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

DARTMOUTH COMPUTER SCIENCE – LEADER IN INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK

Working at the nexus of Art, Technology and Society

DARTMOUTH DIGITAL ARTS – LEADER IN INNOVATIVE, MOTIVATIONAL APPS

GreenLite Dartmouth encourages people to change behavior and conserve resources

OUR SECRET SAUCE

Beautiful UI and UX, Simple and Easy to Understand

OUR SECRET SAUCE

Human-Centered Design . We turn Data into an Engaging Story.

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 8 th grade.

• 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.

NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM @ DARTMOUTH

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

COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE PROGRAM @ DARTMOUTH

Since 2011, Dartmouth’s College Knowledge Program offers mentorship and college success strategies to Native students around the country.

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.