NTU 2022 Fall Commencement

Friday, December 16^th, 2022
10:00AM

Crownpoint, NM
NTU Wellness Center — Main Campus

Please follow CDC guidelines by frequently wearing a face mask, social distancing, and sanitizing your hands.

NTU 2022 Fall Commencement Graduates

ABET Committee Meeting Minutes

January 14, 2022 February 4, 2022 May 6, 2022 May 18, 2022 September 2, 2022 October 7, 2022 November 4, 2022 December 2, 2022 January 13, 2023 February 3, 2023 March 3, 2023 April 7, 2023 May 5, 2023 May 17, 2023 August 11, 2023 September 1, 2023 October 6, 2023 November 3, 2023 December 8, 2023

CIE Meeting Minutes

January 26, 2022 March 30, 2022 June 29, 2022 August 31, 2022 October 26, 2022 January 18, 2023 December 12, 2023

Department Chairs Meeting Minutes

August 9, 2022 September 2, 2022 October 7, 2022 November 4, 2022 December 2, 2022 August 8, 2023 September 1, 2023 October 6, 2023 November 3, 2023 December 1, 2023

Engineering Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

April 8, 2021 October 21, 2021 March 10, 2022 March 2, 2023 September 14, 2023 November 2, 2023

Instructional Sites Meeting Minutes

January 19, 2022 February 16, 2022 March 16, 2022 April 20, 2022 June 15, 2022 July 20, 2022 September 21, 2022 November 16, 2022 March 15, 2023 April 12, 2023 July 20, 2023 November 8, 2023

IT Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

May 18, 2021 October 6, 2021 March 16, 2022 October 20, 2022 April 13, 2023 September 14, 2023

NTU IRB Committee Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2022 April 25, 2022

February 18, 2022 Report
At the Faculty Congress Meeting March 8, 2022 Listening Session Results Discussed
Faculty/Staff Survey will close on March 11, 2022
We appreciate your input and encourage faculty and staff to take 20 minutes to fill out the Survey:
https://ruffalonl.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b13j6de90gWsjYi

Note From the President:

Dear Faculty and Staff:
Guided by our core values and our vision to provide an excellent educational experience in a supportive, culturally diverse environment, enabling all community members to grow, Navajo Technical University was founded in 1979 to provide access to higher education to students who were being denied the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential. To better understand what our collective experience is, and improve the ways in which the university responds, we conducted the listening session on February 18, 2022. After the listening session, a survey was distributed electronically to all faculty and staff to help us better understand your attitudes, experiences, and opinions.

As you may know, we are in the process of assessing how all members of our community experience our campus via the February 18, 2022 listening session report, see above link and the online survey. The goals of these are multifold: 1) to identify successful initiatives, 2) to uncover any challenges facing our university, and 3) to develop strategic initiatives that will help us to build on our successes and address any challenges.

I encourage you to take the 20 minutes needed to answer the survey questions by going to
https://ruffalonl.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b13j6de90gWsjYi

Thank you for your contribution, Navajo Technical University and to this project.
Sincerely,
Elmer Guy
President

Professional Licensure Disclosure

State Authorization

Navajo Technical University (NTU) is a member of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA), which allows it to offer online and distance education to students in other participating SARA states and territories. Degree programs at Navajo Technical University (NTU) that are intended to result in professional licensure and certification are designed to meet the educational requirements for the state of New Mexico.

Per the U.S. Department of Education regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) we are obligated to disclose whether or not NTU's programs will meet the educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in any of the US states or territories. The information below reflects, to the best of our knowledge, accurate information about each of our licensing programs.

The curricula for programs leading to licensure at NTU are designed to meet the licensure/certification requirements in the state of New Mexico and to prepare students to apply for licensure examinations and/or certification. Each state and territory may have different professional licensure and certification requirements. Examples of other licensure requirements include professional examinations, background checks, years of work experience, fingerprinting, etc. Students who intend to return or move to any state other than New Mexico need to review the professional licensure disclosures pertaining to their program and consult with the state professional licensing board. The state professional licensing boards make the ultimate decision as to whether or not an individual will be eligible to sit for licensure based on the rules and regulations in place at the time the individual submits their application for licensure.

