TCU Advanced Manufacturing Network Meeting

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本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(STEM)教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的研究和开发能力将扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供可能与当地相关的领域的研究性学习，并鼓励教师群体将目光投向传统课堂之外的智力和专业成长。该项目与这一目标直接一致，此外，它还将在TCUP机构、部落国家、当地产业和大学合作伙伴之间建立和加强伙伴关系，以发展国家的劳动力和加强经济。美国印第安人高等教育联盟(AIHEC)旨在组织和召集一个利益相关者小组，专注于建立部落先进制造网络。该项目旨在成为包括多个部落学院和大学(TCU)在内的全国分布的制造业劳动力发展的重要一步，协调课程开发、培训和研究伙伴关系，以改善部落国家的经济发展。该项目旨在将部落经济发展利益相关者聚集在一起，其中包括TCU、部落经济发展机构、制造业行业代表和大学工程系，以审查TCU和部落国家的先进制造计划的状况，确定制定集体战略的机会，其中包括共同议程、共同的可衡量目标、对合作伙伴之间定期沟通的承诺，以及对推进该计划总体目标的活动的承诺。该项目旨在建立一套核心组件，以推动部落先进制造网络，确保互惠互利，确定发展机会，并确定最合适的合作伙伴关系来发展网络。会议的形式将包括小组演讲、互动对话和战略规划会议。AIHEC将制作一份报告和视频，并广泛传播给合作机构、部落国家和行业合作伙伴。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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 research and development capacity at these institutions expands the opportunities for students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be locally relevant, and encourages a faculty community to look beyond the traditional classroom for intellectual and professional growth. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover it will build and enhance partnerships among TCUP institutions, tribal nations, local industries, and university partners in developing the nation’s workforce and strengthening economies. The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) aims to organize and convene a group stakeholders focused on building a Tribal Advanced Manufacturing Network. The project aims to be a significant step in developing a national distributed manufacturing workforce involving multiple Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), coordinating curriculum development, training, and research partnerships that improve economic development on tribal nations. The project aims to bring together tribal economic development stakeholders, which includes TCUs, tribal economic development agencies, industry representatives in the manufacturing sector, and university engineering departments to review the state of advanced manufacturing programs at TCUs and on tribal nations, identify opportunities to develop a collective strategy that includes a common agenda, shared measurable goals, a commitment to regular communications among partners, and commitments to activities that advance the overall goals of the initiative. The project aims to establish a core set of components to drive the Tribal Advanced Manufacturing Network that will ensure mutual benefits, determine opportunities for advancement, and identify the most appropriate partnerships to grow the network. The format of the meeting will include panel presentations, interactive dialogue, and strategic planning sessions. A report and video will be produced and broadly disseminated by AIHEC to partner institutions, tribal nations, and industry partners.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.