Fire Gala
The 1st Annual Fire Gala is Friday, May 12, 2023 at 6:00PM-9:00PM at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage. You can purchase your tickets by going to our EventBrite! Please scan the QR Code or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-fire-gala-tickets-596134914577: If you would like to purchase your ticket via Paypal, please scan the QR Code or go to https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UW42UJ8QKABJU. If you would like to [...]
Student Tip of the Week: Homework assistance, computers and more in PS 6
It's time for another of Claudia's Tip of the week Do you only know PS 6 as the place where you go for academic advising? You are missing out! Need assistance with homework? Need a place to study? Need to print out an assignment? Not sure how to create a presentation for your class? For tutoring and academic support, visit the Tutoring & Academic Skills Center (TASC) Monday-Thursday, with professional [...]
Claudia’s Student Tip of the Week: Public Safety Does More Than You Think
Tip of the week: Public Safety Officers Student did you know all of the assistance the Public Safety Department provides? There's a good chance you don't. Of course, officers perform regular, non-emergency duties including parking enforcement, traffic control, supervision and assistance with college functions and special events. However, public safety officers also provide resources for you! Do you have a late class and would like to be escorted to your [...]
Student tip of the week: Free Computer Repairs
Welcome to our first student tip of the week! Thank you to Claudia for this week's selection. California Indian Nations College students are concurrently enrolled in College of the Desert, which means you are entitled to all of the benefits available to CINC students AND all of the benefits available to CoD students. Did you know that you can get your hardware and software fixed for free by the CIS [...]
CINC to host Sold-Out Native Basketry Workshop with Lorene Sisquoc
CINC with Lorene Sisquoc are hosting a SOLD-OUT Beginners Basketry Workshop with an in-depth overview of the history and process of Native Basketry. If you missed this registration period; stay tuned to join us for the next cultural workshop announcement! 1-Day Basketry Workshop (Sold-Out) SATURDAY July 9th, 2022 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (Lunch Break to be included)
CINC offers Adult Education; a gateway to Higher Ed.
California Indian Nations College is appreciative of the continued support of our community partnerships. CINC and Coachella Valley Adult School have partnered to bring Adult Education to the Tribal Community through a fully accredited high school diploma program. A gateway to higher education and more career opportunities! Thank you to Coachella Valley Adult School and Coachella Valley Unified School District for helping us continue our mission of educating, strengthening and [...]
SAVE THE DATE: Gathering Under the Stars
CINC Announcement: "Save the Date" for our Gathering Under the Stars community event taking place on Saturday, November 5th. To submit vendor applications or for more details, please see attached contact information.
CINC Graduation: Saturday, June 4th 2022
CINC is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of 4 Honors graduates this coming Saturday, June 4th @ 11am. Ceremony being held at: UCR-Palm Desert Auditorium. (Face Masks Required) 2022 CINC Graduates: Victoria Chubb- Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California Marguerite Pablo- Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California Sallie Thurman- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota Rebecca Waters-Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
CINC announces 1st Summer Cultural Workshop: Cahuilla Culture Series
CINC is extremely excited to announce its very 1st 6-week, Summer Cultural Workshop featuring The Cahuilla Culture Bearers. This workshop is open to the public and awards participants CINC college credit. Please see attached announcement for more details. To enroll please visit: https://cincollege.org/admissions/apply/undergraduate-admissions-application/ For questions, please call (760) 636-8253.
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians continues to support emerging tribal college, CINC
KESQ News, Channel 3, reports: 29-Palms Band of Mission Indians pledges $9 million in support towards CINC, emerging tribal college in California! View article here: Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians pledges a commitment of $9 million to tribal college initiative - KESQ
Spring Break 2022
CINC Spring Break: 4/11-4/15 (No classes) *No Saturday Classes 4/16* CINC administrative offices remain OPEN during Spring Break! Students: monitor Canvas & feel free to reach out for academic support!
CINC Family Night-Save the Date!
Come celebrate with us for Family Night! Save the date: May 19th! CINC would like to invite you to come celebrate with us! Come out and enjoy a night of fun, celebration and dinner featuring special guests and a silent auction! For more information please contact: Joanna Blackston jblackstone@CINCollege.org 760.834.0593
CINC is ENROLLING NOW: SUMMER 2022!