Location

Per 34 CFR 668.43(c)(3)(ii), institutions must provide the Department of Education with the institutional determination of where the student is located upon request. To achieve this an institution must establish policies or procedures to consistently determine where students are located. Institutions must determine where a student is located both at the time of enrollment in an institution and after receiving information provided by the student indicating that the student's location has changed.

NTU collects location information from students as part of the registration process wherein students are asked to provide State ID, Driver’s License, or notarize document. This information is collected every semester.

Relocation

Relocating during the course of a program to another state may impact if the student can remain in the program, meet the state licensure requirements and/or continue to receive financial aid funding. Prior to considering relocation, please contact your program advisor to discuss authorization and licensure eligibility requirements.

International Students

Prior to enrolling in any program at NTU, prospective students living and/or working outside of the United States should confirm with the appropriate certifying agency whether successful completion of any degree program at NTU will meet the credentialing requirements of the country or state in which they intend to seek employment, as to certain types of employment or for advanced/specialized educational programs.

Responsibility of Students

Students should review the specific academic requirements for the program in which they are enrolling, including those related to practicum/internship as well as pre-qualifications for licensure such as the need for a criminal background check. We highly recommend that students contact the applicable licensure board(s) in their state of residence or in the state where they intend to obtain a license before beginning an academic program that results in licensure and prior to beginning any internship/practicum. Many licensure boards require more than successful degree completion to obtain a license. Please be advised that state laws, regulations, and policies may change at any time. Changes in requirements can impact the program's ability to meet educational requirements for licensure. It is the responsibility of the student completing the licensure program to check with the licensing board(s) in their state of residence or in the state in which they intend to obtain a license for the most recent information and requirements. NTU shall not be held liable if the student is unable to qualify for licensure or certification in any jurisdiction or cannot obtain a practicum/internship location.

TYPE OF LICENSURE DISCLOSURES

In July of 2020, NC-SARA added a professional licensure disclosure to its expectations. Navajo Technical University agrees to provide notifications to students related to professional licensure. Any institution approved to participate in SARA that offers courses or programs designed to lead to Professional Licensure or certification or advertised as leading to Licensure must satisfy all federal requirements for disclosures regarding such Professional Licensure programs under 34 §C.F.R. 668.43. For SARA purposes, these requirements will also apply to non-Title IV institutions. For SARA purposes, institutions that are unable, after all reasonable efforts, to determine whether a program will meet state professional licensure requirements shall provide the student or applicant with current contact information for any applicable licensing boards and advise the student or applicant1 to determine whether the program meets requirements for Licensure in the State where the student is located. Visit the NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory.

In addition to the general disclosures 34 CFR §668.43 requires an institution to provide a direct disclosure to enrolled and prospective students in writing if the program potentially leading to professional licensure either:

1. does not meet the state educational requirements, or
2. the institution has not made a determination for the state in which the student is located.

Prospective Students: If Navajo Technical University determines that the curriculum does not meet state educational requirements where the prospective student is located or there is no determination a notice to that effect must go to the student for the state where they are located prior to enrollment in the program and financial commitment.

Enrolled Students: If Navajo Technical University determines if the curriculum not meet state educational requirements for the location where the student is currently enrolled in the program a notice to that effect must go to the student. The notice must be provided within 14 calendar days of the institution making that determination.
An individualized disclosure must be sent to the student upon formal notice of relocation as specified in the institution’s policy on student relocation if a student relocates to a state where the program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure, or the institution has not made a determination.

In addition to meeting the USDOE requirements, NC-SARA requires institutions to do the following:

1. Provide students or applicants with current contact information for licensing boards in the event the institution is unable, after making all reasonable efforts, to determine whether a program will meet state licensure requirements.
2. Advise the student or applicant to determine whether the program meets licensure requirements in the state in which the student is located.

NC-SARA has worked with the State Portal Entities and regional compacts to create the Professional Licensure Directory. The Directory provides contact information for some programs that lead to a professional license. This resource does not include regulations or requirements. It includes general contact information for licensing boards, but may be a good resource to start from: https://nc-sara.org/other-licensure-and-accrediting-agencies.

34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v)- General Disclosures
Per 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v), an institution must provide disclosures if:
a program is "designed" to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for an occupation; or advertised as being a program that meets professional licensure educational requirements in a state for that specific occupation.

