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OLC Weekly Bulletin
Our best wishes to
President’s Office
(Thomas Shortbull)__May BOT meetings:
Tuesday, May 30th Finance Comm. @
Humanities (Dr.
Instructional (Dr. Giraud)___Arrowmight Literacy Project
Workship presented by Marcia Krawll and Dr. Rongo Wetere of New Zealand on Friday, May 12, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. at the Piya Wiconi Round Room (lunch will be served). The Arrowmight Literacy Project is a Maori
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Business Office (Arlene Quist)___Announcement from Mia Ferguson. Happy spring everyone!
It’s that time again for me to ask for the quarterly reports
for those of you who get paid out of more than one grant. I am requesting the
reports for the period Jan-March 2006. Please
keep in mind that the reports due for April-June will be due soon. Also of you have not completed Oct-Dec 2005,
I would like those too. For those of
you who get paid 100% out of one funding source I will need the semi-annual
certification forms at the end of April.
These forms are required of us
for our audits.
The forms were sent to you via email. If you have already handed in your reports, thank you very much and disregard this reminder. Thank you. If you have any questions please give me a call at 6016.
Also, a note from Rose Fresquez via the family of Pearl Cottier: Please do not send flowers to
PWO (
Bookstore (Myreen
Iron Cloud)___
Lakota Studies (Karen
Lone Hill)___The dates for the annual Lakota Oral Proficiency Interview for
OLC faculty and staff are Friday, May
26, 2006 and Friday, June 2, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily. You
may schedule an appointment with the Lakota Studies Department beginning
Support Services (Lenora Hudson)___Please
read your email dated
Graduate Studies (Dawn Frank)___If you are interested in enrolling in the one of the following degree programs: Lakota Leadership and Management or Lakota Leadership and Management: Education Administration. Please bring the following items:
- Official undergraduate transcripts
from an accredited institution specifying date degree conferred.
- Fill out the Graduate application form
- Pay $15.00 graduate application fee
- Letters of reference ( step 2)
- Degree of Indian Blood (if applicable)
- 2 essays; 1) autobiography 2) Letter of interest into GS program
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GS staff member will be available at the following location from June 5-
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Lakota Leadership/Management Degree Requirements |
Educational
Administration Emphasis
Requirements |
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The
following are required for admission to Lakota Leadership/Management graduate
program. 1.
A Bachelor degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution. 2.
A 2.5 GPA with 3.0 in major field. 3.
Completion of LakM 513, 533 & 603 prior to admission to program of
study. 4.
Must have a 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate Language Arts course work. 5.
Official admittance to do graduate program emphasis 30 days following completion of nine (9)
hours (application). 6.
Have and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher for program of graduate study. |
The
following are required for admission to Lakota Leadership/Management:
Education Administration 1. Requirements for the Elementary
Principal: a)
A master’s
degree from a college or university approved for teacher education; b)
Four years of
teaching experience at the elementary level on an elementary teacher
endorsement or another endorsement which includes the elementary grades; c)
The completion
of an approved program for elementary principals at a college or university. 2. Requirements for the Secondary
Principal a)
A master’s
degree from a college or university approved for teacher education; b)
Four years of
teaching experience at the secondary level on a secondary teacher endorsement
or another endorsement, which includes the secondary grades; c)
The completion
of an approved program for secondary principals at a college or university. 3. A
2.5 GPA with 3.0 in major field. 4. A 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate Language Arts Course work. 5. Completion of LakM 513, 533, & 603 prior to Admissions to plan of study. 6. Official
admittance to do graduate program emphasis 30 days following completion of
nine (9) (application). 7. Have and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher
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The Sharing a vision
for generations scholarship applications for the 2006-2007 academic year are
available for submission. Sharing A
Vision For Generations * A Scholarship Program For American
Indian Women.
Scholarship Application Process
Eligible applicants must be female enrolled tribal members, and be in good standing in their degree program, or have at least a 3.0 GPA. Recipients in the Masters program must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) graduate hours per semester. Recipients in any
Scholarship Amount: The amount awarded will be $1000 for the academic year; $500 will be awarded per semester after confirmation from the College is received regarding full-time status and (second semester) grades are received showing that the student is in good standing academically with the college.
Application Process: (1) Complete the application form. (2) Three letters of reference (teachers, employers). (3) Career Statement. (4) Statement of how the scholarship will benefit/impact you and your community.
No applications will
be accepted after the deadline.
Deadline: Applications must be
postmarked by June 15. No incomplete
applications will be accepted.
New Applicants and Previous Recipients: *A complete application must be submitted for all new applicants. **Previous recipients need only send an updated Career Statement and their previous semester grades, UNLESS more than one semester has occurred since the previous scholarship was awarded. If the past recipient has taken time off or not completed a semester, a completely new application will be necessary. For more information please call Dawn Frank or Sandy White shield @ (605) 455-6006. You can send an email at dfrank@olc.edu or swhiteshield@olc.edu.
KOLC TV
Schedule
9:00am Land Grant Presentation ILTP
Remainder of Spring 2006 Calendar
Classes End May 12th
Faculty’s Last Day May 17th
Make-up Period May 15-19th
Grades Due May 19th
Memorial Day (Offices Closed) May 29th
Last Day for Chairs June 2nd
Graduation/Powwow June 23rd -25th
Last Day for Support Staff June 23rd
Fourth Annual