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Three tribal college presidents — Ferlin Clark, David M. Gipp, and Kim Winkelman — recently were honored by their alma maters and communities.
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Tribal College Offers Elders’ Teaching Class
Wind River Tribal College (WRTC, Ethete, WY) has partnered with the Northern Arapaho Council of Elders to teach the Arapaho language more effectively to all ages on the Wind River Reservation.
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New Mexico, Tribal Colleges Sign Historic Agreement
The New Mexico Higher Education Department and the four tribal colleges in the state have signed a historic agreement to increase access and higher educational attainment for the state’s American Indian students.
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STUDENT POWER
Tribal college and university students visited the AIHEC headquarters for a reception during their February 2007 visits to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Students Tackle Global Warming, Reducing Waste
The College of Menominee Nation (CMN, Keshena, WI) is among 359 colleges participating in a nationwide Campus Climate Challenge.
The program challenges college youth to promote,
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MEMORABLE SHOT
The United Tribes Technical College Thunderbirds defeated Little Big Horn Community College (LBHC) and Jamestown College JV during the inaugural John Thunderhawk Memorial Basketball Tournament at the college in Bismarck last December.
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Lilly Endowment Builds TCU Intellectual Capital
The American Indian College Fund has received a historic grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Haskell President Dr. Karen Swisher Retires
Former Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU, Lawrence, KS) President Dr. Karen Swisher accepted gifts and greeted well-wishers during a reception held in her honor last year.
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President Appoints Four Advisory Board Members
President George W. Bush appointed four new members to the President’s Advisory Board on Tribal Colleges and Universities (PABTCU) in the fall of 2006.
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Congress Recognizes Native Languages’ Value
With soup and conversation in a college gym, members of the Spirit Lake tribe are trying to keep their language alive.
People gather in the tribal college gym every other Tuesday for conversational Dakota language instruction.
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Diné Museum Transforms Into Research Institute
Back in the 1930s, Norman Arns worked on the Navajo Reservation and became fascinated with the Indian jewelry he saw for sale in trading posts.
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SWC Nursing Department Graduates 100+ Students
Sisseton Wahpeton College’s (SWC, Agency Village, SD) Department of Nursing provides a true “ladder” program. Established in 1992, the nursing programs are approved by the South Dakota Board of Nursing.
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University, FBCC Partner To Offer 4-Year Degrees
Minot State University (Minot, ND) and Fort Berthold Community College (FBCC, New Town, ND) are starting a 3-year partnership aimed at making it easier for tribal college students to get 4-year degrees.
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CMN to Prepare Students For Health Care Industry
The College of Menominee Nation (CMN, Keshena, WI) received a $2 million Community-Based Job Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
