Commencement began with a processional LCOOU drum which preceded a flag song and the posting of colors by the AmVets and graduates.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hosts Teacher-Administrator Professional Development Event
This initiative supports LCOOU’s ongoing commitment to retaining Native American teachers by providing targeted professional development for those who serve Indigenous students.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University to Host National Registry EMT Examination
This event represents the first time the emergency medical technicians examination will be administered through a tribal training center in Wisconsin.
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LCOOU Announces New Ojibwe Educator Scholarship Fund
The scholarship at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University will support students seeking to attain a teaching license, with a focus on Ojibwe immersion education.
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SCTC and LCOOU Named to First Open Ed Cohort
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College and Lac Coutre Oreilles Ojibwe University will each receive $21,050 in total subawards to support their adoption of open education resources.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hosts Blood Drive
By donating blood you can help patients with cancer and other diseases, premature babies, organ transplant recipients, and trauma victims.
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LCOOU Launches New Education Degree
The program at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University will focus on preparing teachers, increasing Native teacher retention rates in Wisconsin, increasing Ojibwe immersion teachers, and increasing the diversity of teachers.
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Six Colleges and Universities Awarded Grants Promoting Cultural Integration through Indigenous Foodways
Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, was born a year after the end of World War II in Pryor Creek, a small city northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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USDA to Provide Additional Financial Support to Tribal Students at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
TCUs provide an entry point for Tribal members and communities to the Land-grant System’s three-part mission of research, education and Extension.
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Student Gets New Lease on Life at LCOOU
When Jaime Fleming got out of prison in 2020, she enrolled at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University and began realizing her truer self, one step at a time.
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Meet Jodee Smith, LCOOU’s New CTE Dean
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University’s new dean of career and technical education has been using community-based research to develop and secure funding for the university’s CTE department.
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Meet Danielle Carley, Dean of Student Services at LCOOU
As dean, she will work with student services on several areas of operations, such as expanding student orientation, involving student services in community-based committees and boards, and detailing student support efforts.
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Christian Clarquist Is LCOOU’s Alumna of the Year
A 2014 graduate, Clarquist is now the Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Clinic director of nursing due to her exceptional nursing skills.
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LCOOU Celebrates Commencement
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University recently celebrated 44 undergraduates and 12 master’s degree graduates during its 2024 commencement.
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LCOOU’s New Extension Director Is Also a Renowned Artist
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University recently welcomed renowned beadwork artist and LCOOU alumna Ramona Morrow as its new extension director.
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Meet Andreanna Acosta, LCOOU’s 2024 Student of the Year
Acosta began at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University during the fall 2022 semester and has been an inspiration to watch grow and flourish for students and staff alike. She will graduate this May with her associate’s degree in liberal arts.
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LCOOU Hosts Winter Storytelling
Elders and knowledge holders feasted and shared traditional Ojibwe stories at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University’s cultural center.
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NIFA Invests $4.45M in Tribal Colleges Research
This funding allows them to address the questions that matter to these communities, such as protecting reservation forests or monitoring water quality.
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LCOOU Establishes the Waaswaaganing Scholarship Fund
The Waaswaaganing Scholarship Fund will support students who are enrolled in, or who are descendants of, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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LCOOU Approved to Become an EMS Training Center
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services as approved Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University to become an emergency medical service training center.
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Cisco Expands Support to Tribal Colleges and Universities
LCOOU now has access to a loan program for juniors and seniors in STEM, but the partnership with LCOOU goes beyond dollars. It also includes technology modernization and access to the Cisco Networking Academy.
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LCOOU Launches New Bachelor of Science Degree
HLC has accredited Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University’s newly developed Bachelor of Science in biology program. Students entering the program will select a concentration in biomedical sciences or agriculture and natural resources.



