Laments loss of Campus vibrancy; sees CTE as critical to future success in the Verde Valley
Jane Russell-Winiecki, Chair Yavapai-Apache Nation, warmly welcomed Yavapai Community College’s new president, Dr. Lisa Rhine, to the Verde Valley at the Governing Board’s April 23 meeting. In her presentation, Chair Russell-Winiecki provided the Board with a short history of the Nation and recalled a time when she visited the Verde Campus and described it as “vibrant” with a great deal going on.
She said that on her recent visits to the Campus she often saw only one or two people. She hoped that could change.
She also said that in the past the Yavapai-Apache Nation had sent “many many” students to Yavapai Community College. This includes her son, who is now a professor at Dartmouth College. She noted that the Nation supports its children with hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships. However, because of reduced classes being offered at Yavapai, most of that money is being spent elsewhere.
With 38 percent of the Nation’s population under 21, Ms. Russell-Winiecki expressed the hope that a way could be found for those youngsters to attend Yavapai Community College.
You may view her entire presentation in the video clip below.