American Indian Center

Jim Knutson-Kolodzne (Ottawa), Director

Phone: (320) 308-5447

Email: jkolodzne@stcloudstate.edu

Jim is responsible for the direction and management of the AIC. Together with the AIC staff, in addition to providing programs and services, they work on initiatives to increase recruitment, retention, and the development of new methods of access and success for American Indian students. Jim is completing his doctoral degree from St. Cloud State University in Higher Education Leadership. He is an enrolled member of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee, MI.

Mandi Peterson, Graduate Assistant

Phone: (320) 308-5449

Email: peam0501@stcloudstate.edu

Mandi Peterson is a Graduate Assistant for the American Indian Center. She is pursuing an M.S. in Cultural Resource Management and a Masters Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a B.A. in Anthropology in 2009.