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26-657: The Isabella Reservation and the greater Mount Pleasant area are its chief service areas; the Saganing Reservation is secondary. The school focuses on maintaining the Saginaw Chippewa tribal culture, but does admit non-native students. SCTC offers degrees in Liberal Arts , General Sciences, Business, and Native American Studies with concentrations in Ojibwe and indigenous law and policy. In 2023

52-720: A company founded in February 2007 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia with leaders in Semantic Web and who helped develop Dublin Core , BIBFRAME and the Library.Link Network. Following its merger, Zepheira continues to operates as an independent division. EBSCO has two large solar electric arrays, is converting its corporate fleet of cars to hybrids, has established a "Green Team" at its headquarters, and has released GreenFILE,

78-628: A free database designed to help people research the impact humans have on the environment. EBSCO was awarded a 2008 Environmental Merit Award Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's New England Office and was honored by the Special Library Association as "Green Champions" as part of the association's "Knowledge to Go Green" initiative on Earth Day 2009. EBSCO philanthropic initiatives include efforts to bridge

104-519: A portfolio of journals and magazines. EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc. , a company founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama. "EBSCO" is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Company. EBSCO Industries has annual sales of about $ 3 billion. It is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama and one of the top 200 in

130-665: A student of SCTC, designed the logo. The logo features a turtle; at its center are the Great Lakes with the four cardinal directions. This draws from the Anishinabek creation story , where the turtle carries Mother Earth on its back. The lines of the tortoise shell resemble the medicine wheel, which helps the Anishinaabe balance life. The acronym SCTC is shown at the center, with a star to indicate its location. Seven eagle feathers refer to this sacred bird in Anishinabek --

156-590: Is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc. , a private company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama . EBSCO provides products and services to libraries of many types around the world. Its products include EBSCONET, a complete e-resource management system, and EBSCO host , which supplies a fee-based online research service with 375 full-text databases, a collection of 600,000-plus ebooks, subject indexes, point-of-care medical references , and an array of historical digital archives. In 2010, EBSCO introduced its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to institutions, which allows searches of

182-533: The US Department of Agriculture Land Grants Fund enabled the SCTC to acquire 24 computers and other accessories for students' use. Before SCTC had one lab with 12 computers. Meanwhile, the college expanded the classroom in order to increase student enrollment. A Learning Resource Center (LRC) was appointed and reference materials were added under the " Zaagiinoong Leadership Development Program." Participation by

208-825: The 992 place within its institutions ranked during 2016. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College ranked the 21st most Affordable School in Michigan, the 194th in The Midwest and the 718th in USA. Meanwhile, the SCTC achieved the 566th Cheap Business school in USA National Ranking. According to a Watchdog analysis of federal tuition data for 2017–18, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College had the lowest in-state tuitions in Michigan. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College management program ranking showed that

234-655: The North Central Association (HLC/NCA) in November 2002, the college was approved to apply for initial candidacy to the commission's board of trustees. In November 2003, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) accepted its application of membership. The following year, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside other tribal colleges first designated in 1994. In 2005, money from

260-566: The SCTC Student Council has also increased. That same year, sustained land-grant federal support provided resources to the college's environmental science program, making possible renovation of the laboratory and creation of culturally relevant laboratory exercises. In addition, SCTC created more collaboration with K–12 education and cultural groups. In fall 2006, the Technology Enhancement Committee

286-542: The Tribal Council authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the SCTC and the Education Department, which established a university science laboratory facility shared by those two universities.  The lab was ready for the 2009–2010 academic year. At the same time, the college opened Perspectives for Recruitment Outside of Mainstream Orientations (PROMO) Summer Program. Kathleen Hart,

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312-835: The Tribe's museum, Ziibiwing, the 7th Generation Cultural Center, and other organizations' infrastructure. In 2007, SCTC established a library satellite site. By 2018–2019, the SCTC Tribal Library site is providing different types of materials and resources from the Chippewa River District Library. SCTC also provides access for students to the Internet and the EBSCO Host Academic search database. SCTC Students have access to Michigan eLibrary (MeL) to view general resources, including

338-664: The United States, based on revenues and employee numbers. EBSCO Information Services originated in 1984 as a print publication called Popular Magazine Review , featuring article abstracts from more than 300 magazines. In 1987 the company was purchased by EBSCO Industries and its name was changed to EBSCO Publishing . It employed around 750 people by 2007. In 2003, it acquired Whitston Publishing, another database provider. In 2010 EBSCO purchased NetLibrary and in 2011 it took over H. W. Wilson Company . EBSCO Publishing merged with EBSCO Information Services on July 1, 2013, with

