Graduate and Professional Programs
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Arizona State University By Patricia Lazo
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rizona State University is committed to providing professional development, research, and educational opportunities to Native American students. ASU is proud of its historical links with Native communities (Arizona is home to twenty-one American Indian tribes and nations) and its growing number of partnerships. We welcome American Indian students and are pleased to offer dynamic and varied pathways to meet their career goals.
Education and Community Partnerships Founded in 1959, the Center for Indian Education is an interdisciplinary research and service organization housed in the College of Education. The Center has gained a national and international reputation for scholarly and academic leadership through the publication of the Journal of American Indian Education, an international periodical which has served the Indian Education field since 1961. The Center houses two professional Native teacher development programs which train cohorts of Native teachers to meet the growing demands of Indian students in public schools in urban environments. A complementary program conducted in partnership between the Center and the Navajo Nation is designed to construct a comprehensive, on-reservation school wide teacher training project focusing on Navajo culture, language and proficiency in English language learning. Another example is the Arizona Tri-Universities for Indian Education Network Project, a Native-led consortium of Arizona educators. This program was created to strengthen ties between Tribal communities and universities. Website: http://www.coe.asu.edu/cie
Law Degree Attainment The College of Law’s Indian Legal Program (ILP) at ASU prides itself in its aggressive recruiting of talented Native college graduates. One of the goals of the program is to have a tribally diverse student population. The ILP targets students from the ASU Honors College, Ivy League Schools, tribal colleges, colleges with large native populations, AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), and Native students who have
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taken the LSAT. Sending ILP materials and representatives to these students not only gets the ILP’s name out to Indian Country but it also lets students know that our program cares about their education. Website: http: //www.law.asu.edu/Programs/Indian
New Certificate in American Indian Studies Proposed! The American Indian Studies Program (AIS) proposes to offer a graduate certificate in American Indian Studies beginning in the spring of 2004. This certificate will allow graduate students to acquire an advanced understanding of the principles of sovereignty and indigenousness, as well as allowing graduate students to approach their individual graduate degree programs from an interdisciplinary standpoint. This certificate allows current students to augment or supplement their graduate degree programs and offers professionals in the community an opportunity to expand their expertise. Website: http: //www.asu.edu/copp/americanindian
Academically-Based and Community-Supported Institute Established in 1989, the American Indian Institute (AII) is committed to assisting American Indian students in the pursuit of academic success through coordinated recruitment and retention efforts. It strives to improve the academic and cultural diversity of Arizona State University and provides support for American Indian students to ensure a quality educational experience. AII provides a variety of services to assist American Indian students throughout their college careers. Website: http://www.amerind@asuvm.ine.asu.edu To learn more about graduate and professional programs at Arizona State University’s 48 doctoral programs, 95 master’s degree programs, and 15 graduate certificates, please access the Graduate College’s website at http://www.asu.edu/graduate. You may send your specific questions to Patricia Lazo, ASU Graduate College Contact, at lazo@asu.edu.