UPDATED Summer 2022 course schedule. Use link below to enroll today! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to admissions or our student advisors today! https://cincollege.org/admissions/enroll/
CINC “Beading with Birdie”
CINC will be "Beading with Birdie" Bríghid Pulskamp in a wonderful SOLD OUT 3-hour workshop to create this beautiful collar necklace and matching earrings! We are honored to bead with “Birdie," the extraordinary Diné Artist/Designer of June Beach Designs. 1-Day Beading Workshop SATURDAY March 26, 2022 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Stay tuned to join us for the next one!
New tribal colleges offer ‘sense of belonging’ for Native students but hit roadblocks
Thank you to Cal Matters for their coverage on the tremendous needs for Tribal Colleges in the state of California. New California tribal colleges seek to serve Native students - CalMatters
California Indian Nations College celebrates Theresa Mike as 56th AD Woman of the Year
CINC in the news! Thank you to Desert Charities News Online for this feature on CINC founder and visionary, Theresa Mike! https://www.dcnnews.com/california-indian-nations-college-celebrates-theresa-mike-as-56th-ad-woman-of-the-year/
Online Learning Increases College Access for Underserved Native American Students
Thank you to EdTech Magazine for their feature on CINC increased enrollment during the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Online Learning Boosts College Access for Native Americans (edtechmagazine.com)
Thank you to the Uken Report for posting this article about the College!
https://ukenreport.com/an-intro-to-california-indian-nations-college/
Desert Sun: ‘We’re still growing’: Tribal college in Palm Desert pushes forward virtually amid COVID-19
Thank you to the Desert Sun for this wonderful article about the College and our students. https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/education/2021/01/09/palm-springs-area-tribal-college-pushes-forward-despite-covid-19/6548219002/?fbclid=IwAR2HYiW0erfH01jeCP2KRTcFEN_Vb5G_elGBtR_Jq1QU2jBx7uHLQRKM8fE
Thank you Desert Charities News for adding California Indian Nations College in their 2021 Issue!
https://issuu.com/awodigitaledition/docs/desert_charities_news_january-february-march_2021?fr=sNDBjNzIzODE1Mzk
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday December 1, 2020 “California Indian Nations College is a unique opportunity to increase Native student college graduation rates while nurturing the spirit and soul. Course work allows students to take accredited courses for transfer to a four-year college or university in a setting of acceptance and cultural growth.” ~ James C. Ramos (San Manuel Band of Mission Indians) California State Assemblymember, District 40 For this year's Giving Tuesday, we hope that you consider giving to [...]
Virtual CINC Family Night – 11/18
We would like to thank Keynote Speakers Chairman Ken Ramirez of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and CINC alum Roseanne Rosenthal, Special Guest Chairman Jeff Grubbe of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, World Champion Youth Hoop Dancer Nanabah Keediniihii, and Pai Nik Tem Bird Singers of Agua Caliente for joining our students in Family Night.
We welcome our 2020 Board of Trustee members!
We are honored to have sworn in 3 new Board of Trustee Members for 2020. Please welcome Chairman Jeff Grubbe, Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, and Heather Torres to the California Indian Nations College Board!
Thank-you for celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020 with us!
https://www.facebook.com/CINCollege/photos/a.672991559723526/1253607394995270/
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Post from College of the Desert
https://www.facebook.com/CollegeOfTheDesert/photos/a.10150356302818000/10159054996543000/
Thank-you Cahuilla Casino!
The California Indian Nations College would like to thank the Cahuilla Casino and their Board of Directors for their donation to the College. We are greatful for your generousity and support for our students.
Thank-you Cahuilla Band of Indians!
The California Indian Nations College would like to thank the Cahuilla Band of Indians for their generous donation to the College. We appreciate the support that they have given to the College and our students.
Article from Cronkite News
Click here for the article about the Quarantine Dance Special 2020. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/08/11/native-dance-digital-pandemic/
We support our Faculty and College of the Desert
Professor Jermaine Cathcart Professor Veronica Daut https://www.desertsun.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/06/10/photos-indio-palm-desert-hold-peaceful-vigils-and-protest-honor-george-floyd-and-black-lives-matter/5331817002/
FACULTY
Online Instruction and Services Resources Introduction to bringing your course online Faculty Resource Guide Resources for online course transitions Guidance for hard-to-convert courses Software Microsoft Office 365 is now available to adjunct faculty. There is no cost for this suite of products. This program provides access to the cloud-based version. Access is granted as long as there is an assignment within a 3-year period. How The following resources walk you [...]
