase the skill and talent level of AISES members in professional and career development • Develop AISES professional members as role models for the AISES college and graduate students • Provide AISES members with support and build their confidence to transition into the STEM workforce • Provide an environment that allows AISES members to “linger and learn” from each other and other participants For complete information about AISES and our next big event - the 2019 AISES National Conference - visit our website at http://conference.aises.org. Thank you for attending the 2019 AISES Leadership Summit! 8 2019 AISES Leadership Summit Opening Welcome Speaker Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed Richard G. Sneed life’s work has been one of public service advocating for youth, community building, and cultural preservation. The son of a businessman and former councilmember, he knows that hard work and a community-centered focus enable collective opportunity. In this vein, he has worked throughout his career to ensure that Cherokee people have equitable access to quality education and can put these skills to work in a community they can be proud of.
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