Utah Valley University Expands Native American Initiative

During Native American Heritage Month, UVU announced it is offering scholarships to indigenous students from all eight of Utah's federally recognized tribes. The scholarships are key because currently Native American students enroll in college at half the rate of other groups across the country. In this episode of Utah Weekly Forum, UVU Native American Initiative Director Justin Allison joins FM100.3 Host Rebecca Cressman to explain how the campus is utilizing 2 million dollars appropriated by the Utah legislature to create new support programs and Learning Communities to help support indigienous students succeed and obtain their college degree.

Utah Weekly Forum is a weekly community affairs conversation about the growing and changing needs, resources, and issues affecting the diverse people and communities along the Wasatch Front mountains, within Salt Lake City, and beyond. Utah Weekly Forum is hosted and produced by Rebecca Cressman, KSFI Midday Radio Personality in Salt Lake City.  The interview program is broadcast Sunday evenings on FM100.3, KSFI Radio at 11:00pm and on 103.5 FM on Sunday mornings at 5:30am. You can reach Rebecca with questions and show ideas at Rebecca@FM100.com.