July 15, 1998
Education
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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,
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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!