[MD] Another parallel

[John Carl]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:55 PM, <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Secondly, I suspect those in the academy who will be must open to the
> MOQ will be in the arts departments. The deal with the inexplicable
> every day. If there is hope that MOQ will take hold, it will be there. Or
> perhaps in the quantum physics departments. There you'll find the real
> curiosity seekers, probing the "aesthetic unknown."



DQ University <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Q_University> ,
Its an actual place, just outside of Sacramento. I saw the signs along the
road awhile back and thought, "what the heck???"   It's an indian tribal
college, built by gaming money.  Lots of gambling in a down economy.  They
need a guiding metaphysics, why not offer them one?


*D-Q University* is a two-year
college<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education> located
on Road 31 in Yolo County <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolo_County>, 6.7
miles (10.8 km) west of State Route
113<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_113>
 in California <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California>. The school is
facing imminent closure due to loss of accreditation, declining enrollment,
and alleged financial mismanagement.

The full name of the school is
*Deganawidah<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Peacemaker>
-Quetzalcoatl <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl> University*.
According to some tribal members, use of the spelled-out name of the
university can be offensive. People who want to be culturally respectful
refer to the institution as D-Q University. Tribal members in appropriate
circumstances may use the full name.

The purpose of D-Q University was to provide alternative ideas and methods
of education to Native American people. Among its goals were the
preservation and re-institutionalization of traditional Native American
values, the perpetuation and exercise of Native
American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States>
religion
and beliefs, the establishment of a Native American Research Institute, the
development of field-based educational delivery systems to Native Americans
who cannot attend the school itself, and the maintenance of social and
personal support systems for D-Q students and staff.

It is the only tribal
university<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_university> in
California and has faced severe financial and accreditation issues. Founded
in 1971, it is the only indigenous-controlled institution of higher learning
located outside a reservation. The school was one of the six original tribal
colleges in the United States, all founded between 1968 and 1972. That group
created the American Indian Higher Education
Consortium<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Higher_Education_Consortium>
in
1972 to address common challenges such as fundraising and attracting
qualified faculty. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of
Education<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Education>
recognizes
34 tribal colleges, most of which are two-year schools.


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