Welcome to the Native American Student Association!

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Texas's longest running Native Student College group

JOIN US! MEET NEW FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF THE DFW NATIVE COMMUNITY
"The 2011-2012 Outstanding Contribution to the Greater Community by a Student Organization"

UPCOMING
FIRST NASA MEETING: Wednesday, September 5, Noon, UH 205
NIZZA PIZZA NIGHT: Thursday, September 6th, 5:30p – 7p

FALL 2012 MEETINGS
September 5 and 19 (UH 205)
October 3, 17, 31 (UH 205)
November 14 (UH 360), 28 (UH 205)
December 5 (UH 205)

18th ANNUAL UTA BENEFIT POWWOW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013, 2pm – 10pm
BLUEBONNET BALLROOM

NASA's past activities include:
17 years of the Annual Scholarship Powwow – DFW's 2nd largest powwow
Reel Injun Screening with Cree Director Neil Diamond
WWII Navajo Code Talker Dr. Roy Hawthorne
Southern Ute presentation on alternative energy
"Thousands of Year of Sustainability" Art Gallery
Flutist Morgan Fawcett
Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills

NASA welcomes all UTA students who are interested in promoting our mission. Visit us at:
Facebook: UTA Native American Students
web: http://www.uta.edu/studentorgs/nasa_aises/
MavOrgs: https://mavorgs.collegiatelink.net/organization/nativeamericanstudentassociation
or email: ridingin@uta.edu

NASA wins 2011-2012 "UTA Outstanding Contribution to the Greater Community" Award

Our relationships to the DFW Indian communities over the two decades have been tremendously rewarding. This is a special thank our community, as you have made NASA meaningful. Much thanks to Eugene Brown, Gary Kodaseet, Peggy Larney, Rene Rodriguez, Dennis Wahkinney, Joe Bohanon, KC Reynolds, Cliff Queton, Albert Old Crow, Dallas Indian Methodist Church, our students and alumni.

— Drs. Ken Roemer, Les Riding-In and Colleen Fitzgerald, NASA advisors

The UT Arlington Native American Student Association
2012-13 Scholarship Application is now available.

Download the scholarship application in Adobe PDF.

This $1,100 scholarship ($550 for the Fall, 2012 semester; $550 for the Spring, 2013 semester) will be awarded to a student attending UT Arlington at least half time. The student must have demonstrated a commitment to a Native American community and indicate how he or she will participate in the UTA Native American community. Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA and demonstrate a commitment to NASA while attending UT Arlington as a scholarship recipient. High school seniors, UTA students, and transfer students are welcome to apply.

To be considered for the award please submit: a completed application form along with official transcript(s) (high school or college) and two (2) letters of recommendation.

Submissions:

Completed application materials must be mailed (or dropped off):

Dr. Les Riding-In
UT Arlington Honors College
Box 19222
Arlington, Texas 76019-0222

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MAY 18, 2012.

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

• To share knowledge through meetings and 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 and Engineering Society.

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News

Organization Meeting: Come to our first meeting of the semester and get to know everyone. Details: September 13, 2010, Noon, 303 Chemistry-Physics building (on top of the Planetarium)

The 16th Annual NASA-AISES Honors Scholarship Benefit Powwow will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 from 2 - 10 pm. More details are coming soon. Please check the Powwow page for updates.

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.

The Shorthorn, the student newspaper of UT Arlington, 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: