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RMASFAA 2008 Conference

RMASFAA 2008 Conference. Sioux Falls, South Dakota October 21, 2008 Tribal Higher Education Presented by: William Hay, Sinte Gleska University and Donna M. Seaboy, Sitting Bull College. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA):. Two major responsibilities of BIA: Protect Indian legal rights

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RMASFAA 2008 Conference

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  1. RMASFAA 2008 Conference Sioux Falls, South DakotaOctober 21, 2008Tribal Higher EducationPresented by:William Hay, Sinte Gleska UniversityandDonna M. Seaboy, Sitting Bull College

  2. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Two major responsibilities of BIA: • Protect Indian legal rights • Provide services to Native American Indians

  3. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Brief History of BIA: • 1789 Indian affairs assigned to Dept of War • 1806 Congress creates Superintendent of Indian trade • 1834 BIA established • 1849 Dept of Interior established by Congress • 1871 1st direct appropriation by Congress for education in amount of $100,000

  4. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Brief History of BIA continued: • 1880’s United States signs treaties with tribes of the Great Sioux Nation • 1892 Education funding increased to $2,277,557 • Early John Collier – Commission report on 1990s BIA strongly condemned land allotment, health services, and education • 1961 Indian Self-Determination

  5. Sinte Gleska University

  6. Sinte Gleska University • Located on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in south central South Dakota in Todd County • Approximately 22,870 tribal members • Chartered by Rosebud Sioux Tribe in 1971 • Accredited through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools • Attained University status in 1992

  7. Sinte Gleska University: • Approximately 800 to 1100 students enrolled • SGU does not participate in any loan programs • $50,000 per semester awarded from American Indian College Fund • $68,000 campus based aid • $360,000 BIA funds • $1,437,833 Federal Pell Grants

  8. Sinte Gleska University: Difficulties to overcome: • limited financial aid funding, • unreliable transportation, • 60 to 260 miles round trip to attend class, • long days waiting for bus transportation, • limited day care facilities and funding Accomplishments: In spite of difficulties cited, SGU graduates approximately 80 to 120 students each year

  9. Sitting Bull College

  10. Sitting Bull College • Located on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in south central North Dakota and north central South Dakota • Main campus located in Fort Yates, ND • Additional class sites located in McLaughlin and Mobridge, SD • Chartered: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 9-21-73 • Accredited through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

  11. Sitting Bull College continued • Associate, Certificate and Baccalaureate degrees • Graduate approximately 30 – 40 students/year • Approximately 300 – 325 students per semester • Student Demographics • 71% Female • 29% Male • 90% Native American • 73% Single • 31 Average Age

  12. Sitting Bull College continued: • On-campus daycare facility • Reservation-wide public transportation • 16 tax-credit housing units on-campus for solo • parents and married couples with children

  13. BIA Education Funding: Higher Education Grant Program (638 Contract with SRST)

  14. Higher Education Grant Program: • Complete application • Certificate Degree of Indian Blood • Most recent academic transcript • Financial aid budget • Letter of acceptance from college • Degree plan (new requirement for SRST)

  15. Higher Education Grant Program: Minimum Eligibility Requirements: • 2.00 grade point average • 12 credits per semester Do have provisions to fund on probation if 9 credits earned with 2.00 minimum gpa or completion of 12 credits with 1.90 minimum gpa Student may file appeal of probation/suspension

  16. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Higher Education Grant Program (Fall 08): Higher Education Grant Program (Standing Rock) • ND 162 students $441,179 • SD 42 students $133,757 • KS 4 students $ 6,750 • NE 1 student $ 3,000 • MT 3 students $ 9,000 • CO 1 student $ 3,000 • WY 1 student $ 3,000 • UT 1 student $ 883 • TOTAL 215 students $600,569.

