Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) Targeted STEM Infusion Project

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。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求富有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供在可能具有文化意义的领域进行研究的机会，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目与这一目标直接一致，而且将加强国家对提供有关STEM指导的影响的了解，以招募和留住参加STEM研究的人数不足的个人，并培养下一代STEM专业人员。对于那些直接从大学进入劳动力市场的学生来说，重要的是他们拥有进入STEM劳动力市场的明确的数学、科学和技术技能。位于新市镇的Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish学院将开发一个新的可持续能源技术AS学位，该学位纳入了与文化相关的概念，并使用建构主义方法。将做更多的工作来解决STEM的招聘和留住问题，扩大能源领域的本科生研究机会，并让社区参与进来。该项目通过扩大一所部落学院的STEM教学能力，满足了贝特霍尔德堡保留地和北达科他州能源领域对更多接受STEM教育的劳动力的需求。

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.