Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) Targeted STEM Infusion Project

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的STEM课程设置，为学生提供了在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供了研究，并鼓励社区和一代人对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，而且将提高国家对提供相关STEM教学对招募和保留代表性不足的个人进入STEM研究的影响的认识，并为下一代STEM专业人员做好准备。对于那些直接从大学进入劳动力市场的学生来说，重要的是他们在数学，科学和技术方面有一套明确的技能，以便进入STEM劳动力市场。Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish学院在新城，ND将开发一个新的可持续能源技术，结合文化相关的概念，并使用建构主义的方法作为学位。将做更多的工作来解决STEM的招聘和保留问题，扩大能源领域的本科生研究机会，并吸引社区参与。 该项目通过扩大部落学院的STEM教学能力，解决了在贝特霍尔德堡保留地和北达科他州能源领域对更大的STEM教育劳动力的需求。

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 that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities for their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will enhance the Nation's knowledge of the impact of providing relevant STEM instruction on recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals into STEM studies, and preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. For those students entering the workforce directly from the college, it is important that they have a well-defined skill set in mathematics, science, and technology for entry into the STEM workforce. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town, ND will develop a new AS degree in Sustainable Energy Technologies that incorporates culturally relevant concepts and uses constructivist methods. Additional work will be done to address recruitment and retention in STEM, expand undergraduate research opportunities in the energy field, and engage the community. This project addresses the need for a larger STEM-educated workforce in the energy field on the Fort Berthold reservation and in the state of North Dakota by expanding the STEM instructional capacity of a tribal college.