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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Storm Support Sessions
NHS College Awarded Food Sovereignty Virtual Community Education Grant
NEWS RELEASE |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 10, 2021
CONTACT:
Lori Nelson, Director of Agriculture and Land Grants
lalfson@nhsc.edu | 701-789-1681
NHS College Awarded Food Sovereignty Virtual Community Education Grant
New Town, N.D. – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) has been awarded a two-year $100,000 grant to implement a food sovereignty virtual education
program for the Fort Berthold community.
The grant is part of the American Indian College Fund’s Obdaya Opta Tate Kin Kah’boke (Winds Blowing Across the Prairie)“Tate Kin” project. NHSC will
develop a community education program in master gardening and holistic health.
“With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there is a great need for healing and re-connecting,” said Lori Nelson, director of Agriculture and Land Grants. “It is
imperative that the people of Fort Berthold have improved access to nutritious and culturally based wellness resources. It’s not only a matter of addressing
physical health, but also emotional and spiritual health, by honoring traditional ways of living and being.”
The project will integrate cultural knowledge and respond to a community need for improved health and wellness. It will emphasize a return to traditional
and holistic ways of living and increased local and traditional food production.
The program is a joint effort of NHSC’s Agriculture, Environmental Science and Native American Studies Departments. The goal is to re-develop food
sovereignty for the MHA Nation. It will support re-establishment of local food systems by community members.
NHSC enhances the quality of life and builds a strong, positive identity for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations or Three Affiliated Tribes. NHSC
offers in-demand certificate programs and associate degrees as well as three bachelor’s degrees. The college offers high-quality cultural, academic and
vocational education. NHSC provides encouragement and support to facilitate successful college careers.
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MHA Nation COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Update - February 9, 2021
Your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is due
Your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is due if you received your 1st dose on January 05, 2021 at the Elbowoods Clinic and January 07, 2021 at the Mandaree Clinic. Please see the notices for more information:
NHSC Receives College Readiness Grant
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 2, 2021
CONTACT: Constance E. King Gottschall, Ed.D, Vice President of Student Services – cfrank@nhsc.edu -
443-534-5769
NHSC Receives College Readiness Grant
New Town, N.D. -- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has been awarded a $5,000 college readiness grant
from the American Indian College Fund’s Native Pathways to College initiative. The funding will be used
to increase college readiness and college-going practices among MHA Nation students.
“Transitioning to higher education can be challenging. With this grant and the collaborative efforts of
the academic community, NHSC will draw more students to our college,” said Constance King Gottschall,
Ph.D., vice president of Student Services. “This funding will help us provide support for prospective
students and their families before they come to campus. NHSC is a bridge between K-12 education and
life-changing degrees.”
The new college admissions initiative will be called "Storm Offers Support (SOS): College Knowledge."
It incorporates the NHSC team name and focuses on middle school, high school, dual-credit and GED
students and their families. NHSC will host weekly online college admissions preparatory sessions from
February to May 2021. The Zoom sessions will be posted on the NHSC Facebook page, along with a link
on the NHSC website. Topics will include:
Affording college and financial aid
College preparation and the application process
Programs and registration
Resources for student success
In addition to the online sessions, NHSC will provide Storm Offers Support (SOS): College Knowledge
Care Packages, which will be distributed to middle schools and high schools on the Fort Berthold
Reservation. The SOS Care Packages will provide information about NHSC, college registration and how
to be a successful college student. For more information about the program, contact Constance King
Gottschall at 443-534-5769 or cfrank@nhsc.edu.
NHSC enhances the quality of life and builds a strong, positive identity for the Mandan, Hidatsa and
Arikara Nations or Three Affiliated Tribes. NHSC offers in-demand certificate programs and associate
degrees as well as three bachelor’s degrees. The college offers high-quality cultural, academic and
vocational education. NHSC provides encouragement and support to facilitate successful college
careers.
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West Segment January 2021 News
NHS College Awarded Grant Funding to Create a Center of Engineering Excellence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 19, 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Ann Vallie, PEEC Director
avalli@nhsc.edu
701.627.8021
NHS College Awarded Grant Funding to Create a Center of Engineering Excellence
New Town, ND -- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the TCU Enterprise Advancement (TEA) Centers to establish the Full-Circle Center of Engineering Excellence. The center will expand workforce training opportunities for NHS pre-engineering students and improve engineering services available to the MHA Nation.
“NHS educates pre-engineering students and helps them transfer to four-year universities,” said President Twyla Baker, Ph.D. “Because of the Center of Excellence, the likelihood of these students getting bachelor’s degrees and returning to the reservation is much greater.
“This will be a win-win,” Baker said. “Trained engineers can come back to the reservation for good jobs, and the MHA Nation will gain engineers who understand our culture and our unique needs”.
Pre-engineering students who participate in the Center of Excellence program will benefit from service-based learning opportunities, such as community engineering projects, job shadowing and internships. They will work with the Tribal Business Council, the Chairman’s Office of Science, Technology and Research; and the tribe’s senior engineer. Students and Centers of Excellence faculty will team up to complete community projects.
NHSC enhances the quality of life and builds a strong, positive identity for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations or Three Affiliated Tribes. NHSC offers in-demand certificate programs and associate degrees as well as three bachelor’s degrees. The college offers high-quality cultural, academic and vocational education. NHSC provides encouragement and support to facilitate successful college careers.
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NHSC Career and Technical Education Program Passes ND State Review
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2021
CONTACT: Susan McNeil
Director of CTE Program
smcnei@nhsc.edu
701-240-8170
NHSC Career and Technical Education program passes ND State review
New Town, ND – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) recently underwent its state evaluation for Career and Technical Education (CTE) with the ND State office of Career and Technical Education. Every five years the ND Department of Career and Technical Education conducts an evaluation of NHSC’s CTE programs. From November 22-23, 2020, NHSC Career and Technical Education Department underwent a regular evaluation of the CTE programs, covering Business, Early Childhood Education, Marketing and Welding. The results stated that all CTE programs met State expectations with zero negative findings.
Career and Technical Education provides training that integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge. Its purpose is to prepare students with an educational background for in demand careers. The ND Department of Career and Technical Education provides NHSC funding through the Federal Perkins V program.
NHSC offers both certificate and associate degrees that are considered as part of the CTE program. Programs include: Business, Early Childhood Education, Marketing and Welding. NHSC’s CTE programs help meet the labor market needs for the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa tribes. NHSC’s CTE department is working on adding new and in demand programs to further enhance student career opportunities in the future.
Located in New Town, ND, NHSC enhances quality of life and builds a strong and positive identity for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations that make up the Three Affiliated Tribes. NHSC offers in-demand certificate programs and associate degrees as well as three bachelor’s degrees. NHSC is the only TCU that offers an Equine Studies and Sustainable Energy Technologies programs. NHSC also offers a world-renowned Native American Studies program that covers three Native languages.
NHSC students gain specialized training, get a jumpstart on their college careers or obtain bachelor’s degrees. The college offers high-quality cultural, academic and vocational education and provides encouragement and support to facilitate successful college careers.
The mission of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is to provide quality cultural, academic, vocational education and services for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation.
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