Maintain an updated Excellence in Native American Education Plan and develop a regular mechanism for tracking progress

Owners/Accountable Party

• Tribal Outreach Specialist
• Special Assistant to the Provost
• Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Actions

Near-term Actions

• Identify steward of the Excellence in Native American Education plan
• Establish a cadence for annually nudging and tracking progress
• Fundraise to support key strategies outlined in the Excellence in Native American Education Plan

Future Actions

• See the Excellence in Native American Education Plan

Completed and Ongoing Actions

• Established the President’s Native American Advisory Council, which will track progress on the Excellence in Native American Education Plan
• Hired a Tribal Outreach Specialist, reporting to the Office of the President
• Created a comprehensive Excellence in Native American Education plan and meet with identified leads and partners
• Developed fundraising materials
• Established Indigenous Research and STEM Education (IRSE) to support the advancement of Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nation students
• Established Sloan program to cover gaps in funding to support Native STEM students
• Added criterion for WRGP application to include programs seeking to diversify their application pool and induce recruitment