Distance Learning Center Newsletter

Distance Learning Center Nez Perce Tribe Volume 1, Issues 4 & 5

March/April 2011

This March I attended the Serve Idaho Conference

Hosted by Serve Idaho - Governor's Commission on

Service & Volunteerism in

partnership with Idaho

Department of Labor. Serve

Idaho hosted this year's conference March 9-11 at

the Boise Hotel and Con-

vention Center. Over 250 attendees had the opportu-

nity to learn from regional and national experts, attend

the Celebration of Service dinner and participate in a

service project.

On Thursday March 10, 2011, conference atten-

dees participated in a vari-ety of service projects

throughout the Treasure Valley. Photos have

been posted to Serve

Idaho's Facebook page. If you have any questions

about service projects or would like to host a project

in the future, please contact the service project coordi-

nator Renee Cox at [email protected]

or phone (208) 332-3578

ext 4786. The following agencies hosted this year's

service projects: Project Linus - Located at the Boise

Hotel & Convention Cen-ter. Volunteers got creative as they assembled blankets and designed quit

squares. The blankets an quilts will go to children who

are critically ill.

Boise Parks & Recreation - Castle Hills Park got spruced

up! The volunteers helped spread safety surfacing in

the playground, mulched trees, picked up trash, and

painted picnic tables and

other site amenities (rain or shine). Boise Veterans Home - Vol-unteers spent time visiting

with the Veterans and lis-tening to a bluegrass

band. Idaho Department of Parks

& Recreation- At Discovery

Park & Sandy Point volun-teers cleaned up the park

and pruned rose bushes and planted trees.

Idaho Humane Society-

Volunteers exercised the

dogs and played with the cats.

Idaho Foundation for Parks

and Lands- Volunteers broke ground to initiate and

enhance an already existing

wildlife trail. They worked on the development and

direction of the trail, carving paths, and pulling wood

debris together in piles to create wildlife cover.

St. Luke's Hospital (Ser-vice Learning)- Volunteers

made colorful worry dolls and dream catchers for

kids at St. Luke's Hospital.

Veterans Resource Net-

work - During our confer-ence we held a special

donation drive in support of the Veterans Resource

Network (VRN) and

Idaho's deployed soldiers.

I couldn’t possibly attend

all the sessions but I did take the ones I felt would

benefit me and my Host Site.

The sessions I attended were: MANAGING THE

MOBILE WORKFORCE: PLEASE, TURN YOUR MO-BILE DEVICE ON! I brought my mobile device, fired up my laptop and created mobile content! This work-shop is presented by David Clemons and Michael Kroth co-authors of Managing the

Mobile Workforce (McGraw-Hill). They not only shared what leaders need to know to create healthy, highly motivated environments for

mobile workers, but dem-onstrated how easy it is for anyone to create mobile content for leading and learning.

Serve Idaho Conference 2011

Honor Roll 2

Sustainability

Tips

2

Play in your

Moccasins

3

Getting to know 3

Happenings 4

Canoe Trip 5

More happenings 6 +

Inside this issue:

http://www.facebook.com/ServeIdaho?v=photos

http://projectlinusid.tripod.com/

http://projectlinusid.tripod.com/

http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Parks/

http://www.veterans.idaho.gov/

http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/

http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/

http://www.idahohumanesociety.org/

http://www.idaholands.info/

http://www.idaholands.info/

http://www.stlukesonline.org/

http://www.vrnonline.org/contact.htm

http://www.vrnonline.org/contact.htm

Serve Idaho Continued...

MICRO VOLUNTEERING: HOW TO USE ONLINE VOLUNTEERS WITH VARK.COM AND SPARKED.COM! In this session I learned to tap into an army of online vol-unteers who are eager to help you serve! Vark.com is a question-answer service

made up of real people who respond to you within minutes when you contact them; think of it as a Google search en-gine with human intelligence and you have Vark.com. Sparked.com is a site nonprofit organizations can access to re-

quest help with any task that can be com-pleted on a computer. On Sparked.com volunteers help you with logo designs, document editing, website designs, brain-storming ideas, just about anything you need help with! The Lewis-Clark Service Corps has had a lot of success with both of these services and I want show you how to get in on the action!

SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB 2.0 Every day, the Web is becoming more pow-erful and more user-friendly. If you know the basics of using Microsoft Word, then

you can also use tools to make a dynamic and professional looking website, create fun animated videos, photos, drawings and flyers in minutes. Did you know you could collaborate with others online, in real time, to do

work faster? This session will covered the how one VISTA worker developed a social media pres-ence for his host site and built it using several great web tools to use the digital frontier to its full advantage.

