North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

I. Executive Summary Turtle Mountain Community College is a tribal community college with obligations of direct community service to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Under this unifying principle the college seeks to maintain, seek out and provide comprehensive higher education services in fields needed for true Indian self-determination. “Self-determination is ultimately about the concept of sovereignty: the right of a people to govern themselves. Indian tribes are viewed as sovereign

to fighting racism in athletics and broadcasting. NCARSM was created in response to racial stereotyping resulting from the commercialized usage of American Indian identities in the form of sport mascots. In 2006, the NCAA ordered the University of North Dakota to change their mascot, the Fighting Sioux, in a sanction that called for the removal of mascots with tribal logos that were deemed hostile and abusive. Since then, UND has fought this, arguing that it is the right of the University to maintain

<h2>Colorado State University</h2> <h3>College of Natural Sciences - Psychology</h3> Founded as an agriculture college in 1870, Colorado State University has grown into one of the major research universities in the nation. It offers over 150 programs through eight college divisions and prides itself on providing its students with a world-class education. Among the most renowned educational pursuits at CSU are the diverse graduate degree programs available in the field of psychology. Graduate students

Specialization in School Social Work Summer L. Anderson California State University, Sacramento Introduction to Social Work Professor Mary Hill-Hughes October 12, 2014   The career opportunities of social work have a wide range of variation; the area I focused my research on is that of a school social worker. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview Ms. Jennifer Brannon, a school social worker in Chatham County, North Carolina. During our phone interview I asked Ms. Brannon

Washington, D.C. His father, Richard, was a carpet layer and his mother, Nora Burrell, was a teacher. He graduated from Dunbar High School, in Washington D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood in 1922. An outstanding athlete in high school, he won an athletics scholarship to Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1926. He went on to attend medical school at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and graduated in 1933. He was ranked 2nd in his graduating class of 127 students. A few years

Cardenas & Kerby (2012) reveal, “Our country is rapidly changing. As we approach the year 2050, our nation will be increasingly more diverse, and Latinos will be one of the forces driving this demographic change. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, there are roughly 50.5 million Hispanics representing about 16 percent of the U.S. population. By 2050, when demographers tell us that there will be no racial or ethnic majority among the general population of the United States

families understand the importance of going to college, but lack insight into the options for postsecondary study (Hooker & Brand, 2010). For students from historically and substantively under-represented groups, particularly first-generation and low-income students, the aspiration for a college education is often met with information barriers that make navigating the college application process daunting. For

The National Cadet Corps recruited school and college students from the age of 13yrs to take part in military and other training on a voluntary basis. Although not obliged to sign up for military service, cadets who succeeded in passing exams were given concessions when applying to the army, navy

What is citizenship? The answer to this question is wide-ranging however, narrowing it down to the basics will give us a better understanding of this. Basics such as the definition of the word to be known as, “a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.” Citizenship contains not just appreciating firm rights and agreements, but also in satisfying one's obligations to his or her country. Citizenship is the connection between all individuals whether

Perceived Barriers (Coreil, J., 2010). The cues of action and self- efficacy are the additional concepts intertwine with the aforementioned constructs (Coreil, J., 2010). Inevitably, having a required course for students to complete prior to attending college, will better prepare them for life’s stressful moments. Being able to determine the perceived susceptibility and