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Update: Third Annual Ivy League & Friends
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Attending Colleges List Grows Dramatically for November 6th Choctaw Student Recruitment at Choctaw Casino Resort
The list of America's top Click Image to View Ivy Updates  | educational institutions attending this year's Ivy League and Friends has grown dramatically in the past fewweeks. More than 20 of the nation's leading colleges, universities and higher education programs will be recruiting CNO scholars November 6th at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant. Commitments to date include:
Brown University, College Horizons, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Graduate Horizons, Harvard University, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Arts and Sciencesl, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rhode Island School of Design, Rice University, The Consortium, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Berkeley Law School, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University School of Business, Williams College, Yale University, Yale School of Management, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
This year's Ivy League and Friends will be a full day, not just an evening affair. Students and parents will have time to learn more about each school and attend their choice of numerous special breakout sessions scheduled throughout the day. Special breakout sessions will also highlight special presentations on a variety of college preparation topics. Look for sessions covering Financial Aid, College Test Preparation, Resume Building and more.
To sign-up for Ivy League and Friends 2010, go to SAP's Web site at www.choctawnation-sap.com, and login to your account. On the login welcome page click on the submit Ivy League & Friends 2010 Registration. It's that simple. (If you're not an SAP member, you can join online on SAP's Web site.
CNO students and parents are urged to save the date - Saturday, November 6th - for the 2010 Ivy League & Friends. On SAP's Web site browse to www.choctawnation-sap.com/ivy for more information and updates. Also, be sure to check out SAP's Facebook, Twitter, online newsletter, and blog for the latest Ivy League & Friends news.
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Graduate School Emphasis Grows at 2010 Ivy League & Friends
| In a recent survey conducted by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP), 40 percent of SAP members expressed an interest in graduate school. That's an optimistic trend, according to SAP staff whose message to its members is to constantly "reach higher." Students like those in SAP are being accepted, awarded funding, and succeeding in some of the nation's top graduate schools, according to SAP.
The value of a graduate degree is one reason why the Scholarship Advisement Program has increased its emphasis on graduate school recruiting at this year's Ivy League and Friends. More than 20 of the nation's top higher education institutions are attending this year's Ivy League and Friends and the 2010 list of attendees also includes many of the nation's best graduate schools and programs.
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Cornell to Attend
Ivy League & Friends
| Cornell University, a coeducational Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, will make  its first recruiting visit to the Choctaw Nation at this year's Ivy League and Friends on November 6th.
Cornell was founded in 1865. In addition to its more remote Ithaca main campus located on 745 acres, it also has a campus in New York City, a campus in Qatar, and a number of facilities around the world. The Qatar campus is home to the Weill Medical College, which was the first American medical school to open in another country. Cornell facilities also include the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and laboratories in Peru.
Cornell has a strong focus on research and it is the fifth largest producer in the world of graduates who continue their education to earn Ph.D's. The university has seven undergraduate colleges offering 70 majors in addition to a number of graduate programs.
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The Consortium to Attend
Ivy League & Friends
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The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM) will make its first recruiting trip to the Choctaw Nation to attend Ivy League and Friends 2010 at the Choctaw Casino Resort on November 6th. The Consortium is the country's preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business. Through an annual competition, The Consortium awards merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to America's best and brightest diversity candidates.
The Consortium was created to encourage and promote diversity in business. Founded in 1965, it originally helped African American men earn MBAs. Over the years, the organization has grown and increased its vision and now includes Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans in both MBA programs and management positions. In the past decade, the Consortium expanded it service to any American citizen or permanent resident who supported promoting diversity in the workforce.
The Consortium holds a number of recruiting sessions each year at different locations across the country for students to determine whether pursuing an MBA is right for them. Once students join the Consortium, they get access to the CGSM's resources and programs.
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