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Dartmouth College – Leader in computer science

Dartmouth College – Leader in computer science. John Kemeny . President of College 1970-81 and co-inventor of BASIC. Dartmouth College – Leader in Native student support. Dartmouth Pow -Wow , established 1971, attracts 1500 people.

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Dartmouth College – Leader in computer science

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  1. Dartmouth College – Leader in computer science John Kemeny. President of College 1970-81 and co-inventor of BASIC

  2. Dartmouth College – Leader in Native student support Dartmouth Pow-Wow , established 1971, attracts 1500 people

  3. Dartmouth Computer Science – leader in interdisciplinary work Working at the nexus of Art, Technology and Society

  4. Dartmouth Digital Arts – Leader in innovative, motivational apps GreenLite Dartmouth encourages people to change behavior and conserve resources

  5. Our Secret Sauce Beautiful UI and UX, Simple and Easy to Understand

  6. Our Secret Sauce Human-Centered Design . We turn Data into an Engaging Story.

  7. The challenge • Only 17% of Native American/ Native Alaskan students actually matriculate to college. • Over 80% of Native students express a desire to attend college in 8thgrade. • Between 8th grade and high school graduation, a multitude of factors bar Native student success and college attainment. • Only 7% of residents in the Navajo Nation have a college degree. • The percentage of Native Americans living below the poverty line is three times greater than the national average. • The unemployment rate on reservations is nearly 80%. • Very few tribal schools can afford a college guidance counselor, an essential resource for most high school students who successfully apply to college.

  8. Native american program @ Dartmouth The Native American Program (NAP) provides student support services to Native students at Dartmouth and to students thinking about college.

  9. College Knowledge program @ Dartmouth Since 2011, Dartmouth’s College Knowledge Program offers mentorship and college success strategiesto Native students around the country.

  10. Next success story: DiscoverU: Plan. Discover. Share With support from the Gates Foundation, College Summit and the King Center School, we can build an awesome app that will change the way Native students think about college.

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