Source: TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE submitted to NRP
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0197461
Grant No.
2003-38421-36902
Cumulative Award Amt.
$54,482.00
Proposal No.
2003-04688
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2003
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2006
Grant Year
2003
Program Code
[KX]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOX 340
BELCOURT,ND 58316
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
Turtle Mountain Community College will develop a GIS/GPS teaching laboratory applicable to the environmental and rural health needs in its area and utilize data associated with a straw house to teach alternative energy education. This project at Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) will focus on strengthening its present teaching components in the agricultural sciences and develop special emphasis areas in GIS/GPS and alternative energy. Overall, educational training in these areas will make the agricultural graduates of TMCC more competitive in the agricultural work force.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
100%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
60504993020100%
Knowledge Area
605 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics;

Subject Of Investigation
0499 - Atmosphere, general/other;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
This project at Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) will focus on strengthening its present teaching components in the agricultural sciences and develop special emphasis areas in GIS/GPS and alternative energy. Overall, educational training in these areas will make the agricultural graduates of TMCC more competitive in the agricultural work force.
Project Methods
The GIS/GPS special emphasis area at Turtle Mountain Community College will include the development of a GIS/GPS teaching laboratory and a GIS/GPS curriculum in partnership with the academic program at TMCC the Tribal Natural Resources Department, and the Indian Health Service. Alternative Energy education will include the building of a straw house and relate features of the straw house to energy conservation and renewable energy.