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American Indian Student Support Services (AISSS) Administrative Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-442

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses the American Indian Student Support Services administrative papers, recruitment and retention programs, student surveys, reports, newspaper clippings, CDs, and floppy disks. It has been divided into ten series.

Series I: Historical Background is composed of Peterson Zah and Calbert Cal Seciwa biographies; the founding members of the American Indian Institute.

Series II: Administrative consists of correspondence, strategic planning, meeting notes, proposals, agreements, newsletters, program resources, cultural resources, reports, handbooks, manuals, and floorplans.

Series III: Student Enrollment is composed of recruitment, retention, scholarship, surveys, and academic honors certificate awards.

Series IV: Events consists of the pow-wow at Arizona State University, the American Indian Convocation, conferences, tabling, and flyers.

Series V: Programs is composed of the Native American Achievement Program, American Indian Institute, American Indian Convocation, Graduate Pathways, Natives Connecting, American Indian Student Support Services Scholar Circle Series, Spirit, Cal Seciwa Leadership Banquet, Indigenous Sun Devil Transfer Program, Mentor U, Cultural Lecture Series, American Indian Student Support Services Graduate Support Center, American Indian Studies 494 Cultural Professionalism, Native American Summer Institute, and Ms./Mr. Indian Arizona State University.

Series VI: Photos/Brochures consists of Ms./Mr. Indian Arizona State University, Graduate Pathways, American Indian Convocation, American Indian Student Support Services, and Native American Achievement Program.

Series VII: Newspaper Clippings is composed of ASU Insight, azcentral, and The State Press.

Series VIII: CDs and Floppy Disk consists of American Indian Convocation photos, brochures, posters, PowerPoints, reports, and floppy disk player.

Dates

  • Creation: 1989-2019

Creator

Access Restrictions

Culturally sensitive Native American materials located in this collection, specifically boxes 4 and 5, are restricted and cannot be made available to patrons in accordance with the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

To view this collection, please contact Ask an Archivist or call (480) 965-4932 at least five days in advance. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Patrons can also arrange to view this collection at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center (rm. 305) at Fletcher Library on the West campus. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Historical Note

The American Indian Student Support Services (AISSS), formally known as the American Indian Institute (AII), was formed in 1989 by Peterson Zah and Calbert Cal Seciwa. Through the enactment of House Bill 2108 in 1988, the AII was established to increase enrollment, recruitment, and retention of underrepresented students in higher education. HB 2108 led to the establishment of the Native American Achievement Cohort Program in 1996 and 1997 by Peterson Zah. Zah appointed Cal as the first director of AISSS in 1989. AISSS is an academic support service for Arizona State University Native American students by providing free tutoring, academic counseling, academic success skills, cultural events, symposiums, conferences, student engagement activities, and partnerships with Native American student organizations. To recruit and retain students, AISSS offers the following: Native American Achievement, Graduate Pathways, Spirit, and Indigenous Sun Devil Transfer programs to prepare students for graduation. The annual Native American Convocation conducted by AISSS honors student achievements, their tribal nations, and tribal leaders.

Full extent

4.70 Linear Feet

Full extent

7 Box(es)

Language of materials

English

Abstract

The American Indian Student Support Services Collection contains correspondences, meeting notes, program information, events, photographs, and brochures.

Arrangement

The collection consists of seven boxes divided into eleven series:

  1. Series I: Historical Background
  2. Series II: Administrative
  3. Series III: Student Enrollment
  4. Series IV: Events
  5. Series V: Programs
  6. Series VI: Photos/Brochures
  7. Series VII: Newspaper Clippings
  8. Series VIII: CDs and Floppy Disks
  9. Series IX: Cultural Resources (Restricted)
  10. Series X: Oversized
  11. Series XI: Banners

Provenance

The American Indian Student Support Services Administrative Papers were donated by the American Indian Student Support Services in 2023.

Title
American Indian Student Support Services (AISSS) Administrative Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Vina Begay
Date
2023-07-18
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository details

Part of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center Repository

Contact

Arizona State University
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-6490