Event Date
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Event Location
NPC's Hopi Center
All NPC students are invited!
Students who attend will receive a 3-credit tuition waiver for the 2026 Fall Semester.
- Location: NPC Hopi Center
- Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
- Time: 9 am - 4:30 pm
Lunch will be provided. Families of NPC students are welcome to attend with their student.
WORKSHOP AGENDA:
- 9:00-10:00 PM Set Up for Success: Time Management and Study Skills (Jennifer Brimhall)
- Taking notes, reading skills, test taking, developing a relationship with your instructor, and understanding your degree plan
- Next semester planning
- 10:00-11:00 AM Role Strain: School-Work-Family Balance (Josh Rogers)
- Managing life roles to be successful
- 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Cultural Perspectives on Education and Leadership (Tonya Thacker and April Horne)
- History of Native Americans in Higher Education and Current data and trends regarding Native American students in Higher Education
- Snapshot: Native American students at NPC
- 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (provided)
- 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Resources at NPC (Catherine Buckhorn and Luann Crosby)
- Student Accommodation Services (SAS) and Library Resources
- 2:00-3:30 PM Money 101: Financial Wellness (Betty Ann Brown, Berkley Hendricks, Jesse Reeck, and Karen Zimmerman)
- Financial Aid at NPC
- Understanding loans and credit cards, the power of saving money, creating a personal budget
- Writing a financial aid personal essay
- 3:30-4:30 PM Career Services and Resume Writing (Ben Sandoval)
- Career Services at NPC and How to Write a resume
EMAIL NativeAmericanStudentSuccess@npc.edu for more information and to confirm your space in the workshop.
