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, [...]