Strategy 1.1.3 (Excellence in Native American Education)
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