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Smoke Signals 1 1 JANUARY 1,2008 Do you need funding assistance with graduation costs or admissiontesting fee Graduation Sponsorship Program is available to Grand Ronde Tribal members who are graduating from a high school, collegeuniversity or tradeapprenticeship program. The program will pay up to $100 towards graduation expenses (cap, gown andor announcements). Admission and Testing Fee Assistance Program is available to Grand Ronde Tribal members who are applying for admission to colleges and universities or are in need of testing fee assistance for college-level testing (SAT, ACT, GRE, etc.). The program will pay up to $200 towards admission and testing fees per academic year. For more information or to request an application, contact the CTGR Academic Advising Office at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 1478, or e-mail trinity. minahangrandronde.org. Student leadership conference, networking and Hawaiian foods dinner We are inviting Native American and other college students and advisers from around the state to join us for a free student leadership conference, networking and a Hawaiian foods dinner. The evening events will be hosted by United Indian Students of Higher Education of Portland State University on Friday, Jan. 25. The conference will be from 1 1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland. Dinner will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Native American Student and Community Center, 710 S.W. Jackson St. Please join us for the conference and dinner. We encourage all Native students to participate. It will be a nice lead into the new year and we hope to see you there. R.S.V.P. to Nicole Charley at ncharleypdx.edu orRueben Allen at ruebenjallengmail.com. Phone: 503-725-5671. Wednesday Wfl w April 30, 2008 9:30 A.M. - 2 P.M. Location: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde GYMAuditorium Attend break-out sessions ( S Meet with representatives frorA colleges, universities, employment! agencies, tradeapprenticesnip programs vocational programs, ana morel 1 P , . , , .-iTVi-A ror more information: umact pvjj wrwt II I f (Mm Catrcfl making cDass All occasion cards, including birthday, naming ceremony, sym pathy, graduation, get well, Valentine's Day, thinking of you and announcements. Saturday, Jan. 26 To be held at the Community Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Limited to first 10 adults. Youth class scheduled later. Instructors are Gladys Hobbs and Violet Folden. For more information, contact Joanne Carr, Adult Education GED, at joanne.carrgrandronde.org or 503-879-2282. Chemeketa Community College 1st Nations Club Contact Ember Hudson at ehudson4chemeketa.edu for more informa tion. Held on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Workshop classes in Grand Ronde Jan. 8 Intro to Microsoft Excel I The workshops will be taught by Northwest Computer Learning Center and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the computer lab in the Adult Education Building. Cost for a workshop is $150 and eligible Tribal members can ap ply to the Noncredit Program (formally Short Term Training) for assistance with registration costs. Space is limited to the first 15 who register. To register, contact Joshua Clift, Adult Vocational Training coordinator, at 503-879-1635 or e-mail joshua.cliftgrandronde.org. 2008 Tribal scholarship applications now available Applications for the CTGR competitive scholarships are now avail able in the following categories: 1. full- and part-time undergraduate; 2. full- and part-time graduate; 3. full- and part-time adult vocational training; 4. Eula Petite for education majors; 5. Ray McKnight for natural resource majors. Deadline for all categories is April 30. You must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to apply. For more information or an application, call 503-879-2275 or 1-800-422-0232 ext 2275 or e-mail luhui.whitebear grandronde.org. Ad created by George Valdez Time is running out for a Gates Millennium Scholarship! Gates Millennium Scholarships are open to all high school seniors, as well as high school and GED graduates who will begin classes in Fall 2008. You must be Native American, African-American, Asian-American or Latino to apply. This scholarship pays for 100 percent of unmet need for college for up to nine years. Online applications are due Jan. 11. For more information or to apply, visit www.aigc.com. Oregon Student Assistance Commission Scholarships Applications are now available for the 2008 OSAC Scholarships. Each year OSAC administers more than 300 scholarships though its application. Application deadline is March 1, or by Feb. 15 to enter for an Early Bird Scholarship. Out-of-state students who are members of Oregon Tribes and attending Oregon schools are also able to apply. For more information or an application, visit www.gctcollcgcfunds.org or call Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholarship Coordinator, at 1-800-422-0232 ext 1345.
