ADVERTISEMENT NTC Names Shantel Northbird as New American Indian Student Mentor Shantel Northbird Northwest Technical College home and began working for student nurse Shantel North- students reach their academ- the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ic and career goals through Legal Department, where she bird has over ten years of experience in higher education. researched and wrote tribal From the hallways of Indiana's codes and policies. University of Notre Dame to the biology labs of Bemidji State University, Northbird is now excelling as a nursing student at Northwest Tech and mentoring and tutoring. She will also help students who are in the process of applying to the nursing program. During this time, Northbird longed for another way to help her community and decided to pursue a career in health care. After earning a second under- graduate degree in biology from Bemidji State University, Northbird enrolled in North- west Tech's nursing program. "I considered attending medical school after I graduat- ed but after shadowing a local "My role is important because it helps to know that there are other people out there who are going through or have recently been through the same process you are," she said. "I feel like I have been in was recently appointed to the college's new American Indian student mentor position. school my entire life so I can also appreciate the stress and other factors that may affect a student's ability to learn and study." Northbird is on track to grad- "Shantel has been a wonder- ful addition to our community and is aiready making a differ- ence for our American Indian students," Tyler Peterson, NTC's doctor, I felt more interested in student success center director, the nursing side of health care," uate in the spring of 2022 and said. "She is a go-getter and has Northbird said. "I took my been very proactive in reaching nursing assistant course at NTC hopes to continue on to become out to students to help them navigate the various processes of higher education as well as offer her own helpful resources the nursing profession, espe- and tricks/tips she has gained along the way." a registered nurse. and really liked the welcoming and hopeful atmosphere. I have been learning so much about "Being a current Nursing student, Shantel offers a unique insight into the challenges of school/life balance and has cially patient safety and fun new skills. The huge knowledge been able to impart her wis- base of our instructors is not only helpful but also immensely to navigate that same path," inspiring to me." In her role as the American Indian Student Mentor, North- bird will work closely with the college's Student Success Center has been through the same and American Indian Resource dom to current students trying Born and raised in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Northbird graduated from high school in 2009 and went on to pursue her first bachelor's degree at Notre Dame where she earned a degree in political science and a minor in anthropology. After graduating, she returned Peterson said. "It has been so beneficial for our students to have someone they can go to for questions, someone they can trust, and someone who courses and processes that they are currently going through." Center to help American Indian ADVERTISEMENT NTC Names Shantel Northbird as New American Indian Student Mentor Shantel Northbird Northwest Technical College home and began working for student nurse Shantel North- students reach their academ- the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ic and career goals through Legal Department, where she bird has over ten years of experience in higher education. researched and wrote tribal From the hallways of Indiana's codes and policies. University of Notre Dame to the biology labs of Bemidji State University, Northbird is now excelling as a nursing student at Northwest Tech and mentoring and tutoring. She will also help students who are in the process of applying to the nursing program. During this time, Northbird longed for another way to help her community and decided to pursue a career in health care. After earning a second under- graduate degree in biology from Bemidji State University, Northbird enrolled in North- west Tech's nursing program. "I considered attending medical school after I graduat- ed but after shadowing a local "My role is important because it helps to know that there are other people out there who are going through or have recently been through the same process you are," she said. "I feel like I have been in was recently appointed to the college's new American Indian student mentor position. school my entire life so I can also appreciate the stress and other factors that may affect a student's ability to learn and study." Northbird is on track to grad- "Shantel has been a wonder- ful addition to our community and is aiready making a differ- ence for our American Indian students," Tyler Peterson, NTC's doctor, I felt more interested in student success center director, the nursing side of health care," uate in the spring of 2022 and said. "She is a go-getter and has Northbird said. "I took my been very proactive in reaching nursing assistant course at NTC hopes to continue on to become out to students to help them navigate the various processes of higher education as well as offer her own helpful resources the nursing profession, espe- and tricks/tips she has gained along the way." a registered nurse. and really liked the welcoming and hopeful atmosphere. I have been learning so much about "Being a current Nursing student, Shantel offers a unique insight into the challenges of school/life balance and has cially patient safety and fun new skills. The huge knowledge been able to impart her wis- base of our instructors is not only helpful but also immensely to navigate that same path," inspiring to me." In her role as the American Indian Student Mentor, North- bird will work closely with the college's Student Success Center has been through the same and American Indian Resource dom to current students trying Born and raised in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Northbird graduated from high school in 2009 and went on to pursue her first bachelor's degree at Notre Dame where she earned a degree in political science and a minor in anthropology. After graduating, she returned Peterson said. "It has been so beneficial for our students to have someone they can go to for questions, someone they can trust, and someone who courses and processes that they are currently going through." Center to help American Indian