34 CFR 668.43(c) Direct Disclosures
Prior to enrollment, direct disclosure is made if the program (whether hybrid, face-to-face or online) does not meet OR the institution has not made a determination whether the program meets education requirements. The regulations state that "regarding the timing of these disclosures, the Department expects that the institution will provide this disclosure before a student signs an enrollment agreement, or in the event that an institution does not provide an enrollment agreement, before the student makes a financial commitment to the institution. If the student is enrolled in a program and the institution makes a determination that the program does not meet educational requirements in the state where the student is located, the institution has 14 calendar days to notify the student. (3)(i) Disclosures under paragraphs, (c)(1) and (2) ... must be made directly to the student in writing, which may include through email or other electronic communications.

34 CFR 600.9(c) Direct Disclosures- College Processes
Upon request, the institution must document to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) the disclosure process used by the institution to determine the licensure and certification programs and the process for identifying student location. This requires an institution to develop a process for creating, maintaining and reporting on the disclosure of licensure and certification. This requires regular review of licensure and certification information as well as updating information on the website.

NTU Programs

Counseling - The Associate Degree Counseling students are eligible to apply for the Licensed Substance Abuse Associate (LSAA) Licensure in New Mexico only. More information can be found here: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice_Forms_and_Applications.aspx

Program Advisors & Licensure Information:
Dr. Dianna Dekelaita-Mullet, Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: dmullet@navajotech.edu
Phone: (505) 387-7452

Nancy Goodwin, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: nancy.goodwin@navajotech.edu

Culinary - American Culinary Federation (ACF) accredits our Culinary and Professional Baking programs that satisfy the educational requirements in any state. Students graduating from the programs become a Certified Culinarian ACF (CC) or a Certified Pastry Culinarian (CPC). The top students are eligible to take the Practical and Written exams through the ACF for CSC (Certified Sous Chef) and for Baking the CWPC (Certified Working Pastry Chef). Culinarians achieve certification based on education, experience, and successful completion of written and practical exams.

Program Advisor & Licensure Information:
Robert Witte, Master Technical Instructor / Culinary Arts, Hospitality, and Food Services Coordinator
Email: rwitte@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7384

Early Childhood - Students completing the Early Childhood and Multicultural Education program meet the educational requirement for licensure in the state of New Mexico by passing the New Mexico Praxis Assessments - https://praxisexam.org/praxis/early-childhood-education-5025/ and Arizona by passing the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments - https://www.aepa.nesinc.com/.

In addition, students wanting to be licensed in a different state can also take the National Evaluation Series assessments - https://www.nestest.com/, and with a passing score and conferred Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood and Multicultural Education from Navajo Technical University will qualify for the state of:

• Washington
• Tennessee
• Massachusetts
• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Oregon
• Arizona
• Missouri
• California
• New Mexico

Program Advisor & Licensure Information:
Dr. Cheryl Tom, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
Email: ctom@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7388

ETX - AEPA, PRAXIS, and NES Contact

Nursing Certificate - The Nursing certificate training program has been evaluated and is approved. The training program meets the minimum federal and state requirements (Code of Federal Regulations CFR483.75 – CFR483.160., Upon completion of the program, students can take the state certification examination, please see the nursing advisor for preparation.

Program Advisors & Licensure Information:
Michelle Kahn-John (Diné), PhD, PMHNP-BC, AGNP
Nursing Program Director
Navajo Technical University
mkjohn@navajotech.edu
505-387-7382(1026)

Pre-Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - The Nursing certificate training program has been evaluated and is approved. The training program meets the minimum federal and state requirements (Code of Federal Regulations CFR483.75 – CFR483.160. Upon completion of the program, students have the option to take the state certification examination, please see the nursing advisor for preparation.

Program Advisors & Licensure Information:
Michelle Kahn-John (Diné), PhD, PMHNP-BC, AGNP
Nursing Program Director
Navajo Technical University
mkjohn@navajotech.edu
505-387-7382(1026)

Veterinary Technician - NTU's Veterinary Technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The AVMA accreditation enables the NTU Veterinary Technician graduates to qualify for the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE). The AAVSB owns and administers the VTNE.For specific credential information in each state is located through the AAVSB website: https://www.aavsb.org/public-resources/find-regulatory-board-information/.

