July 9 - August 5, 2015 VOL 101 ISSUE 32
Places to see — just a drive from Flagstaff. PAGE 13
From the Editor
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t’s hard to believe it is already July! It feels that this summer has been flying by. Regardless, Flagstaff has been a wonderful place to be in the summer, as this is my first summer I have spent here. I personally enjoy Route 66 and the towns and attractions that popped up as a result of that highway, so I have spent some of my time this summer exploring the parts of Route 66 that run through Arizona, including straight through Flagstaff! Beyond those side trips, hiking in northern Arizona has been another way I have used my summer time when I am not working. I went out to Devil’s Bridge in Sedona and was amazed to be on top of such a beautiful formation. If you haven’t yet MITCHELL been to Sedona, it is worth the trip. The town does FORBES have many tourist shops trying to sell you photos EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of your aura, but the surrounding trails and rock formations make the trip worth it. I have enjoyed the first part of my summer in Flagstaff. Campus is very quiet with many students away and freshman orientation wrapped up. I hope you will enjoy and take advantage of our stories and content in this issue. Be sure to check out our day trip guide that starts on page 13.
Ten Tom Cruise movies we’re watching this summer The summer staff at The Lumberjack has found ourselves with some time on our hands, so we have started to create lists of movies to fill our summer with! Here are some of our favorite Tom Cruise movies we’ll be watching throughout the rest of the summer. 1. Rain Man (1988) 2. Top Gun (1986) 3. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 4. Risky Business (1983) 5. A Few Good Men (1992) 6. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 7. Oblivion (2013) 8. Mission Impossible (1996) 9. Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 10. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
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On the cover Ruins of Two Guns, a former Route 66 attraction 35 miles east of Flagstaff, are seen on the rim of Canyon Diablo. Canyon Diablo is a former Native American dwelling and was later a tourist attraction with a hotel, gas station, souvenir shop and petting zoo. It is now completely abandoned. See more on Two Guns and other day trips on page 13. (Photo by Mitchell Forbes)
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BLUES & BREWS STORY BY ZACH ASHTON PHOTOS BY ZAC VELARDE
Shemehia Copeland preforms during Blues and Brews at the Conntinental Country Club Saturday, June 20, 2015
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t was a Saturday afternoon and there was not a cloud in sight. Sunscreen was handed out for free, and people were setting up picnic sites, waiting for the music to begin. Local brewing companies, bars and vendors gathered at the Continental Driving Range on June 20 for the third annual Flagstaff Blues and Brews. Peak Events planned the festival, with the help of over 30 other sponsors such as Twin Arrows Casino Resort, KNAU and Arizona Snowbowl Mountain Resort. Odell Brewing Company, based in Fort Collins, Colorado, was the main beer sponsor for the event and had two big banners hung above the stage. The stage was set up in the back of the grounds, with beer served next to the stage. Food vendors, like El Capitan and Fratelli’s Pizza, were set up near the entrance. Merchandise from local companies was sold in between beer and food. The festivities started at 11 a.m., with the Austin Young Band with Michael Rae opening. Old school-jazzy guitar riffs were thrown down by artists such as the Harlis Sweetwater Band and Joe Louis Walker until 9 p.m. From 1 to 3 p.m., brewing companies from across the state set up tents in the middle of the fairgrounds, allowing attendees to taste their craft beers for the price of a small sized sampling cup. Wanderlust Brewing Company was one of the only local Flagstaff brewing companies who participated in this part of the event. “You know, we really appreciate the craft beer movement and we like to share our beer,” said Wanderlust Brewing Company representative Christina Wolf. “We like getting our name out there and having people enjoy and participate in beer events.” Wanderlust Brewing Company is one of the over half a dozen brewing companies based in the Flagstaff area. Wanderlust specializes in beer inspired by foreign brewing
styles and serves selections such as Chateau American and the Pan America Stout. “We tend to do more European and Belgian styles,” Wolf said. “One of our flagship ales is the 928 Local and our owner and head brewer actually cultivated the yeast from the air of northern Arizona, which is really cool. So it’s completely unique and is one of our best sellers.” The mastermind behind Wanderlust Brewing Company, Nathan Friedman, had been brewing beer at his home for years before starting up his three-barrel brew house and throwing his hat into the Flagstaff local brewing ring. “I was a home brewer for seven to eight years,” Friedman said. “And so I kind of saw a niche when it came to Belgian beers that was not yet fulfilled here. So I learned a lot about that and decided to kind of pull the trigger. I mean I’ve always kind of wanted to own a small business as well, so it was kind of a marriage of things.” Wanderlust Brewing Company has a taproom located at 1519 North Main Street and has an interactive map on their website which shows where their beer is sold in the city. One of the places beers from Wanderlust are sold is the State Bar, located on the eastern part of Route 66. The State Bar also had a tent set up at the event, and hosted the Sir Harrison Band from 8 p.m. to midnight after the jazz event had ended. “The State Bar is not only an all Arizona beer and wine bar, but we almost do entirely all blues music,” said State Bar owner Brian Webb. “We are one of the main sponsors for the event here because we are just about all blues all the time and so we are the official pre-party and post-party tonight. So we are sponsoring the beer and the blues.” The State Bar, Wanderlust Brewing Company and Odell Brewing company teamed up together to create a craft beer to commemorate the Blues and Brews festival.
