Haskell/KU Partnership

Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas have shared a long-standing partnership for over 30 years beginning with the first MOU signed in May 1992 by Haskell President, Dr. Bob Martin and KU Executive Vice Chancellor, Delbert Shenkel. In 1995, seven Haskell students were enrolled in courses at KU for the first time with the first Haskell/KU Joint Task Force meeting in 1998.

Joint Committee

KU and Haskell have continued to uphold the MOU agreement with the most recent renewal in 2024 and the appointment of the Haskell/KU Joint Committee as follows:

University of Kansas

  • Lori Hasselman, committee co-chair, Director, Office of Sovereign Partnerships and Indigenous Initiatives
  • Melissa Peterson, Assistant Research Professor, Indigenous Studies
  • Ward Lyles, co-director Indigenous Studies
  • Laurie Ramirez, Associate Professor of Practice, School of Social Welfare
  • Casey Wallace, University Registrar, Assistant Vice Provost

Haskell Indian Nations University

  • Cody Marshall, committee co-chair, Acting Vice President of Academics
  • Mackie Moore, Dean, School of Business
  • Bridgett Chapin, Faculty, Environmental Science
  • Marissa Mendoza, Dean of Students
  • Lou Hara, Registrar

The committee meets once a semester and works to preserve the continuation of this important partnership by ensuring effective communication and respectful collaboration between our institutions. If you are currently collaborating across Haskell and KU through grants or in other ways, please help us identify your work and share wit the committee by completing this survey: 

https://kusurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDlyTsLmPW1UKsS

Partnership Agreement

Partnership Programs