The October annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) in San Jose, CA, was the most successful SACNAS meeting to date for tribal college students— and for Salish Kootenai College (SKC, Pablo, MT) in particular. At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Douglas Stevens, head of (more)
Northwest Indian College (NWIC, Bellingham, WA) Space Center students will go toe-to-toe with students in colleges and universities across the nation in NASA’s University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) competition. On Oct. 17, Space Center advisor Gary Brandt was notified that NWIC’s proposal was accepted, and his students will again get to participate in NASA’s student (more)
In the summer of 2011, the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians contributed $50,000 to Tohono O’odham Community College’s (TOCC, Sells, AZ) New Campus Campaign. The gift supports key infrastructure development for the new campus that TOCC is constructing 10 miles east of its temporary location in Sells, AZ. Andrea Ahmed, associate director of (more)
In November, Little Big Horn College (LBHC, Crow Agency, MT) completed work on its new 35,000- square-foot Health and Wellness Center, thanks in part to New Markets Tax Credit financing provided by Travois New Markets (a nationally certified community development entity) and Indion Ventures (a Native Americanowned investment management and tax credit syndication firm that (more)
In October, the American Indian College Fund 16th annual Flame of Hope Gala raised more than $300,000 for student scholarships. The Oct. 20, 2011 event at the Denver Center of the Performing Arts included headline entertainment by Native flutist R. Carlos Nakaí and The Jared Stewart Band. Hattie Kauffman, award-winning television journalist with CBS, served (more)
Through a partnership between the Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC, Macy, NE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tribal Extension, Jim Hallum of Santee, NE, is working to strengthen and preserve Native values. In October, dozens of Native and non-Native community members from over 10 tribal areas gathered for a traditional buffalo harvest to learn (more)
In the spring of 2012, Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) will begin offering college coursework in Mobridge, SD. Jan Brockel, from Selby, SD, will manage the day-to-day operations as the new Mobridge site coordinator. “I believe Mobridge residents should be excited about Sitting Bull College joining the community because it will lead to (more)
From the White House Office of Communications In an increasingly competitive global economy, America’s economic strength depends upon the education and skills of its workers. In the coming years, nearly eight in ten new jobs will require higher education and workforce training. To meet this need, President Obama set a goal for America: to have (more)
In September, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA, Santa Fe, NM) was one of eight institutions to receive the Mentor Institution Grant Award from the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education. The $100,000 grants allow colleges to share their expertise in retaining and graduating first-generation college students. The two-year collaborative initiative implements a mentor/ (more)
In August, Oglala Lakota College (OLC, Kyle, SD) was recognized nationally for “beating the odds” in helping students most prone to dropping out of college stay on track toward graduation. In a new national report published by HCM Strategists, a Washington, DC, public policy advocacy firm, OLC is profiled along with 31 other post-secondary institutions (more)