“Odell Brewery wanted to do a collaborated event at the bar,” Webb said. “So Odell Brewing, Wanderlust Brewing and the State Bar got together and a special beer that we have on tap at the State Bar right now, its called a Belgian Red IPA called the Mandarino Monk. It’s made with a pretty unusual hop variety called Mandarino hops.” The State Bar has contracts with almost all of the local brewing companies up here in Flagstaff, allowing them to make them an exclusive all Arizona wine and beer bar. From Wanderlust brews to Lumberyard ales that can be found in grocery stores and gas stations across the city, the State Bar has it on tap. A couple of other local brewing companies which have beers on tap at their bar is Mother Road Brewing Company, which specializes in award winning traditional style beers, and Historic Brewing Company. The family who owns Historic Brewing also owns a wine company, giving them access to wine barrels to age their beer in. Their selection consists of sour and barrel aged beers. But, the newest brewing company to come to Flagstaff, Dark Sky Brewing Company, may have the most intriguing selection of beers. “Dark Sky Brewing, who just opened up, is just completely out of the box, very unusual beers,” Webb said. “They are not making traditional style beers. They are cranking out little three and a half barrel batches every three days. So if you go in today and then you go in two weeks from now, the beers on tap are going to be completely different.” Apricot Cream Ale, Jalapeño Pale Ale and a gluten reduced ‘Merica Berry Rye are some of the beers Dark Sky Brewing has whipped up recently. Beaver Street and Flagstaff Brewery both craft their own beers as well at their locations downtown.
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Surrounding Flagstaff are many sights and places to visit. We compiled some well-known and some hidden treasures of trips you can take from Flagstaff.
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WHERE: 75 miles north of Flagstaff on US 180 COST: $30 per passenger vehicle WHAT TO DO: Walk along the rim, hike or sight see.
The Desert View watch tower on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. (Photo by Mitchell Forbes)
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Courthouse butte in Sedona. (Photo by Mitchell Forbes) WHERE: 30 miles south of Flagstaff on 89A WHAT TO DO: Hike & Shop
A hiker on Devil’s Bridge in Sedona. (Photo by Mitchell Forbes)
A sandy trail leads to unique rock formations inside of The Valley of Fire National Park. (Photo by Alan Viramontes)
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WHERE: 35 miles east of Flagstaff WHAT TO DO: Hike & explore
(Photo by Nick Humphries) (Photos by Mitchell Forbes)
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Canyon Diablo is almost like a miniature Grand Canyon. In addition to the natural sights, Canyon Diablo is a former Native American dwelling and now-abandoned Route 66 tourist attraction. There is also a cave tucked in the canyon that can be hiked through. Be warned, however, there are superstitions and reports of hauntings within it.