Program Advisor & Licensure Information:
Dr. Germaine Daye
Director of Veterinary Teaching HospitalFax: 505.786.4178
Email: gdaye@navajotech.edu

AVMA Contact:
Website: https://www.avma.org/
Phone: 800-248-2862
Fax: 847-925-1329

Welding - Navajo Technical University’s Welding curriculum meets the American Welding Society certification (AWS). A graduate from the program is eligible for certification in any state. For further information, students will need to contact the instructor for exam schedule or the organization at: https://www.aws.org/certification/professionalcertifications

Note: 34 CFR §668.43 require that institutions provide a direct disclosure to enrolled and prospective students in writing if the program potentially leading to professional licensure either:

1. Has determined that its curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure or certification;
2. Has determined that its curriculum does not meet the state educational requirements for licensure or certification; and
3. Has not made a determination that its curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure or
   certification.

Program Advisor
Christopher Storer, Technical Trades Instructor
Email: cstorer@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.786.4141

American Welding Society Contact:
Website: https://www.aws.org/
Phone:  Certification − 800-443-9353

SUMMARY:

Every program updated its Professional Licensure information. The Program Advisors, Registrar, Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Director of E-Learning met to address the Professional Licensure requirement. This group addressed each program to ensure the state-by-state listing is added and research for the academic year 2022-2023. NTU continues to strive to work diligently to ensure we support our online students with meaningful information and communication.

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Catering Coordinator:
Lorena Giesbrecht
Phone: 505.906.5215
Email: l.giesbrecht@navajotech.edu

Hospitality Form Banquets & Catering Facility Rental Information Hotel Room Rental Food Services Request

Effective August 14, 2020
Title IX Policy

Welcome

This site provides some information to help you work from a remote location. As some staff/Faculty and students will be working from home or anywhere there is internet access. Also this site has helpful tutorials to solve minor problems you may experience working from a remote location. This site also has capability of video and chat with IT Techs during the next few weeks.

STAY Safe and Healthy!!
Stay at home and avoid close contact with people. Always wash your hands and use hand sanitizer. DO NOT touch any part of your face. Clean all surfaces that were touched by you or people have touched. Wear face mask if necessary.

Keeping Your Computer Safe Too
Do not click on any suspicious emails that claim of selling a cure/solution for the COVID-19 virus. (THERE IS NO CURE FOR THE COVID-19 VIRUS). Keep your computer clean by running a virus scan on your computer every 2 to 3 weeks. Also DO NOT click on or open SPAM Emails from people you do not know.

NTU IT Contact Information
Email: its@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505-387-7491 or 505-786-4208

Use the form below to send tickets to IT for any help you may need.

Email Link
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Remote Help

To get help over the internet: Follow the link below
NTU IT made easy to get help from a IT tech while working remotely. You can download and run the teamviewer program to your computer for quick access and help. Some IT techs are available to help remotely.

Link: https://get.teamviewer.com/ntuit

Instructions:

1. Download
2. Run
3. send Teamviewer ID to IT techs

Chat with IT Tech
You can also join a video chat with an IT Tech or get connected with another employee.

1. Type in their names
2. Invite them into your hangout once the windows appears.
3. Allow microphone and webcam to access the hangout

Tutorials & Information

Microsoft Office
NTU Students are able to sign up for Office 365 using their NTU student email. Visit the following link to get started: Free Microsoft Office 365 for Students & Schools

YouTube Channel
You can now watch helpful videos while working remotely with all the applications that are listed below and more.

• Email
• MyNTU
• Blackboard
• Zoom
• Mitel application
• Remote connections to campus and Jenzabar

Link: Youtube channel

PDF Tutorials

• Google Docs 101 - Drive (PDF)
• Google Docs 101 - Slides (PDF)
• Google Docs 101 - Sheets (PDF)
• Google Docs 101 - Docs (PDF)
• How to Use Google Hangouts (PDF)
• Google Doc 101 (PDF)
• How to use Zoom (PDF)

Donate to Navajo Technical University

Navajo Technical University is seeking donations to help it deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. Our most urgent needs are around disinfecting and cleaning our campuses and instructional sites in Crownpoint, New Mexico, Chinle and Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, and Zuni and Kirtland. New Mexico. We are also in need of immediate resources that can help our students keep up with their studies while physically isolated at home. Most are in rural communities without the technology or connectivity needed to work like university students are in other communities, meaning that alternative methods of course delivery, Internet hot spots where they can access the Internet, and other strategies (all of which demand resources) are essential.

