Policy Changes for American Indians at William & Mary

Advocate for five policy improvements in: Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Recruiting, Student Engagement, and Undergraduate Education.
Admissions:
-More outreach efforts by admissions to recruit American Indian Students to apply and increase enrollment of American Indian students at The College. Last year’s class profile had only 2% Native students at a school that was founded in part to educate American Indians.
-Educate tour guides on the history of the Brafferton in order they may properly speak of the Brafferton's history and significance on campus to prospective students.
Financial Aid:
-Funding allocated to scholarships for American Indian Students at The College, a historically American Indian institution of learning.
Career Recruiting:
-Build relationships between the Cohen Career Center and Native-owned firms and federal agencies like the Indian Health Services (which has a 40%+ health professional vacancy rate).
Student Engagement:
-Bring Native artwork to common spaces on campus.
-Greater efforts towards Student Engagement with The College's American Indian history, include a Brafferton Day in The College's calendar and Charter Day.
- Create partnerships with local tribes and the campus, with opportunities for education and service learning for students.
Undergraduate Education:
-Create a Native Studies Col 350 under new diversity requirements.
-More funding allocated to the American Indian Resource Center and to the American Indian Studies Minor with research opportunities.
-Cross listing Native courses with Col requirements and as interdisciplinary courses.