Native Non-Profit to Focus on Green Collar Careers

The website provides a wealth of information on green technology, training resources, and projects in Indian Country. Additional resources provided include: nationwide listings of Native Chambers of Commerce, Urban Indian Centers, and Tribal Colleges as well as green Native businesses, green grants for tribes, green tribal news and links to other Native environmental organizations.

http://www.nativeworkplace.com/

Fall 2008 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

Congratulationst to the Fall 2008 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients! We are proud to make this award to you. We wish you the best of luck this semester! Maximum award is $2,500 per semester or $5,000 per school year.

The next scholarship deadline is November 15th for full-time and part-time students. Please visit our website for application form.

2008 Fall Higher Education Scholarship Recipients
Brenna Aliment
Carly Barron
Morris Beckwith
Matt Betzen
Carmen Clark
Erin Dickson
Taneeka Hansen
Jake Herring
John Honan
Trista Hopkins
Megan Jenks
Siv Jonnson
Renee Kochuten
Brittany Larson
Nicholai Lekanoff
Kaia Machalek
Mikah Machalek
Melanie Magnusen
Brian Magpantay
Kathleen Makarin
Amanda Malavansky
Heather Miller
Anna Myrgorod
John Nickels
Perfina Pletnikoff
Austin Roberts
Aidee Rodriguez
Ronan Rodriguez
Dora Roll
Kelly Samuelson
Molly Shae
Blaine Shaishnikoff
Garret Shaishnikoff
Ryan Shaishnikoff
Corey Smith
Eric Southworth
Monica Southworth
Viola Stepetin
Lance Sweenhart
Tina Tran
Kaitlin Touza
Andrea Treiber
Shelly Tuttle
Natasha White
Roseanne Wilson
Colleen Wilt
Hallidie Wilt
Allie Yatchmeneff
Savannah Yatchmeneff

2008 Fall GPA Scholarship Recipients. The GPA Scholarship award is in the amount of $500.00

Carly Barron
Carmen Clark
John Honan
Megan Jenks
Nicholai Lekanoff
Anna Myrgorod
Aidee Rodriguez
Ronan Rodriguez
Dora Roll
Tina Tran
Colleen Wilt
Savannah Yatchmeneff

Attention Part-Time College Students!

APICDA is proud to offer our Higher Education Scholarship to students attending college on a part-time basis. The application is available on our website at http://www.apicda.com/
Application deadline is July 15th. Scholarships are awarded up to $2,500 per school year based on student's financial need.

To qualify applicants must meet the following criteria:
-Be formally accepted to a college or university and take 6 or more credits per semester.
-Submit a completed application by the deadline of July 15th.
-Meet one of the two residency requirements:
1. historical relationship to one of the following communities Atka, Akutan, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, or Unalaska or
2. at least five years current residency in one of the seven communities listed above.
-Maintain a 2.0 GPA

Scholarship Available

$10,000 AISES Google Scholarship deadline for Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Management Information Systems for Alaska Natives, American Indians, or Native Hawaiian – minimum 3.5 GPA – postmark deadline June 15, 2008.

http://www.aises.org/userfiles/2008%20Google%20Academic%20Scholarship%20Form.pdf

Scholarship Deadline July 1st

The Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA) announces the availability of scholarships for the 2008-09 school year. Eligible applicants must meet one of the two residency requirements: 1. historical relationship to one of the following communities Atka, Akutan, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski, St. George, or Unalaska or 2. at least five years current residency in one of the seven communities listed above. Applicants must be formally accepted at a college or university, plan to attend on a full-time basis, and maintain a 2.0 GPA or greater. Scholarships are awarded up to $2,500 per semester, depending on need. Completed application packets are due by July 1, 2008 Late applications will not be accepted.

For more information visit our website at www.apicda.com or contact Laura Delgado at 1-888-927-4232, or e-mail: ldelgado@apicda.com

Lessons from Bill Gates

Following our theme of student visits and graduates last May, here is some wisdom from one of America's most successful and wealth people. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Congratulations Graduates!!!

