Planning Grant for SMET Opportunities at College of Menominee Nation

College Of The Menominee Nation, Keshena WI

Investigators

Abstract

A number of opportunities exist for COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION that require further development of SMET programs currently offered at the College. To forward its 8,000 years of stewardship and expertise in sustainable forest management, the Menominee Nation is committed to ensuring that future generations are prepared as stewards well-schooled in sound sciences and best practices in Menominee autochthony. Our challenge is to assure that quality in SMET education is commensurate with that stewardship. COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION will enhance student opportunities in science, math, engineering and technology through a planning process that will provide assessment of the SMET infrastructure and the development of an institutional plan to enhance its SMET program. The process will also assess the needs of the communities on the Menominee Reservation, as well as the Oneida, Mohican and Potowatomi Nations and neighboring non-Indian communities to determine the constellation of SMET programs that will promote sustainable development in the communities of northeastern Wisconsin. In addition, assessment of the current math offerings as a necessary interface is a priority. We envision such an analysis as the key to our delivery of student research opportunities in eco-toxicology, environmental science and environmental health.