Sinte Gleska University Non-Discrimination Policy

Sinte Gleska University General Catalog 2013-2015 [pic]
Sinte Gleska University General Catalog 2013-2015 Sinte Gleska University General Catalog is published at Sinte Gleska
University, P.O. Box 105, Mission, SD 57555. Periodical Postage Paid at
Mission, SD and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address
changes to Sinte Gleska University, P.O. Box 105, Mission, SD 57555. The information contained in this catalog is accurate at the time of
publication, but changes may become effective before the next catalog is
printed. It is the student's responsibility to become aware of current
policies and the status of the specific degree requirements and programs
offered. The University reserves the right, as approved by the Board of
Regents, to modify requirements, curricula offerings, course descriptions,
and other changes, and to add, alter or delete courses and programs through
appropriate procedures. Reasonable efforts will be made to publicize each
change, however, students are encouraged to seek information from
appropriate offices. Website: www.sintegleska.edu
Course Catalog Table of Contents Accreditation...............................................................
...........................................................3
Non-Discrimination Policy 3
Message from the President 4
History of Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail) 5
History of SGU 8
Chronology 10
Charter/Mission/Accreditation 13
Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities 13
Confidentiality/Student Responsibilities/SGU
Purposes......................................................14
SGU Vision and Purpose 15
Wolakota 16
Wolakota and the Codes of
Behavior.....................................................................
.............17
Degrees Offered 19
Admissions Policy/Admission Procedure/High School Dual Enrollment...
20
Continuing and Transfer
Students.....................................................................
.................21
Academic Advisement/Registration
Procedure...................................................................
22
Changes in Enrollment/Grade Change 23
Academic
Regulations..................................................................
..................................23-28
Tuition and Fees 29
Financial Aid 30
Student Services 32
Institutional Relations 35
Adult Basic Education/GED Program 36
Community
Education.....................................................................
.....................................37
General Education Core Requirements 38
Foundational Studies 39
Great Plains Art Institute 40
Arts & Science 43
Business Education 47
Education 49
Graduate Education 56
Human Services 59
Human Services Graduate Program 61
Lakota Studies 64
Institute of Technologies 73
Course Descriptions 78 Accreditation Sinte Gleska University is fully accredited in its academic programs by the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education. The North Central Association is one of
six regional accrediting associations in the United States. Through its
Commission it accredits, and thereby grants membership to educational
institutions in the nineteen-state North Central Region. The Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education is recognized by the Secretary of
Education and the Committee on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation
(CORPA). The address for NCA is as follows: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504
Sinte Gleska University Non-Discrimination Policy Sinte Gleska University does not discriminate against qualified
employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed,
sex, national origin, physical or mental handicap, veteran status or other
factors which cannot lawfully form the grounds for an employment decision.
Sinte Gleska University admits qualified students regardless of sex, race,
color, creed and nationality in execution of its educational programs or
institutional activities. Discrimination complaints by students based upon any of the protected
categories can be directed to Michael Benge, Student Services Director,
Sinte Gleska University, P.O. Box 105, Mission, SD 57555-0105. Telephone:
605-856-8100 ext. 8561. Discrimination complaints by employees or prospective employees based upon
the protected categories can be directed to Lionel Bordeaux, President,
Sinte Gleska University, P.O. Box 105, Mission, SD 57555-0105. Telephone:
605-856-8100. Message from the President As President of Sinte Gleska University, I am proud to share with you a
brief summary of our progress and goals as we enter our fifth decade of
service to the Sicangu Lakota Oyate dating back to 1970. A number of our
current faculty and staff, including myself, were employees during those
earliest years of institutional operations and remember the challenges,
primarily in terms of facilities and funding, that consistently confronted
us as we transitioned from Rosebud College Center to Sinte Gleska Community
College to Sinte Gleska College and finally to Sinte Gleska University. As
always, at the center of our evolution was the vision of our ancestors and
founding body accompanied by the mandate to design and offer appropriate
programs and opportunities on behalf of tribal members and tribal
communities on the Rosebud Reservation. In 2009 Sinte Gleska University engaged in a community information
gathering process over a 2-month period in which we visited all 20 tribal
communities on the Rosebud Reservation. Information gathered during said
visits will be utilized by Sinte Gleska University for strategic planning
efforts in conjunction with our purpose to help strengthen our tribal
nation for the benefit of forthcoming generations. At these community
meetings (entailing approximately 135 hours of discussion and nearly 1,000
comments from community members) tribal members expressed their concerns
relative to health, housing, law and order, enrollment, cultural
preservation and education matters along with other key issues affecting
their individual lives and our tribal nation as a whole. In particular,
tribal members addressed perceived needs and priorities for realizing
community growth and development that correspond to the best interests of
their children, grandchildren and families. In each case, communities
called for the expansion of tribal higher education program delivery that
would allow for Sinte Gleska University to advance our leadership and
advocacy roles throughout the entire boundaries of the Rosebud Reservation.
In closing, be assured that we at Sinte Gleska University remain committed
to critical concepts and initiatives such as language preservation,
educational ownership, economic growth and entrepreneurship and tribal
government reform. We will seek new avenues of funding for academic
program implementation and additional facilities construction. Most
importantly, we will continue to embrace the Lakota virtues and values set
forth in our mission statement in order to provide our Sinte Gleska
University students with a direction and determination to gain personal and
professional empowerment and to therein attain a greater level of overall
tribal autonomy in the future. We express our appreciation and gratitude to the Sicangu Oyate for their
continued support and to the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council for the same, to
the SGU student population for their continued attendance, and to the
faculty and staff for their involvement. Mitakuye Oyasin.
Lionel R. Bordeaux
President
History of Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail) 1823-1881 [pic]

Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail) was born near the Makizita Wakpa (White River)
in west central South Dakota in the Winter of 1823-1824, The Year When They
Camped Near A Cornfield because of the severe Winter (Big Missouri River
Wintercount). His father was called Tangle Hair and his mother was known as
Cannupa Yuha Mani Win (Walks With Pipe Woman). Spotted Tail's father was
from the Sihasapa (Black Foot)-Wajaje (Osage) division and Spotted Tail
belonged to one of the bands called Cokatowels (Blue Hoop in the Center)
from the southern (Itokaga) division of the Sicangu (Burnt Thigh).

As a boy, Sinte Gleska was called Tatanka Napsica (Jumping Buffalo), and
when he achieved warrior status, he was named Sinte Gleska. This name had
been given to him because he often wore a raccoon tail, obtained as a gift
from a trapper, when dressed for war or ceremonial.

Sinte Gleska rose to prominence at about the age of thirty when he was
installed as an Ogle Tanka Un (Shirt Wearer), or a war leader. His
credentials for achieving this honor were impressive. His shirt was said to
have been adorned with over a hundred locks of hair, each representing
coups, scalps taken and horses captured. As a war leader of the Southern
Sicangu, Sinte Gleska was actively involved in earlier struggles with the
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