Quick Facts
2015-2016
WEB SITE
menominee.edu
MAIN CAMPUS
N172 Hwy 47/55, P.O. Box 1179,
Keshena WI 54135
Phone: 715 799-5600 or 800 567-2344
GREEN BAY CAMPUS
2733 S. Ridge Road,
Green Bay WI 54304
Phone: 920 965-0070 or 800 567-2344
HISTORY
The history of the College of Menominee Nation is a recent chapter in the long
story of the Menominee People.
The tribe’s narrative spans thousands of years. Its land once encompassed a
vast hunting, gathering and agricultural range from east of Lake Michigan to
west of the Mississippi River. By the 20th Century, tribal land was reduced to a
reservation of 235,000 acres. By mid-Century, Federal efforts to terminate the
standing of the Menominee as a recognized tribe had dismantled a functioning
economy and community infrastructure that included schools, courts, industry
and health care on the reservation.
Through Federal courts, the Menominee successfully won restoration of
tribal status in 1973 and began rebuilding their financially and culturally devastated community. As part of that rebuilding, Menominee leaders asked Dr.
Verna Fowler to create a College on the reservation to serve the community and
strengthen its infrastructure. The College of Menominee Nation began offering
classes in January 1993 in borrowed and rented facilities with 42 students enrolled in general education courses. CMN was chartered on March 4, 1993, and
in 1994 began classes on its current site in the town of Keshena. At the request of
the neighboring Oneida Nation, CMN began offering a small number of professional development courses nearby in the city of Green Bay.
Today, CMN is an accredited Land Grant institution offering three Bachelor’s
Degrees, a variety of Associate Degrees, and several technical diplomas. The
flagship campus in Keshena serves two-thirds of CMN’s enrollment from nine
major buildings. Students who comprise the remaining one-third attend classes
in a leased building 45-miles east in the metro Green Bay area. Both campuses
welcome students from many American Indian tribes and a broad range of ethnicities and races.
LEADERSHIP
President: S. Verna Fowler, Ph.D. Enrolled in the Menominee Indian Tribe
of Wisconsin and a descendant of the
Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe, Verna Fowler
grew up in South Branch, a small community on the Menominee Reservation.
She earned degrees from the University of North Dakota, Silver Lake College and
the Milwaukee Institute of Technology; holds honorary University of Wisconsin
degrees, and has received awards from many agencies and organizations, including the 2010 George Washington Carver Award of the United States Agency
for International Development.
Board of Trustees: Bernard (Ben) Kaquatosh, chairperson; Virginia Nuske, vice
chairperson, Lynnette Miller, secretary, and Lori Corn, Sarah Harkey, Georgianna
Ignace and Elaine Peters, members.
ADMINISTRATORS, DEANS AND DIRECTORS
Keshena Campus: Green Bay/Oneida Campus: Toll free both campuses: Telephone
715 799-5600
920 965-0070
800 567-2344
Telephone
Location
Administration Keshena campus
College President ext. 3040
Academic Affairs Keshena campus
Chief Academic Officer ext. 3019
Dean, Continuing Education ext. 3007
Dean, Letters and Science ext. 3262
Dean, Nursing ext. 3139
Dean, Student Services ext. 3017
Dean, Technical Education ext. 3026
Finance
Keshena campus
Chief Financial Officer ext. 3032
Green Bay/Oneida campus Green Bay campus
Vice President, Green Bay/Oneida ext. 4000
Directors
Keshena campus
Advancement ext. 3155
Bursar ext. 3034
Center for First Americans
Forestlands ext. 3041
Financial Aid ext. 3039
Human Resources ext. 3037
Information Technology ext. 3012
Institutional Research ext. 3011
Libraries ext. 3001
Operations ext. 3424
Registrar ext. 3052
Sponsored Programs ext. 3085
Sustainable Development Institute ext. 3041
FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE
Fall 2014 Statistics
All employees
178
Enrolled/Descendant Menominee Other American Indian
Other (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White) 70
20
88
Faculty
56
Full time faculty Part-time faculty 31
25
Post-secondary educational attainment,
all employees
Ph.D., J.D. or other terminal degree Master’s Degree
Baccalaureate Degree
Associate Degree
Technical/Trades Credential
12
53
45
21
9​
STUDENT AND ALUMNI PROFILES
Fall 2014 student demographics
Headcount enrollment FTE enrollment
560
370.4
395 / 71%
428 / 76%
335 / 60%
Full time Males Age 16-24 165 / 29% Part-time 132 / 24%
Females 225 / 40% Age 25-65 Enrolled/Descendant Menominee Other American Indian
Other (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White) 200 / 36%
131 / 23%
229 / 41%
Tribes represented in CMN enrollment in recent semesters included Menominee,
Oneida, Chippewa, Ho-Chunk, Stockbridge Munsee, Potawatomi, Mohican, Lac
Courtes Oreille Ojibwa and Navajo, among others.
