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×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ô´´allup opens new Native American Student Success Center
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New director building program to be a student-centered space where all are welcome
By Richard Reyes, Friday, February 28, 2025
GALLUP, N.M. — The University of New Mexico-Gallup opened a new Native American Student Success Center that aims to become a student-centered space where Lobos can build community together.
The Native American Student Success Center hired a director Nov. 12, 2024, and they have been tasked with building the program from the ground up. The director wants the center to be a place where students can hang out, access computers, grab a snack, get coffee or tea, and more.
Some ideas for future events include a friendship prayer circle, semester kickoff breakfasts, positive affirmations with elders or alumni, a speaker series, and a Native American graduation ceremony.
The center is currently located inside Gurley Hall in the former Student Veterans Association space next door to TRIO/Student Support Services and the Student Resource Center.
×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ô´´allup established the center in the Fall 2024 semester after receiving a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution program.
×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ô´´allup was designated as a Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution in 2023.
As of the Spring 2025 semester, students who identify as American Indian and Native Hawaiian make up approximately 68% of ×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ô´´allup’s student campus headcount.
The center is open and available to any and all students at ×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ô´´allup.
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