Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative: Providing for the Education of American Indian Engineers A Collaboration between: College of Menominee Nation – Lead Institution UW-Madison, College of Engineering UW-Platteville College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science PEEC Workshop Minneapolis, Minnesota December 15-17, 2014

Enrollment in Engineering Total UW-Madison Native American or Pacific Islander Other Minority (African-American, Hispanic, more than one) Non-Minority Undisclosed Total UW-Platteville Native American or Pacific Islander Other Minority (African-American, Hispanic, more than one) Non-Minority Undisclosed Total

Menominee County vs. Wisconsin Menominee County State of Wisconsin Median Household Income$34,042$53,103 Poverty rate (all ages)31.7%12.4% Children living in poverty44%14% % eligible for free lunch74%32% Single parent households42%29% Teen birth rate (per 1000)9950 Overall Obesity 38%26.7% Smoking during pregnancy43%14% Violent crime (per 100,000)1, Attended some college43%63% Unemployment13.7%8.5%

An Engineering Career is not known to the native population in the CMN region.

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Program and courses approved by Curriculum Committee Hired engineering faculty Built laboratories Recruitment Developed admissions process

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Curriculum Approval Process 1.College and Community membership 2.Program design approved 3.Courses developed 4.Courses approved by Assessment of Student Learning Committee 5.Curriculum Committee approval, 2 hearings 6.All courses must include language and culture

Selected Highlights & Outcomes 1 st CMN PEEC graduate taking UW-Platteville courses, Fall 2013 Advocacy & academic advising Personal & family support Student stipend Establish relationships with faculty 6 students currently enrolled in pre-engineering at CMN 1 student plans to attend UW-Madison 5 students have not decided on a University Ongoing relationship development with current CMN students

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Increased interest in engineering in high school students K-12 outreach initiatives with native students Advocacy of current UW-Platteville outreach programs Community initiatives with native K-12 students & families Career Exploration Fairs for native students

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Better UW-Platteville brand awareness within native communities Awareness of CMN-PEEC partnership opportunities Community recognition of Bob’s role and the program UW-Platteville clothing illustrates unity and identity Partnerships in support of K-12 native student populations Department of Public Instruction UW Green Bay Fusion Group Collaboration with other UW System School Recruiters Informal support networks for native students Partnerships with off reservation K-12 school districts

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Increased faculty/staff support of native populations UW-Platteville team Cultural competency presentations Altered teaching pedagogy Conversations and connections with faculty and staff Goal Setting/Transition plan for transfer students UW-Platteville Special Programs Manager and CMN Recruiter co-presented at the Midwest Cultural Inclusivity Conference in 2013, Building relationships between tribal colleges and traditional 4-year institutions.

Selected Highlights & Outcomes Articulation Agreement completed Endorsed by Colleges of EMS, BILSA & LAE and the UW-Platteville Undergraduate Curriculum Commission Acknowledges language and culture Department conversations about course transfers Identified curriculum issues beyond Associates Degree Website Connection with other PEEC Programs Resources for Faculty/Staff Infrastructure and contact point

Explore Engineering Summer Program 8 students from Menominee Indian, Shawano, Gresham, and West De Pere high schools participated Collaboration between CMN and UW-Platteville faculty Faculty community tours and cultural events Participants have shown increased aptitude in STEM courses Participant family outreach and participation

Explore Engineering Summer Program Dr. Lisa Bosman (CMN) teaching students to assess sustainability for buildings on the CMN campus

Explore Engineering Summer Program Dr. Mike Zampaloni (UW-Fox Valley) and Dr. Jeff Hoerning working with students in Mechanical Engineering

Explore Engineering Summer Program Dr. Cody Martin (CMN) demonstrating instruments and experiments in Engineering Physics

Future Focus Explore Engineering Program – Winter 2015 at CMN with UW-Platteville, and UW-Fox Valley faculty participation Increase visibility in Northeast Wisconsin high schools with native student populations Continue developing curriculum and pathways to a degree from CMN to UW-Platteville and UW-Platteville to CMN Extend current PEEC grant Continue to develop awareness of Native American student populations on the UW-Platteville campus

Current & Potential Collaborations Sustainable Development Institute at CMN Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems Major Fish Passageways TREES Lab UW-Platteville native studies certificate programs UW-Platteville Collaborative Program NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project Water temperature monitoring collaboration between UW- Platteville, CMN, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Menominee Conservation Department

FUTURE OPPORTUNITY Distance delivery of engineering classes to the CMN Campus Cohort model CMN Faculty oversight Newly installed CMN technology UW-Platteville engineering faculty and laboratory facilities on the UW-Fox Valley campus CMN courses to UW-Platteville and Collaborative students Deliver Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Degrees at CMN