Four students from our region graduated last week, Daniel Willhite of Nikolski, Charlotte Prokopiof of St. George, Darren Johnson and Michelle Nelson of Nelson Lagoon. Congratulations Graduates we are so proud of you! Don't forget to call us so we can help you with scholarship funding, internships or job placement! Good luck to you!

Student Visit

Today the students from Akutan and False Pass visited our Anchorage office. The students just got back from traveling up to Denali and Fairbanks and are enjoying the nice weather in Anchorage before heading back home. Thanks for visiting! It was great to see all your smiling faces!

Full-Time Position With APICDA

Secretary/Receptionist

APICDA Joint Ventures (AJV) is seeking a motivated self-starter for the position of Secretary/Receptionist. This full-time-permanent position is located in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska. AJV is a for-profit subsidiary of the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, (APICDA) a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation, whose purpose is to foster economic development in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands based upon the seafood industry. AJV is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring preference is given to residents of the APICDA communities.

The Secretary/Receptionist manages the day to day operations of our office, provides clerical support to APICDA and AJV staff and works directly with the customers of our region and our adventure tourism clients.

Qualifications: The successful applicant will be punctual, have an outgoing personality, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, have a well groomed appearance, and the ability to receive and act upon direction from multiple supervisors. The applicant must have a strong secretarial background and the ability to work on a variety of special projects. Must be dependable, organized, learn quickly, and multi-task.

Specific skills required, but are not limited to; organizing staff travel to and from remote locations, familiarity with the internet, basic computer programs (Microsoft Office), email, and standard office equipment (phones, fax, copier, postage meter). A high school degree or equivalent is required.


Compensation: Hourly wage is DOE. The benefit package includes; health, dental, vision, and 401-K.

Deadline: Please submit an application with a cover letter and resume no later than May 30th to: Laura Delgado, Human Resources, ldelgado@apicda.com or fax (907) 646-7741.

GPA Scholarship

Frequently Asked Question:

Q: Which GPA do you use to determine if I get the GPA scholarship this semester?

A: The GPA scholarship is based on your previous semester grades, not your cummlative GPA. To qualify for the GPA scholarship you must receive a 3.5 GPA or higher for the previous semester and you must recieved the Higher Education Scholarship.

Electrical Training Camp-Application Deadline April 11th

Below is an upcoming training camp in King Salmon for electrical training. You can contact the Aleut Foundation for applications and more information about the training. This is the second training camp offered by The Aleut Foundation and CH2MHill. This training camp will give you the skills needed to gain employment on the slope with CH2MHill.

The Aleut Foundation in partnership with SAVEC and CH2MHill are now accepting applications for the electrical training camp in King Salmon. The deadline for the completed application is FRIDAY, April 11, 2008.

All applicants need to either fax, mail or drop off their application to The Aleut Foundation office at 703 West Tudor Road, Suite 102 Anchorage, AK 99503. Selected applicants will need to be in King Salmon from May 11-31st, 2008. Travel scholarships are available to eligible Aleut Corporation Shareholders and their descendents.

For questions please call The Aleut Foundation office at 646-1929 or at 800-232-4882.

A completed application check-list:
1. New updated STEP Grant Application
2. SAVEC Application
3. Copy of high school or GED (attached Alaska request form) Transcript ~ this will need immediate attention to obtain before deadline. Have local high school or GED Office in Juneau send directly to: SAVEC, ATTN: Annette Wilson, PO Box 615, King Salmon, AK 99613
4. Copy of Valid Alaska Driver’s License
5. Letter of Interest
6. Copy of current W-2 or pay stub for work verification (Applicants do not need to be currently employed but must have contributed to Alaska unemployment insurance benefits within the last 3 years)

www.thealeutfoundation.org

Higher Education Scholarship FAQs

A lot of students have the same questions about our scholarship program. I am posting some of the most common frequently asked questions. A longer list is available on our website http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=document&id=48. If you have additional questions please feel free to leave a question/comment on this post and I will answer your question(s).

Q: When is the Higher Education Scholarship deadline?

A: July 1st is the deadline for the fall and spring semesters
November 15th is the deadline for spring semester only
All applications must be postmarked by the deadline to be accepted. No late applications will be accepted.

Q: What do I need to do to re-apply for the higher education scholarship?

