Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/11
Outputs
The Department of Continuing Education (DoCE) has been able to again meet and exceed its goals for workshop attendance. DoCE has already exceeded its goal of serving 800 individuals by the end of the project year. A total of 886 community members/leaders participated as of May 31, 2011 for a total of 3,771.75 workshop hours. Based on this and the total number of trainings scheduled for the remainder of the grant period, we will most certainly exceed 1000. Examples of sessions held but not all include: Baby Sitter Certification - 8 participants for a total of 48 workshop hours. Participants included local youth ages 11-15 from the community. They were provided training for a certified Red Cross Babysitting Certification instructor. Topics included feeding, bathing, safety, and emergency preparedness. Job Based Training - 16 sessions were held with 137 participants for a total of 1,579 workshop hours. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Topics included; health care provider training, road construction training, law enforcement training, EMT training, mediation, personal success, Roberts rules of order, telephone etiquette, road rating, American Heart Association CPR/AED/First Aid Certifications -437 participants for a total of 1334 workshop hours. Participants included local professionals, educators, and security guards, loggers, and Tribal housing employees. Certifications were granted in adult and child CPR, AED, CPR/AED, CPR/AED-R, CPR-Adult, CPR-Adult-Infant-Child, CPR-Child, CPR-Infant & Child, first aid, standard first aid, and standard first aid/AED. Upcoming Trainings - DoCE is planning on holding additional trainings that are a direct request of community agencies and departments in the remaining time of the project year. These will include but are not limited cultural based training, a series of law enforcement courses, leadership workshops, and also professional development for individuals currently enrolled in vocational rehabilitation. PRODUCTS: The DoCE has developed a unique relationship with the North Central Technical College Criminal Justice Division. Through this partnership, DoCE has been able to offer criminal justice and law enforcement classes to local law enforcement. They offer many resources not currently available to CMN such as a mobile driving simulator that can be brought right to the CMN campus to provide emergency driver training to law enforcement, fire fighters, bus drivers, and municipal workers. This is very important to these local departments to be able to attend these types of trainings locally for reasons of limited funding and with small departments many of these agencies do not have enough staff to cover shifts. Another partnership that has been produced, is with the Nortwoods NIIJI Enterprise Community. Building these partnerships not only brings in valuable resources not previously available, but also gives both organizations the ability to make funding more productive. This partnership allowed us to hold two Tribal Economic Summits. Day one was focused on addressing issues and challenges tribal owned businesses might face. Sessions provided insight into many topics that tribes should consider in developing or expanding their business. Topics included accessing capitol, accessing credit by developing a uniform commercial code, TERO, and certifications that can be obtained for minority business status. Day two was designed for individual Tribal small businesses and what it takes to be successful. There was again a panel discussion on lending opportunities, a session on incorporating cost controls, certifications, small business contracting/legal requirements, bookkeeping basics, and bid quote administration. All of the presenters were available between sessions to answer questions and provide important feedback. OUTCOMES: DoCE continues to train and certify a large number of community members and local employees in CPR/First aid. This has made the community much safer and also provides individuals with the feeling of accomplishment. This also helps the local emergency responders to be more effective and successful. DoCE has also just recently had two staff members certified to conduct Real Colors Personality Training. This personality training allows individuals to learn about their personality and how to work with and communicate with individuals with different personalities. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: The DoCE utilizes various recruitment tools. In addition to tribal newspapers, such as Menominee Nation News, the Mohican News, and the Oneida Kalihwisaks, DoCE has also heavily utilized such medias as the internet, emails directly to mailing list, and a community calendar. The recruiter at the College of Menominee Nation has also taken on an increased role in marketing trainings and workshops held by DoCE. Most recently staff members have been working on surveying the community and CMN employees to determine the needs of the community as well as the resources and skills the community has to provide in terms of trainers. FUTURE INITIATIVES: DoCE continues to strive to achieve its goal to strengthen the sustainable economic development potential of the Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee, Oneida, and Potawatomi Reservations and surrounding communities through needs based training that promotes and encourages public and professional growth and stakeholder involvement in the process. DoCE has many possible initiatives planned that will look to continue to partner with other groups, agencies, and local governments that could also bring in additional resources to help grow and sustain the current DoCE program. These opportunities could bring new and exciting programs to the communities that will help community members to learn how to better handle their finances, how to run a business, and ways to make the community and their homes safer.
