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SIPI Early Childhood Student is accepted into the Charles Carl Program at Yale University
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is proud to announce that Andrea Vicente, a student in the Early Childhood Education program, has been awarded the opportunity to participate in the Charles Carl Program for Students and Faculty at Yale University’s Child Study Center.
World Premier Celebration for Disney’s “Lone Ranger” to Benefit Fund
Walt Disney Studios Chairman, Alan Horn, announced today that ticket sales from the highly anticipated World Premiere of Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger” will benefit the American Indian College Fund.
Dr. Jill Biden Blogs About Navajo Technical College Graduation
Dr. Jill Biden, a community college teacher and wife of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, honored Navajo Technical College by speaking at their commencement ceremony. She writes about the important role Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) play in President Obama’s educational goal of making the United States home to the best-educated, most competitive workforce in the world.
College Fund Names Bill Black, Tom Brooks, and Jeffrey Fillerup to Board of Trustees
The American Indian College Fund named three new members to its Board of Trustees at its 2013 quarterly spring meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. New trustees include Mr. Bill Black, Vice President and Executive Director of the Comcast Foundation and Director of Community Investment for Comcast Corporation; Thomas S. Brooks, Vice President, AT&T External & Legislative Affairs; and Jeffrey Fillerup, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
American Indian College Fund Hosts an Open House and Opening Night of “Open Identities” a Printmaking Art Exhibition
The American Indian College Fund (the Fund) is hosting an open house, Friday, May 17, 2013, at 8333 Greenwood Blvd., Denver, CO. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. The open house was initially envisioned by Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull as an opportunity to visit with the Fund’s local supporters, Native community members, family, and friends.
Comcast Cares Day at the Denver Indian Center
On Saturday morning in Denver, the city got a respite from a month of freezing temperatures and several feet of snow. The weather worked out perfectly for volunteers from the American Indian College Fund, who teamed up with about 100 volunteers to participate in the Comcast Cares Day at the Denver Indian Center, Inc.
Tribal Colleges Contribute Millions to State Economies
The five tribal colleges of North Dakota have contributed $182 million to the state’s economy after accounting for direct and secondary spending. A report commissioned by the North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges measures the collective impact of the state’s five tribal colleges serving Native communities
Survey Suggests College Fund Scholarships Important to Student Success
The American Indian College Fund commissioned a survey of American Indian College Fund Full Circle scholarship recipients. The goal of the survey was to determine students’ financial need, program retention and completion rates, and respondents’ views regarding the relationship between their college experience and Native cultural perpetuation.
Updates from the Wakanyeja Early Childhood Education Initiative
The ECED Special Topics course attended the Native American Child and Family Conference on Wed. March 20th at the Hotel Albuquerque. Students attended conference sessions of their choice and also helped facilitate a workshop from 3:00-5pm.
Coca-Cola Foundation and American Indian College Fund Honor 33 First-Generation Scholars
The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 33 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2012-13 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
