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AISES is Accepting Nominations for the 2015 Ely S. Parker Award to be Given at the National Conference About the AISES Ely S. Parker Award The Ely S. Parker Award is the highest honor bestowed by AISES, given in honor of a man who was the first recognized American Indian scientist/engineer.  Parker made many civil engineering contributions and was a Chief of the Seneca and a Union Army General. The purpose of the award is to recognize those Indian leaders who most clearly embody AISES’ mission and goals through their achievements and contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math.  Members of the Board of Directors,Read More →

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Hatito! It’s snowing here in Cleveland, but just last week I had the privilege of standing in the sun of Santa Ana Pueblo for the AISES Leadership Summit at Tamaya Resort.  This Summit is hosted annually by the Resort and the Pueblo and features presentations on – you guess it – leadership.  A large mix of both students and professionals attended this year, and from all seven of our Regions. Photo by Kayla DeVault. The event officially began with a Sunrise Ceremony at 6:45am last Friday.  Stan Lucero and Phil Lane, Jr. led the ceremonies; we were fortunate to have all but three from ourRead More →

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Come out to the Lawilowan American Indian Festival this Saturday in Shippensburg, PA!  The Festival raises money for Diabetes, a prominent health problem in Indian Country.  The Lake Erie Professional Chapter will have a table and be distributing information to folks about AISES and why they should join!  Information about the Gathering is below (from PowWows.com): When Date/Time March 14 to , 10:00 am6:00 pm Where Shippensburg University Student Recreation Center: 1871 Old Main Drive, bulding 50, Shippensburg, Pa Contact Information Contact: Arvil Phone: 717-817-6421 Email: walksas1one@yahoo.com Website:www.lawilowan.com Additional Information: Native American Festival raises money for Diabetes! Shippensburg University, Student Recreation center, Shippensburg PA –Read More →

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Are you in the Cleveland area?  Come join the Lake Erie Professional Chapter of the American Indian Science & Engineering Society at the Spring Equinox Sunrise Prayer on the morning of Saturday, March 28, 2015!  This annual prayer will be at Edgewater Park (upper picnic area) at 7:17am, and breakfast afterwards at a local eatery will be at 8:30am.  Although the Equinox is technically Friday, March 20th, other obligations like work and the Leadership Summit are expected to cause too much conflict with our attendees.  Instead, we have chosen the next week over the weekend. Please join us in honoring our traditional ways by celebratingRead More →

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This weekend, AISES chapter students at Cornell University hosted the Region 6 Regional Conference, bringing in students from all over Northeast US and Eastern Canada despite the snowy weather.  The Conference theme was SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR SOCIETY.  Events were held in the Africana Center and the Akwe:kon Native American residential hall on campus. Akwe:kon, decorated with a style reflecting the Haudenosaunee flag. (Photo by Kayla DeVault.) The Lake Erie Professional Chapter is the only Professional Chapter currently representing Region 6.  Joseph Connolly, LEPC president, and Kayla DeVault both represented the chapter this past weekend at the Regional Conference. Saturday was by far the busiest day.  Breakfast inRead More →

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AISES is pleased to announce that it will begin accepting applications for travel scholarships to this year’s Leadership Summit being held at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa –  in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM on March 19-21, 2015. These scholarships will provide support to 8  to 12 students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.  Students must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited four year college/university or a full-time student at a two-year college enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree.   For more information about the Leadership Summit, please go to:    http://www.aises.org/news/events/2015-leadership-summit AwardRead More →

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National American Indian Virtual Science and Engineering Fair AISES is hosting its second virtual science and engineering fair this spring!  The National American Indian Virtual Science and Engineering Fair (NAIVSEF) is a Society for Science and the Public (SSP) affiliated science fair and as such is part of the larger SSP fair network. The NAIVSEF differs from other SSP-affiliated fairs in that it is a “Virtual Science Fair”.   Unlike live fairs, virtual fairs do not require travel as the fair and judging are conducted online and via teleconference calls. Participants submit their projects as videos and slideshows online.  Last year’s winning entries can be viewedRead More →