COLLEGE HORIZONS INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A COLLEGE ACCESS, COLLEGE SUCCESS AND PRE-GRADUATE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, CH TRANSITIONED OUR IN-PERSON SUMMER PROGRAMS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT REMOTE PROGRAMS IN JUNE AND JULY 2020, SERVING 241 STUDENTS, 123 FACULTY, 56 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, IN 19 REMOTE CLASSROOMS ACROSS 6 TIME ZONES

COLLEGE HORIZONS (CH) SUPPORTS THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH. OUR GOALS ARE TO: 1) INCREASE THE HIGHER EDUCATION RATE OF NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING PRE-COLLEGE (COLLEGE HORIZONS) AND PRE-GRADUATE (GRADUATE HORIZONS) ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING PROGRAMS TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS, AND 2) INCREASE THEIR COLLEGE COMPLETION BY PROVIDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT COLLEGE SUPPORT SERVICES (SCHOLARS PROGRAM) TO STUDENTS. WHO WE ARE: COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN NEW MEXICO WITH AN OFFICE LOCATED ON THE SANTA ANA PUEBLO RESERVATION. WE ARE COMPRISED OF 5 FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS, AN 8 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND AN ADVISORY COUNCIL CONSISTING OF ALUMNI, PARENTS, FACULTY, AND NATIVE/TRIBAL EDUCATORS. CH WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 BY DR. WHITNEY LAUGHLIN AT THE NATIVE AMERICAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL LOCATED IN ROWE, NM AND INITIALLY SERVED NATIVE STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION. BY 2001 CH EXPANDED SERVICE NATION-WIDE AND WAS HOSTED ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. IN 2005 CH RECEIVED FEDERAL DESIGNATION AS A 501C(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. STATEMENT OF NEED: IN THIS MILLENNIAL TIME OF NATION BUILDING, INVESTING IN THE CAPACITY OF NATIVE YOUTH REMAINS AS CRITICAL AS EVER AS OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE NATIVE POPULATION IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. TRIBAL LEADERS PRIORITIZE EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS IN ORDER TO EQUIP THEIR YOUTH WITH THE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AND TO BECOME SELF- SUFFICIENT AS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND NATION. AND YET IN THIS NEW MILLENNIA, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS, THE OVERALL STATE OF EDUCATION FOR NATIVE STUDENTS HAS REMAINED FLAT OR WIDENED IN COMPARISON TO THEIR WHITE PEERS: HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE AT 69%, DIRECT ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE AT 52%, AND COLLEGE COMPLETION IN 6 YEARS AT 39%. COLLEGE ACCESS & READINESS: COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OPEN TO CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. THE CH PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN PERSON AND ARE HELD ON A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR ONE WEEK OVER THE SUMMER. THE INTENSIVE "BOOT-CAMP" ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS, EXPERT GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, OR UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON THE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. THE INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS SELECT COLLEGES SUITABLE FOR THEM TO APPLY TO, GET ADMITTED TO, AND RECEIVE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS RESEARCH THEIR TOP 10 SCHOOLS; COMPLETE COLLEGE ESSAYS, RESUMES, THE COMMON APPLICATION AND A PRELIMINARY FAFSA; RECEIVE INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES (ON THE ACT AND SAT); RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AND RESOURCES; AND LEARN UNIQUE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO BE RESILIENT AND SUCCESSFUL NATIVE STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. PRE-GRADUATE ADVISING: GRADUATE HORIZONS IS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ASSISTING NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS (MASTER'S, DOCTORAL, PROFESSIONAL DEGREES). GH PARTNERS WITH 45 UNIVERSITIES WHERE ADMISSION OFFICERS, PROFESSORS, AND DEANS MENTOR AND ADVISE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS PROFESSIONAL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY, RESEARCH, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM COMPLETE GRADUATE READY PERSONAL STATEMENTS/STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE, RESUME/CV'S, AND APPLICATIONS; RECEIVE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES FROM THE PRINCETON REVIEW FOUNDATION ON THE GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT; UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND LEARN ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS; ATTEND SEMINARS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS (LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, ACADEMIC/TRANSCRIPT/TESTING CRITIQUE, HOW TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT MATCH IN A DEGREE PROGRAM; ROLE OF DIRECT/RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE, ETC.). COHORTS CONSIST OF: ARTS & HUMANITIES, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EDUCATION; LAW; HEALTH SCIENCES; PUBLIC/TRIBAL POLICY; STEM; SOCIAL SCIENCES. APPROXIMATELY 30%OF COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR PIPELINE INITIATIVES. SCHOLARS PROGRAM: THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A THREE-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON ACADEMIC, CO-CURRICULAR AND CAMPUS LIFE TO HELP STUDENTS ACCLIMATE TO THEIR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF TWO PARTS: A THREE-WEEK SUMMER ACADEMY FOR NATIVE STUDENTS WHO ARE ABOUT TO MATRICULATE AS FIRST YEAR STUDENTS, AND ONGOING, WRAPAROUND COLLEGE ADVISING THAT BUILDS ON THE SKILLS LEARNED AT THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THE ACADEMIC COURSES INCLUDE A SMALL COLLEGE WRITING- INTENSIVE SEMINAR TAUGHT BY LAWRENCE FACULTY; AND A LECTURE-BASED COURSE TAUGHT BY DR. ADRIENNE KEENE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES AND ETHNIC STUDIES AT BROWN UNIVERSITY. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, THE DIRECTOR WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MONTHLY STUDENT ADVISING SESSIONS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF NEW ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES THEY ENCOUNTER AT COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL BE PREPARED TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO COLLEGE, ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND BECOME HIGH ACHIEVERS WHO WILL BE COMPETITIVE FOR FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE DIRECTOR WILL ALSO INTEGRATE THE SCHOLAR'S PARENTS IN THE ADVISING SESSIONS TO FOSTER FAMILY SUPPORT. IN 2020 CH HOSTED TWO REMOTE PROGRAMS SERVING A TOTAL OF 241 STUDENTS, 123 COLLEGE ADMISSION OFFICERS, VOLUNTEER HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, TRIBAL EDUCATORS AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS, AND 56 PARTNER COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES. THE COLLEGE HORIZONS HIGH SCHOOL REMOTE PROGRAM WAS HELD JUNE 25 - JULY 2 AND THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WAS HELD JULY 12 - 24.

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