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From fùtbol to football
BY BEN FISHBURNE
hen a football coach needs a kicker, he looks to the soccer players. Coaches know that when the three points needed to win require someone who can kick a ball 40 yards over 11 players and through an upright, the best chance of finding an athlete with the necessary coordination is to look to the guy who’s been kicking a soccer ball for most of his life. Accurate punters and field goal kickers are an essential part to a successful football team at any level, and with NFL kickers earning an average higher salary than running backs and tight ends, it is clear that franchises acknowledge their need to have the best possible kicker and respect the skillset that this position requires. Based on the uncanny number of games that come down to the accuracy of a field goal kick and the fact that 19 of the top 20 leaders in career points scored in the NFL are kickers, it seems odd that these incredibly vital players usually tend to enter this athletic vocation after pursuing a calling in another sport. Most of this search occurs at the high school level, as collegiate football teams usually have a wide selection of senior high school players to choose from. NAU head football coach Jerome Souers said that he has never had to look to a soccer team to recruit for NAU’s football roster. “But that doesn’t mean they’re not out there,” Souers said. “Most of the kids that come into this level have their stroke down. That’s how they get recruited. They’ve demonstrated their proficiency and their skills, so we’re not starting from scratch.” But what happened when these collegelevel players first began kicking and did need to “start from scratch.” What happens when an athlete is introduced to a new sport on the basis that he was good at another? Ryan Hawkins and Brian Drulias are the two kickers currently on NAU’s roster, and they admit that this current athletic career was never something they predicted. “This just kind of happened,” said Drulias. “It fell right into my plate and I just took it and ran with it.” Drulias, who will be a senior this fall, started playing soccer when he was eightyears-old, and he stayed in the sport until his junior year of high school in Diamond Bar, California, quitting only because he wanted to focus more on kicking. His career as a collegiate football kicker
first originated from his background in soccer. “I tried out for the football team my [high school] freshman year, and we needed as kicker. So, I just started kicking because I was one of the only soccer players,” said Drulias. “Once my coaches heard I was a soccer player, they wanted me to start kicking.” Hawkins, who graduated high school in 2012 from Sunrise Canyon High School in Peoria, is also going into his senior year. He connected 37 of 38 PATs and 12 of 16 field goals this past season, played soccer from ages 7-18, and had a similar introduction to football. “I started the end of my sophomore year,” said Hawkins. “The soccer coach told me to come out for the football team, and I did. That’s when I started kicking.” Neither player can remember a time when they played with another kicker who didn’t have a background in soccer. These two, like many other kickers, were approached to play football because of their prior involvement with soccer. However, transitioning from kicking soccer balls to pigskins requires more than what players learn solely through playing soccer. Although these players are often sought out by football players for their already acquired skillset, the mechanics of kicking a soccer ball are diverse in regards to that of a football. “It’s a little different kick in soccer,” said Drulias. “In soccer you kind of tend to swing across your body a little more, but for football, you want to swing just straight.” Hawkins stated that, for him, it was not the swing, but the angle that he found most difficult in switching from soccer to football. “The angel of your foot,” said Hawkins. “You want more of a perpendicular angle to the football when you’re kicking… with a soccer ball, you kind of want it almost parallel.” The players also stated that the style of gameplay caused them to approach the mechanics of their kicking differently. “If you’re kicking a goal kick or something, you just take however many steps back as you want and just kind of feel it,” said Drulias, “feel your groove up to the ball. But for kicking [field goals] you have a set assignment of steps that you’re doing every single time, and it’s got to be perfect.” Another obstacle that commonly faces players making this transition is the question of their commitment to soccer. For many young men, like Hawkins and Drulias, playing football is a new idea that introduces itself to an athlete who has spent around a decade familiarizing themselves with soccer.
In this April 25, 2015 file photo, Senior kicker Ryan Hawkins makes a field goal during the spring football game at the Lumberjack Stadium. (Photo by Nick Canaday)
Coach Jeremiah Smith of Coconino High School stated that he has been thrown into the middle of this “A lot of the kids that we recruit play soccer, but they’re also playing club soccer.” For many players involved in club soccer nowadays, the sport becomes year-round. With the finale of the club season arriving very closely to the start of the high school season, players who wish to develop their skills on the pitch have very few options when it comes to playing outside the winter season. High school football, however, also encourages player development outside of the regular season and frequently offers summer practices and workout boot camps. “I stopped playing club soccer when I started playing football,” said Hawkins, “because that was getting in the way.” Drulias says that he actually managed to stay with his club team for a few years after becoming a placekicker. “We practiced for club probably two times
a week, and we had football practice about four times a week,” said Drulias. “So, Tuesday and Thursday, the overlap was kind of tough, but other than that it wasn’t too bad.” Both players are clear examples of the trend that has existed in the development of field goal kickers that has existed in the country throughout the past few decades. When Drulias, who played defense in soccer, looks back on his athletics, he says that he will consider himself a football player. Hawkins, a former forward on his soccer teams, says that he will look back at his time as a soccer and football player and say that he was both. Hawkins and Drulias continue to utilize the strengths they developed playing soccer on the football field for NAU. Whether they planned on their athletic career to cultivate in football or through other athletic prospects, they have become the players that the team and the school need.
