Menominee Tribe seeks board member for College of Menominee Nation

A seat on the College of Menominee Nation board now carries a hard deadline: any Menominee Tribal Member who wants to serve must submit a letter of interest to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Chairman’s Office by 12 p.m. on May 27, 2026.

The vacancy notice, posted on the tribe’s news page, says applications may be sent by email or delivered in person. That makes the opening more than a routine posting. At a college chartered by the Menominee people, a board member helps shape the direction of an institution that links higher education to tribal priorities, student support, and the workforce needs of families in Keshena, Neopit, and nearby communities.

CMN traces its roots to Jan. 19, 1993, when it began offering general education classes on the Menominee Reservation to 42 tribal members. The Menominee Legislature chartered the college on March 4, 1993, and a revised charter won unanimous approval on Oct. 3, 1996. The college marks March 4 as Charter Day and describes itself as a land-grant institution chartered by the Menominee people, with American Indian culture at the heart of its academic mission.

That governance role reaches well beyond one campus meeting. CMN says its main campus is in Keshena, Wisconsin, and it also operates a campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Its board page places the Keshena campus on the border of the 235,000-acre Menominee Forest, a location that ties the college to the land, the reservation, and the community’s long-term planning needs. Decisions made by the board can influence programs, enrollment, campus priorities, and the way the college prepares students for leadership, careers, and advanced studies.

The tribe’s public notice also fits a broader pattern of tribal governance. Menominee Tribal leadership has regularly used public vacancy notices to recruit members for other boards and authorities, including the Menominee Tribal School Board of Directors, Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the Menominee Gaming Authority, and the Menominee Tribal Consumer Financial Service Regulatory Authority. For tribal members who follow education policy, the College of Menominee Nation opening is a direct chance to help steer one of the county’s most important institutions at a time when the next decisions will shape daily life on campus and beyond.