Seven students from St. Gregory’s University attended the Oklahoma Native American Students in Higher Education (ONASHE) Conference on February 25, 2017. The conference offered three days of workshops and a variety of activities.
“The ONASHE American Indian Higher Education conference truly provides our Indigenous student population with an opportunity to discuss, debate and implement their concepts surrounding a variety of issues impacting Indigenous students in higher education settings,” said Cedric Sunray, Co-Activity Director and Retention Specialist. “From the use of Indigenous people as mascots to combating significantly low graduation rates, as well as sharing stories of success, Indigenous students know that their voice is being heard and valued. They are grateful for the support St. Gregory’s has provided in insuring their involvement.”
Emmaline Barrett, Alyssa Chavez, Sutv Meely, Crystal Pablo, Shannon Foye, Jeffrey Trout, and Phoenix Bills all attended the conference, which celebrated the contributions of American Indian/indigenous populations in higher education and empowered their path towards graduation.
“It was a great experience to be exposed to different Native American cultures here in Oklahoma since I am not from here,” said sophomore Crystal Pablo, a Gallup, New Mexico native. “It was nice having some friends come with me to the event, but also great to meet so many new people.”