Impacts
By providing a greater number and a wider variety of non credit courses, CMN has expanded the capacity of community members as they pertain to both their professional and personal well being. Creating a more educated and informed community not only makes individuals more productive, but it develops a healthier and safer environment for all to live in. Based on the expansion of the College of Menominee Nation and the DoCE department over a very short period of time, it is apparent that the local community continues to be hungry for knowledge and additional education, which had not previously been available to them.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/07 to 08/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The Department of Continuing Education (DoCE) has again exceeded its goal of 800 for workshop attendance for FY 2010-2011. A total of 1337 community members/leaders participated for a total of 7,115.15 workshop hours. Examples of sessions held but not all include: Baby Sitter Certification - 8 participants for a total of 48 workshop hours. Participants included local youth ages 11-15 from the community. They were provided training for a certified Red Cross Babysitting Certification instructor. Topics included feeding, bathing, safety, and emergency preparedness. Job Based Training - 18 sessions were held with 278 participants for a total of 3,570 workshop hours. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Topics included; road construction training, law enforcement training, EMT training, mediation, personal success, Roberts rules of order, telephone etiquette, road rating, OSHA-10, Environmental Tech. Ed., a Tribal Economic Summit, and cultural resource identification. American Heart Association CPR/AED/First Aid Certifications -616 participants for a total of 2,123.5 workshop hours. Participants included local professionals, educators, and security guards, loggers, and Tribal housing employees. Certifications were granted in adult and child CPR, AED, CPR/AED, CPR/AED-R, CPR-Adult, CPR-Adult-Infant-Child, CPR-Child, CPR-Infant & Child, first aid, standard first aid, and standard first aid/AED. Financial training - 203 participants for a total of 424.25 workshop hours. This was a new training and staff were sent to become certified trainers in the Building Native Communities curriculum that is a financial literacy training that is designed for Native American communities. Workshops included such things as 1 on 1 credit counseling, credit reports and financial literacy. Computer training - 156 participants for a total of 546 workshop hours. Topics included basic computer skills, email, internet, Microsoft Excel and Word. The variety of courses and number of participants along with workshop hours has continued to increase over the course of the 4 years. PARTICIPANTS: The DoCE has developed a unique relationship with the North Central Technical College Criminal Justice Division. Through this partnership, DoCE has been able to offer criminal justice and law enforcement classes to local law enforcement. They offer many resources not currently available to CMN such as a mobile driving simulator that can be brought right to the CMN campus to provide emergency driver training to law enforcement, fire fighters, bus drivers, and municipal workers. This is very important to these local departments to be able to attend these types of trainings locally for reasons of limited funding and with small departments many of these agencies do not have enough staff to cover shifts. Another partnership that has been produced, is with the Nortwoods NIIJI Enterprise Community. Building these partnerships not only brings in valuable resources not previously available, but also gives both organizations the ability to make funding more productive. This partnership allowed us to hold two Tribal Economic Summits. Day one was focused on addressing issues and challenges tribal owned businesses might face. Sessions provided insight into many topics that tribe's should consider in developing or expanding their business. Topics included accessing capitol, accessing credit by developing a uniform commercial code, TERO, and certifications that can be obtained for minority business status. Day two was designed for individual Tribal small businesses and what it takes to be successful. There was again a panel discussion on lending opportunities, a session on incorporating cost controls, certifications, small business contracting/legal requirements, bookkeeping basics, and bid "quote" administration. All of the presenters were available between sessions to answer questions and provide important feedback. TARGET AUDIENCES: By providing a greater number and a wider variety of non credit courses, CMN has expanded the capacity of community members as they pertain to both their professional and personal well being. Creating a more educated and informed community not only makes individuals more productive, but it develops a healthier and safer environment for all to live in. Based on the expansion of the College of Menominee Nation and the DoCE department over a very short period of time, it is apparent that the local community continues to be hungry for knowledge and additional education, which had not previously been available to them. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: The availability of instructors in a rural area continues to provide issues. The college faculty is very overworked providing necessary classes for degree seeking individuals. This has required us to seek instructors from other organizations or institutions. This is much more difficult to coordinate. As a result of this we have found that training our own staff to provide workshops is much more affective. We are planning to send staff to more train the trainer workshops in areas of need to the community.
