North Dakota INBRE External Advisory Committee Meeting

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North Dakota INBRE - External Advisory Committee
Meeting

• Tribal College Outreach Core
• Summary
• Turtle Mountain Community College
• October 25, 2004
• North Dakota Association
• of Tribal Colleges

T. M. Bull Bennett PhD Science
Coordinator NDATC
Phyllis Howard Executive
Director NDATC
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Overview

• Introduction
• Science Coordinator T. M. Bull Bennett PhD
• INBRE Outreach Core Summary
• INBRE Goals as they apply to Tribal College
  Outreach
• Tribal College Academic Initiatives
• Tribal College Research Initiatives
• North Dakota Baccalaureate and Graduate Research
  Opportunities
• Conclusions
• Tribal College Outreach Core Plans For 2004-2005
• Discussion and Networking

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Introduction - Science Coordinator T. M. Bull
Bennett PhD

• BS Biology (1996) Black Hills State University
• MS Zoology and Physiology (1998) University of
  Wyoming
• PhD Atmosphere, Environment and Water Resources
  (2004) - South Dakota School of Mines and
  Technology

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Where is Everybody?!!!!
Sketch by Charles Darwin (1872) The Expression
of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
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Turtle Mountain CC
Minot State U
Cankdeska Cikana CC
UND
Fort Berthold CC
Mayville State U
Valley City State U
Dickinson State U
NDSU
U of Mary
United Tribes Technical College
Sitting Bull College
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INBRE Outreach Core Summary
INBRE Goals gtgt To Increase

• Quality and level of STEM curricula at each TC
• Number of students enrolled in STEM courses
• Number of TC students entering science programs
  in the State institutions
• Awareness of biomedical careers via seminars,
  research opportunities and short courses with
  other INBRE institutions
• Number of TC students entering graduate research
  programs

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INBRE Outreach Core Summary
Mechanisms gtgt

• Build on BRIN foundation
• Develop and enhance distance course delivery
• Utilize existing resources (TCU faculty
  expertise)
• Fund technology, training and support to expand
  course offerings to other TCU campuses
• Invest in Outreach Core Initiatives
• Support of IVN
• Establish Site Coordinator
• TCU STEM faculty and shared curriculum support