Click on the Donation link below to provide an emergency contribution using a credit card. Donations can also be sent to Navajo Technical University, PO Box 849, Crownpoint, NM 87313.

Physical Donations

Navajo Technical University is seeking donations to help it deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. Our most urgent needs are Personal Protective Equipment, disinfecting and cleaning supplies to sanitize and deep clean our campuses and instructional sites. Support is also needed to help our students access the internet for remote instruction.

Phone:
Phone: 505.387.7488

Physical Address:
Lowerpoint Road, State Hwy 371
Crownpoint, NM 87313

Mailing Address:
Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint NM
PO Box 849
Crownpoint, NM 87313

Mandatory Mask wearing on all NTU campuses, washing hands for at least 20 seconds and social distancing of 6 feet or more.

Health and Wellness

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Automotive Advisory

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Navajo Technical University takes students, faculty, staff, and community complaints very seriously and works with everyone to resolve formal complaints in a timely manner. The University is committed to treating everyone fairly and respectfully. The University's policies that apply to students are published annually in the NTU student handbook, student e-learning policies, and in the NTU catalog. These publications are available on-line on the NTU website, www.navajotech.edu. In an instance of perceived violation of a University policy, a student may file a complaint.

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is the outside entity responsible for the accreditation of programs offered by NTU. Accredited institutions are required to submit progress reports, monitoring reports, contingency reports, and annual reports. If you are still dissatisfied with the University’s resolution, you may file a complaint with Higher Learning Commission (HLC): https://www.hlcommission.org/Student-Resources/complaints.html.

Every SARA institution is required to provide information on its institutional website explaining how students who attend the institution from another state via distance education can appeal a complaint that has exhausted the institutional complaint process. If after exhausting the institutional process a student feels a complaint has still not been adequately addressed, the student can file a complaint with the New Mexico SARA State Portal Entity. More detailed information about the SARA student complaint process can also be found on the NC-SARA website.

Complaints are received, monitored, and evaluated, wherever possible according to existing policy and resources. Those who submit an online complaint will receive an email copy. If you feel uneasy filling out the online complaint form, follow the internal process, refer to the Faculty handbook, Ombudsman (Faulty and Staff), and Student complaint processes.

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Direct questions about the Summer Enrichment Program to Dr. Peter Romine at promine@navajotech.edu or (256) 503-5198.

** NOTICE: The LEAP program has been canceled. **

Applications

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Committee on Institutional Effectiveness

The Committee on Institutional Effectiveness (CIE) is charged to ensure compliance with the Higher Learning Commission standards and taking the lead in updating our Strategic Plan Priorities.

Purpose and Function

Members

Dean Jerlynn Henry, Dean of Student Services - Co-Chairperson

Dr. Casmir Agbaraji, Dean of Undergraduate Studies - Co-Chairperson

Geraldine Gamble, Chief Financial Aid Officer - Member

Coleen Arviso, Director of E-Learning - Member

Dr. Peter Moore, Teaching Professor - Member

Arlena Benallie, Director of Chinle Instructional & Teec Nos Pos Sites - Member

Listening Session Updates

Strategic Planning

Program Reviews

Meetings

Navajo Technical University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Some programs such as the Veterinary Technology and Culinary Arts programs, are also accredited and/or approved by other agencies. Accreditation information can be found on the school website.

Campus Security Report

NTU complies with federal reporting requirements under the Clery Act and produces an annual Clery Act Crime and Safety Report. This report discloses relevant information about campus security policies and crime statistics. This can be found on the Safety & Security website.

Navajo Tech also encourages students to register for a multi-faceted notification "RAVE Alert" system for emergencies, weather alerts, and for campus community incidents and situations which may threaten the university's ability to conduct regular daily activity. In the event of an emergency all registered numbers will receive an alert indicating  what procedures to follow. Register HERE for RAVE Alert.

