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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.
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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
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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.
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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.