I also took a grant writing presentation. This presentation was a brief overview of

grant writing from beginning to end. How

to get started, traditional elements of a grant, things to watch out for and the importance of program evaluation.

The conference was great and I recon-nected with some AmeriCorps members I

had not seen since October at Pre Ser-vice Orientation. I encourage every-one who is involved with volunteerism to attend these conferences

they always have so much to offer! -Laura Conner

6. Shop at places where the items are not new. Second hand stores are great!

7. Give away a clothing item that is too small or too big.

8. Make sure your dryer vent is properly connected.

9. Do your weekly shopping in a single trip to save on gas.

10. Look for the “Energy Star” when purchasing new appliances.

1. Shut down and unplug elec-tronics that are not in use.

2. Wash your clothes in cold water and make sure the load is full.

3. Fill your bottle with filtered tap water.

4. Use a bike, walk, or carpool when possible.

5. Recycle all reusable prod-ucts like cans, plastics, paper.

NWIC HONOR

ROLL 2011!

President’s List (4.0 GPA)

William Antell

Mabel Robin Blackeagle

Tina Fuller

Sandra Slickpoo

Diana Warden

Sustainability Tips

Dean’s List (3.3-3.9 GPA)

Priscilla Arthur

Etta Axtell

Troy Bearcomesout

Brent Broncheau

Mary Lawrence

and of what I teach so that has

been great.

Where do you see yourself in

the future?

My future plans are to complete

a doctorate in Education at

Washington State University

and to keep teaching and some-

time down the road I would

love to be the college president

and if not here somewhere else

plus I plan on having my first

book completed sometime this

year.

Is there anything you'd like

to tell students about

NWIC or about yourself?

My advice to students espe-

cially native students is to pur-

sue your educations as my edu-

cation has opened many doors

for me that would otherwise

been closed to me. Education

has allowed me to travel all

over the country to meet all

types of people, stay in nice ho-

tels and many of the confer-

ences have been places of op-

portunity to express my per-

spectives as a native scholar.

What is your title and what

classes do you teach?

My official title is Faculty/

Advisor of Native American

Studies and Site Academic Co-

ordinator of the Nez Perce site.

What made you want to

work for Northwest In-

dian College and how has it

benefited you thus far?

Originally a friend of mine

Renee Holt, referred me to

Justin Guillory, who was the

Site Manager at the time in

2003, to teach some classes as

an adjunct faculty and it even-

tually turned into full time work

as the President Cheryl Crazy

Bull asked me to come on full

time. The main ways this col-

lege has benefitted me is being

at home with my people and

that I have much more aca-

demic freedom in how I teach

BOYS

18 AND UNDER $225 ENTRY


GIRLS



12 AND UNDER CO-ED $125

ENTRY

APRIL 22, 2011 DEADLINE

Second Annual April 29 - May 1, 2011 PLAY IN YOUR MOCCASINS PI-NEE-WAUS GYM Lapwai, Idaho

YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Getting to know you...Phill Allen

Volume 1, Issues 4 & 5

TOURNAMENT AWARDS:

18U

1st Place Jackets

2nd Place Sweatshirts

3rd Place T-Shirts

14U

1st Place Hoodies

2nd Place

Long Sleeves

3rd Place T-Shirts

Comments: Must show proof of age

Double Elimination Tournament

(Except for Championship Game)

Saturday Night "Player's Feast"

Contact Information:

18U Angela Picard (480) 285-

7661 [email protected]

14U Rosanna Greene

(208) 553-0793 [email protected]

12U Jena Henry (208) 791-7906

[email protected].

For questions or comments re-

garding this email please contact

Cassandra Kipp at

[email protected],

Angela Picard at [email protected],

or call 480-285-7661

Phill Allen showing his regalia

Happenings and Notices...

Art walk 2011

Moscow Art walk 2011 will be taking place on Fri-

day June, 17 2011. Applications may be picked up

at the Art office in Moscow City Hall, the Moscow

Chamber of Commerce, or download an application form at www.moscow.id.us/art/artwalk.aspx

Deadline is 5:00 pm Friday, April 22

For more information call

208-883-7036

e-mail: [email protected]

or

[email protected]

Distance Learning Center

Brochure Cover Art Search

applications for Art Walk 2011

Moscow Art Walk 2011 will be taking place on Friday, June, 17 2011. Moscow Art Walk 2011 will celebrate the work of a local artist on the cover design for the events brochure. Artists may submit up to 2 images of work to be considered. All submissions must be new work that has not been shown in an art gallery,

previous art walks, or other settings.

The selected artist will be awarded $500.

Deadline is 5:00 pm Friday, April 22, 2011.

All applicants must have participated in a previ-ous Moscow Art Walk.

