A I H E C

TRIBAL Colleges: Educating, Engaging, Innovating, Sustaining, Honoring

AIHEC

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium, a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of directors composed of the presidents of the accredited United States-based Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), is the collective spirit and unifying voice of our nation's 38 TCUs—a unique community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations and make a lasting difference in the lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

TCUs

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College campus. Photo by college.

AIHEC news

AIHEC Welcomes Two New TCU Members— California Tribal College (CTC), Woodlands, CA, and San Carlos Apache College (SCAC), San Carlos, AZ, are the newest members of the growing family of Tribal Colleges and Universities. TCUs

AIHEC Statement on FY 2018 Trump Administration Budget Recommendations— AIHEC is extremely concerned that the Trump administration’s budget includes inexplicable cuts to programs integral to the work and future of the nation’s Tribal Colleges and Universities. STATEMENT

Help Us Advocate for Tribal College and University Students— Take action about issues facing Native education.

TCU Ripple Effect— Every person has a ripple effect on their community. To illuminate the ripple effect of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), the AIHEC-StoryCorps project invited 18 people from two tribal colleges, Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal College and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, to share through storytelling the impact of TCUs on their lives. Listen to Their Stories

Tribal College Journal, a quarterly publication of AIHEC— Become a subscriber to receive a quarterly print issue and gain online access to all of TCJ's articles published since 1989. SUBSCRIBE

Blackfeet Community College Students at Summer Encampment Glacier National Park

Blackfeet Community College students during Summer Encampment at Glacier National Park. Photo by Laurel Vielle.

member meetings

Summer 2018, June 27-28, 2018
Meeting Registration

Fall 2018, October 8–10, 2018
Winter 2019, February 4–7, 2019
Spring 2019, March 14-16, 2019
Summer 2019, (date TBD)
Fall 2019, October 7-9, 2019
Winter 2020, February 3–6, 2020
Spring 2022, March 24–26, 2022

student meetings/events

ASC L.I.F.E. Conference, June 19-21, 2018
Spring Conference, March 17-19, 2019
National Basketball Tournament, March 21-24, 2019
Spring Conference, March 26-29, 2022

training

for TCU students—AIHEC Aseto'ne Institute: June 4-15, 2018, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Application
3rd AIHEC NARCH IRB Professional Development Session: September 27–28, 2018, Radisson Blu Hotel, Bloomington, MN
Registration (deadline: 9.1.2018)

College of Menominee Nation 2016 Grads. Photo by college.

TCU spotlight

Stone Child College—SCC has an immediate position available for President of the college: The President, operating as the chief executive officer, administrative and educational leader of the college, reports directly to the Board of Directors of Stone Child College. The President, in consultation with the Board of Directors, develops and implements policies and programs designed to carry out the college's mission. The President is responsible for decision-making and the organizational structure of the college together with all administrative, and leadership responsibility for all aspects of the college within the framework of policies adopted by the Board of Directors. Closing date: May 18, 2018. Job Announcement

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute—SIPI Swarmathon team places in top 3 for 3rd year in a row! The SIPI NASA Swarmathon team won 2nd place in the 2018 NASA Swarmathon national competitions. Three years of competing in the top three teams championship in a row: the team won in 2016: bronze, 2017: a gold, and 2018: silver trophy! NASA Swarmathon

Candeska Cikana Community College—United Health Foundation, Cankdeska Cikana Community College launch new $1.2 million partnership to expand access to substance abuse treatment for the Spirit Lake Dakota Community. Business Journal, CCCC PR

Iḷisaġvik College—Iḷisaġvik College will be extending its tuition waiver program to all qualified Alaska Native students for the spring 2018 semester. MORE

MORE TCU News

Diné College Navajo Culture Class. Photo by Edward McCombs.

for TCU students

TCU student opportunity to build on positive leadership skills, including attentiveness, ambition, teamwork, cooperation, communication, creativity, cultural knowledge, respect, and a strong sense of social responsibility.
ASC invites all TCU students to participate in the 2018 ASC L.I.F.E. Conference, June 19-21, 2018, at Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, WA. Information/Application

TCU Students & Alums: We need you! ACT NOW!
Save Student Aid—Contact Congress NOW to SAVE STUDENT AID: President Trump proposes to cut federal student aid by $150 billion over 10 years—limiting maximum Pell; eliminating SEOG, and making deep cuts to TRIO, GEAR UP, and federal Work Study. These cuts will HARM AI/AN students and their families. Share your story with Congress, and tell your friends & family to do the same! Take Action Form
Resources: Association Partner Packet

TCJ Student Blogger
Tribal College Journal announced that Scarlett Cortez of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) will serve as the next blogger at TCJStudent.org starting May 1. The title of the new, bi-monthly blog will be "Shared Stories," which Scarlett hopes will connect people and open conversations about important issues. Announcement

Internships, Fellowships, & Research Opportunities
Naval Research Laboratory HBCU/MI Internship Program—Interns are oriented to the NRL campus and are presented with a well-designed summer project plan with an emphasis on student development, growth and ownership by the end of the 10-week tenure. All interns receive formal laboratory safety training prior to conducting laboratory research.

TCU Student Opportunities
AIHEC Student Congress

Who We Are

In 1973, the first six American Indian tribally controlled colleges established AIHEC to provide a support network as they worked to influence federal policies on American Indian higher education. Today, AIHEC has grown to 38 TCUs in the United States.

12th Annual World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

Each tribal college was created and chartered by its own tribal government or the federal government for a specific purpose: to provide higher education opportunities to American Indians through programs that are locally and culturally based, holistic, and supportive.