The University of Iowa American Indian Native Studies Program
Website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~interdi/ainsp
Academic Coordinator: Michelene Pesantubbee
The American Indian and Native Studies Program (AINSP) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the histories, cultures, languages, arts, crafts, beliefs, political and social organizations, economies, geographies, literatures, and contemporary legal and political issues of Native Americans of the United States and other indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
American Indian Science & Engineering Society
AISES is a private, nonprofit organization which seeks to dramatically increase the number of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives in Science, technology, business, and related fields.
The University of Iowa First Nations High School Summer Program
Website: www.uiowa.edu/~ianation
The Iowa First Nations Summer Program is a continuation of one of the original sixteen Comprehensive Enrichment Programs that were created 1988 by the American Indian Science & Engineering (AISES). With the support of several universities throughout the country, the primary focus of these programs was to encourage more Native Americans in the secondary years of education to seek professional careers in engineering and science-related fields. The University of Iowa began its participation with the Life Science program in 1990. In 1998, AISES discontinued supporting high school summer programs in order to maintain its growing commitment to serve the needs of Native Americans attending college. Since then, The University of Iowa (UI) began sponsoring the Life Science portion, and is one of a few universities that continues to sustain the original intentions and growth of the program.
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