SNAGS logo designed by Ivan Eagletail (Canada).
Vangee Nez (Dineh) from Tocito, NM along with her colleagues of Native American graduate students at UNM founded SNAGS the Summer of 2005. SNAGS officially became a chartered org in Fall 2005. Vangee graduated from the University of Utah in Human Development & Family Studies. She received her masters of arts in Educational Psychology in May 2007. She's also a certified in Pre-12 in the Navajo Language & Culture. She's a substitute teacher at NACA and is currently a graduate assistant for the Center of Native American Health for Spring 2008. Vangee will be starting in the LLSS Doctoral Program in the Bilingual Program in Fall 2008.
| Mission Statement
The purpose of the SNAGS is to better represent growing concerns and interests of graduate students at UNM.
Goals
Our goals are to:
- Provide a network of graduate students with faculty members among the American Indian population on campus and surrounding communities
- Promote professional, scholastic & social activities among its members
- Promote cooperation and communication between students & faculty
- Represent the views of Native & non-Native graduate students at UNM
- Provide support across the disciplines for those working on dissertation, thesis, or research
- Promote issues of professionalism for those who plan to pursue a career in academia, to utilize NA faculty for guidance, lectures, or meeting one-on-one
- Promote & maintain the prestige & high standing of UNM
- Encourage & promote the representation of New Mexico’s cultural & ethnic diversity at UNM
- Mentoring & meeting with Native & non-Native graduate students who are new to UNM.
Membership
Every graduate (part-time or full-time, Native or Non-Native) student at the UNM is eligible to become a member of SNAGS and may so register the First-Year during orientation or any time thereafter.
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Fall 2008:
Instruction begins August 25, Monday
Registration ends - last day to add courses or change sections
September 5, Friday - 16-week term
August 29, Friday - First 8-week term
October 24, Friday - Second 8-week term
Labor Day, holiday* September 1, Monday
Last day to change grading options
September 19, Friday - 16-week term (end of fourth week)
September 5, Friday - First 8-week term (end of second week of course)
October 31, Friday - Second 8-week term (end of second week of course)
Last day to drop a course without a grade
September 12, Friday - 16-week term (end of sixth week)
October 3, Friday - First 8-week term (end of third week of course)
November 7, Friday - Second 8-week term (end of third week of course)
Mid-semester (eighth week) October 18, Saturday
Fall Break* October 16-17, Thursday-Friday
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