SDSU-FIS Success Academy: Preparing Native American Students for College and Preparing a College for Native American Students

Authors

• Mary Jo Benton Lee, Coordinator, South Dakota State University-Flandreau Indian School Success Academy, Brookings, SD
• Doris Giago, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• Valerian Three Irons, Diversity and Service Learning Associate, Graduate Student in Rural Sociology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• Allen Branum, Acting Director, Office for Diversity Enhancement, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Date of this Version

November 2003

Document Type

Article

Abstract

South Dakota State University-Flandreau Indian School Success Academy is an early and intensive college preparatory program for Native American high school students. The panel members---students, faculty, staff, and administrators---will explain how this unique K-16 partnership is working to help more Native Americans prepare for and succeed in college.