Diversity of Enrollment

Navajo Technical University 2022 Fall enrollment of Full-Time, Degree Seeking, Undergraduate students in credit programs was 523 students, of these students 54% were Female and 46% were Male. 97% were Native American Indian/Alaska Native while 3% or less were either Asian/Pacifier Islander, Black or African American, Hispanics of any race, White and Two or more races or Non-resident Alien.

Diversity of Pell Recipients

Federal Pell Grant recipients comprised 100% of full-time undergraduate students in the credit program in the fall of 2022. Of these, 54% were female and 46% were male. 99% of the Pell recipients identified themselves as American Indian or Alaskan Native minorities.

Retention Rates

44% of the first-time, full time undergraduate students who enrolled in fall of 2021 returned in fall 2022. 34% of those were female and 66% were male. The Welding program had the highest number of students who returned, followed by the Automotive Technology program. The part-time student retention rate was 38%.

Graduation Rates

The current graduation rate for Fall 2016 First-time Students enrolled in a Degree-seeking program is 9%. For more information regarding Tuition, Financial Aid, Enrollment, Retention and Graduation Rates or Outcome Measures, please take a look at College Navigator or IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System). 

Gainful Employment

Federal regulations require institutions participating in student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to report certain information about students who enrolled in Title IV eligible education programs. View Gainful Employment information.

Multi Year Tuition Calculator

The Multiyear Tuition Calculator is a tool designed to help students estimate what it may cost to attend. It estimates the total tuition and fees charged over the duration of a typical 4-year program at Navajo Tech. Estimated price does not include room & board and books & supplies. The Multiyear Tuition Calculator uses data based on previous years' tuition and fees data. Important note: tuition and fees may vary by program. Visit the Multiyear Tuition Calculator website.

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Navajo Technical University, like all tribal colleges and universities, grew out of a prayer in the 1960s that envisioned all tribes moving toward self-determination by expressing their sovereignty and establishing their own institutions of higher education. It was as a result of this movement that NTU began as the Navajo Skill Center in 1979 to meet the immediate needs of an unemployed population on the Navajo Nation.

Students enrolled to learn the rudiments of a trade, graduated, and joined the workforce; however, it soon became clear that the students wanted more. In 1985 the Board of Directors changed the Skill Center’s name to Crownpoint Institute of Technology and in November 2006 the Navajo Nation Council approved changing the name to Navajo Technical College. In 2013, NTC became NTU - becoming the first university established on the Navajo Nation.

Today, NTU is one of the premier institutions of higher education in the nation, providing a unique balance between science and technology and culture and tradition. Much of what guides NTU’s success is our mission and our identity rooted in the Diné Philosophy of Education.

Phone: 505.387.7363 / 505.786.4208
Email: its@navajotech.edu
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Single Sign On Instructions

Students using computers at NTU are expected to follow the Information Technology policy and procedures.  In using NTU email, the Internet Services, or any Institute software or hardware, the student does so with the understanding that this technology has been provided by NTU and is the property of NTU. Navajo Technical University reserves the right to review and monitor the use of hardware and software belonging to the school or personal equipment utilized on school premises.  Such rights include the auditing of documents sent, received or viewed through the Internet and email.  Students have not right to privacy regarding materials stored, kept, sent, or received on NTU hardware, software or personal equipment maintained on school premises.

Mission

• To provide quality and professional service to the NTU community, especially fast response and timely solutions to customer needs and questions.
• Providing access, support, privacy, and security to all of the University's IT customers.
• Improving the effectiveness of IT services and sharing IT resources across NTU.
• Supporting NTU’s mission, goals, and values.
• Coordinating IT planning and communication for better use of resources.
• Ensuring the development and sustainability of high IT standards for NTU.

Vision
IT envisions a future in which NTU’s dynamic learning communities have limitless access to individualized information, unfettered by technology and distance.

Polices & Standards

• Computer and Network Usage Policy
• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Technology Plan

Trainings

• Create Meeting with Zoom
• Google Device Policy (Apple iPhone Users)
• Google Device Policy (Android Users)

Chinle Instructional Site
PO Box 849, Chinle, AZ 86503
Phone: 928.674.5764
Fax: 928.674.5700

The Chinle Instructional Site is a growing site located in Chinle, Arizona near Canyon De Chelly. The Chinle site offers several certificate and associate programs and holds classes at Chinle High School by agreement with the school district.