  17. Funding Sources Utilized at SBC: Higher Education Grant (SRST): • 114 students at ND tribal colleges $302,019 • 37 students at ND state colleges $107,160 • 11 students at other ND colleges $ 32,000 • 21 students at SD tribal colleges $ 61,707 • 19 students at SD state colleges $ 66,050 • 2 students at other SD colleges $ 6,000

  18. BIA Higher Education Funding: Job Partnership Training Program (638 Contract with SBC)

  19. Job Partnership Training Program: Funding for vocational programs (diplomas, certificates and applied science degrees) • Complete application • Certificate Degree of Indian Blood • Most recent academic transcript • Financial aid budget • Letter of acceptance from college • Also need SS cards, birth certificates, CDIB for children in household (and spouse)

  20. Workforce Investment Act Funding for all programs (diplomas, certificates, associate, and baccalaureate degrees) • Complete application • Certificate Degree of Indian Blood • Most recent academic transcript • Financial aid budget • Letter of acceptance from college • Selective Service Registration • Current class schedule

  21. American Indian College Fund: $50,000 per term awarded to tribal colleges Complete on-line application at A*CF website Sponsor specific scholarship awards General scholarship awards $100 - $2,000 per award

  22. American Indian College Fund: Designated Tribal College Scholarships: • Cartwright Scholarship Program • Citi Foundation Scholarship Program • Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship • Ford Motor Company Tribal College Scholarship • General Mills Foundation • Hilton Tribal College Diversity Scholarship • Lockheed Martin Scholarship • Morgan Stanley Tribal Scholars Program • Nissan North America, Inc. Scholarship

  23. Designated Tribal College Scholarships: • Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund • Time Warner Tribal Scholars Program • Woksape Oyate: “Wisdom of the People” Distinguished Scholar Award • Woksape Oyate: “Wisdom of the People” Keepers of the Next Generation Award • Winners for Life Foundation Scholarship Deadline date: May 31

  24. Funding Sources Utilized at SBC-Other ND Colleges: ND State Indian Scholarship Program State Student Incentive Grant Veterans Education Benefits

  25. Scholarships Available Nation-Wide

  26. Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships Unmet Need Scholarship First in my Family Scholarship American Dream Scholarship Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund Community College Transfer Scholarship Writers of Passage Scholarship Imagine America Promise Scholarship • www.salliemaefund.org Deadline date: May 31

  27. American Indian College Fund (Mainstream Scholarships): Ford Motor Company Scholarship ($10,000/year) • Need based; • Majors: accounting, computer, electrical or mechanical, engineering, finance, information systems, marketing, operations management Morgan Stanley Scholars Program ($10,000/year) • Interest in business and financial services industry

  28. American Indian College Fund (Mainstream Scholarships): Nissan North America, Inc. Scholarship ($5,000) • Committed to diversity and excellence; awarded to outstanding American Indian students attending a mainstream four-year institution Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund ($2,000) • Awarded to American Indian students

  29. American Indian College Fund (Mainstream Scholarships): Graduate Special Scholarships: • Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund ($2,000) • Vine Deloria Jr. Memorial Scholarship www.collegefund.org Deadline date: May 31

  30. Dakota Indian Foundation Scholarship: • PO Box 340, Chamberlain, SD 57325-0340 • 605-234-5472 • $1,000 per semester • Awarded to sophomore, junior, senior Native American students • Any course of study • Minimum 2.00 GPA Accept applications on August 1 and January 15

  31. Ethel & Emery Fast Scholarship: • 12620 Rolling Road, Potomac, MD 20854 • 301-762-1102 • Awarded to sophomore, junior, senior American Indian students • Any course of undergraduate or graduate study Accept applications August 15 and December 15

  32. USA Funds Access to Education Scholarhsips: • Application available 12-15-08 thru 02-15-09 • $1,500 per year – 4 years maximum • Available for undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree coursework • www.usafunds.org

  33. Web Resources: Native American Students’ Resources for Financial Aid Education Assistance Corporation, SD www.eac-easci.org 1-800-874-9033

  34. Web Resources: Student Loans of North Dakota www.mystudentloanonline.nd.gov 1-800-472-2166 ext. 5754

  35. Web Resources:

  36. Questions??? William Hay “Let’s put out minds together to Sinte Gleska University see what we can build for our PO Box 105 children.” Sitting Bull Mission, SD 57555 605-856-8100 bhay@sintegleska.edu Donna M. Seaboy Sitting Bull College 1341 – 92nd St. Fort Yates, ND 58538 701-854-8013 donnas@sbci.edu

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