Aaniin.
hello.
Seth Thomas Sutton is chair and professor in the Arts & Humanities Department at Montcalm Community College.
He lectures on cultural criticism, postcolonialism, critical race theory, Tribal sovereignty, Indigenous art & activism, visual arts, art history, anthropology, sociology, visual rhetoric, and more.
Seth Thomas Sutton
Seth Thomas Sutton is a Métis artist, scholar, author, and activist. He holds a MA in Visual and Critical Studies from Kendall College of Art & Design and is currently professor and chair of the Arts & Humanities Department at Montcalm Community College, where he was nominated for Outstanding Faculty of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
Seth is a council member on the Native American Advisory Council at Grand Valley State University as well as a member of several other Indigenous centered educational groups throughout the United States and Canada. He is a co-founding member of wiinwaa niizhaasing (We the 7th); an Indigenous led environmental, cultural and socially minded collective that was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2017, with their documentary series, wiinwaa niizhaasing (We the 7th) and in 2021 for their four-part documentary series, Shaping Narratives. Seth is a descendant and non-enrolled member of the North Shore Band of Waganakising Odawa // Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.
He is currently completing his new multi-media project, the Commodity of Culture and is the author of the Deconstruction of Chief Blackhawk: A Critical Analysis of Mascots & the Visual Rhetoric of the Indian (2021).
Seth Thomas Sutton's commercial work can be seen at: Anchor Hocking, Amazon, Home Depot, HGTV, Log Home Living, Active Interest Media Group, Necco Candy Company, CBM Motorcycles along with several other national and global publications as well as global Internet commerce sites.
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Faculty Roles & Departmental Responsibilities:
My role as a faculty member in the Arts & Humanities department consists of curriculum development and assessment, overseeing transfer articulation agreements, maintenance and implementation of course content, as well as hiring and mentoring adjunct faculty for the department. Although community outreach is not specifically in my job description, fostering and maintaining relationships within our educational and business communities is a must; it helps to make the Arts & Humanities program competitive and top of the line with the newest practices.
As a faculty member of the college, it means that I am the physical extension of the college’s mission. I am here to educate my community and represent the college in a good faith capacity. As faculty I have the opportunity to foster professional relationships with colleagues from different disciplines, as a way to grow and expand my knowledge base, so I can give my students a more well-rounded and authentic classroom experience.
I believe as a faculty member one of the many responsibilities are to my students. To make sure they are given every opportunity to better themselves and to be their advocate along their journey. I have the responsibility to my students and to my colleagues to make my classroom a safe and inclusive learning environment. I feel that this is paramount to the success of the college. This responsibility extends into all avenues such as campus rules, regulations, policies, and more.
