Month: April 2011 Articles

The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 36 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2010-11 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota.

The American Indian College Fund honored 33 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2010-11 Student of the Year reception at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota.

It’s an amazing thing to be surrounded by hundreds, if not more than one thousand, American Indian college students attending a tribal college or university. There is palpable pride and excitement in the air as students share their achievements; compete in debate and other competitions; present their films, artwork, and scientific research to their peers; and participate in traditional dancing and Native games.

Best Buy donated $15,000 to the American Indian College Fund to provide scholarships to Native women studying science, technology, math or engineering at one of the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities as part of its Best Buy Tribal College Scholarship Program. The scholarship is part of Best Buy’s commitment to diversity and inclusion to increase the presence of underrepresented groups in the STEM fields.