Wassaja Student Center and American Indian Graduate Center

The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC), provides a gathering place and support program for American Indian graduate and professional students. Established in 1988, the AIGC supports cultural, academic, and social activities for American Indian graduate and professional students at The University of Arizona. The AIGC helps students to access a special travel fund, writing program, and a program for individualized academic assistance.

The AIGC is staffed by Colin R. Ben, coordinator retention programs and services and is overseen by an Advisory Board comprised of local American Indian community members, leaders and elders.

This is the only center in the country established by a university with the sole purpose of providing financial support, academic research opportunities, academic counseling and advising, and cultural support for American Indian graduate and professional students. Such support greatly increases the probability that an American Indian student will finish her/his degree once enrolled.

The following student support services are available at the AIGC:

• Separate study and socializing areas
• Space for meetings, group study sessions and social activities (Full Center can be reserved)
• Television and VCR to view in-house library of videotapes on American Indian subject matter and special showings of other videotapes of interest
• National and American Indian publications
• The beginning of a library of American Indian writing
• Collection of financial aid related materials specific to American Indians
• A listing of job opportunities specific to American Indians
• Computer Lab
• Modem link to the UA Info. system which houses access to SABIO, the Internet and E-Mail
• Fax and long distance phone calling assistance on academic related matters
• Photocopier

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