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MAY 1, 2004
Title VII Indian Education Meeting
The annual public meeting for the Willamina School District's Title
VII Indian Education Program will be held on Tuesday, May 4,
2004 at 5:30 p.m. at the 'old' Willamina High School in Rm. 11. (En
ter building from the breezeway, go up the hall, third classroom on
the right).
A draft of the 2004 05 Title VII grant objectives will be available
for review and input. ' : ' ' ' " ' '
All parents of Native students in the District are encouraged to at
tend. Title VII Program Director is Wendi Spencer. Wendi can be con
tacted at wendispencerhotmail.com should you have questions or
would like to provide written comment.
Achievement & Recognition Awards
Achievement and Recognition Award applications were mailed out on
March 16, 2004 to K-12th grade students enrolled in the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde. If you have not received the application please
call Brian Campbell at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2101.
Juniors & Seniors College Prep Weeks
June 14-17
B Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon
Activities:
Stay in college dorms, learn about preparation for college, adjusting to life
away from home, understanding a typical day at college, stress management,
resumecover letter writing, study skills, money management, open computer
lab, free time in athletic facilities, etc.
June 21-24
Grand Ronde AuditoriumGym & Education Building
Activities:
Native American speakers in math & science including: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Graduate student in AnthropologyArchaeology, Oregon Museum
of Science & Industries, etc. Plus more information on college preparation and
student success!
All expenses are paid for, except transportation to the event. Sign up with
Youth Education ASAP, limited spaces available. Questions? Call 503-879-1478.
Placement (ASSET) Testing
We offer placement testing the second Tuesday of every month. Please
call Education if you have any questions or to sign up for testing at 503-879-2275.
Next test date is May 11 at 9 a.m.
American Indian Services Scholarship
Applications availible for full or part time undergraduate study at any
unviersity, college, junior college, or technical school. Must not have more than
150 semester credits or 210 quarter credits, have a minimum GPA of 2.25, and
be at least 14 enrolled Native American. Applications due May 15 for classes
starting in June. For more information or an application, please contact Luhui
Whitebear, Scholarship Coordinator, at 503-879-1345, or 1-800-422-0232, ext.
1345. luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
Native Vision Scholarship
Established in 1996, the annual scholarship makes a one-year award of $1,000
to outstanding American Indian young people with a commitment to education,
athletics and leadership. Must be enrolled Native American with at least a 3.0
GPA and admitted to an accredited community college or four-year undergradu
ate program. For more information or an application, please visit website,
www.nativevision.orgor contact Luhui Whitebear, Scholarship Coordinator, at
503-879-1345, or 1-800-422-0232, ext. 1345. luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
Applications due May 14.
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National Native
American Youth Initiative
June 19-27, 2004
Washington, D.C.
This is an intense academic enrichment and reinforcement program con
sisting of courses teaching leadership, communication, study and testing
skills plus assertiveness, networking, professional behavior, interactive
learning and time management. The summer program will inform stu
dents of health careers available to Native American youth. Health pro
fessionals and traditional healers will provide special lectures regarding
personal experiences toward a health career and the collaboration be
tween western and traditional medicine.
Eligibility:
Native American high school students planning to enter the health pro
fessions between the ages of 16-18. Students must have a minimum 2.0
GPA. Selected scholars will receive all expenses paid.
Contact:
Association of American Indian Physicians, 1225 Sovereign Row, Suite
103, Oklahoma City, OK 73108. Phone: 405-946-7072, Email:
cguyaaip.com or visit their website at www.aaip.com to download an
application.
Deadline is May 14, 2004.
Harvard Offering Free Tuition
Harvard is offering free tuition for students that have a family income
below $40,000. Harvard University announced that from now on, under
graduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In mak
ing the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said,
"When only 10 percent of the students in elite higher education come from
families in lower half the income distribution, we are not doing enough.
We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower
half of the income distribution." This initiative puts severe pressure on
other well-endowed colleges and universities to adopt similar measures.
Some commentators believe that Harvard's announcement was made in
response to Princeton University's decision six years ago to eliminate all
tuition charges for families earning less than $40,000 (adjusted annually
to take inflation into account) and its subsequent decision three years
later to substitute all student loans with utright grants.
The Harvard announcement indicates that the Princeton plan has had
some success in drawing to Princeton some of the high-achieving, low
income students who typically went to Harvard. Each year The Journal
of Blacks in Higher Education gathers figures from the U.S. Department
of Education relating to the percentage of students at the nation's leading
colleges and universities who receive federal financial assistance under
the Pell Grant program for low-income students. These figures provide a
good measure of the institution s relative success in enrolling students
from the bottom economic sector of the nation's families.
http:adm-is.fas.harvard.eduFAOindex.htm
American Indian Education
Foundation Scholarship Program
Applications availible for full time undergraduate study at an accredited
2 or 4 year collegeuniversity or technicalvocational school. $3,000 fresh
man scholarship for high school seniors and $1,500 undergraduatecon
tinuing scholarship for students who are not high school seniors. Must be
enrolled Native American. For more information or for an application,
please visit website www.aiefprograms.orgscholarshipprogramindex.html
or contact Luhui Whitebear, Scholarship Coordinator, at 503-879-1345, or
1-800-422-0232, ext. 1345. luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
150 Long & Short-term Internships
Available In Environmental Careers
The Environmental Careers Organization has over 150 long and short-term
internships available right now! These positions are all PAID and last from
three months during the summer up to two years in length for recent graduates
and are located across the country with various government agencies, nonprofit
organizations and companies.
If you are interested in working or interning with organizations such as The
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Land Management, National Park Service, Jones and Stokes, IBM, West Harlem
Environmental Action and many other environmental agencies or organizations,
visit the Environmental Careers Organization website at www.eco.org ASAP.
If you have further questions after visiting the website, contact Kristie King by
phone at 215-493-5320 or by email at kristiekeco.org.