Top five degree choices: Biological and Physical Science, Business, Education,
Liberal Studies, Nursing
Fall/Winter 2014 alumni demographics
All Graduates
955
Males 282 / 30%
Females Enrolled/Descendant Menominee Other American Indian
Other (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White) 673 / 70%
391 / 41%
265 / 28%
299/ 31%
Academic degrees awarded cumulatively Bachelor of Science (first baccalaureate awarded in June 2011) Associate of Arts Associate of Applied Science Diplomas and Certificates awarded cumulatively 814
24
584
206
359
PROGRAMS OF
STUDY
Bachelor of Arts
Degree
Public Administration
ACCREDITATION
•The College is accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission
(hlcommission.org).
•The Bachelor of Science program in
Early Childhood/Elementary Education is approved by the Wisconsin
Department of Education.
•The Associate Degree program in
Nursing is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing.
MISSION
The College of Menominee Nation’s
mission is to provide opportunities in
higher education to its students. As
an institution of higher learning chartered by the Menominee People, the
College infuses this education with
American Indian culture, preparing
students for leadership, careers and
advanced studies in a multicultural
world. As a Land Grant institution,
the College is committed to research,
promoting, perpetuating and nurturing American Indian culture, and
providing outreach workshops and
community service.
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Business Administration
• Accounting Emphasis
• Management Emphasis
Early Childhood/Middle Childhood Education
Associate of Applied Science
Degree
Pre-Environmental
Engineering Technology
Associate of Arts and Sciences
Degrees
Biological and Physical Sciences
Business Administration
Digital Media
Early Childhood Education
Liberal Studies
• Humanities Emphasis
• Social Science Emphasis
Pre-Engineering
Natural Resources
Public Administration
Technical Diploma Programs
Business Office Technology
Electricity
Practical Nursing
Welding
SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID
Pell Grants $1,​250​,​444​
Program Grants $1,​475,627
BIA Grant $ 619,252
Student Grants $ 556,172​
Private/CMN Grants $460,244
Total
$ 4,​361,739​
FINANCES unaudited
FACILITIES
2014 Revenue
Federal Grants
General Fund
BIA / ISC
State Grants
MITW* Allocation Other Grants Total
Keshena campus:
52.5 acres
$ 7,910,312
$ 4,635,508
$ 2,139,700
$ 483,855
$ 191,722
$ 635,606
$15,996,622
*Menominee Indian Tribe
of Wisconsin
2014 Expenditures
Instruction
$ 8,839,381
Student Support
$ 1,496,661
Administration
$ 1,770,252
Instructional Support $ 2,151,815
Construction
$ 141,178
Operations/
Maintenance $ 1,070,663
Institutes
$ 407,409
Auxiliary
$ 119,255
Total $ 15,996,622
9 buildings
totaling 124,913 square feet (sf.)
Glen Miller Hall
28,160 sf.
Shirley Daly Hall
29,112 sf.
S. Verna Fowler Academic Library and Menominee Public Library
18,506 sf.
Cultural Learning Center
14,928 sf.
Campus Commons
6,236 sf.
Technical/Trades Building
6,600 sf.
Facilities Building
3,600 sf.
Community Technology Center 15,603 sf.
Sustainable Development Institute
2,160 sf.
Green Bay/Oneida campus:
1 building
16,709 sf.