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"Our
mission is the promotion and success of American Indians within education."
The American Indian Recruitment (AIR)
Program has been established with the ideals of promoting higher education
in the American Indian community. To successfully achieve such an ideal
the AIR Program is dedicated towards the successful completion of high
school for our student participants. The AIR Program, therefore, offers
supplemental educational instruction through tutoring, mentoring, and
various activities designed to achieve success within high school and
higher education. The program provides high school students an opportunity
to adjust to campus and academic life before attending the university.
The first year for a student at a university may be the most difficult,
the highest dropout rate occurs during the first year at the college
level. By exposing high school students to the university system and
campus, they will have a better opportunity to achieve higher academic
excellence. The AIR program seeks to give those American Indian high
school students an opportunity to succeed at the university level through
early preparation before attending a university.
Alternatively, the AIR program was created to address the lack of American
Indian participation within higher education. Noting this, the American
Indian falls far behind in a majority of statistics. According to the
American Indian Digest: Facts About Today's American Indians 1995 Edition,
only 52% of American high school students graduate from high school.
Of that 52% only 17% attend college and of that 17% only 4% graduate
from college. The digest also states, "75% of the work force earn
less than $7,000 per year." Although Indians have gained ground
in many areas they still remain behind the rest of American society.
The AIR Program firmly believes in our mission statement and hopes to
bring greater successes to those who our disadvantaged within our community.
The AIR Program does not discriminate based on sex, sexual
orientation, color of skin, religious background, nor ethnic background.
The AIR Program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is funded
through public and private donations and grants. Its accounting is a
legal responsibility of the AIR Programs Board. Any issues regarding
interpretation of the AIR Program guidelines will be reviewed by the
AIR Programs Board. All AIR Program general guidelines and rules are
subject to change with trends of the time, location customs, and on
an as needed basis.
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