division of education - Sitting Bull College
division of education - Sitting Bull College
division of education - Sitting Bull College
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
Greetings! It is my extreme pleasure to<br />
welcome you to the 2012-2014 <strong>Sitting</strong> <strong>Bull</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> (SBC) <strong>Bull</strong>etin. Within this <strong>Bull</strong>etin<br />
you will find the academic documents<br />
necessary to assist and guide you as you<br />
begin and proceed through your higher<br />
<strong>education</strong> journey here at SBC.<br />
Since the last <strong>Bull</strong>etin, the SBC Family<br />
have all moved onto our new campus and<br />
are enjoying our beautiful new<br />
surroundings. It is exciting to be in a new<br />
facility and the students have shown their<br />
appreciation by respecting and taking care<br />
<strong>of</strong> THEIR new SBC campus.<br />
Our most popular programs include nursing, business administration, environmental science,<br />
and Lakota/Dakota language restoration. SBC is among several TCUs that are making<br />
tremendous strides to restore and teach our native Lakota/Dakota language. We are also<br />
working closely with our K-12 schools to assure students have an early start in learning<br />
the Native language. During the fall <strong>of</strong> 2012, an Immersion Language Nest for three-year olds<br />
was started through a collaborated effort with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Education<br />
Department. This total Lakota/Dakota language immersion classroom environment is preparing<br />
and teaching the young participants to speak, write, and appreciate the Lakota/Dakota<br />
Language. We are extremely excited to be a part <strong>of</strong> this coordination and feel confident<br />
that because <strong>of</strong> the work we are doing in this area, the amount <strong>of</strong> Lakota/Dakota Language<br />
fluent speakers will increase on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.<br />
Currently, we are looking forward to and preparing for a North Central Association visit during<br />
the fall <strong>of</strong> 2013. During this visit we will be requesting three Master's programs. The Master's<br />
programs are in business administration, <strong>education</strong>, and environmental science.<br />
We continue to be committed to you, our students. We thank you for choosing SBC for your<br />
higher <strong>education</strong> journey and we promise you that we will continue to make "you" our students<br />
our priority.<br />
Best wishes on your higher <strong>education</strong> journey.<br />
Pilamayea,<br />
Dr. Laurel Vermillion<br />
(Oyate Wanyaka Pi-Win)<br />
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