STUDENTS
Stay Connected Charter Communications Charter Communications announced on March 13 that for 60 days the company will offer free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access to homes with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a subscription. Installation fees will also be waived for these households. Enroll by calling 844-488-8395. Charter will also continue Spectrum Internet Assist, a program offering low-cost broadband internet of 30 Mbps for low-income households without [...]
RESOURCES
RESOURCES COVID-19 Websites California Department of Public Health Website Coronavirus Disease 2019 Update Higher Education Guidance Mass Gatherings Guidance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 19 Website College of the Desert Information and Resources California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Coronavirus Website Riverside University Health System-Public Health Website Riverside County's 2019 Novel Coronavirus Website What you need to know Stay home if you are sick FACULTY | STUDENTS
Resources
RESOURCES Covid-19 Websites California Department of Public Health Website Coronavirus Disease 2019 Update Higher Education Guidance Mass Gatherings Guidance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 19 Website College of the Desert Information and Resources California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Coronavirus Website Riverside University Health System-Public Health Website Riverside County's 2019 Novel Coronavirus Website What you need to know Stay home if you are sick
Additional COVID-19 Information
Additional COVID-19 Information Covid-19 Websites California Department of Public Health Website Coronavirus Disease 2019 Update Higher Education Guidance Mass Gatherings Guidance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 19 Website California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Coronavirus Website Riverside University Health System-Public Health Website Riverside County’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus Website What you need to know Stay home if you are sick Handwashing Tips […]
Notifications on COVID-19
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 3/18/20: In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, officials from the Riverside County Public Health Department issued a mandate on March 13th closing all community colleges, preschools, K-12 public, private and charter schools, and universities in the county between March 16 and April 30, 2020. All CINC facilities will be closed to students, "non-essential" staff, and the public during this time period. [...]
Native American Students Feel Invisible. A New SoCal College Hopes To Change That
Link to audio story: https://www.scpr.org/news/2019/11/15/90527/native-american-students-feel-invisible-a-new-soca/ By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Afton Johnson is a member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. She enrolled in a business class at California Indian Nations College. (book) Education advocates in California say one of the biggest problems facing Native American college students is that they feel invisible. Savana Saubel is one of those students. A member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians from Palm Springs, [...]
California Indian Nations College celebrating one-year anniversary Saturday with public event
By Risa Johnson Sewa Contreras, a student of California Indian Nations College prepare to take a class at UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus on September 9, 2019. (Photo: Omar Ornelas/ USA Today Network) The California Indian Nations College is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Saturday with "Gathering Under the Stars." The event, which will be free and open to the public, promises Native American arts and crafts, performers, artists, authors, and free [...]
Meet the first students of California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert
Sewa Contreras, a student of the California Indian Nations College, prepares to take a class at the UC Riverside Palm Desert campus on September 9, 2019. (Photo: Omar Ornelas/ USA Today Network) By Risa Johnson Enrollment at California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert has nearly doubled to about 70 students in its second year of operation, administrators say. The plan is to keep growing, with a goal of doubling enrollment each [...]
Native American Enrollment In Community College Has Plummeted 60% In 20 Years. Here’s Why
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez A class at California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert. (Courtesy California Indian Nations College) The numbers scream at you: in the 1997-1998 academic year, there were about 26,000 Native American students enrolled in California's community college system. Twenty years later, that number was down to about 10,000. "It's pretty shocking to see this giant decline in numbers," said Robert Przeklasa, vice president at California Indian Nations [...]
California Indian Nations College celebrates inaugural graduating class
Event included Native American bird singers and students wore full tribal regalia as their graduation gowns California Indian Nations College (CINC) is pleased and proud to recognize students from its inaugural course offerings who are graduating from their respective colleges. “These students took California Indian Nations College’s first course offerings in 2018 and received the credits needed to fulfill their requirements; and now we are recognizing and commending their achievements,” [...]
Program Directors Work to Keep Centuries-Old Promises to American Indians
By Julia Piper Shelly C. Lowe (right) with Harvard U. Native American Program staff members Even at universities whose founding charters mention the education of American Indians among their defining goals, the commitment to recruiting Native students and understanding the challenges they face when they arrive on campus has been inconsistent. Several colleges, among them Ivy League institutions and colleges near reservations, have positions devoted to serving Native American students, [...]