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Smoke Signals December 1990 page 11 EDUCATION 9 i-pt i Julie Little Tribal member earns Diploma NAME: Julie Little SCHOOL: Academy of Hair Design DEGREE: Diploma & Certificate of Completion, State License-Cosmetologists, Hair Design & Manicuring. GRADE POINT AVERAGE: 3.90 "If I had to do it all over again, I would probably do it in a minute!" These were the first words voiced by Ms. Julie Little when she completed her Adult Vocational Training Program at the end of October 1990. Ms. Little became the Tribes' newest AVT participant to complete her program during the 1990-91 academic year. Julie felt at her age, 35 years old, that she faced a lot of obstacles. She learned a lot, and felt she shared a common bond with others in a similar situation. "It was hard but I felt the challenge was well worth it, I feel that with what I've learned in the training program I will do Sequoyah Fellowship This year, 1990, marks AISES' second Sequoyah Fellowship fund drive. The fellowship was established in 1984 with a goal of attaining $1 million by 1995. The fellowship is named after a brilliant Cherokee who singlchandedly conceived and perfected a new alphabet and syllabary. This alphabet provided the Cherokee Nation with a means to preserve their language and thus their culture. In the same spirit of giving, self-reliance and preserva tion, the Sequoyah Fellows are individuals and organiza tions who have made distinguished personal contribu tions to the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) of $1000. or more. This contribution is an important investment and will have long term positive implications for the entire American Indian community and society in general. The purpose of the fellowship is to establish and sustain an endowment. This will allow AISES to become more self-sufficient and self-reliant in its fiscal operations. The Fellowship endowment fund will be used for many very important segments of' AISES operations. They include: Collegiate Chapters-There are more than 60 AISES chapters established on college campuses across the country, where there are a significant number of American Indian students. Colleges and universities include MIT, Stanford, University of Arizona, Clarkson well in this profession." The dream toward becoming a Cosmetologist did not begin just recently, it actually began when I was 13 years old. Not only did Julie attend school, but she was faced with having to budget time toward raising a family. She mentioned that were it not for the support generated by family members, she would not have succeeded. Her husband provided encouragement and when she was feeling down, he told her not to quit, she had invested alot of work and time. Julie is proud of her family, they include; husband Mike Little, and children, Melody, Kandce, Michael Jr., Brandi, and grandson Jeffrey. Julie's parents are Ann & Bruce Poole. One major obstacle that Julie had to overcome was having to change schools in the middle of her program. Originally Ms. Little began her studies at Modern Beauty College, but due to health and personal reasons, the schools director was forced to close the school. Julie and other students were left scrambling to find schools that would admit them and accept the credits earned to that point. As luck would have it Julie was able to enter into the Academy of Hair Design and not have to repeat too much course work. While still a student at the Academy, Ms. Little received encouragement from a client that she might consider opening her own business some day. On October 25th, Julie held a "GRAND OPENING" for her own business, TOPIC COIFFURES, 3273 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem; 364-3011. Julie invites all Tribal members and friends to stop by for a visit to say HI or to schedule an appointment. She expresses a BIG THANK YOU, to the Tribe and the Education Program for all the support. Julie, our CONGRATULATIONS on completion of your program and on your new business venture If your determination to succeed in business is anything like your determination exhibited in training, you're going to have no problems! Study Will Track Indian College Students ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The American Indian Graduate Center has been awarded a grant by the Department of Energy's Office of Minority Economic Impact to conduct an "American Indian College Student Tracking Project." The grant will provide support for A1GC to begin a comprehensive national project to identify and track American Indian and Alaska Native college students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Executive Director Lorraine P. Edmo said: "We hope this project will at long last begin to meet the demands for information on American Indian college students. Everyone working in the area of Indian higher education has realized for years that there is a serious lack of com prehensive and up-to-date data on American Indian college students on a national level, and that no agency or organization is presently collecting even the most basic information on Indian college students." Among unanswered questions, she said, were how many Indian and Native students arc in college today? What fields of study arc they in? What arc their dropout and graduation rates? How many Indian undergraduates go on to graduate and professional schools? Do Indians typically go to college in state or our-of-state? How many attend public versus private colleges? These answers are being sought by Tribal and Indian . groups, the federal government, scholarship programs, the business community, colleges recruiting Indian students, and federal and state agencies trying to hire more Indian professions, she said. Anyone interested in more information on this project should contact Oran LaPointe, American Indian Graduate Center, 4520 Montgomery Blvd. N.E. Suite 1 B, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109 OR CALL (505) 881-4584- -Courtesy of Yakima Nation Review college, University of New Mexico, and others. The AISES students at these institutions provide community service and are role models for younger students in the secondary schools. Scholarships-These are given annually to talented American Indian students seeking careers in science and engineering disciplines. Last year, AISES awarded $190,000. in scholarships to deserving students. Teacher Training-American Indian students need to be better prepared to qualify for college entrance. To this end, the quality of math and science education in American Indian elementary and secondary schools needs to be improved. Teacher training will help the teacher in guiding and influencing young American Indian students. Pre-college Programs-These programs are designed to assist American Indian high school students interested in science and engineering to face the rigors of college and cultural pressures of life off the reservation. Leadership Training-An annual conference is held each spring in Denver, Colorado to develop American Indian students into committed, concerned and knowl edgeable leaders. The leadership conference is a 3-day affair where mentors and other presenters are brought in to bridge the gap between the technological world and traditional tribal life. Professional Programs-These are programs which provide support for professional growth and facilitate involvement of American Indian scientists and engineers. To ensure that these and future programs are fully developed, we need your support. The challenges faced by the American Indian are enormous, but with your investment, you will make these challenges into opportu nities for AISES. Your investment can be made in two ways: 1. by making a $1000. or greater contribution and becoming a Sequoyah Fellow, or 2. by making a 5 year pledge with an initial investment of $200. Once the pledge is fulfilled, the investor will become a Sequoyah Fellow. Sequoyah Fellows receive the following: a life-time membership in AISES, a medal of honor worn only by Sequoyah Fellows, a signed Al Qoyawayma poster (Qoyawayma is a nationally acclaimed Hopi artist (potter) and is one of AISES' founders), an on-going subscription to AISES' quarterly magazine Winds of Change, and recognition at the AISES National Confer ence. If you have questions about the Sequoyah Fellowship, please contact AISES in Boulder, Colorado at (303) 492-8658 or write to: AISES Attn: Sequoyah Fellowship 1805 14th Street, Suite 1506 Boulder, CO. 80302 We look forward to your investment in this important fellowship.
