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July 15, 1998 Education 5 Student Responsibilities 1. All students are required to file for Federal Financial Aid. Continu ing students are expected to file prior to February 15 of each year. A copy of the Federal Financial Aid application must be submitted to the Tribal Education Program in order to determine program eligibility. 2. All students are responsible for having their grade reports sent to the Tribal Education Program upon completion of each TermSemester. Ei ther make arrangements with the Registrar's office to have the reports sent directly to the tribal office or mail a copy of your grade report to the tribal office yourself. 3. All students must maintain a 2.00 GPA and successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours per termsemester to remain eligible for funding. 4. Students are allowed one term of Probationary Status. Students who are placed on PROBATIONARY STATUS will not be awarded the fol lowing term until they have provided the Tribal Education Program Spe cialist a copy of their grade reporttranscript. Transcripts must include the term of probation and must show successful completion of 12 credit hours and verify that a 2.00 GPA has been earned. NO AWARD WILL BE MAKE UNTIL TRANSCRIPTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. 5. It is the students responsibility to remain in "good academic stand ing". If a student demonstrates an "on againoff again" pattern of being placed on Probationary Status, they will be placed on probationary sta tus for one complete academic year. Failure to meet minimum academic and or attendance requirements during the e probationary termsemester will result in Suspension from the program. 6. Students, please notify the Education Program of address changes and telephone number changes as soon as they occur. 7. If emergencies occur that effect your attendance notify the Education Program and the College IMMEDIATELY! (Tribal Education Special ist, College Registrar's Office, College Financial Aid Office) 8. Students who withdrew from school due to medical or health related reasons must obtain a Statement of Verification from their physician or health care provider identifying need to withdraw from school. Student must also obtain a Statement of Releases from their physician that identi fies ability to return to school. Copies of physicians statements must be submitted to the Education Program Specialist. 9. All students must sign a "Release of Information" form regarding attendance, financial aid transcripts, education budgets, progress and grade reports. 10. Students, be aware that if your quit school or withdraw early from school you will be required to reimburse the Education Program monies you received to attend school. 11. Students entering their SENIOR year are required to have a Gradu ation AuditEvaluation completed Fall TermSemester and provide a copy of the AuditEvaluation to the Tribal Education Program Specialist. Please keep in contact with the Tribal Education Specialist and pro gram staff. We are here to provide assistance and support for you while you are attending school. Scholarships offered by ATNI Now available are the ATNI and PGE Transmission NW Scholarship appli cations. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students to successfully complete post-secondary educational programs at approvedaccredited insti tutions of higher learning. Students must be a member of a Tribe belonging to the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and reside within the PGE Gas Transmission NW service area of Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Interested students may request an application from Marion Mercier at (503) 879-2284, or contact the ATNI office at (503) 241-0070. Students: Fall is just around the corner! The deadline date to apply to Tribal Education Program is August 1, 1998 for Fall TermSemester fund ing consideration. This date applies to the Adult Vocational Training Pro gram and the Higher Education Pro gram. Both these programs are fed erally funded "need-based" pro grams. It is required that you apply for Federal Financial Aid each aca demic year. You need to apply early. If you are a continuing student, you should have submitted copies of your financial aid application to the Edu cation office by February 15. Many of you have not submitted this docu ment, so you may see a delay in eli gibility determination this year. Education Trust Fund Scholarship Program: Applications are mailed out as requested! Scholarship catego ries include: Graduate, full-time and part-time; Undergraduate, full-time and part-time; Adult Vocational Training, full-time and part-time, Eula Petite Memorial Scholarship, full- time for someone at Junior level and working toward an Education De gree. Scholarship selection is based on Academic Merit, Community In volvement and Leadership Activity. Tribal Scholarships are not selected or ranked based on need. Only a fraction of students have submitted their financial aid informa tion and they are the ones who have already received an award notice. Remember, eligibility for an award amount cannot be determined if you have not turned in your Financial Aid information. Spring TermSemester 1998 Grade Reports are due! Thank you to the students who have submitted grade reports in a timely manner. Marion Mercier will be out of the office on July 13 to July 27. If you need to contact the office please leave messages or questions with Hollie Larsen, Division Secretary. Education offices will be closed July 22-24 for a planning retreat. Message to new and continuing students The Tribal Education Program have set ceiling amounts on financial aid. The ceiling amount does not cover all of the costs of an annual education budget, (tuition, fees, books, room and board, misc.). Students are encour aged to seek and complete as many scholarship applications as you possibly can. We are seeing less and less federal grant monies being allocated out to students while more and more loan recommendations on the budget forms. The program does all it can to help students so they do not have to take out the loans but, as stated earlier, the program cannot cover all the costs. Good places to do scholarship research is at the Counseling and Advising Center at your school, on the computers, or at the library. Good luck and call the Education Division if we can assist you in any way. Adult program plans fall activities for families Council actions Council elections are over. The mo tion carried by a vote of 7-0-0. Legislative Sub-committee: Follow ing the Sub-committee's recommen dation, Bob Mercier moved to (a) not renew the current Tribal Court Judge's contract; (b) to immediately hire an Interim Tribal Court Judge; and (c) recruit for a new Judge con sistent with the Tribal Court Ordi nance. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0-0. JUNE 24, 1998 Tribal Government, Management, and Budget Sub-Committee: 1. Following the Sub-committee's recommendation, Ed Pearsall moved, , continued from page 2 Ed Larsen seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 053-98 approving the election services agreement with Ink Impressions, Inc., to help conduct the 1998 Tribal Council elections. 2. Val Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded a motion to establish a Sum mer Youth Employment project, and approving a budget of $20,000 for the project. The motion carried. 3. Ed Larsen requested Council con sideration to appoint Terry Warren, Claudia Leno, and Leonette Galligher to serve on Royalty Board. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to appoint the three named individu als. The motion carried. Many tribal members have shown interest in community events so new activities are being planned for the fall. Adult Education is hoping to of fer drum and moccasin making classes in Salem and Eugene. A new class, which will focus on family fun and reading with children, will be start ing up in Grand Ronde. Registration will be open to tribal members eli gible for Adult Education. Self-improvement and Job En hancement video and audio tapes are available for overnight and weekend check-out in the education library. GED classes, co-sponsored with Chemeketa, are operating on Mon days and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. Classes are located at the Education Training Building at 28840 Salmon River Highway in Grand Ronde. The classes are open to the community. U of O grad makes Dean's List Congratulations to tribal member David DeHart, who earned a place on the Dean's List this past academic year for his 3,75 grade point average. David, who has graduated from University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences, was able to spend a semester last year studying in Mexico. Good job, David!
