Welcome to the Native American Student Association!

The Native American Student Association represents the interests & concerns of Native American students attending the University of Texas at Arlington. We have as our mission:

• To share knowledge through meetings & activities
• To strengthen Native American cultural identities
• To encourage mutual support among Native American students
• To advocate higher education for Native Americans
• To provide an annual Scholarship
• To distribute information about local Native American events
• To help educate the UTA and D/FW communities about Native American issues and cultures

NASA also serves as the UTA chapter of the American Indian Science & Engineering Society.

News

2009-Sept-04: Organization Meetings: We are scheduled to meet once per month in College Hall, Room 100G from 12 noon to 1 pm. Meeting times for academic year 2009-10 are: Sept. 14, 2009; Oct. 12; Nov. 9; Jan. 11, 2010; Feb. 8; March 8; April 12.

2009-Sept-03: Announcing the 15th Annual NASA-AISES Honors Scholarship Benefit Pow Wow. It will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 2 - 10 pm. More details are coming soon. Please check the Powwow page for updates.

2009-Apr-06: The Shorthorn, the student newspaper of UT Arlington, has posted a SoundSlide show of the 14th annual Pow-wow on TheShorthorn.com. Adobe Flash is required to watch the show.

2009-Apr-02: The Native American Student Association Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year is now available. You can download the form in Adobe PDF (download Acrobat Reader here). Applications must be postmarked by May 4, 2009.

2009-Jan-16: The 14th Annual NASA-AISES Honors Scholarship Benefit Pow Wow will be held on March 7, 2009. The Pow Wow web page is updated and a small poster is available for download. The vendor form for the 2009 Pow Wow is now available in Adobe PDF (download Acrobat Reader here).

2007-Nov-30: The UT Arlington home page has a feature profile of Eugene Brown, elder for the organization. You can view the Eugene Brown profile here.

2007-Nov-17: The Shorthorn, the university's student newspaper, had an article about the This Is Not A Costume event on November 14, 2007. You can view the article along with a video clip here. The video clip is also available on YouTube.Com

NASA was one of only eight American Indian student organizations featured in AISES Winds of Change magazine, 12th Annual College Guide for American Indians. The article closed on a very positive note: "at UT, Native students know they are supported and encouraged every step of the way in their journey through higher education". The praise, recognition and support of AISES is much appreciated.

Officers

Our Head Council is small and volunteers are always welcome! The following people currently lead our organization: