Tribal College Grant Tribal College Grant ProgramsPrograms

Tribal College Grant Tribal College Grant ProgramsPrograms

Similarities…

and Specialties

All universities engage in research and teaching

The nation's more than 100 land-grant colleges and universities, have a third critical mission—extension.

"Extension" means solving public needs with college or university resources through non-formal, non-credit programs.

Land Grant Mission Land Grant Mission

Primarily serve Native Americans

Underserved remote communities

Native American students/communities celebrate their cultural and historical identity. (Culturally relevant curriculum)

Higher education programs involving teaching, community outreach, and research.

1994 Land Grant Mission 1994 Land Grant Mission

Equity ---In a classroom

Endowment –On a campus

Extension--In a community

Research--A research field/a laboratory

Where Our Programs “Live” Where Our Programs “Live”

Job Training

Poverty Alleviation

Juvenile Recidivism

Food Safety

Ag marketing

Elder Outreach

Physical Activity

Pre-School

Parenting

Renewable energy

Horticulture

Master Gardner

AV Safety

Worker Safety

Women’s Issues

Literacy Training

Native Arts/Crafts

Youth Rodeo

Water Quality

Community Gardens

Environmental Economic Community

Engine BuildingEngine Building

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Equity Top ThemesEquity Top Themes

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Native plants

Vocational education

Nutrition (Indiginous foods)

Natural resources/conservation

Top Research Themes Top Research Themes

Top Extension Themes Top Extension Themes

Research & EquityResearch & EquityResearch & EquityResearch & Equity

Don’t research projects strongly encourage student involvement?

Don’t equity projects promote experiential learning?

Research and Equity Research and Equity

Errors in data gathering undermine my work/peer credibility ---plus I don’t need lab accidents

Will the interns take this seriously?

Will the interns have the math skills I need

What if no one shows up?

Equity-funded class: “Principals of Research” covers safety and technique required of all interns

Youth Peer Panels evaluate who gets to participate. Must recruit/mentor new comers.

Math requirement—Equity funds STEM recovery

Equity-funded recruitment event with lab and field tour, hosted by interns

Research Equity

How Equity Can Help Research How Equity Can Help Research

Research and Research and ExtensionExtensionResearch and Research and ExtensionExtension

Applications for nutrition research are on the rise--how do they reach communities?

How do extension nutrition projects get the best information to clients...

Research and Extension Research and Extension

A need for surveys onattitudes and practices

that capture focus populations candidly

and respectfully

A wealth of scientificexpertise and knowledge

waiting to be used

A community ready to share—and guide

surveys so that research is relevant to them

A mission to provide the community with the best

science-based information available

Research Extension

Mutual Benefits Mutual Benefits

Equity and Equity and ExtensionExtensionEquity and Equity and ExtensionExtension

Equity and ExtensionEquity and Extension

Have a similar grant pattern of continuations on a four-year cycle

Influence stakeholders and each other in “hard to quantify” ways (It’s there, but how to put it in a database or CRIS report?)

Equity and Extension Equity and Extension

It’s NOT always about numbersIt’s NOT always about numbers

DifferencesDifferencesDifferencesDifferences

How Subjects are delivered

Key Equity Delivery MethodsKey Equity Delivery Methods

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Curriculum development

Experiential learning

Student Recruitment and retention

Faculty development

Partnerships with other schools and agencies

Key Extension Delivery MethodsKey Extension Delivery Methods

Key Research Delivery MethodsKey Research Delivery Methods

Specialties

Extension SpecialtiesExtension Specialties

Equity, Research and Extension have subject overlap

Equity, Research and Extension specialize in how they address subjects

They also have special projects where schools might network and collaborate

Ample opportunity for program leverage

SUMMARY SUMMARY

Verify counts—what do tribal colleges see?What do their course catalogues say?

Students: What classes to they want? Whatfuture excites them about learning?

What do other stakeholders value?

Next Steps Next Steps