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Northwest Indian College (NWIC, Bellingham, WA) recently passed a significant milestone toward expanding into a 4-year environmental degree. Its accreditation agency,
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Librarians Meet at MSU For Training Institute
Thirty eight librarians from 27 different tribal colleges and other institutions convened June 11-15, 2007, on the Montana State University (MSU) campus in Bozeman,
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SIPI Builds Childhood Education Center/Lab
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) has constructed a 7,000-square-foot Early Childhood Education Center on its campus in Albuquerque, NM. In order to meet New Mexico’s need for highly qualified early childhood teachers,
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USDA Grants Support TCU Libraries, Child Care
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in August the award of nearly $4 million in grants to 14 tribal colleges in seven states.
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Sitting Bull Builds New Entrepreneurial Center
The new campus at Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) reached another milestone with the start of construction in September on a new $3.4 million Entrepreneurial Center.
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TCUs Create Innovative Accountability Measures
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) has launched the first comprehensive attempt to define and measure American Indian college student success. The first in a series of annual reports is now available.
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Nine TCUs Get Title III Grants from Education
Tribally controlled colleges and universities in Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants totaling $11,982,128 to assist their efforts to improve and expand their capacity to serve American Indian students,
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Alumni Progress Report Cites High Satisfaction
Researchers have interviewed scholarship recipients to find out how their tribal colleges and their scholarships served them and helped them prepare for employment and further education.
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Federal Funds To Develop TCU Programs, Facilities
U.S. Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy announced nearly $2.1 million in federal grants to five North Dakota tribal colleges.
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Elbert Cly Recognized As Nation’s Best Archer
Diné College archer Elbert Cly was recognized with four separate honors during the awards ceremony of the 2007 United States’ Inter-collegiate Archery Championship (USIAC) in early summer.
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Diné College Enhances Student Research Skills
Eleven Navajo students participated in the “Summer Research Enhancement Program” (SREP) in public health research at Diné College (DC, Tsaile, AZ).
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Fond du Lac Reorganizes College in Cloquet, MN
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is reorganizing into two separate colleges to enhance programs and services to students and area residents,
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American Indian Theatre Alive and Well at CMN
The last week of their summer semester, the College of Menominee Nation (CMN, Keshena, WI) presented two short plays by decorated Assiniboine playwright William S.
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Haskell Grass Research Switches from Military
Researchers at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU, Lawrence, KS) have switched the focus of their Native Grass Project (NGP) as a result of their studies.
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Tribal College Community Names in the News
Elvis Old Bull, Jr. (Crow), a graduate of Little Big Horn College (LBHC, Crow Agency, MT), was named a 2007 Arthur Ashe,
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MAORI DANCE GROUP
The 38th annual powwow at United Tribes Technical College in September featured Kahurangi, which means Cloak from Heaven. The Maori Dance Theatre from New Zealand demonstrated Maori and Polynesian culture and life ways in their performances.
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OLC Honors 12 Artists, Oglala Lakota Veterans
Oglala Lakota College (OLC, Kyle, SD) dedicated the Oglala Lakota Veterans Monument and featured Oglala Lakota artists throughout the summer at its Piya Wiconi campus.
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FBC Library Hosts Wild About Harry Potter Event
On a magical day in July 2007, the “Wild About Harry” event was held at the Fort Belknap College Library (FBC, Harlem, MT). Thirty-five “muggles” of all ages attended,
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Students on the Prowl For West Nile Culprits
A student intern at Fort Belknap College (FBC, Harlem, MT) collected the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the West Nile Virus in the state of Montana in 2003.
