| Sinte Gleska University | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Wahope unglawa sakapi hecel oyate ki Wolakota gluha tokatakiya unya pi kte. |
| Motto in English | Reenforcing our foundation for the people to go forward in the Lakota Way. |
| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Native American tribal community college and land grant institution |
| President | Lionel Bordeaux |
| Academic staff | Margaret MacKichan |
| Students | approximately 1,012[1] |
| Location | Mission, South Dakota, United States |
| Campus | rural |
| Affiliations | American Indian Higher Education Consortium, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission |
| Website | http://www.sintegleska.edu/ |
Sinte Gleska University is a four-year private American Indian tribal college, located in Mission, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, a Brulé Lakota Indian Reservation. SGU was founded in 1970 and named for the Brulé chief, Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail).[2]
The college is member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium; it offers 25 associate degrees, 23 bachelor's degrees, two master's degrees, a dozen certificate programs, and several vocation programs.[3]
Academic programs offered by the school include biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, English, history, math, business, visual art, art education, and Lakota studies,[4] including the language and aesthetics.
The Great Plains Art Institute of the University offers AA and BA degrees in art and a BAAE degree in art education.[5] The college sponsors the annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which includes a juried art show, art market, powwow, and Oscar Howe lecture.[6]
The school began as a two-year college, but since 1973 has expanded to a four-institution under the leadership of Dr. Lionel Bordeaux, who has served as college president.[7]
SGU has partnered with Red Crow Community College and Old Sun Community College, both in Alberta, Canada, enabling them to offer a master's degree in education, with an emphasis in early childhood special education.[8]
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