Smoke Signals March 1991 PS
' Education News
Peace Corp Volunteers
Reservation Bound
A recent edition of The Education Week publication
reports "the Peace Corp and the U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs have signed a five year agreement under which
returned Peace Corp volunteers will teach in BIA
schools. The arrangement was made under the Corp's
New FellowsUSA program, which allows former
volunteers to teach in understaffed public schools across
the country while they study for masters degrees at
about a dozen participating colleges and universities.
BIA officials expressed hope that the new program will
help them overcome problems recruiting teachers for
their schools, which are often in remote locations on
reservations."
Family Math & Family
Sciences Classes on a Roll
If you've missed the January and February Family
Math & Science classes you missed out on children and
parents getting together and actually having FUN while
doing math & science. The last was held at the Church
of the Nazarene and had 22 participants. The major
focus of the evening was dealing with symmetry.
The next Math & Science class will be held on March
26, 1991 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will be held at
the Church of the Nazarene. Be on the look out for
notices to be sent by the JOM Program and remember
MATH AND SCIENCE ARE FUN!!!
Call Dean or Barbara at 879-5211 for more informa
tion. 1992 President's Budget
If the Bush Administration has it's way, the outlook for
the 1992 budget is perplexing. The budget calls for
more aid for the neediest of students but middle income
families would lose PELL Grants. Major changes being
proposed include:
1. Provide more money to the neediest of
students while removing as many as 600,000 middle
income students from the PELL Grant Program.
2. Create new grants for needy students with
good grades, but deny aid to students who are in the
bottom 10 of their college classes.
3. Require colleges to pay a greater share of
the costs of the College Work Study (CWS) and Supple
mental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs
(SEOG).
How About a
TechnicalVocational Career?
The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)
offers Native American students an opportunity to
pursue several technicalvocational careers which will
lead to successful lifetime careers. SIPI is located in Al
buquerque, New Mexico.
Among programs offered are secretarialclerical;
accountingbookkeeping; marketing and distribution;
surveying; electronics; architectural, electronics, &
mechanical drafting; culinary arts; and printingtypeset
ting. For students who are accepted, tuition at SIPI is
provided without charge through a work contribution
program.
For more information, contact the NATIVES Pro
grams office at 687-3489.
- Courtesy of Native News
Health Professions
Scholarships
Available For New Applicants
The Indian Health Service (IHS), Department of
Health and Human Services, is now accepting applica
tions for the fiscal year (FY 1991) scholarship cycle for
three scholarship programs authorized by the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94-437) and
it's amendments. Awards made during this cycle will be
for funding in the 1991-1992 school year. This will be
the only scholarship cycle in FY 1991 for the following
programs:
Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program - -This
program provides financial assistance for Indian
students only to enroll in courses that will prepare them
for acceptance into health professions schools. Courses
may be either compensatory (required to improve
science, mathematics, or other basic skills and knowl
edge) or pre-professional (required in order to qualify
for admission into a health professions program).
In order for an applicant to be considered for Section
103 funding during the FY 1991 scholarship cycle, he
she must be accepted by andor enrolled in a program
beginning in Fall 1991 for one of the priority career
categories of:
Pre-nursing - preparatory for entry into a Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Program. If an applicant is enrolled
for preparatory courses at a non-approved school he
she must transfer to an approved and accredited
program before being considered for award of a scholar
ship to a professional nursing program. Contact your
IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator to confirm approval
of the selected school and program. 1
Pre-mcdical Technology - preparatory to entry into a
Bachelor of Science degree program in Medical Tech
nology. Pre-pharmacy - preparatory to entry into a Bachelor of
Science degree program for Pharmacy.
Pre-engineering - preparatory to entry into a Bachelor
of Science degree program in Engineering.
Pre-sanitation - preparatory to entry into a Bachelor of
Science degree program in Sanitation.
Pre-physical Therapy - preparatory to entry into a
Bachelor of Science degree program in Physical Therapy.
Health Professions
Scholarship Program
This program provides financial assistance to Indian
students only enrolled in health professions and allied
health professions programs. For the Health Profes
sions Scholarship Program, there are service obligations
and payback requirements that the recipient incurs upon
acceptance of the scholarship funding.
For the 1991-1992 scholarship cycle, an applicant must
be accepted by andor enrolled in a program beginning
in Fall 1991 for one of the following priority career
categories:
Medicine - Allopathic and Osteopathic
Nursing - ADN, BSN, and MS Degree (Priority given to
BSN and MS degrees)
Pharmacy - (Priority given as folfows: Senior, Junior,
Sophomore and Freshman)
Engineering - Civil, Environmental and Mechanical: BS
Degree. (Priority given as follows: Senior, Junior,
Sophomore and Freshman)
Dietician - BS Degree, (Priority as follows: Senior,
Junior, Sophomore and Freshman)
Public Health Nutrition - Master level only.
Sanitarian - Environmental Health, Environmental
Science, and Occupational Safety and Health: BS
Degree. (Priority as follows: Senior, Junior, Sopho
more and Freshman)
Medical Technologist - BS Degree (Priority as follows:
Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman)
Dentistry -
Dental Hygiene - BS and Associate Degree Programs.
Health education - Masters level only
Chemical dependency
Counseling - Masters level only
Substance Abuse Management - Master's level only
(MSM)
Nurse Practitioner - RNA, CNM and FNP
Physician Assistants - (Priority as follows: Senior,
Junior, Sophomore and Freshman)
Public Health - MPH only. Applicant must be enrolled
or accepted in a school of public health and must have
two (2) years of health delivery experience.
Clinical Psychology - Ph. D. Level only
Optometry
Physical Therapy 1
Radiologic Technology - BS Degree. (Priority as
follows: Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman)
Medical Social Work - Masters Level only
Sonagrapher
Health Records
Administration - RRT and ART
The application booklet which includes the application
form, complete description of the three programs,
instructions for completing the application, and all
required forms are available from:
Darlene B. Marcellay
Scholarship Coordinator
Portland Area Indian Health Service
1220 S.W. Third Ave., Room 315
Portland, OR. 97204
Telephone: (503) 326-2019
Completed applications must be received by the
Portland Area Scholarship Coordinator before close of
business (4:30 p.m.) on APRIL 19. 1991. APPLICA
TIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED.