Student Resources  

 Advising

Need guidance with your next academic steps? The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences provides advising services to all SBS students.  

Scholarships

Learn about departmental and university-wide scholarships that you may be eligible for. 

Clubs and organizations

 The Department of Applied Indigenous Studies has its own student club, CHEI (Connecting Higher Education Indigenously) and other ways to get involved.  

CHEI

Connecting Higher Education Indigenously (CHEI) is a student organization dedicated to working with Indigenous communities not only in Arizona, but throughout the world. CHEI members also work to promote higher education for Indigenous students through a variety of activities and programs.

CHEI offers peer mentoring to Native American high school students exploring academic programs at Northern Arizona University, as well as to incoming NAU students. LC residents will have many opportunities to interact with CHEI members, including attending a CHEI meeting held in the residence hall, and involvement in CHEI’s many academic, community, and social events.

To get involved contact the AIS department:

Social and Behavioral Sciences West
Bldg. 70, Room 100
Ph: 928-523-6624
AIS@nau.edu 

Native American Student Services (NASS)

More than 90 tribal affiliations make up the university’s student population. Native American Student Services provides culturally-sensitive support services to indigenous students.

Resident Elder Program

In collaboration with AIS faculty mentors, the resident elder program offers culturally-based mentoring. The Resident Elders Program provides assistance to all students with traditional knowledge for today’s world. The program strengthens our community within the university and with surrounding programs, organizations, and communities.

The AIS Program has a student center located in the Social and Behavioral Sciences West Building, room 9, Building#70. It is a place for our students to study, relax, and mingle with other students and to obtain guidance from the resident elders.

The elders offer:

• support to many AIS students, especially when they are away from their families' cultural teachings
• campus community presentations and lectures
• field trips for AIS students to local cultural destinations and educational venues such as:
  • the Flagstaff Arboretum
  • the Museum of Northern Arizona
  • Hopi villages
  • Navajo Nation communities
  • participate in recruitment and retention efforts