Impacts
DoCE continues to train and certify a large number of community members and local employees in CPR/First aid. This has made the community much safer and also provides individuals with the feeling of accomplishment. This also helps the local emergency responders to be more effective and successful. DoCE has also just recently had two staff members certified to conduct Real Colors Personality Training. This personality training allows individuals to learn about their personality and how to work with and communicate with individuals with different personalities. We are finding much more success with training our own staff in the community needs and then utilizing them, as opposed to trying to hire and outside trainer.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/09 to 08/31/10
Outputs
The Education Outreach and Extension office has changed its name to the Department of Continuing Education (DoCE) in order to better fit the structure of the College of Menominee Nation. DoCE is anticipating that it will exceed it goal of serving 800 individuals by the end of the project year. A total of 615 community members/leaders participated as of May 31, 2010. Based on this and the total number of trainings scheduled for the remainder of the grant period, we will most certainly exceed the total and hopefully even reach 1000. Sessions held: Teacher Education - four sessions were held with 22 participants for a total of 65 workshop hours. Participants included individuals from local and surrounding head starts seeking teacher certification. Topics included; skills needed in order to obtain a child development associates certificate, and preparation courses for the Pre-professional Skills Test (PPST) which is required to obtain teacher certification and creative curriculum development. Job Based Training - 16 sessions were held with 147 participants for a total of 3,165 workshop hours. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Topics included; health care provider training, road construction training, report writing, wood turning, secure detention, flaggers certification, radon mitigation, census data, probable cause/reasonable suspicion, professional communication, and workplace safety. American Heart Association CPR/AED/First Aid Certifications - Twenty-three sessions were held with 274 participants for a total of 690 workshop hours. Participants included local professionals, educators, and security guards, loggers, and Tribal housing employees. Certifications were granted in adult and child CPR, AED, CPR/AED, CPR/AED-R, CPR-Adult, CPR-Adult-Infant-Child, CPR-Child, CPR-Infant & Child, first aid, standard first aid, and standard first aid/AED. Native American Leadership - One session was held with 11 participants. Participants included local professionals from the community as well as leaders. This was conducted in partnership with Wellstone Action a non-profit community based group that specializes in minority education and developing professional skills to become leaders in the community. Cultural Based activities - Twenty-seven sessions were held with a total of 147 participants for a total of 1,179 workshop hours. Sessions included Menominee Language, providing basic, intermediate, and advance language workshops throughout the community and serving each village on the Reservation. There were also numerous culturally relevant crafting workshops including; Porcupine Quillwork on Birchbark, Floral Beading, loom beading, and moccasin making. Upcoming Trainings - DoCE is planning on holding additional trainings that are a direct request of community agencies and departments in the remaining time of the project year. These will include but are not limited to report writing for headstart teachers, a series of law enforcement courses, transportation planning, and also professional development for individuals currently enrolled in vocational rehabilitation. PRODUCTS: The DoCE has developed a unique relationship with the Wellstone Action organization. This organization conducts grass roots community organizing workshops throughout the country and one area in particular that has peaked our interest is the Native American Leadership Program. Their trainers have come to the CMN campus twice and have been well received and many community members have benefited from this type of leadership training. This has produced the start of a beneficial partnership as DoCE has decided to send staff to Wellstone for a trainer the trainer experience which will in turn broaden the scope of leadership training that will be able to be offered at College of Menominee Nation. In addition CMN can take this training and help to develop and increase the leadership skills of surrounding tribes and communities to make more well rounded leaders. Another partnership that has been produced, is with the regional planning commission. Building these partnerships not only brings in valuable resources not previously available, but also gives both organizations the ability to make funding more productive. The regional planning commission has provided workshops in transportation construction, planning, and demographics. OUTCOMES: DoCE continues to train and certify a large number of community members and local employees in CPR/First aid. This has made the community much safer and also provides individuals with the feeling of accomplishment. This also helps the local emergency responders to be more effective and successful. DoCE has also just recently had two staff members certified to conduct babysitter training. This brings young people in and provides instruction on the proper techniques to care for a young child and gives the young person a sense of adulthood and responsibility that helps them become productive adults in the future. