San Carlos Apache College hosts leaders from USDA

SCAC was honored to host Patrick Penn, director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations (OTR), and Lawrence Shorty (Navajo), director of the USDA Tribal Colleges and Universities Program. The college was represented by Tribal Councilman Simon Hooke, Provost Lisa Early, and President Linda Sue Warner. The discussion focused on introducing SCAC's college programs directly to the USDA, reviewing the official timeline for the college's upcoming accreditation, and planning for future inclusion in the federal Farm Bill to achieve official land-grant institution status.