Certificate in Effective College Instruction, The Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education, 2021
Human Research Social & Behavior Research, CITI, 2019
Biography
Marilyn Cuch is a Senior Lecturer and Co-Coordinator of the Secondary Education Department in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership. Marilyn is located at the USU-Uintah Basin Campus in Roosevelt. Her teaching and academic interests focus on secondary science education, curriculum development and instruction, culturally relevant teacher preparation, and Indigenous Leadership in Higher Education. Marilyn also advises Secondary Teacher Education majors in the Statewide Campuses while working with the Indigenous populations in Utah to meet the critical education needs in teacher preparation. Marilyn is a member of the Húŋkpapȟa Lakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, of North and South Dakota.
Teaching Interests
Multicultural and Educational Foundations, American Indian/Alaska Native Education, Science Education, Indigenous Leadership in Higher Education.
2025 Native Excellence in Higher Education award, 2025
University of Utah
College of Education 2023 Alumni Fellow, 2023
K-State Alumni Association /Kansas State University
EEJCEHS 2022 Faculty Service Award, 2022
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
TEAL Faculty Service Award, 2022
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
The President's UBTech Way Award, 2022
Uintah Basin Technical College
Kansas State University 'Family' Recognition Award, 2018
Department of Diversity & Multicultural Student Affairs/Kansas State University
Outstanding Teacher, 2018
Utah State University-Uintah Basin
Outstanding Educator Award, 2018
Uintah Basin Education Summit
RCDE Advisor of the Year, 2010
Publications | Book Chapters
Barta, J.J, Exton, V.N, Cuch, M.M, (2012).When Numbers Dance for Mathematics Students: Voices of Native American Educators. University Press of America
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Publications | Curriculum
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