College of Menominee Nation Articulation

April 22, 2014

Overview of Presentation• Introduction & background of NSF Pre-engineering

Education Collaborative (PEEC) • Program goals• How were we selected to participate• Project structure & articulation with UW-Platteville

• Introduction to Menominee Community

• Background and Legacy of College of Menominee Nation

• CMN Project highlights & outcomes

• Future Plans, Collaborations & Feedback

• Build an engineering program at CMN

• Implement an engineering program of distinction at CMN

• Graduate at least 20 students by 2015 at CMN who will transition to Platteville or Madison

Goals of CMN PEEC Program

Project Development & Structure

• Partnership development with UW-Platteville

• UW-Platteville team member roles

• College of EMS Student Success Programs Organizational Chart

• Vision and Mission of CMN Program

CMN curriculum developmentUW-Platteville articulationUW-Fox Valley significance

Articulation Process & Progress

Introduction to Menominee Community

Lifeblood of Menominee CommunityMenominee Tribal Enterprises operates a sawmill in Neopit, Wisconsin

Menominee ForestOver 150 years of sustainable forestry practices

Chief Oshkosh

Political Map of Menominee County

Satellite Image of Menominee County

Products made with wood from the Menominee Forest

Rockbats Basketball Courts

Youth embracing culture

Contributions to the militaryThere is great pride and honor given to enlisted servicemen and women

Community Challenges

Boarding School Era• Late 1800’s through early 1900’s boarding schools

were based on an assimilation model

• Students not allowed to speak native language

• Forced to dress in westernized clothing

• Prohibited from engaging in cultural activities

• Resulted in Historical Trauma associated with education

Education yesterday and today

Language Restoration• There are fewer than 20 fluent speakers of the Menominee

Language

• Menominee Language and culture are taught in all schools on the Menominee Reservation

• Students who have embraced language and culture show greater academic achievement

• Language and culture are infused into all CMN courses

• TheWays.org project• Ongoing series of stories on culture and language from native

communities around the central Great Lakes

Menominee County vs. Wisconsin

 

Menominee County State of WisconsinMedian Household Income $34,042$53,103Poverty rate (all ages) 31.7% 12.4%Children living in poverty 44% 14%% eligible for free lunch 74% 32%Single parent households 42% 29%Teen birth rate 99 per 1000 50 per 1000Overall Obesity 38% 26.7%Smoking during pregnancy 43% 14%Violent crime 1,062 per 100,000 283 per 100,000Attended some college 43% 63%Unemployment 13.7% 8.5%

Wisconsin Suicide RatesMenominee County Suicide rate is almost three times higher than the entire state of Wisconsin

Background and Legacy of CMN

Campus LocationsMain campus is in Keshena and another location is in Green Bay

2/3 of CMN students attend classes at the Keshena campus

Growth of CMN• First classes held in Spring of 1993• Authorized in 1996 by Congress as one of three

Land Grant institutions in Wisconsin• Top three degree choices are business, education,

and nursing• Began awarding Bachelor of Science degrees in

2011• Intend to be a full 4 year university within the

next decade

CMN Student Demographics

Ethnicity of CMN students• Menominee 260• Oneida 131• Stockbridge/Munsee 22• Other Tribes 52• Subtotal for Native 465 73% of all students

• White (Non-Hispanic) 154• Black (Non-Hispanic) 8• Asian/Pacific Islander 1• Hispanic 6• Subtotal for Non-Native 169 27% of all students

Gender of CMN students• Total Full-Time students 356 56% of total• Full-Time Men 134 38%• Full-Time Women 222 62%

• Total Part-Time students 278 44% of total

• Part-Time Men 61 22%• Part-Time Women 217 78%

Age of CMN students• Age: Full-Time Part-Time Total Percent• Under 18 1 45 46 7%• 18-21112 25 137 22%• 22-29118 66 184 29%• 30-49107 115 222 35%• 50-6417 26 43 7%• 65+ 1 1 2 <1%• Totals: 356 278 634 100%

