ICE-TI: Forging Pathways to Tribal College Graduate Education in Natural Resources

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的一个目标是提高为美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领域追求具有挑战性、回报丰厚的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供研究，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接符合这一目标，此外，通过在需求的STEM领域培养大量研究生学位持有人，将增加该机构所在地区的经济实力。Salish Kootenai学院（SKC）与爱达荷大学合作开发并获得自然资源硕士学位认证。这一努力将增加该学科合格专业人员的数量，使STEM专业劳动力多样化，并扩大为学生提供学士学位后学习的tcu的数量。SKC独立学位的完成和认证时间为五年，在此期间，SKC学生将参加UI项目提供的现场和在线课程。此外，目前和预期的SKC教师将受益于UI教师提供的专业发展和指导。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。

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 of 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 increase the economic strength of the institution’s region by producing a significant number of graduate degree holders in an in-demand STEM field.Salish Kootenai College (SKC) collaborates with the University of Idaho to develop and achieve accreditation for a Masters degree in natural resources. This effort will increase the number of qualified professionals in that discipline, diversify the STEM professional workforce, and expand the number of TCUs that provide post-baccalaureate studies for their students. The timeline for completion and accreditation of SKC’s independent degree is five years, during which time SKC students will participate in on-site and on-line courses offered by UI’s program. Moreover, current and anticipated SKC faculty will benefit from the professional development and mentoring provided by UI faculty.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.