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A Change in Culture: Allowing NAU to Pave the Way in Creating a Movement to Break Stereotypes for International Athletes in America
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OOOAAAALLL! The excited brunette nearly jumps out of her window seat on the plane headed back to Phoenix. The infamous soccer announcers can be heard through her headphones as she celebrates another win for her Colombian National soccer team. While most people on the plane have no idea what teams are playing, Susana Mejia rejoices in another staple of Colombian pride, pumping her fists and yelling in Spanish. Mejia, a senior at Northern Arizona University, plays Division I golf on the conference champion women’s team. The spunky, 4-foot11-student athlete is anything but little when it comes to her attitude, skills and intellect. She has overcome incredible struggles and taught many students here in Flagstaff valuable lessons since she transferred from her country four years ago. Mejia has won over the athletic community with her smiling dimples and witty comebacks, which come as easily to her as the famous 50-foot putts she makes for birdie. She is one of the many international student athletes that have walked the campus of NAU over the past five years. Like many international athletes before her, Mejia has also had her fair share of struggles in transferring to a new culture. “Believe it or not, learning a new culture was the least of my worries in coming to America. Getting through the international NCAA recruiting process was harder than convincing TSA to let me bring my shampoo on the plane to this country,” Mejia said. Over the last decade, NAU has had a culture change in athletics. More and more coaches have begun to recruit international athletes. NAU has helped paved the way to work with these students to provide more international athletic scholarships than in past years. It is the beginning of a larger culture change, the change in international attendance in American college; but also the change of more acceptances for these athletes from the American athletes at NAU. With this acceptance comes understanding. In order to become a stronger athletic community, NAU’s athletic culture had to understand and adapt to these new international intentions. The integration of international studentathletes into our school does raise many questions. These include inquiries about the extent of NCAA regulations for foreign students versus American, the status of eligibility and the extent of an eligibility change from country to country. But the reality is, the international
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students are held to the same academic, athletic and communication standards as Americans. The larger question is why have we seen such a boom in the past few years? What has changed in NAU’s appeal to other countries across the globe? What do international athletes see in our American program? The answers to these questions are somewhat simple. Many factors play into why international athletes are transferring to the States, but the main reason is passion. These athletes’ passion for their sports has driven them to want to compete at the next level. Because most universities outside the U.S. do not have collegiate athletic programs, athletes are left with a choice: either decide to continue their sport at a professional level or give it up for good. To the modern student-athlete, these options weren’t good enough. There had to be ways to be able to continue school and play the sport you love. There couldn’t be such an ultimatum made so early in their lives. Welcome in the NCAA and the American system of collegiate sports. NAU, like most schools in the U.S., does not make athletes choose between education and careers. It blends them together. “What I love most about American colleges is that I never once had to give my education a second thought or backseat. In Columbia, we do not have the option to do both,” Mejia said. Mejia shows us that the culture outside of America is extremely different and doesn’t offer much in the way of choices for young athletes. “My passion for golf is not something I can ignore. My heart says keep playing but my mind says get an education,” Mejia said. “Here, I can finally listen to both.” Swedish born NAU women’s tennis player Johanna Vang says that passion was the main reason for leaving her country to come play in Flagstaff. Vang has been a prominent corner stone for her team’s success over the past four years. This two-time All-American and first team Big Sky Selection has been deemed one of the greatest tennis players to walk through NAU in ten years. The team has had much conference success with Vang at the helm going to the semi-finals in the Big Sky Conference Championship twice. But none of this would be possible if international students hadn’t been given the opportunity to transfer here. “In Sweden, as in most of Europe, we do not have college sports,” Vang said. “After high school, you either go onto the professional circuit
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or you go to college just to study.” European players have to make a difficult choice early on in their career; gopro and give up an education or fight for a degree and give up all of their hard work on the field. “I would not say I necessarily wanted to leave Europe, but coming to the States meant an opportunity to combine tennis and school, which is what I wanted to do,” Vang said. The passion these international students have is not only for sports but also academics. It is what drives them to continue their careers over here. “However, college sports in the states are seen as a great opportunity to continue playing at a high level, which is why many players choose to come here,” Vang said. “But every athlete that is here is obviously here because they also value education along with their sport. If we didn’t, we would be back home playing professionally.” Another team that has had much international recruiting success is the Big Sky Championship women’s golf team. Coach Brad Bedortha has recruited six international players during his time as head coach in Arizona. “There are many great players in other countries such as Europe and South America that do not get a chance to play in the States. Many talented players are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they can play their sport and continue school. The passion these athletes have to perform and continue really helps the team enthusiasm,” Bedortha said. “ I recruit these players because they show a lot of passion and commitment. Not only are they talented, but they are willing to leave their country to come play for me.” Mejia is a great example of an international student who has more to teach American student-athletes than just Spanish. These athletes have learned to do so much in America and in turn have given back to their fellow peers. The process of integration for all countries into American athletics has greatly benefitted both American and foreign parties. “Language has been the hardest thing,” Mejia said. “No one on the team speaks Spanish so it forced me to learn it a lot faster. In Colombia, there is always someone who does something for you, and in America you have to learn how to be independent and do things alone, which is scary but a much-needed lesson.” Brittany McKee, a fellow senior on the team, raves about Mejia’s motivation for learning English and continuing to improve upon it.
