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Casey Lozar Promoted to V.P. of Resource Development at the American Indian College Fund
Casey Lozar, an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, was promoted to the position of Vice President of Resource Development for the Denver, Colorado-based American Indian College Fund (the Fund). In his new role, Lozar is responsible for resource development for all fundraising departments at the Fund.
Target Grants $20,000 to Continue Decade-Long Scholarship Program
For more than 10 years, the Target Corporation has been helping Native American students pursue a college education at tribal colleges and universities. This year, Target has renewed its commitment with a grant of $20,000 to the American Indian College Fund to continue the Target Tribal College Scholarship Program for the 2011-12 academic year.
The Siragusa Foundation Grants $15,000 to American Indian College Fund for Native Scholarships
The Siragusa Foundation of Chicago, Illinois has announced it is renewing a grant of $15,000 to the American Indian College Fund to benefit American Indian student scholarships. The grant will support qualified American Indian students by providing financial resources to encourage them to complete a college degree. With an education, students can build a better life for themselves, their families, and make valuable contributions to their communities and nation.
Guest Blog from Student Intern Wynette
Wynette interning at the Diné Policy Institute at Diné College, a tribal institute located in Tsaile, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. Ya’a’teeh! My name is Wynette. I am a psychology and sociology major at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. I am interning at the Diné Policy Institute at Diné College, a tribal institute located in Tsaile, Arizona on the Navajo Nation.
Guest Blog From Student Intern Deanna
This is the fourth part in a series of blog entries by our scholar Deanna, who is writing about her internship experience at Mesa Verde National Park. Next week will will meet Wynette from Occidental College in L.A., who is working at the Diné Policy Institute this summer at Diné College.
New Font Proceeds to Benefit the Fund
It was only fitting. The font of creativity at the Fund’s Portland, Oregon-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy was presented with his own font. David Kennedy’s unique penmanship is stylistic and notable around the office. It has been seen by everyone because he rarely uses a computer. It is so distinctive that one of the this year’s students in “12”, Wieden+Kennedy’s advertising training school, decided it would make a terrific font.
The Walmart Foundation Grants $100,000 for Scholarships
The Walmart Foundation has announced it is granting $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund for scholarships for Native students for the 2011-12 academic year. Under the program, one $2,500 scholarship will be given to a first-year, first-generation student at each of the 33 accredited tribal colleges nationwide. To qualify for the scholarship, students must be an enrolled tribal member or a descendant, be attending a tribal college, and have a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average.
Guest Blog From Student Intern Deanna
This is the third entry in a series of blog entries by our scholar Deanna, who is writing about her internship experience at Mesa Verde National Park. On Day 2 I began the work that I came to accomplish. Our very first task was a simple one. My mentor, Tara, decided that the unprocessed archives associated with the park’s 2006 NAGPRA reburial found in the repository needed to be protected from researchers that come to do work.
Four Nursing Students Travel to Health Care Forum in D.C.
Four of the American Indian College Fund’s United Health Foundation Scholarship Program students traveled to Washington, D.C. June 21-23 to the United Health Diverse Scholars Forum on Innovations in Chronic Disease Care and Prevention. United Health Foundation supports the American Indian College Fund as a part of its Diverse Scholars Initiative. The Initiative’s purpose is to increase the number of qualified, yet underrepresented, college graduates entering the health workforce.
Guest Blog From Student Intern Deanna
Prior to my internship, I had never been to Mesa Verde National Park. To make it worse, the two guys I brought to help me set up my camp were as unfamiliar with the area as I was. Some people at a gas station gave us directions that sent us in the complete opposite direction of the park, and we spent a good three hours in the wrong forest. To add to all of that, we were in a Dodge Caliber, which isn’t equipped for back-country driving.
