ANTELOPE LAKE CAMPUS – The Sinte Gleska University Board of Regents have named Dr. Erica Moore as President, two years after the passing of longtime President Dr. Lionel Bordeaux.
Dr. Moore is Boriken Taino (Indigenous Caribbean/Puerto Rico). She was born and raised in New Jersey, has lived in Mississippi, Idaho and has resided in South Dakota for the last decade.
Moore most recently served as the Vice President of Indigenous Institutional Transformation for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), where she oversaw student success initiatives and advocated and protected data and tribal sovereignty within research.
Previously, Dr. Moore served as the Chief Academic Officer at the Lower Brule Community College. She also served as Director of American Indian Student Center at South Dakota State University. Dr. Moore has a combined 15 years of academic affairs, student affairs and administration experience.
Sinte Gleska University also has four vice-presidents (VP) in the organization. They include Collette Keith, Executive VP, Cheryl Medearis, Academic Affairs VP, Scott Herman, Tribal Nations/Community VP and Cheryl Whirlwind Soldier, General Administration VP.
Board of Regents members are: Mike Boltz (Chairman), Richard Lunderman (Vice-Chair), Dera Iyotte, Wayne Frederick, Jessica Two Eagle (Student Rep.), Wilma Bearshield-Robertson (Elder Rep.) and Brenda I. Farmer (Staff/Faculty Rep.).
Sinte Gleska University is one of thirty-five prestigious Tribal College and Universities (TCUs).
Sinte Gleska University serves students primarily on the Rosebud Indian reservation. For interviews and more information, contact Luti Davis, SGU Development Director, at 605-856-8100.
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