In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Johanna Vang serves the ball against Weber State at the Enchantment Resort in Sedona. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)
“Chica’s English is almost perfect. She is a very smart girl for having to go through so many obstacles with language on a daily basis. She inspires the rest of the team to try new things every day. We try and learn Spanish along with focusing more on our studies. We know that things may seem hard for us but then we look at Susana and what she overcomes, it makes us want to work harder,” McKee said. Mejia’s goal in coming to America is to not let stereotypes and stigmas define foreign athletes. “I always like to prove people wrong and show them all that I have accomplished through my studies and athletics. I also make it a point to let people know that, no, I am not Mexican, I am Colombian!” Mejia said. “It’s hard sometimes to ignore the comments or assumptions people make but I learned the more you educate people on a new culture, the more they appreciate you.” Mejia has taught Flagstaff that being foreign may be different at first, but at the end of the day, they have jumped through the same hoops to fulfill the same dreams. They have a spark and a motivation that brings together our two cultures. Being from a different country means you are just like everyone else but you bring a new perspective to the table.
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A forest service volunteer moves one of several abandoned tires June 6, 2015 at Picture Canyon.
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nnually occurring on the first Saturday in June, National Trails Day includes a series of outdoor activities hosted by a variety of local organizations. This year for National Trails Day, the city of Flagstaff hosted the event at its newest trail system, Picture Canyon. Picture Canyon is home to Flagstaff ’s only known running waterfall. While there one might begin to think they’re in Colorado — but only for a few seconds — because just around the corner Sinaguan petroglyphs, estimated to be from between 1,000 and 1,200 AD, can be seen. Many of these hidden gems are all around Picture Canyon, especially surrounding the waterfall. A lot of these petroglyphs can be found on nearby boulders and cliff faces surrounding the waterfall. Because of its beauty and serenity, Picture Canyon should be on top of the summer checklist for places to go exploring. To allow for these activities to be possible, volunteers on National Trails Day assisted in 1.75 miles on new trail construction, 2.4 miles of old road naturalization and 2.7 acres of invasive weeds removal.
Folks from the community and a variety of local organizations like Flagstaff Biking Organization, American Conservation Experience, Coconino Trail Riders, student volunteers and the United States Geological Survey all came to lend a hand in promoting the importance of trails in the U.S. The common goal amongst all the volunteers was to leave Picture Canyon in better shape than when they found it, so this way citizens can share their love of trails with family, friends, and their community. Picture Canyon is part of the America’s 200,000 miles of trails giving the Flagstaff community access to the beautiful world of nature for exploration, education, recreation, inspiration, solitude and so much more. Trails like Picture Canyon provide the community with a chance to be outside and take in a breathe of fresh, mountain air and escape from the stresses of everyday life. National Trails Day originated during the late 1980s and started gaining traction during the early 1990s. This is because many trail advocates, outdoor industry leaders and
political groups felt a need to have one day out of the year to improve many of the 200,000 miles worth of trails in the U.S. The vision for many of the volunteers is to potentially have America’s National Trails System transform from a collection of local paths to network of interconnected trails and solid trail organizations. This vision brought about the idea that there should be a single day where communities can gather together on National Trails Day to show their dedication and pride to the National Trails System of America. Because these trails cannot just magically appear for the enjoyment of the community, construction and maintenance of hiking trails takes countless hours of volunteered planning and labor. As a result, National Trails Day makes it a point to highlight the important work of thousands of volunteers who aim to take care of America’s trails each year.
