American Indian College Fund San Diego Event to Help Increase American Indian College Graduates

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Jan 05, 2016, 07:00 ET

DENVER, Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Less than 13% of American Indian students have earned a college degree—half of the national average. Learn how to change that. The American Indian College Fund is hosting an event Tuesday, January 19, 2016, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego, 1960 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, California.

Guest speaker at the event is Southern California native Lauren Stanley (Cherokee), an alumna of Haskell Indian Nations University. Lauren earned a bachelor's degree with a major in business. Today she works at Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

Complimentary cocktails and appetizers will be served at the event.

To attend please R.S.V.P. online at www.collegefund.org/san-diego-network or contact Hannah Urano at [email protected] or (303) 429-4191.

About the American Indian College Fund
Founded in 1989, the American Indian College Fund has been the nation's largest charity supporting Native higher education for more than 25 years. The College Fund has provided more than 100,000 scholarships since its inception and an average of 6,000 scholarships per year to American Indian students and a variety of programs to support their academic efforts ensuring they have the tools to graduate and succeed in their careers. The College Fund consistently receives top ratings from independent charity evaluators. For more information, please visit www.collegefund.org.

SOURCE American Indian College Fund