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: The DoCE utilizes various recruitment tools. In addition to tribal newspapers, such as Menominee Nation News, the Mohican News, and the Oneida Kalihwisaks, DoCE has also heavily utilized such medias as the internet, emails directly to mailing list, and a community calendar. The recruiter at the College of Menominee Nation has also taken on an increased role in marketing trainings and workshops held by DoCE. Most recently staff members have held meetings with local department heads and directors to narrow down what areas of need there are in the community. This has been successful and allows DoCE to conduct the trainings that are of need the most. FUTURE INITIATIVES: DoCE continues to strive to achieve its goal to strengthen the sustainable economic development potential of the Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee, Oneida, and Potawatomi Reservations and surrounding communities through needs based training that promotes and encourages public and professional growth and stakeholder involvement in the process. DoCE has many possible initiatives planned that will look to continue to partner with other groups, agencies, and local governments that could also bring in additional resources to help grow and sustain the current DoCE program. These opportunities could bring new and exciting programs to the communities that will help community members to learn how to better handle their finances, how to run a business, and ways to make the community and their homes safer.
Impacts
By providing a greater number and a wider variety of non credit courses, CMN has expanded the capacity of community members as they pertain to both their professional and personal well being. Creating a more educated and informed community not only makes individuals more productive, but it develops a healthier and safer environment for all to live in. Based on the expansion of the College of Menominee Nation and the DoCE department over a very short period of time, it is apparent that the local community continues to be hungry for knowledge and additional education, that had not previously been available to them.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/08 to 08/31/09
Outputs
E/O/E exceeded its goal of serving 800 individuals. A total of 876 community members/leaders participated as of April 30, 2009. Based on this and the total number of trainings scheduled for the remainder of the grant period, it is safe to assume that the number of participants trained by the end of the grant year will be well over 1000. Sessions held: Teacher Education - four sessions were held with 29 participants for a total of 162 workshop hours. Participants included individuals from local and surrounding head starts seeking teacher certification. Topics included; skills needed in order to obtain a child development associates certificate, and preparation courses for the Pre-professional Skills Test (PPST) which is required to obtain teacher certification. Job Based Training - twelve sessions were held with 165 participants for a total of 2,610 workshop hours. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Topics included; developing high performance teams, job preparation, professional administration assistant training, leadership, managerial accounting, self assessment, supervising, Roberts rules of order, writing effective performance reviews and Tax preparation. Youth Based Training - There were spring and fall sessions held for the Youth Empowerment program of which there were a total of 24 youth participating. This does not include the summer program that will still be occurring in June. The STI program also had a total of 21 participants. American Heart Association CPR/AED/First Aid Certifications - Forty-seven sessions were held with 434 participants for a total of 1,887 workshop hours. Participants included local professionals, educators, and security guards, loggers, and Tribal housing employees. Certifications were granted in adult and child CPR, AED, CPR/AED, CPR/AED-R, CPR-Adult, CPR-Adult-Infant-Child, CPR-Child, CPR-Infant & Child, first aid, standard first aid, and standard first aid/AED. Tribal Constitutional law - One session was held with 17 participants. Participants included local professionals from the community as well as leaders. Main topic was the Menominee Tribal Constitution and how it is interpreted. Cultural Based activities - Thirty-eight