Recipient Organization
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
600 N. GEAND AVE.
TAHLEQUAH,OK 74464
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
Northeastern State University (NSU) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is recruiting five scholars to the following majors: Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition, and Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Applicants will be recruited through a brochure, the internet, and targeted high schools and community colleges in northeastern Oklahoma. Presentations will be made to the Native American Student Association, the Black Student Society, and Freshman Orientation classes at NSU. A major component of the plan is the development of a mentoring program which will pair the student with a faculty member from FCS and/or one of the faculty members associated with BSS or NASS, as well as job-related professionals from the students' fields of study.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
1. To actively recruit five minority students to the following degree options by making presentations to the Native American Student Society, the Black Student Society, and freshman orientation courses on campus, and visiting targeted high schools and community colleges: a. Dietetics; b. Foods and Nutrition; c. Family and Consumer Sciences Education. 2. To develop a mentoring program for the five MSP recipients by pairing each student with a faculty member from FCS and/or a faculty member representing Black Student Society or Native American Student Society, and a professional from the area in which the student has chosen to study. This mentoring will continue throughout the time the student is at NSU, and will consist of job shadowing, attendance at professional meetings, and individual discussions. 3. To actively work with the five MSP recipients to encourage student success and retention by meeting with the students at mid-semester each semester and facilitating
enrollment procedures through academic advisement.
Project Methods
Northeastern State University (NSU) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has the highest number of American Indian students of any college or university in the nation. This fact enables NSU to expand the existing MSP in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department. Five scholars will be recruited to the following majors: Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition, and Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Classification of the five scholars at the time of recruitment will be one freshman, two sophomores, and two juniors. Applicants will be recruited through a brochure, the internet, and targeted high schools and community colleges in northeastern Oklahoma. Presentations will be made to the Native American Student Association, the Black Student Society, and freshman orientation classes on campus. The selection process for the MSP will include priorities based on race/ethnicity, leadership, honors, awards, work experience, and career aspirations. A major component of the plan is the development
of a mentoring program. The mentorship will pair the student with a faculty member from FCS and/or one of the faculty members associated with the Black Student Society or the Native American Student Society, as well as a job-related professional from dietetics, nutrition or FCS education. The mentorship will include both one-on-one and group activities. Job shadowing, attendance at professional meetings and individual advisement will be included. MSP recipients will meet with their mentor on a regular, monitored basis, and will also meet with the FCS faculty in a more formal setting at least one time per semester.