364-443: The administration. It also focuses on identifying and planning official student social activities to be included in the social calendar. SCTC provides financial aid to students from both federal and private sources. In 2016, 90 percent of undergraduate students received financial aid. Compared with 2015, the proportion of financial assistance to undergraduates decreased by about 2.17%. The majority of funds are from federal grants, with

390-833: The central part of the U.S. state of Michigan . The tribe also has some small parcels of off-reservation trust land in Standish Township , Arenac County , near Saginaw Bay and southeast of the city of Standish . Tribal lands are held in trust by the federal government on behalf of the nation. The tribe owns and operates the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant and the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino in Standish . The Tribe entered into an agreement with

416-697: The college began an affiliation with Central Michigan University to offer a degree in Elementary Education. The college plans to offer baccalaureate degrees in Native Studies in the future. In February 2003, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association awarded Initial Candidacy accreditation status to SCTC. It planned a field visit to the college. After evaluation of SCTC by

442-537: The college ranked at the 2991st Management School in the United States and retrieved the 81 place of Management School in Michigan. For the business program ranks during 2018, the college achieved the 2860th Business School in the United States and the 81st Business School in Michigan. Isabella Reservation The Isabella Indian Reservation is the primary land base of the federally recognized Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation , located in Isabella County in

468-472: The merged business operating as EBSCO Information Services. In 2015 EBSCO acquired YBP (Yankee Book Peddler) Library Services from Baker & Taylor , and later renamed it GOBI Library Solutions. As of 2017 , the President is Tim Collins. Metapress was founded in 1998 as an online publication platform for content creators to produce and host their printed journal editions online. A division of EBSCO,

494-658: The number seven is related to the seven generations and Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers . The logo is turquoise and black, colors selected by the student body through their council. In 2005, SCTC made agreements with other organizations, including Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library, Central Michigan University , and the Veteran's Memorial Library to provide access for its students to these library facilities. The college does not have its own cultural center, Native museum, or cultural collection. Faculty and staff use

520-497: The platform became one of the world's largest scholarly content hosts, with over 31,000 publications from over 180 publishers. Atypon acquired the Metapress business from EBSCO in 2014, with the Metapress platform to be discontinued and customers moved to Atypon 's Literatum platform. Content was migrated to Literatum on May 21, 2015. In February 2020, EBSCO Information Services announced their agreement to acquire Zepheira,

546-563: The ratio was 7:1. Based on 2014 data, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College ranked 16th for Graduation Rate (within six years) through tribal colleges. Meanwhile, the Percentage of Pell Grantees, Average Discount for Low-Income Students(per year), Total Cost of Attendance(per year) of the SCTC ranked at 15th, 5th and 11th place separately. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College ranked at 591 place in Total federal obligations ranking and retrieved

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572-507: The remainder from state/local grants. Types of scholarships: In 2022, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College had seven full-time faculty, seventeen adjusted faculty, five senior administrators, and fourteen staff. The College has also opened a writing center, houses a branch of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library and has an active Land Grant office. The Student-to-faculty Ratio in 2014 was 8:1. From 2017 to 2018,

598-457: The right to reorganize and investigate the policies of the institution. The president is responsible as COO for daily operations and executes policies and processes set by the Board. The Student Council officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-at-Arms. Each is elected annually, and all students at SCTS are eligible to vote. The council represents the students to

624-640: The state to expand its law enforcement jurisdiction to enforce laws on its members. This expanded area is for law enforcement and its members only and not the Mt. Pleasant community as a whole. All townships are in Isabella County , except Standish Township, which is in Arenac County EBSCO Information Services EBSCO Information Services , headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts ,

650-641: The various fields of subjects. The college provides full access and privileges to the Central Michigan University Park Library. As created by the SCTC Charter, the college is managed by a Board of Regents, which consists of seven members and the college president. The Student Council President represents the student body. He/she attends all meetings of the SCTC Board of Regents as a non-voting member. The Board has

676-1035: Was established. Marking of the first Annual Native American Month was conducted by the Native American Studies program. During this month, the Anishinaabe Crafts class introduced drums for use in the Saginaw Chippewa Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Program. In April 2007, the Higher Learning Commission site team recommended initial accreditation to the HLC Executive through field visits to SCTC. In 2007, SCTC became an accredited higher education organization. SCTC credits can be accepted for four-year institutions and others for students who transfer. The college celebrated with an accreditation luncheon in October 2007. In May 2009,

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