sessions were held with a total of 222 participants for a total of 1,179 workshop hours. Sessions included Menominee Language, a summit for local leaders on Menominee Language, and teacher training for Menominee Language teachers. There was also a workshop on the field of archaeology that included conducting field studies and mapping out potential sites. Upcoming Trainings - EOE is planning on offering a number of additional trainings and workshops in the remaining grant year that will enhance the objectives and goals of the department. These included, but are not limited to,: computer software classes (excel, keyboarding, and Quickbooks), professional development courses (positive communication, professionalism, and customer service), and additional courses in CPR/First Aid, summer youth programs and a number of courses looking at legal issues for Tribal governments and Tribal members. PRODUCTS: The teacher education training produced 6 individuals who were able to pass all three portions of the PPST exam to become certified teachers. In addition, there were 9 more that were able to pass a portion of the three tests and are planning to continue to work with the department for assistance with preparation to take the remaining tests again. Providing job training to local community members is even more crucial considering the state of the economy and high unemployment in the area. In addition to providing training to those who are unemployed, EOE was able to provide professional development to individuals employed but needing additional skills to either advance in their current position or just to maintain their status. EOE was also able to provide needed training to local boards and committees that allows them to run their meetings more efficiently and better work for the people they serve. The Menominee Language program that was developed to assist local Menominee Language teachers learn the classroom skills necessary to optimize classroom time, has produced a number of deliverables that are being utilized. Podcast of teaching techniques were recorded to allow teacher to access them through theiriPods. Archived tapes of Elders speaking the Menominee language have been re-recorded onto a digital format that can be used in classroom setting and are also now more secure with the new technology. OUTCOMES: EOE has been able to raise the bar this year in the number of trainings and workshops offered. This was in part due to the department being able to finally move into its own facility with more space and additional training rooms. In the past, the department had to compete with other programs at College of Menominee Nation for room availability and this would limit training opportunities. With a total of 876 individuals trained as of April 30, 2009, this is an indication that EOE will far exceed its goal of 800 by the end of the grant year. The variety of workshops offered indicates the wide variety of need for the community and the area in general. The number of individuals trained in CPR/First Aid (434) leads to a much safer community and with this alleviates the high strain on local emergency service responders. More community members are aware of the proper response an emergency situation and this helps emergency personnel to be more efficient and successful. EOE also continues to work successfully with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to facilitate a taskforce between the department and Tribes in the state of Wisconsin. Many positive outcomes have resulted from this including an upcoming safety summit, a road safety audit for the Menominee Reservation which will make local roads much safer and updated resource directories to be utilized by Tribal officials. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: The EOE utilizes various recruitment tools. In addition to tribal newspapers, such as Menominee Nation News, the Mohican News, and the Oneida Kalihwisaks, EOE has also heavily utilized such medias as the internet, emails directly to mailing list, and a community calendar. The recruiter at the College of Menominee Nation has also taken on an increased role in marketing trainings and workshops held by EOE. A quarterly training schedule is established as well as a monthly schedule as an update and a reminder. FUTURE INITIATIVES: EOE continues to strive to achieve its goal to strengthen the sustainable economic development potential of the Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee, Oneida, and Potawatomi Reservations and surrounding communities through needs based training that promotes and encourages public and professional growth and stakeholder involvement in the process. EOE has many possible initiatives planned that will look to partner with other groups, agencies, and local governments that could also bring in additional resources to help grow and sustain the current EOE program. These opportunities could bring new and exciting programs to the communities that will help community members to learn how to better handle their finances, how to run a business, and ways to make the community and their homes safer.