Library and research services at the Chinle Instructional Site are primarily supported by electronic means (Internet connectivity between Chinle and the NTU main campus at Crownpoint). The programs at the Chinle Instructional Site are designed to serve students from the rural communities surrounding Chinle, Arizona, to provide a non-residential opportunity to attend higher education near home. This is an important development in establishing healthy community relations.

Information and enrollment procedure can be acquired by visiting the Chinle Instructional Site at East Navajo Route 7, or by calling 928.674.5764

Chinle Faculty Chinle Staff

Teec Nos Pos Instructional Site
PO Box 1203, Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514
Phone: 928.656.3600
Fax: 928.656.3596

Four Corners Regional NTU site, located in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona is currently offering courses to students in the four-corner region in northeastern Arizona. The site facilities are located south of Teec Nos Pos Chapter compound, Highway 160 BIE Road N5114. Contact the Teec Nos Pos Coordinator at 928.656.3600

Teec Faculty Teec Staff

NTU Kirtland Instructional Site
40 Road 6580
Kirtland, NM 87417
(505) 609-5020
(Located off of Highway 64 next to Judy Nelson Elementary School in Kirtland, NM)

Kirtland Webpage Kirtland Faculty Kirtland Staff

A:shiwi College & Career Readiness Center
PO Box 1109
Zuni, NM 87327
Phone: 505.782.6010
Fax: 505.257.3791

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Navajo Technical University (NTU) was born out of the determination of the tribal college movement, in which tribal nations from throughout the region of North America exercised their sovereignty in taking ownership of their education. At the heart of the movement was the idea that Navajos and other American Indian people had a right to be free and equal to determine their own future through schools that taught from the strength of language and culture, providing a conceptual bridge to contemporary knowledge, skills, values, and attributes.

The movement was launched in 1966 out of the experiments in Indian education that started with the founding of the Rough Rock Demonstration School, and extended into higher education with the founding of Navajo Community College in 1969. The movement was progressive and noted for the bravery it took in challenging the effectiveness of mainstream colleges and universities in their effectiveness with serving Native American students. What started with Navajo Community College, or Diné College, spread to other tribal nations and included the founding of NTU’s early beginnings as the Navajo Skills Center (NSC).

NSC opened in 1979 as part of the Navajo Division of Labor. The intent was to provide vocational training to the local communities by offering five-full time programs in job skills in the areas of business/office occupations, culinary arts, computer science, and construction trades. In 1982 the Advisory Committee of the Navajo Tribal Council established the Center as a tribally-chartered entity and in 1984 was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Center operated effectively, but it soon became clear that students wanted more than knowledge in a trade or vocational program and the Board of Directors changed the name to Crownpoint Institute of Technology (CIT) in 1985. As CIT expanded its educational offerings to include associate level degrees, and it improved its infrastructure and facilities as well as its increasing influence in the academic community. Much of these improvements occurred after 1994 when Executive Mandate by the United States designed CIT as a Land Grant college.

The mandate was a turn from the historical practice of higher education to focus on an abstract liberal arts curriculum and emphasized the teaching of practical agriculture, science, military science and engineering as a response to the industrial revolution and changing social class. The switch in practice helped shape NTU’s identity and mission moving forward, and called for another name change in order to address an expanding mission.

In 2006, the Navajo Nation Council approved changing the name of CIT to Navajo Technical College under Navajo Nation Council Resolution CN-58-06. By 2007, NTC had formed a partnership with Workforce Development for educational space in Chinle and a year later had received site accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission for a new instructional site. and a year later, in 2012, NTC would develop another instructional site in Teec Nos Pos Arizona to service the Four Corners region of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. With the approval of a Master of Arts degree in Diné Culture, Language & Leadership in 2013, the university would change its name once more to Navajo Technical University, where it stands as one the premier technical vocational universities in the southwest. NTU Kirtland Instructional Site located in Kirtland, NM and NTU-Pueblo of Zuni-instructional site, located in Zuni, NM were established 2018.