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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC in Cloquet, MN) is developing a new four-year degree program in sustainable development.
The program will include a unique combination of core courses plus a choice of four specialized areas,
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Minority Colleges Need IT Investment to Thrive
A new report from the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education urges increased investment in the information technology capacities of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The report,
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On the Loose
David Heup shows off the College of Menominee Nation’s mobile computer lab. The wireless laptop computers provide access to the Internet,
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SIPI Provides Distance Ed Classes In 4 States
Child care providers from several different tribal nations are earning their Early Childhood Education Associate of Arts degrees without leaving their homes and jobs, thanks to distance education classes offered by Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in Albuquerque,
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SWC Initiates Language Immersion for Youngsters
Children will help the rest of their community to revitalize the Dakota language as Sisseton Wahpeton College (SWC, Sisseton, SD) develops its Dakota Language Immersion Project.
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Reaching Out
Northwest Indian College Academic Vice President Rissa Wabaunsee steps into classrooms in four tribal communities simultaneously each week to teach “History of Indian Education” via Washington State University‘s K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network.
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AIHEC Athletic Commission Created
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) has established an AIHEC Athletic Commission to oversee AIHEC-sponsored athletic events and resolve conflicts. The AIHEC board appointed the nine commissioners for three-year terms.
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NCA Accredits UTTC Online Associate Degrees
United Tribes Technical College (UTTC in Bismarck, ND) has achieved a milestone in higher education: accreditation to grant degrees to students who take all their classes online.
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Writer Inspires Student Creativity at Blackfeet
A unique community outreach project designed to promote reading and writing as a means of preserving American Indian culture brought fiction writer Patricia Henley to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana last fall.
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Menominee, USDA Create Forest Research Center
Forty-four tribes own over 16 million acres of forestland in the United States. To provide leadership for managing these forests for future generations, the Menominee Nation and USDA Forest Service have created a first-of-its-kind research,
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Fort Belknap Students Learn High Tech Skills
After more than a year of planning and preparation, Fort Belknap College (FBC, Harlem, MT) now offers courses as a certified Local Cisco Networking Academy Program.
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Fort Peck Now Offers 4-Year Business Degree
Students at Fort Peck Community College (FPCC, Poplar, MT) can now earn a four-year business degree without leaving home. FPCC has an agreement with Montana State University (MSU) in Billings,
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Haskell Joins Students Across Kansas Prairie
Haskell Indian Nations University has launched a distance education program. Using modern technology, about 60 students on the Haskell campus in Lawrence, KS,
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SGU Combines Lakota Language, GIS, Space
Sinte Gleska University (SGU, Mission, SD) and an industry partner have developed an interactive community mapping compact disc that incorporates GIS data layer maps,
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Keweenaw Relocating Campus From Downtown
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC, Baraga, MI) has launched a $25 million fundraising drive for a new campus. Currently, the college buildings include a small academic classroom and library (former Post Office building),
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LBHC Creates Camp To Prepare STEM Students
To better support science, technology, engineering, and math students, Little Big Horn College (LBHC, Crow Agency, MT) attained a $2.5 million five-year Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUP) grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Diné College Provides Video Training for CHRs
Community health representatives (CHRs) often provide a lifeline for sick people in isolated areas of the reservation. Traveling hundreds of miles to provide basic health care services to Navajo people,
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MBA Graduates to Take Entrepreneurship Home
This summer, five business instructors from four tribal colleges will graduate from Gonzaga University with Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. Funded by the Theodore and Vivian Johnson Scholarship Foundation,
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Grey Provides Liaison Between Tribes, DOE
Steve Grey, program manager for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s American Indian Program, has been confirmed as the director of Indian affairs for the U.S.
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Tom Brokaw Contributes To OLC Endowment Fund
Tom Brokaw has donated $25,000 to the Nursing Faculty Endowment Fund at Oglala Lakota College (OLC, Kyle, SD). The tribal college needs $675,000 to endow one faculty position.
