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In attempt to enhance its programs of study in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) obtained a scanning electron microscope (SEM) through a National Science Foundation grant to be used for various forms of instruction and research.
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Navajo Nation approves $2 million for NTC
In July, Navajo Technical College (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) president, Dr. Elmer Guy, went before the Navajo Nation Council with revisions to Chapter 23 of the Diné Higher Education Grant Fund and was granted an additional $2 million for operation and maintenance.
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Rodeo scholars sign letters of intent
In July, Coby Nez of Cow Springs, AZ and Kaydrea Stevenson of Lake Valley, NM signed letters of intent to rodeo with Navajo Technical College (NTC) for the 2012-2013 rodeo season.
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Diné College establishes alumni association
Diné College (Tsaile, AZ) is pleased to announce its alumni association. Its goal is to promote the spirit of fellowship among Diné College graduates and past students to strengthen their relations with the tribal college.
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SIPI plans for future
As a federally chartered institution, the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI, Albuquerque, NM) has its roots in the early history of the tribal college movement,
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Food sovereignty highlighted at festival
Sticky hot weather under a tent for two weeks is a challenge for those who prefer the dry prairie of the Northern Plains or the cool climate of the Pacific Northwest.
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Issksiniip Project meets needs of the Niitsitapi
In 2010, Blackfeet Community College (BCC, Browning, MT) was awarded a $13 million grant over a five year period to facilitate and aid individuals on and off the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in gaining self-sufficiency through lucrative educational and internship opportunities.
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Building community around Native knowledge
In June 2012, regional educators, students, administrators, and astronomy enthusiasts gathered at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC, Cloquet, MN) for the first annual Native Skywatchers – Ojibwe and D(L)akota Star Knowledge Middle School Teacher Workshop.
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LCOOCC recovers from devastating fire
On June 1, a devastating fire struck the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College (LCOOCC, Hayward, WI). Thanks to constant practice of fire drills,
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IAIA receives USDA grant
In May, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA, Santa Fe, NM) received a $215,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help develop a new welcome center for the 12-year-old campus.
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NTC culinary program accredited
Navajo Technical College’s (NTC, Crownpoint, NM) culinary arts program has been accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission and earned a three-year grant of accreditation that will last until December of 2014.
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AIHEC launches Land Center portal
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) American Indian Sustainable Land Practices Network is pleased to announce the AIHEC Land Center, a new web-based information and technical assistance portal.
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The Fund awards 16 scholarships
The American Indian College Fund (The Fund) will award 16 scholarships to first-generation, first-time Native tribal college students through a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
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SBC trains workers for ND oil patch
At the end of June, Sitting Bull College’s Job Placement and Training Program (JPTP), the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO),
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UND and SBC partner on social work degree
Officials with the University of North Dakota (UND) Department of Social Work and Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, ND) are collaborating on a new undergraduate social work degree.
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Sitting Bull College’s Renewal of the Land project
Renewal of the Land is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project that seeks to address issues related to food security in reservation communities.
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The Fund welcomes Crazy Bull
After a nationwide search for candidates, the board of trustees of the American Indian College Fund (The Fund) has named Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota) as the new president and CEO of the organization.
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Haskell develops new interdisciplinary program
Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU, Lawrence, KS) is in the process of developing its fifth four-year degree program, a bachelor’s degree program in interdisciplinary liberal studies (ILS).
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FBCC grads succeed in nursing consortium
Fort Berthold Community College (FBCC, New Town, ND) is the only tribal college that is an equal partner in the Dakota Nursing Program (DNP).
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AIHEC partners with feds on climate change
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) have partnered to bring tribal colleges and universities into the climate-change-education community established by the Climate,
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TOCC helps develop sustainable energy
What are our energy needs? And how can a remote, rural community best use solar, wind, and other sustainable energy sources?
These two questions were the focus of a recent project in which Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC,
