April 22, 2014
• 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
• 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 development
UW-Platteville articulation
UW-Fox Valley significance
Menominee Tribal
Enterprises operates a
sawmill in Neopit,
Wisconsin
Over 150 years of
sustainable forestry
practices
Chief Oshkosh
Political Map of Menominee
County
Satellite Image of Menominee
County
Rockbats
Basketball Courts
There is great pride
and honor given to
enlisted servicemen and
women
• 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
• 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
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TheWays.org project
• Ongoing series of stories on culture and language from native communities
around the central Great Lakes
Median Household Income
Poverty rate (all ages)
Children living in poverty
% eligible for free lunch
Single parent households
Teen birth rate
Overall Obesity
Smoking during pregnancy
Violent crime
Attended some college
Unemployment
Menominee County
$34,042
31.7%
44%
74%
42%
99 per 1000
38%
43%
1,062 per 100,000
43%
13.7%
State of Wisconsin
$53,103
12.4%
14%
32%
29%
50 per 1000
26.7%
14%
283 per 100,000
63%
8.5%
Menominee County
Suicide rate is almost
three times higher than
the entire state of
Wisconsin
Main campus is in
Keshena and another
location is in Green Bay
2/3 of CMN students attend classes at the Keshena campus
• 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
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Menominee
Oneida
Stockbridge/Munsee
Other Tribes
Subtotal for Native
260
131
22
52
465
73% of all students
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White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic
Subtotal for Non-Native
154
8
1
6
169
27% of all students
• Total Full-Time students
• Full-Time Men
• Full-Time Women
356
134
222
56% of total
38%
62%
• Total Part-Time students
• Part-Time Men
• Part-Time Women
278
61
217
44% of total
22%
78%
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Age:
Under 18
18-21
22-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Totals:
Full-Time
1
112
118
107
17
1
356
*from the 2009-2010 CMN Annual Report
Part-Time
45
25
66
115
26
1
278
Total
46
137
184
222
43
2
634
Percent
7%
22%
29%
35%
7%
<1%
100%
• 1st CMN Pre-engineering graduate began taking UW-Platteville and UWFox Valley courses in fall of 2013
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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
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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
• 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
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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
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UW-Platteville team
Cultural competency presentations
Pedagogy alterations
One-on-one conversations and connections with faculty and staff
• Articulation process nearly completed
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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
• 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
CMN instructor Lisa Bosman teaching students how to assess sustainability needs for
buildings on the CMN campus
Mike Zampoloni (UW-Fox Valley Collaborative) and Dr. Jeff Hoerning working with
students during the Mechanical Engineering module
CMN professor Dr. Cody Martin demonstrating various instruments and experiments
during the Engineering Physics module
• 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
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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
• 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?
Bob Stuewer
College of Menominee Nation Special Programs Manager
173 Ottensman Hall
608.342.7155
Dr. David Kunz
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Phil Sealy
Electrical Engineering
Tammy Salmon-Stephens
College of EMS Student Success Programs Senior Director