Nebraska Indian Community College

Weekly Newsletter

Monday, April 7, 2008Santee

Macy

South Sioux City

Course Evaluations, all campuses

April 7-11. NICC faculty will be

conducting course evaluations this

week. Please be sure to attend class

and fill out your evaluation!

UPCOMING REMINDERS

www.thenicc.edu

NICC Partnership with

Bellevue University The partnership between NICC

and Bellevue University is off to a great

start with eleven students attending the

first class. The classes are being

conducted via the VTC at the NICC

campuses.

The partnership affords students

the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor

of Science in Business Degree. This

program is a direct result of a team

effort including NICC Board of

Directors, NICC administration,

faculty and staff, Bellevue University’s

administration and staff, and the

enthusiasm and commitment of the

students.

If you have questions, comments, or in-

formation to include in the NICC

Newsletter, please email:

Mary Johnson at

mjohnson@thenicc.edu

The 2008 Spring American Indian

Higher Education Consortium

(AIHEC) Student Conference was well

attended. The college was able to

sponsor eight students to go. The

students who participated were:

Orlando Ike, Troy Munhofen, Walter

John, Amy Murphy, Stephanie Parker,

Curtis Alexander, Bradford Grant,

Lavette Saunsoci. Unfortunately, the

student who was ready to participate

from the Santee Campus had a last

minute family emergency.

The conference was held in

Bismarck, ND from March 16-20. The

conference consisted of academic,

cultural, and social opportunities for

our students. On top of the student

Dance, the Hand Game tournament,

and the Pow Wow, this year’s

conference registration also included a

Dakota Wizards basketball game.

NICC participated in the

Knowledge Bowl, Critical Inquiry, and

the Pool Tournament. The Knowledge

Bowl team consisted of Bradford Grant,

Stephanie Parker, Curtis Alexander,

and Lavette Saunsoci. The Knowledge

Bowl team lost their first round, won

their second, and lost in a close race in

their third round.

The Critical Inquiry team created

an excellent presentation. The team

was composed of Orlando Ike, Walter

John, Amy Murphy, and Troy

Munhofen. The team presented a 15

NICC Students Attend

Annual AIHEC Conference

minute speech with an accompanied

PowerPoint presentation. The topic

was on the housing issues on the

Omaha Reservation.

The Pool tournament was an

impromptu competition. Walter John,

Orlando Ike, and Troy Munhofen all

participated. In the end, Orlando Ike

brought home a third place trophy and

$50.00 in prize money from the

competition.

NICC would like to take this

opportunity to thank the Omaha Tribe

of Nebraska and Iowa for sponsoring

the van rental for our students. It was

unexpected and the students

appreciated it.

Above are students who attended & competed

at AIHEC; at right is Orlando Ike.