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INBRE Strengths and Challenges
Cankdeska Cikana CC UTTC Ft. Berthold
CC SBC TMCC
Minot St. U Valley City St. U Mayville St.
U Dickinson St. U
University of North Dakota North Dakota
State U
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A Snapshot of the TCU Academic and Research
Environment
Cankdeska Cikana Community College United Tribes
Technical College Fort Berthold Community
College Sitting Bull College Turtle Mountain
Community College
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Tribal College STEM Initiatives
Cankdeska Cikana Community College N 37 STEM
courses listed Associate of Science
3 Associate of Applied Science 5 Degree Fall
04 Enrollment (n ) Pre-Nursing 15 Agricultur
e 6 Tribal Administration 1 Computer
Applications 10 Office Technology
8 Total 40 Seen increased enrollment in
STEM Courses
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Tribal College STEM Initiatives
United Tribes Technical College N 25 STEM
courses listed Associate of Science
18 Certificate Programs 7 Degree Fall 04
Enrollment (n ) Computer Support Technology
46 Health Information Technology 25 Injury
Prevention 25 Nutrition Food Service
28 Office Technology 9 Practical
Nursing 57 Environmental Science
0 Total 190
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Tribal College STEM Initiatives
Fort Berthold Community College N 37 STEM
courses listed Associate of Science
6 Associate of Applied Science 7 Degree Fall
04 Enrollment (n ) Practical Nursing 4
Environmental Science 9 Mathematics
4 Science 16 Agriculture Transfer
0 Computer Science 5 Total 38
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Tribal College STEM Initiatives
Sitting Bull College N 106 STEM courses listed
Associate of Science 14 Associate of
Applied Science 3 Degree Fall 04 Enrollment
(n ) Environmental Science 3
Environmental Science 3
Information Technology 22 Natural
Resources 1 Nursing 34 Office
Technology 11 Teacher Education
43 Information Technology 22 Total 13
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Tribal College STEM Initiatives
Turtle Mountain Community College N 81 STEM
courses listed Associate of Science
16 Associate of Applied Science 11
Degrees and Fall 04 Enrollment (n ) Biology
2 Computer Science 6 Engineering 3
Environmental Science 2 Food and Nutrition
0 Mathematics 1 Med. Admin. Asst 4
Med. Bill Coding 8 Nursing 28 Pharmacy
2 Physical Therapy 4 Pre-Dentistry 1
Pre-Medicine 7 Pre-Optometry 0
Pre-Vet Medicine 5 Wildlife Studies
2 Total 75
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Tribal College Research Initiatives
Cankdeska Cikana Community College Currently not
conducting research Research Infrastructure
Development Partnerships United Tribes
Technical College Currently not conducting
research Geospatial Technologies (GIS, Remote
Sensing) Increased Faculty
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Tribal College Research Initiatives
Fort Berthold Community College Food and
Nutrition Juneberry re-establishment Aquacul
ture walleye fisheries Biological Control and
Leafy Spurge GIS mapping of cultural
sites Rangeland inventory and management
assessment Identification and eradication of
salt cedar Mosquito monitoring and viral
transmission Diabetes assessment and
accountability Effectiveness of Distance
Learning Research in collaboration with Three
Affiliated Tribes Research in collaboration
with Tribes and State Health Agency
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Tribal College Research Initiatives
Sitting Bull College Macro-invertebrate
analysis and water quality Water quality
testing public vs. private sources Leafy
Spurge bio-control vs. pesticide use Selenium
levels in forage crops, bison diet Fish ecology
and Costa Rican rice habitat Avian
Ecology New Science Faculty
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Tribal College Research Initiatives
Turtle Mountain Community College Pre-eclampsia
in minority populations Mosquito spp.
inventory, ecology and viral transmission Isolati
on of traditional plant extracts Macro-invertebr
ate and water quality testing Diversity and
forage ecology of Turtle Mountain
fisheries INBRE Research Subcontract
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ND Baccalaureate Research Opportunities
Dickinson State U Toxicology and Cancer
Environmental Health Global Climate
Change Minot State U Environmental
Health Cancer Research Pharmaceutical
Research Valley City State U Water Quality /
Biological Indicators Macro Invertebrate
Census Mayville State U DNA Research
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ND Graduate Research Opportunities
North Dakota State University Animal and Range
Science Botany Cereal Food Science Civil
Engineering Engineering Env. Conservation Sci
Food Safety Microbiology Ind. Man
Engineering Natural Resource
Mgt. Physics Software Engineering
Statistics Biochemistry Ag Biosystems Eng.
Chemistry Elec. Eng. Environ. Engineering
Genomics Horticulture Mathematics
Molecular Pathogenesis Nursing Plant Pathogens
Polymers Coating Sci. Soil Science Biology
Cell Molecular Biol. Computer
Sci. Entomology Health, Nutrition
Exerc. Mech. Eng. Manufacturing Eng.
Pharmaceutical Sci. Plant Science Zoology
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ND Graduate Research Opportunities
University of North Dakota Anatomy and Cellular
Biol. Atmospheric Sciences Biochemistry
Molecular Biol. Biology
Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering
Clinical Laboratory Sci. Computer Science
Earth System Sci. Policy Engineering
Environmental Engineering Geological
Engineering Geology Industrial Technology
Instructional Design Tech. Kinesiology
Mathematics Mechanical Engineering
Microbiology Immunology Nursing
Occupational Therapy Pharmacy,
Physiology Theur. Physical Therapy Physician
Assistant Physics Space Studies
Technology Education
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Conclusions

• INBRE Goals and Directives
• INBRE Strengths and Weaknesses
• Current ND Tribal College Academic
  Environment
• Current ND Tribal College Research
  Environment
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities State
  Institutions
• Graduate Research Opportunities State
  Research Institutions

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Tribal College Outreach CorePlans For 2004-2005
Host an INBRE Meeting via the IVN Site Visits to
All INBRE Partnering Institutions Revisit
Previously Proposes Tribal College MOU Increase
Number of Online and IVN Courses Offered for
TCUs by Spring 05 Increase Network /
Communication and Resources for INBRE
Partners Promote Relationship Building between
INBRE Partners Sustainability ID continued
funding opportunities Define Collaboration
Equity
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Discussion and Networking