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College Horizons Program
COLLEGE ACCESS & READINESS THE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE HORIZONS PROGRAMS WERE HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (PHILADELPHIA, PA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (SOUTH BEND, IN) WHILE THE SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM AND GRADUATE HORIZONS PROGRAMS WERE NOT OFFERED IN 2024. A TOTAL OF 213 STUDENTS (REPRESENTING 54 TRIBAL NATIONS, 123 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 25 STATES) WERE SERVED WITH 106 STUDENTS RECEIVING TRAVEL AID TOTALING 69,004. A TOTAL 127 FACULTY (INCLUDING VOLUNTEER HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, TRIBAL EDUCATORS AND COLLEGE ADMISSION OFFICERS) WERE ALSO SERVED DIRECTLY IN THE SUMMER PROGRAMS AND INCLUDED 73 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERS. COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OPEN TO CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. THE CH PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN PERSON AND ARE HELD ON A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR ONE WEEK OVER THE SUMMER. THE INTENSIVE "BOOT-CAMP" ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK ONE- ON-ONE WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS, EXPERT GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, OR UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON THE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. THE INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS SELECT COLLEGES SUITABLE FOR THEM TO APPLY TO, GET ADMITTED TO, AND RECEIVE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS RESEARCH THEIR TOP 10 SCHOOLS; COMPLETE COLLEGE ESSAYS, RESUMES, THE COMMON APPLICATION AND A PRELIMINARY FAFSA; RECEIVE INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES (ON THE ACT AND SAT); RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AND RESOURCES; AND LEARN UNIQUE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO BE RESILIENT AND SUCCESSFUL NATIVE STUDENTS IN COLLEGE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$546.3KGraduate Horizons Program
- PRE GRADUATE ADVISING GRADUATE HORIZONS IS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ASSISTING NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS MASTER'S, DOCTORAL, PROFESSIONAL DEGREES). GH PARTNERS WITH 45 UNIVERSITIES WHERE ADMISSION OFFICERS, PROFESSORS, AND DEANS MENTOR AND ADVISE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS PROFESSIONAL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY, RESEARCH, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM COMPLETE GRADUATE READY PERSONAL STATEMENTS/STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE, RESUME/CV'S, AND APPLICATIONS; RECEIVE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES FROM THE PRINCETON REVIEW FOUNDATION ON THE GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT; UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND LEARN ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS; ATTEND SEMINARS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS (LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, ACADEMIC/TRANSCRIPT/TESTING CRITIQUE, HOW TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT MATCH IN A DEGREE PROGRAM; ROLE OF DIRECT/RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE, ETC.). COHORTS CONSIST OF: ARTS & HUMANITIES, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EDUCATION; LAW; HEALTH SCIENCES; PUBLIC/TRIBAL POLICY; STEM; SOCIAL SCIENCES. APPROXIMATELY 30%OF COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR PIPELINE INITIATIVES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$27.9KScholars Pathway Program
THE SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) THIS IS A SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. IN THE SPP, THE STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A 4-YEAR PATHWAY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES FOUR, REMOTE AND VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES: A 1-WEEK TRANSITION-TO-COLLEGE BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR RISING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS, A 1- WEEK INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES FOR RISING SOPHOMORES (INCLUDES A STIPEND), A 3-DAY PRE-GRADUATE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR RISING JUNIORS, AND A 3-DAY GRADUATE HORIZONS FOR RISING SENIORS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ACADEMIC COACHING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THROUGH A MORE ROBUST AND CONTIGUOUS SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) TO BETTER MEET THEIR MENTORING, ACADEMIC, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL, PRE-GRADUATE ADVISING, AND RESEARCH NEEDS. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING THEIR HOLISTIC NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HELP MAKE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY RELEVANT BY CONNECTING THEIR CULTURE AND COMMUNITY TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS BY LEARNING SUCCESS STRATEGIES THAT WILL INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS MINDSET, RESILIENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SKILLS INCLUDING NOTE-TAKING, TEST PREPARATION, STUDY STRATEGIES, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING ACADEMIC PREPARATION, THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL HELP DEVELOP SKILLS AROUND RESILIENCY AND UNDERSTANDING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER AND TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM USES HOLISTIC AND INDIGENOUS FRAMEWORKS TO PREPARE STUDENTS IN THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO BECOMING CRITICALLY CONSCIOUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES BY ADDRESSING SETTLER COLONIALISM, RACISM, DECOLONIZATION, RACIAL EQUITY, TRANSFORMATIVE RESISTANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$105.3K
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