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International Housing: Enough Room for Everyone? BY ASHLEY PHILLIS Campus Heights is home to the international house on campus. (Photo by Ashley Phillis)
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inding somewhere to live is a concern for many NAU students after Housing and Residence Life announced the conversion of three and a half halls to be freshman halls and gave freshmen priority to choose housing. With more freshmen and international students coming to NAU each year, on-campus options are limited for upperclassmen. President Rita Cheng is pushing to increase the international population of NAU to 2,000 students. “We’re housing more students on campus than 98 percent of universities in the U.S. We have over twice the per capita housing than ASU [Arizona State University] and U of A [University of Arizona],” said Rich Payne, executive director of NAU Housing and Residence Life. “Our demand [for housing] has been historically high, about half of our housing in non-freshmen,”
With over a 75 percent increase in freshmen attending NAU each year and growing international student population, it might seem like returning students are going to have slim picking for housing. However, international students are last on the priority list. “[International students] are towards the end of the application process,” said Dylan Rust, Director of Global Student Life. “Rising sophomores get the first choice, and then all the other on campus students get a crack at it including returning international students. And then after those spaces, [first-time] international students get to pick.” The Center for International Education (CIE) has an agreement with Residence Life to hold 120 beds for new international students, Rust said. Currently 250 international students live on campus.
Building Nations T he Department of Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University now offers a new online graduate program on Tribal leadership and Native nation-building. NAU’s faculty constructed the program to benefit prospective tribal leaders and current tribal leaders and administrators who serve any of the 562 federally recognized Native American nations. “We’ve been hearing about the need for more specialized training. And so this really is a response to that call from tribal leaders,” said the head of the Department of Applied Indigenous Studies Chad Hamill. The Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building Leadership, Management and Administration Graduation Certificate requires a year of study comprising six online courses and a two-week summer intensive. Within the 18-credit course schedule are classes on indigenous law and policy, indigenous nation building, tribal environmental, and indigenous and tribal financial management. While a bulk of the program is online, the two-week summer intensive allows students to work alongside current tribal
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leaders. Hamill and his faculty staff designed the graduate program to provide knowledge and skills that are uniquely specific to Native nations. Included within the curriculum are the unique aspects of indigenous nation-building, the differences between public administration and tribal administration and the definition of tribal sovereignty as it applies to federally recognized tribal nations. Among the positions said to benefit from the program are department managers, finance administrators, public service administrators and planners — any job that requires working knowledge of tribal law, tribal customs and tribal culture. “We have a number of really wonderful folks that will be teaching this program,” Hamill said. The staff includes: Manley Begay, who earned his doctorate of education at Harvard and has focused on Native nation-building for years; Karen-Jarret Snider, who specializes in tribal environmental management; and Michael Lerma, who specializes in tribal administration.
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This year was the first Residence Life dedicated an entire hall, Campus Heights, to the International House. “We have a mix, about 60 percent [Campus Heights Residents] are international students and 40 percent are domestic students,” Camille Dhennin, graduate assistant residence hall director of Campus Heights said. Payne explained the decision to study abroad is not just about housing or studying. “Most international students we speak with say they come to the United States to have a cultural immersion,” Payne said. Rust reiterated this point adding students have the opportunity to live in more diverse communities than they may be used to. “A lot of international students who come here are looking to get the American college experience and immerse in the culture, and the best way to do that is to live on campus,” Rust said. Even with an increasing amount of international students wanting to live on campus, Payne does not think that housing will be an issue, as some international students, such as those from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, choose to live off campus. “We’ll probably see some increase in the number of international students who want to live on campus, but I also think there will be an increase of students who want to live off campus,” Payne said. “Certain host countries almost never live on campus… They find the cultural immersion objectionable based on religious preference.” Housing and Residence Life is aware of the increasing number of freshmen enrolling and is trying to accommodate all students who want to live on campus. “We’re in the process of designing new on campus housing,” Payne said. “Architects are drawing right now. They’re hoping to break ground this summer and have a completion date as early as fall of 2016.”
“We expect a majority of students who come through here to be Native American, but the program is not available exclusively to them,” Hamill said. Hamill cited the fact that across the country many people work jobs that benefit from extensive knowledge of tribal law and customs. For example, a utilities manager in a town bordering a Native nation would benefit from knowing the correct means of orchestrating business partnerships with the neighboring tribe. “Oftentimes people are thrust into positions without a lot of specialized training. And so we’re there to basically support them, to support folks that are working for the tribes currently and to also support those who wish to do that at some point in the future,” Hamill said. “The hope is that this will contribute to a resurgence of Native nations across the country.” The first semester of the Tribal Leadership and Native Nation-building graduate program begins August 2015. The application for enrollment became available March 15, 2015.
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