Release Date: Monday, July 12, 2010
By Carrie Bradshaw-Buckley , Media Relations Specialist
Chickasaw Nation Media Relations Office
Deadline for enrollment in the Fall 2010 Chickasaw Clemente I Humanities Study course is Thursday, August 12.
The college-level course is worth three credit hours and will be offered at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma and at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
Dates for the course at East Central University are August 19 through December 9. The class will take place each Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.
The Murray State College course will be conducted from 6 to 8:40 p.m. each Monday night, August 16 through December 13.
Sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation Division of Arts and Humanities, the course will focus on the history, language and culture of the Chickasaw people.
Special speakers will discuss other facets of the Chickasaw culture.
Participants in the Clemente I course will be able to study these topics in depth and compare and contrast them with the same components of western civilizations.
Chickasaw citizens may be eligible for tuition scholarships offered exclusively for the Clemente courses through the Division of Arts and Humanities.
For more information, contact Laura Clark at laura.clark@chickasaw.net, Lorie Robins at lorie.robins@chickasaw.net or call (580) 272-5520.