Tribal Nations Research Group

CONFERENCE: TCUP ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM -A GOAL OF THE TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (TCUP) IS TO INCREASE THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESEARCH CAPACITIES OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. EXPANDING THE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT THESE INSTITUTIONS EXPANDS THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE CHALLENGING, REWARDING CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS, PROVIDES FOR RESEARCH STUDIES IN AREAS THAT MAY BE LOCALLY RELEVANT, AND ENCOURAGES A FACULTY COMMUNITY TO LOOK BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM FOR INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH THAT GOAL, AND MOREOVER WILL INCREASE THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FACULTY-LED RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED AT TCUP INSTITUTIONS. TRIBAL NATIONS RESEARCH GROUP (TNRG) WILL CONDUCTS A FOUR-YEAR SERIES OF SYMPOSIA THAT INVITE FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT TCUP INSTITUTIONS TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR ORIGINAL RESEARCH OR DESIGN PROJECTS. TNRG WILL ALSO PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO STUDENT RESEARCHERS ON WRITING, PRESENTATION, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS NEEDED FOR SCIENTIFIC CAREERS. THE TCUP RESEARCH SYMPOSIA, A SHOWCASE OF WORK CONDUCTED AT OR BY TCUP INSTITUTIONS, ARE HELD IN LOCATIONS PROXIMATE TO NSF TO ENABLE NSF STAFF (BOTH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE) TO EXAMINE CLOSELY THE RESULTS OF NSF RESEARCH SUPPORT, AND TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THE FACULTY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE THE STEM WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. EACH SYMPOSIUM OFFERS A FULL DAY OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND AT LEAST A HALF-DAY OF POSTER PRESENTATIONS. THIS DESIGN IS INTENTIONALLY CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW NETWORKING TIME AMONG THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY, WHO ARE OFTEN FROM ISOLATED AREAS, TO INTERACT AND SHARE PROFESSIONALLY AMONG THEMSELVES ON TOPICS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE, BUT VARY IN SUBJECTS AND GEOGRAPHY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TCUP RESEARCH SYMPOSIUMS

LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT THE SUNDAY ACADEMY MODEL HAD ON STEM LEARNING AND SUCCESS OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS

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A DESIGN FOR A STUDY THAT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER AN OUTREACH PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY NSF TCUP HAS IMPACTED MATH LEARNING AMONG NATIVE AMER

PLANNING GRANT FRANCIS CREE VIDEO ARCHIVES [THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROJECT IS A NEED TO PRESERVE AND DISSEMINATE THE CULTURAL MATERIALS BASED ON THE FRANCIS CREE TAPES. MR. CREE WAS A TRIBAL ELDER WHO CONTINUED TO PRACTICE TRADITIONAL WAYS. MR. CREE LIVED AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE, SPOKE NUMEROUS LANGUAGES, ENGAGED IN CEREMONIAL EVENTS, WAS ELECTED TRIBAL CHAIRMAN, AND WAS A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL ELDER WHO INSPIRED MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN RESERVATION. HIS FATHER CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WOULD ERODE THE CULTURE AND REFUSED TO ALLOW HIM TO ATTEND BOARDING SCHOOL. DURING HIS LIFETIME, MR. CREE SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE AND GLADLY PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO TRIBAL MEMBERS SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE CULTURE. HE HAD THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ACROSS GENERATIONS AND HIS LIFE'S JOURNEY WAS FILLED WITH INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES. NO ONE HAS YET BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE VOID LEFT BY HIS PASSING.]

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