American Indian Outreach
ASU hosts American Indian high school students from across state - RECHARGE
Participants at RECHARGE
More than 100 American Indian high school students from across Arizona attended RECHARGE, an outreach event on April 3 at the Downtown Phoenix campus and Heard Museum. ASU’s Diane Humetewa, special advisor to the president on American Indian Affairs, welcomed the students and encouraged them to become Sun Devils and to take advantage of the learning opportunities at the event. The event, hosted by Educational Outreach and Student Services, included personalized tours of the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and Heard Art Museum and one-on-one interactions with ASU faculty and students. During a presentation, American Indian Students United for Nursing, a School of Nursing and Health Innovation student 8
organization, shared their university experience and offered valuable advice on taking advantage of the student support services offered at ASU. Jacob Meders, ASU adjunct faculty, contemporary artist and Mechoopda Indian Tribe member, delivered an inspiring keynote speech about the importance of higher education. In his keynote, Meders challenged students to have a broader vision of what the future can hold, and for what they have to offer to their communities and families. ■
"Many are our brothers and sist them here – to higher education