NASA is awarding $3.3 million to support academic excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at tribal colleges and universities, the agency announced in a press release dated Oct. 1.
The awards, which have a three-year period and range in value from $215,000 to $592,000, are part of a Cooperative Agreement Notice released by the NASA Office of Education's Minority University Research and Education Program for the Tribal Colleges and Universities Project (TCUP).
The institutions selected through a merit-based, peer-reviewed competition are: Kiksapa Consulting, LLC of Mandan, N.D.; Salish Kootenai College of Pablo, Mo.; and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium in Alexandria, Va.
TCUP is a STEM education grant and mentoring program with the goal of expanding opportunities to academic institutions that prepare Native Americans to enter the nation's STEM workforce through internships, fellowships, research experiences, outreach, information exchange, capacity building and infrastructure development.
Showing posts with label higher education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label higher education. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Oklahoma Universities Take Top Three Spots in Indian Bachelor Degree Ranking
American Indian bachelor degree-producing universities have been ranked by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, and the top three are in Oklahoma, as reported by Tulsa World on July 26.
Oklahoma institutions, in fact, hold six of the top 12 spots and 12 of the top 100.
The three universities at the very top are Northeastern State University, where 370 American Indians earned four-year degrees in 2008-2009; Oklahoma State University, which also reported 370 Native degree earners; and the University of Oklahoma, where 258 earned degrees.
Oklahoma institutions, in fact, hold six of the top 12 spots and 12 of the top 100.
The three universities at the very top are Northeastern State University, where 370 American Indians earned four-year degrees in 2008-2009; Oklahoma State University, which also reported 370 Native degree earners; and the University of Oklahoma, where 258 earned degrees.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Prairie Band Potawatomi Brings Higher Ed to Its Reservation
Through an agreement with Friends University, members and employees of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation can now obtain a college degree without leaving the reservation.
Beginning this fall, tribal members can enroll in a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management degree completion program; and in spring 2011, they will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management and Leadership (OML) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Classes for these on-site programs will be taught at the PBPN’s Government Center in Mayetta, Kan., meeting once per week. Depending on the program, degree-completion and graduate coursework can be completed within 13 months to 24 months.
Other degree programs are offered online and at the university’s Topeka Education Center.
Founded in 1898, Friends University is an independent, Christian-based liberal arts institution with an enrollment of about 3,000. Its main campus is in Wichita but it has offered programs for adult students in Topeka since 1993.
The tribe has around 5,000 members, though not all live on the reservation. Over the last three years, it has funded the college education of, on average, 120 members per semester.
Kristen Aitkens, the tribe’s director of education, believes the partnership with Friends will mean more members who live on the reservation will pursue a higher education.
“We are trying to provide another outlet for those students who choose to live and work on the reservation,” she said.
The tribe is the first in Kansas to partner with a university to provide an on-reservation classroom.
Tribes interested in a similar arrangement with one of their local colleges, be prepared to invest resources in selecting the right school. Aitkens said her department considered proposals from more than one university. She also underscored the importance of communications and looking at things that can’t be seen on paper, like how a university representative treats tribal members.
“We were fortunate that Friends University took a great interest in our community and are very open with the education department and utilize our input to best meet the needs of the people. Friends University is truly invested in this partnership and is taking their part very seriously,” Aitkens said.
Beginning this fall, tribal members can enroll in a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management degree completion program; and in spring 2011, they will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management and Leadership (OML) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Classes for these on-site programs will be taught at the PBPN’s Government Center in Mayetta, Kan., meeting once per week. Depending on the program, degree-completion and graduate coursework can be completed within 13 months to 24 months.
Other degree programs are offered online and at the university’s Topeka Education Center.
Founded in 1898, Friends University is an independent, Christian-based liberal arts institution with an enrollment of about 3,000. Its main campus is in Wichita but it has offered programs for adult students in Topeka since 1993.
The tribe has around 5,000 members, though not all live on the reservation. Over the last three years, it has funded the college education of, on average, 120 members per semester.
Kristen Aitkens, the tribe’s director of education, believes the partnership with Friends will mean more members who live on the reservation will pursue a higher education.
“We are trying to provide another outlet for those students who choose to live and work on the reservation,” she said.
The tribe is the first in Kansas to partner with a university to provide an on-reservation classroom.
Tribes interested in a similar arrangement with one of their local colleges, be prepared to invest resources in selecting the right school. Aitkens said her department considered proposals from more than one university. She also underscored the importance of communications and looking at things that can’t be seen on paper, like how a university representative treats tribal members.
“We were fortunate that Friends University took a great interest in our community and are very open with the education department and utilize our input to best meet the needs of the people. Friends University is truly invested in this partnership and is taking their part very seriously,” Aitkens said.
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