Northern Cheyenne Environmental Research Center

TCU企业发展中心（TEA中心）链允许TCUP机构利用他们在STEM教学和研究方面的投资。部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的一个目标是增加TCUP机构的智力领导，使他们能够满足科学或工程的需求或兴趣，特别是为他们的部落或社区，或广泛地为国家。该项目直接符合这一目标，而且将通过培养新的STEM就业机会，并通过多种途径提供这些机会所需的高技能劳动力，从而影响北夏延部落的经济实力。首席钝刀学院（CDKC）将建立一个设备齐全的行业标准实验室，用于北夏延保留区及周边地区的水质研究和环境评估与监测。环境研究中心（ERC）解决了美国印第安学生STEM教育管道的关键节点，并将部落政府、部落学院和行业合作伙伴联合起来，让学生参与环境问题和缓解战略。TEA中心项目将为学生和社区增加价值。许多部落居民的水供应不足或有毒。此外，部落土地多年来受到矿物开采或其他土地使用的滥用，损害了环境和/或生态系统。环境研究中心将成为实际数据的收集点和土地管理讨论、培训和环境研究的中心。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand allows TCUP institutions to capitalize on their investments in STEM instruction and research. A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the intellectual leadership of TCUP institutions so that they can address scientific or engineering needs or interests, specifically for their tribes or communities, or broadly for the Nation. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will impact the economic strength of the Northern Cheyenne tribe by fostering new STEM employment opportunities and, through multiple pathways, providing the high-skilled workforce required for those opportunities. Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) will establish a fully equipped, industry standard laboratory for water quality research and environmental assessment and monitoring on the Northern Cheyenne reservation and surrounding areas. The Environmental Research Center (ERC) addresses a critical juncture in the STEM education pipeline for American Indian students and the coalescing of tribal government, tribal college, and industry partners to engage students in environmental issues and strategies for mitigation. The TEA Center project will add value to students and to the community. Many tribal residents are subjected to inadequate or toxic water supplies. In addition, tribal lands have been impacted by years of abuse by mineral extraction or other land uses which harm the environment and/or ecosystems. The Environmental Research Center will be a collection point for physical data and a hub for land management discussions, training and environmental studies.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.