A: If you received a scholarship for the previous school year you must submit a new application packet. We keep your acceptance letter on file as well as your two letters of recommendation. So you do not need to resend these items unless you change schools then you will need to submit your new acceptance letter in your application packet. All other items are required in your scholarship packet including contacting your CLO.

Q: Do I need to contact the CLO of my community each year that I apply?

A: Yes, click here to find out who your CLO is and how to contact them http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=training_education&subpage=clos

Q: What information do I need to send APICDA if I change schools?

A: If you change colleges you must provide APICDA with your acceptance letter form your new school and a copy of your registration.

ANSEP Internship Program

From time to time I recieve emails about scholarships, internships and training programs offered by other regional organizations, universities and large corporations. I will post them here on this blog for those of you who might be interested. Today I receieved this email about the ANSEP Summer Bridge Program. Visit their website at http://ansep.uaa.alaska.edu/ for more information. They offer various programs for high school students planning to attend college. Here is one of their programs:

The ANSEP Summer Bridge is a internship and scholarship opportunity! The ANSEP Summer Bridge is for high school seniors graduating this spring who want to attend the University of Alaska and pursue a science or engineering degree. We have several disciplines of engineering and wildlife, natural resource, and fisheries sciences internships available! We have about 40 spots open. Applications due by 4/4/08! Also go to the ANSEP website for more information or contact me at the information below!

Michele Yatchmeneff
ANSEP Regional Director

University of Alaska Anchorage
School of Engineering
Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)
3211 Providence Drive,
ANSEP 200D1
Anchorage, AK 99508-4614
Office: (907) 786-1853
Fax: (907) 786-1899
Email: michele@uaa.alaska.edu

Indian Health Service Scholarship

Check out this scholarship opportunity available through Indian Health Services. Deadline is April 28th.

http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/index.html

Community Liaison Officers (CLOs)

On your scholarship application it says to contact your CLO for recommendation and comments. What exactly does that mean?

A CLO is an APICDA representative that works as a liason between community residents and APICDA's HR department. A CLO can assist you with the various programs APICDA offers. They can tell you what job openings APICDA has and help you decide which scholarship to apply for. CLOs also works with the teachers to brainstorm and develop proposals for the school grant that APICDA offers each year.

As a scholarship applicant you need to contact your CLO to verify your eligiblity for the scholarship you are apply for. The CLO will review your application packet to ensure it is complete. Once your applicaiton is complete you or the CLO will mail in your application to HR. The CLO will also send in their recommendation of funding for you.

Community Liaison Officers For Each APICDA Community

Akutan-April Pelkey
Atka-Lawrence Prokopueff
False Pass-Gilda Shellikoff
Nelson Lagoon-Nanette Johnson
Nikolski-Arnold Dushkin
St. George-Victor Malavansky
Unalaska-Harriet Berikoff

Summer Internship

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is recruiting for a summer intern. Below is information about the program. If you are interested in this internship visit their website or contact Laura Delgado.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Alaskan animals. Among our tools of conservation, we incorporate educational programs that inform and teach our many visitors on matters relating to Alaska’s wildlife. For several years we have hosted a summer intern program. This program is a huge success with students passing on learned knowledge to the many multi-cultural visitors that pass through our Center each year.

Our interns endeavor to educate the public while acting as advocates for the animals. Each year we accept between 5 and 10 recent high school graduates or currently enrolled college students into our program depending upon available funding. The interns live at our Center in Portage where they are trained in many facets of animal husbandry and interpretation. These interpretative skills are used to address the nearly 350,000 visitors that roll through our gates each May to September. The interns are paid $800.00 per month as a stipend, they are provided with uniforms, housing and taken on weekly educational field trips throughout the State. In addition, they may earn credit towards their degree through our approved curriculum.

http://www.alaskawildlife.org/
Applications will be accepted through APICDA until March 31st. Visit AWCC’s Website for more information. The internship is for 12 weeks and APICDA will sponsor the student selected for the position.

