Rochester Institute of Technology is entering into a research and education partnership with Ganondagan State Historic Site, a museum and resource center promoting the culture and history of tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. The effort seeks to enhance opportunities for Native American students and promote the benefits of indigenous technologies.
Representatives of the two organizations will sign a memorandum of understanding in a ceremony beginning at 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 7 in the Simone Circle in front of the Eastman Building on the university campus.
The collaboration will also promote RIT’s Native American Future Stewards Program, which offers academic and social support to Native Americans looking to attend college.
RIT President Bill Destler will also host a meeting of the university’s Native American Advisory Council, including leaders from the Iroquois Tribes and government officials from the state and local level.
The council will assist RIT officials in increasing opportunities for Native American students and expanding partnership opportunities between the university and the state’s Native American communities.
