Sinte Gleska University

Sinte Gleska University (SGU) is a private American Indian tribal college in Mission, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. This is a Brulé Lakota Indian Reservation home to the Sicangu (Burnt Thigh). SGU has an enrollment of 828 full and part-time students.[1] It is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[2]

Sinte Gleska University
MottoWahope unglawa sakapi hecel oyate ki Wolakota gluha tokatakiya unya pi kte.
Motto in English
Reenforcing our foundation for the people to go forward in the Lakota Way.
TypeNative American tribal community college and land grant institution
Established1970
PresidentLionel Bordeaux
Academic staff
Margaret MacKichan
Studentsapproximately 1,012
Location
Mission
,
South Dakota
,
United States
Campusrural
AffiliationsAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortium
Websitehttp://www.sintegleska.edu/

History

SGU was founded in 1971. SGU was named for the Brulé Lakota chief Sinte Gleska.[3] The founding Board President was Lakota elder Stanley Red Bird Sr., and Joseph M. Marshall III, the first published writer in Lakota, was a founder as well.[4]

Partnerships

The college is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations. Tribal colleges generally serve geographically isolated populations who have no other means accessing higher education; they also are a means for the tribes to teach subjects from the perspectives of their cultures, as well as specific classes in their cultures.[1]

Academics

SGU offers 25 associate degrees, 23 bachelor's degrees, two master's degrees, a dozen certificate programs, and several vocation programs through seven academic undergraduate departments:

  • Great Plains Art Institute
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business
  • Education
  • Human Services
  • Lakota Studies
  • Institute of Technologies (vocational/career education).

The college has programs in Lakota studies,[5] including the language and aesthetics.

The Great Plains Art Institute of the University offers AA and BA degrees in art and a BAAE degree in art education.[6]

SGU sponsors the annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which includes a juried art show, art market, powwow, and Oscar Howe lecture.[7]

SGU has partnered with Red Crow Community College and Old Sun Community College, both in Alberta, Canada, enabling them to offer a master's degree in education, with an emphasis in early childhood special education.[8]

Notable faculty

See also

References
  1. American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sinte Gleska University: Statement of Accreditation Status.
  3. "SGU Main Page." Sinte Gleska University. 2009 (retrieved 23 Dec 2010)
  4. Wilson, Diane (2011). Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87351-840-6. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. "Academics." Archived 2010-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Sinte Gleska University. 2009 (retrieved 23 Dec 2010)
  6. "Great Plains Art Institute." Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Sinte Gleska University. 2007 (retrieved 23 Dec 2010)
  7. "About Northern Plains Indian Art Market." Northern Plains Indian Art Market. 2010 (retrieved 23 Dec 2010)
  8. "First Nations Colleges Offer SGU Master's" Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Tribal College Journal, Volume 16 Spring 2005 Issue No. 3. (retrieved 23 Dec 2010)

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