September 29, 2000

A Tribal College Sticks to Its Values as It Embraces Distance Education

By SARAH CARR

Service matters more than profit, and collaborative learning is emphasized

Salish Kootenai College's modest campus has been abuzz with construction over the past few months. Two new buildings -- one for art and the other for environmental science -- are being built, and a new sculpture of the Native American spirit Eagle Wing greets visitors.

But the buildings are made out of the cheapest materials possible. Students -- not professional architects or builders -- did the planning

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