Spring 2008 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

APICDA is proud to announce the Higher Education Scholarship recipients for spring 2008. This semester 40 students received scholarships for a total of $102,632 in awards. For more information about the Higher Education Scholarship please visit our website http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=training_education&subpage=scholarships

Angela Alfonzo, University of the Pacific-Pharmacy
Brenna Aliment, Stoney Brook University-Environmental Studies
Carly Barron, University of Alaska Anchorage-Natural Sciences
Carmen Clark, Grace College-Graphic Design
Patrick Dushkin, Florida Metropolitan University-Accounting Associates
Taneeka Hansen, Whitman College-English Literature
Benjamin Hladick, Washington State University-International Business
John Honan, George Fox University- Ministry
Trista Hopkins, Portland Community College-Physical Therapy
Olivia Horine, The Art Institute of Portland-Interior Design
Brian Hughes, Western Washington University-Psychology and Sociology
Megan Jenks, Fort Lewis College-Sociology/Human Services
Siv Jonsson, University of Alaska Anchorage-Paralegal Studies
Cody Lee, Manatee Community College-Psychology
Jana Lekanoff, Cornell University-Industrial and Labor Relations
Nicholai Lekanoff, University of Alaska Anchorag-Mathematics
Mika Machalek, Lewis & Clark College-Political Science
Kathleen Makarin, Olympic College-Design and Fashion
Sean Makarin, Washington State University-International Business
Anna Myrgorod, American University-Business Management
John Nickels, University of Alaska Anchorage-Aviation Technology
Nathan Palmer, UAF-Tanana Valley-Fire /Emergency Service
Austin Roberts, Bemidji University-Sports Management
Aidee Rodriguez, University of Alaska Anchorage-Elementary Education
Roman Rodriguez, University of Alaska Anchorage-Architec. & Engineering Tech
Dora Roll, North Dakota State University-Criminal Justice
Ryan Shaishnikoff, University of Alaska Anchorage-Management Info Systems
Steven Shaisnikoff, University of Alaska Anchorage-Marketing
Monica Southworth, St. Olaf College-Political Science
Joni Stamm, University of Alaska Fairbanks-Psychology
Lance Sweenhart, Colorado School of Mines-Engineering
Mary Swetzof, University of Alaska Anchorage-Human Services
Cyri Thompson, Pacific University-Japanese Language
John Touza, New York University-
Kaitlin Touza, New York University-Pre-Med Psychology
Tina Tran, University of Alaska Anchorage-Pre-Med Biological Sciences
Roseanne Wilson, University of Alaska Fairbanks-Business Administration
Colleen Wilt, University of Alaska Anchorage-Civil Engineering
Hallidie Wilt, University of Alaska Anchorage-Nursing
Savannah Yatchmeneff, Hawaii Pacific University-Undecided

The following students received the $500 GPA scholarship for spring 2008. These students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher in fall 2007. Congratulations!
Carly Barron
John Honan
Brian Hughes, Jr.
Nicholai Lekanoff
Sean Makarin
Anna Myrgorod
John Nickels
Aidee Rodriguez
Roman Rodriguez
Mary Swetzof
Savannah Yatchmeneff

Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute

Congratulations to Jimmy and Larisa Prokopeuff for their acceptance to the ASPLI program! They recently returned from their first trip with the program, a visit to the Boston Seafood show. Jimmy and Larisa were accepted to ASPLI in December. The program consists of three trips with the group of 8 or 9 other Alaskans that work in a seafood processing facility. They travel to the Boston Seafood show, Kodiak and Anchorage. They learn about seafood markets, processing technology, product forms, quality, safety, regulatory issues, HR, logistics and getting hands on management of a seafood plant. The program is designed to educate young Alaskans as they become leaders in the seafood processing industry. We are very excited to have both Jimmy and Larisa in the program this year!

Welcome to the APICDA Training and Education Blog

Welcome to the APICDA Training and Education Blog. The purpose of this blog is to share information with our scholarship recipients, community residents, job seekers and those interested in APICDA's Training and Education Program. This blog will also answer frequently asked questions by students and job seekers. We will announce APICDA's latest job openings, internships, and scholarship deadlines.
Thank you for visiting and we hope you find this to be a useful tool as you explore the benefits of APICDA's Training and Education Program. Please feel free to leave comments and ask questions here. You may also visit our website at http://www.apicda.com/ for application forms and more information.