2-D work must be compositionally square for scanning or photographing. 3-D work must be

able to be photographed in a square format. The original work will become the property of the City of Moscow’s Public Arts portable works

collection. Each work will appear on approximately 5,000 Art Walk maps, 100 posters, in newspaper advertisements, and

other publications. The City of Moscow will assume all rights to future reproduction of the winning work for promotional

and fundraising purposes. Applications may be picked up at the Art office in Moscow City Hall or the Moscow Chamber of

Commerce.

For more information call 208-883-7036

e-mail us at:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Check out our webpage at

www.moscow.id.us/art/artwalk.aspx

Palouse Empire Gymnastics Event April 17

PCEI’s 25th Anniversary Dinner and Auction

The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) is celebrating 25 Years of Environmental Stewardship in the region and we’d like to invite you and your friends to celebrate the incredible changes you’ve made happen. Come out and play at our biggest party yet.

Please see the attached Save the Date reminder and be sure to mark your calendars. This is an event you do not want to miss!

PCEI’s 25th Anniversary Dinner and Auction

EARTH DAY 2011 - Friday, April 22

Eastside Marketplace Event Center, Moscow, ID

6:00-10:00 pm

2011 Moscow Renaissance Fair Artisan and Food Booth Applications Info

Last minute applications are still available for artisan vendors at this year’s 38th annual Moscow Renaissance Fair. We are gearing up for another year of outstanding music and entertainment, wonderful food, and unique handcrafted works of art. This year’s fair will be held at East City Park in Moscow, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2011. The participation of artisans with unique, high-quality, hand-made wares is a vital part of the festival. Only original work designed and crafted by the artist may be sold. We offer special categories for wandering vendors, crafts demonstrators and service providers (massage, fortune tellers, body art, etc.) Some space is still available but the fair is creeping up so applications need to be in quickly. Artisan and Food Booth guidelines and applications are available online at http://www.moscowrenfair.org

where you may also contact us with your questions. CONTACT: Jessi Shockley, Moscow Renaissance Fair Food Booth Coordinator P.O. Box 8848, Moscow, Idaho 83843 [email protected] 208.890.9430


Summer Youth Program Internship

Starting date June 20th

Applicants must be enrolled Nez Perce

Have successfully completed one year of college.

Currently be as a full time student in college.

Applicants are asked to contact:

Angela Picard at [email protected]

GED Students that have completed testing:

Since June 1, 2010:

Victoria Lara

Paul Penney

Travis Pena

Emilie Guzman

Adam Capetillo

Johnson (JJ) Meninick

Moscow Farmers Market Musicians

Calling all musicians! The Moscow Farmers Market is looking for solo or duet

musicians to perform on Saturdays at the Market, 11:45 AM – 1 PM from May through October. There are still plenty of spots available, so don’t miss this

great opportunity to display your talent in a public setting. Please be advised, that tip jars and CD sales will be allowed, in lieu of payment.

Keep in mind that our sound system consists of 4 SM 58 vocal microphones

with stands, 2 SM57 instrumental microphones, and a mixer with 8 channels. We also have a tent which you are welcome to stand under if the weather is

not cooperating. We do try and have you play rain, snow or shine! If you need any additional equipment, you are responsible for providing it yourself.

Contact DJ Scallorn at: [email protected] to set up performance dates.

Moscow Food Co-op Invites Growers to Apply for the 2011 Tuesday Growers Market The Moscow Food Co-op Tuesday Growers Market is inviting applications to sell locally produced goods. The market runs from May 3 (weather permitting) through the second week of October. Season costs are $75 for a full stall (parking space) and $40 for a half stall. Walk-on fees will be $5 for a full stall and $3 for a half stall. Lo-cated in the Co-op parking lot, the market runs from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. with setup beginning at 4 p.m. Contact Britt Heisel, Tuesday Growers Market Coordinator, for applica-tions or more information: [email protected]

The Co-op is not accepting applications for craft items.

The Co-op Growers Market is held in conjunction with the

Co-op’s Tuesday outdoor music series June through October. For more information:

Contact: Britt Heisel, Moscow Food Co-op Tuesday

Growers Market Coordinator,

892-1817 or [email protected]

The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street downtown Moscow.

More Happenings and Notices...

GED Graduation 2011!

April 29th marks the Lewis-Clark State College GED Graduation date. The

commencement will start at 7:00 PM at the Lewis-Clark State College Activity

Center, a reception will follow.

Practice will start at 5:00 PM and refreshments will be provided by Lewis-Clark State College.

The Nez Perce Tribe Distance Learning Center and Nez Perce Tribe GED Program would like to con-gratulate the students who worked hard to finish

their GED.

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