The Oyate Consortium: Model Institutions of Exellence (Phase II)

Oyate联盟由五所拉科塔保留学院和大学(Oglala Lakota学院、Sinte Gleske大学、SitBull学院、Sisseton-Wahpeton社区学院和SiTanka学院)组成。在此之前，MIE最初授予了一项奖项，提供了大量的网络基础设施、物理基础设施、人员基础设施以及课程和课程开发，旨在发展美洲原住民大学的科学、数学、工程和技术教育(SMETE)能力。该奖项将在现有基础设施的基础上继续开展这些活动，以开发新的信息(环境科学信息技术学士和硕士学位)，与更多的非保留学院和大学建立联系，并向美洲原住民学校(至少10所)进行更多的拓展。此外，还将寻求将中等收入教育成就制度化的方法，包括为中小型和中等收入教育能力发展捐赠基金，并为教职员工提供住房，或许还为校园场地的学生提供住房。

The Oyate Consortium consists of five Lakota reservation colleges and universities (Oglala Lakota College, Sinte Gleske University, Sitting Bull College, Sisseton-Wahpeton Community College, and Si Tanka College). This award follows an initial MIE award that provided substantial network infrastructure, physical infrastructure, personnel infrastructure, and course and curriculum development aimed towards the development of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technical Education (SMETE) capacity at Native American colleges. This award will continue these activities building upon existing infrastructure to develop new information (Information Technology BS and an MS in Environmental Science, articulations with additional non-reservation colleges and universities, and additional outreach to Native American Schools (at least 10). Additionally, methods of institutionalization of the MIE accomplishments will be pursued including the development of an endowment for SMETE capacity and the means for providing housing for faculty and, perhaps, for students at the campus sites.