CIS Academic Council

The Academic Council of CIS was created to provide academic oversight which will ensure that students have access to education that is responsive to community, program, and individual student needs.

CIS Department Chairs

CIS Department	Chair/Co-Chair/Vice Chair	CIS Course Designators
Alaska Native Language Center	Walkie Charles (chair)
Alaska Native Studies & Rural Development	Charleen Fisher (co-chair) Catherine Brooks (co-chair)	ANS=Alaska Native Studies RD=Rural Development
Center for Cross Cultural Studies	Sean Asikłuk Topkok (chair)
Community Based Science	Anshul Pandya (chair) Brian Rasley (vice-chair)	ENVI = Environmental Studies HLRM = High Lat Range Man SCIA = Science Applications
Tribal Governance	Carrie Stevens (chair) Kevin Illingworth (vice-chair)	TM = Tribal Management CHP = Community Health CTT = Construction Trades Tech.
Social and Human Development	Jacque Tagaban (chair) Veronica Plumb (vice-chair)	ECE = Early Childhood Ed. ECE designator is shared between ECE and CDFS programs HUMS = Human Services RHS = Rural Human Services