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December 13, 2010 AROLINIAN Partner institutions reaffirm commitment to Native health From Staff Reports Western Carolina Uni- versity, Wake Forest Univer- sity and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have reaf- firmed their partnership to promote Native health initia- tives. Since 2006, the three insti- tutions have collaborated to support the Culturally Based Native Health Program, or CBNHP. The CBNHP has two. components: a gradu- ate and undergraduate Na- tive health certificate offered through WCU; and a Native youth-to-health careers ini- tiative summer camp_ that takes place at Wake Forest. _ We are recommitting ourselves to initiatives we started four years ago, said Lisa Lefler, a professor of medical anthropology and director of the WCU compo- _ nent of the program. Principal Chief Michell Hicks of the EBCI, WCU Chancellor John Bardo and 'WCUS fall commencemen Provost Jill Tiefenthaler of Wake Forest formally updat- ed the agreement at a meeting Nov. 16 on the WCU cam- pus. Provisions of the new agreement include an exten- sion of the terms through Au- gust 2015 and for Wake For- est to support qualified EBCI applicants. WCU agrees to provide in-kind technologi- cal support and consultation to promote these collabora- tive efforts and support of American Indian students in education and career devel- opment. Bardo stressed the part- nerships strength and val- ue. Tiefenthaler, citing the economy, said institutions are in the age of partner- ships. Hicks said the tribe is interested in expanding the relationship to include other fields, such as architecture or _ accounting, for example. The Native health cer- tificate was developed with tribal community members and health professionals to PHOTO Bea) Western Carolina University, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Wake Forest University have recommitted to promoting Native health initiatives, Signing a formal agreement Noy. 16 at WCU are, from left, WFU Provost Jill Tiefenthaler. EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks and WCU Chancellor John Bardo, provide a curriculum based on culture to inform provid- ers about the unique nature of Indian health policy and the - historical and cultural con- texts of heath. This 12-hour, fully online program is one of the first in the nation to PILE BOLO About 690 students will make the ceremonious walk on Dec. 18 to receive a diploma. RIB GR BERRI LR Peg LD | 0 | R | fo |> [mo zo ae! a 2 | Bg? |>|o|O Be im | > [9 |> e|e ee | E2eg0Po & a Boo beng 2 [0 |= | P18 ici WW oe i SS BOG Ebi ia include a partnership with a Native community. The second component of the CBNHP, the medical career counseling and tech- nologies program, also called MedCat, responds to the uni- versal need for more Native From Staff Reports Western Carolina Univer- sity will honor its fall gradu- ating class, and recognize a group of graduates who received their degrees after this years summer school sessions, as the university holds fall commencement at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The ceremony at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center is open to everyone and no tickets are required for admission. WCU Chan- cellor John W. Bardo will preside over commencement and deliver the charge to the fall semester degree candi- dates and summer graduates. WCUs fall class includes SRE Oe Gr UGG Dec: 1 health care workers by re- cruiting high school students interested in medical careers and related technologies. The CBNHP works in other ways to heighten awareness of Native health issues. A public lecture series 2 AD: 8 at I about 690 students who are currently completing aca- demic requirements to re- ceive their degrees. Gradu- ates who completed degree requirements during summer school and who already have been conferred degrees also are eligible to participate in the ceremony. Commencement activi- ties will include the award- ing of a posthumous hon- orary doctor of arts degree to Josefina Maria Niggh, a writer and teacher who led the development of WCUs theater arts program and in- spired legions of students during her two decades of teaching at the university. WCUs Office of Under- ee erliiou tere Bochiet featured its second speaker this fall semester, and a con- cert and free symposium in October raised raise aware- ness of the intersection of environmental, health and in- digenous issues related to the destruction of mountain land. . amsey Center graduate Studies coordinated a campuswide celebration of Nigglis life during the 2009- 10 academic year to mark the 100th anniversary of her birth, WCU senior Lucas Owen Ladnier, a Hickory native and member of the Honors College, will deliver the primary commencement ad- dress. The commencement audience should enter the Ramsey Center through one of four upper concourse doors. Those with physical disabilities should use the northeastern upper entrance, adjacent to the stands of E.J. Whitmire Stadium. COUPONS? . We do... by the Hundreds. Come and Get E. At Just A Pinch Recipe Club, we're all about coupons. Club members enjoy the benefit of access ta hundreds of grocery coupons. 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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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Western Carolinian Volume 76 Number 16

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