*from the 2009-2010 CMN Annual Report

CMN Project Highlights

Selected Project Highlights & Outcomes• 1st CMN Pre-engineering graduate began taking UW-

Platteville and UW-Fox Valley courses in fall of 2013• Advocacy & academic advising • Personal & family support• Student stipend• Assist in establishing relationships with faculty

• 6 students currently enrolled in pre-engineering at CMN• 1 student will be going to UW-Madison• 5 students have not decided which route to take• Relationship development with current CMN students

• Increasing interest in engineering by high school juniors and seniors• Participation in K-12 outreach initiatives with native students• Advocacy of current UW-Platteville outreach programs• Participation in community initiatives with native K -12

students & families• Career Exploration Fairs targeted toward native 9 -12

students

Selected Project Highlights & Outcomes• Better UW-Platteville brand awareness within native

communities• High School Students knowledge of UW-Platteville &

partnership with CMN• Community recognition of Bob’s role and the program• Use of UW-Platteville clothing: illustrates unity and identity

with the program

• Partnerships forming to support K-12 native student populations• Department of Public Instruction• UW Green Bay Fusion Group• Collaboration with other UW System School Recruiters• Informal support networks for native students (national and

state-wide)• Partnerships with off reservation K-12 school districts

• Increased faculty/staff understanding of and interest in supporting native populations • UW-Platteville team• Cultural competency presentations• Pedagogy alterations• One-on-one conversations and connections with faculty and

staff

• Articulation process nearly completed• Website

Selected Project Highlights & Outcomes• Articulation process nearly completed

• Endorsements from EMS, BILSA & LAE• UUCC meetings• Acknowledgement of cultural sensitivities; language and

culture• Departmental conversations about course-to-course transfers• Identification of open curriculum issues beyond Associates

Degree

• Website• Connection with other PEEC Programs• Resources for Faculty/Staff• Infrastructure and contact point

• Explore Engineering Summer Program

Selected Project Highlights & Outcomes: Explore Engineering Summer Program• 8 students from Menominee Indian, Shawano,

Gresham, and West De Pere high schools participated• Modules taught by CMN and UW-Platteville faculty• Collaboration between CMN and UW-Platteville faculty• Opportunity for faculty to participate in community

tours and cultural events• Interest by students to participate in following years• Participants have shown increased aptitude in STEM

courses• Participant family outreach and participation

Explore Engineering Summer Program

CMN instructor Lisa Bosman teaching students how to assess sustainability needs for buildings on the CMN campus

Explore Engineering Summer Program

Mike Zampoloni (UW-Fox Valley Collaborative) and Dr. Jeff Hoerning working with students during the Mechanical Engineering module

Explore Engineering Summer Program

CMN professor Dr. Cody Martin demonstrating various instruments and experiments during the Engineering Physics module

Future Plans, Collaboration & Feedback

Future Plans• Explore Engineering Summer Program – 2014

• Increase visibility in Northeast Wisconsin high schools with native student populations

• Funding• Extend current PEEC grant• Other Sources?

• Continue to educate the UW-Platteville campus on Native American student populations

Potential & Current Collaborations• National Institute of Health Bridges to

Baccalaureate grant• Sustainable Development Institute at CMN• Fish Passageways• TREES Lab• UW-Platteville native studies certificate programs• UW-Platteville Collaborative Program inclusion• NASA’s Minority University Research and

Education Project

Feedback• What suggestions do you have for additional plans forward?

• What collaborations or partnerships should we consider? Can you help establish those connections?

• What constructive feedback do you have for the grant team?

• What do you think are the strengths of the program and things that have gone well?

• What role would you be willing to play in helping move this program forward?

Contact Information & Team MembersBob StuewerCollege of Menominee Nation Special Programs Manager173 Ottensman Hall 608.342.7155

Dr. David KunzMechanical Engineering

Dr. Phil SealyElectrical Engineering

Tammy Salmon-StephensCollege of EMS Student Success Programs Senior Director