Impacts
By providing a greater number and a wider variety of courses, CMN has expanded the capacity of community members as they pertain to both there professional and personal well being. Creating a more educated and informed community not only makes individuals more productive, but it develops a healthier and safer environment for all to live in. Based on the expansion of the College of Menominee Nation and the EOE department over a very short period of time, it is apparent that the local community is hungry for knowledge and additional education that had not previously been available to them.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/07 to 08/31/08
Outputs
The following non-credit workshops were designed and offered in the 2007-2008 project year: Financial Literacy This workshop was designed to assist community members with the financial technical skills needed to be successful in life. Addressing Drug Related Issues The Menominee Tribal Legislature asked for assistance in putting a strategy together to combat this issue. Faculty from CMN Legal Studies was brought in to explain what the legal rights of the Legislature are as they pertain to the Tribal Constitution and drug crimes. Also, an instructor was brought in from the Fox Valley Technical College to cover community planning and described an initiative known as Community Analysis Process for Planning Strategies (CAPPS). Computer software training CMN provided training in basic keyboarding, Excel, and typing. The turnout was excellent and participants were requesting addition training. Our training initiatives for 2007-2008 include the following categories: Early Childhood, Job Based Training, Youth Based Training, Red Cross Certifications, Menominee language training, and Strategic Planning Training. Early Childhood - Eight sessions were held with 46 participants. Job Based Training - Seventeen sessions were held with 208 participants. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Youth Based Training - There were spring, summer and fall sessions held for the Youth Empowerment program of which there were a total of 45 youth participating. The STI program also had a total of 21 participants. Red Cross Certifications - Twenty-three sessions were held with 118 participants. Strategic Planning - Staff supported and helped to facilitate a Veterans group that focused on indentifying services for post traumatic stress disorder services available. Menominee Language - Twenty-four sessions were held with a total of 146 participants. E/O/E was not able to provide the number of child care training that it provided in the past. The reason for this was lack of funding as the local head start no longer had the funding necessary to cover costs. E/O/E was however able to provide a number of trainings such as curriculum development, preparation for the PPST testing, and training for Menominee language teachers. The training for the Menominee language teachers worked with teachers from head start all the way through high school age. A language liaison was hired and a number of in-service trainings were held to better prepare local teachers in techniques to incorporate the native language into the classroom. In 2008 CMNs E/O/E continued to work with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to assist the agency in the Tribal Task Force, a group of tribal representatives from each tribal community in the state. A tribal transportation survey was developed with 9 of the 11 tribes in the state participating. The results of the survey were analyzed by CMN's Institutional Research Director and a Tribal Transportation report was created. The report can be used to better identify the needs of the Tribes as they pertain to working with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. PRODUCTS: Early Childhood - Eight sessions were held with 46 participants. Participants included individuals from local and surrounding head starts as well as Tribal and private daycares. Topics included; curriculum design, the Pre-professional skills test training. This test is for those individuals looking to enroll in the 4 year education program to become a certified teacher. Job Based Training - Seventeen sessions were held with 208 participants. Participants included local community members, professionals, leaders and youth. Topics included; keyboarding, financial literacy for adults and youth, job searching, job preparation, computer basics, flagger certification, road construction, income tax preparation and TAT grants. There were also two in-service trainings held, one for Walmart dealing with diversity and the other was a criminal justice in-service. Youth Based Training - There were spring, summer and fall sessions held for the Youth Empowerment program of which there were a total of 45 youth participating. The STI program also had a total of 21 participants. Red Cross Certifications - Twenty-three sessions were held with 118 participants. Participants included local professionals, educators, and law enforcement. Certifications were granted in CPR/AED, CPR/AED-R, CPR-Adult, CPR-Adult-Infant-Child, CPR-Infant & Child, first aid, standard first aid. Strategic Planning - Staff supported and helped to facilitate a Veterans group that focused on indentifying services for post traumatic stress disorder services available. The Menominee Reservation has one of the highest per capita military enrollments in the nation. Menominee Language - Twenty-four sessions were held with a total of 146 participants. Sessions included instruction and techniques used to teach a language while still following cultural and spiritual traditions. OUTCOMES: All though the number of participants trained for 2007-2008 was lower than the previous year, EOE still felt the number trained was very successful. New programs were started within the year and EOE has found that it takes time for new programs to take off and be successful. In addition, a number of previous trainings were no longer provided because of lack of funding and space. With many of EOE's programs now going into their second or third year, there will be more success and that will lead to an additional number of individuals being trained. CMN held 82 workshop sessions. During the course of the training sessions, CMN trained 593 participants. The culmination of these workshops represents the very spirit of the land grant mission. CMN provided educational opportunities to community members that directly and immediately improve the quality of their lives. The results of the transportation survey provided a better understanding of the needs of the Tribes as they pertain to transportation and working with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. This will give the WI-DOT the ability and the tools necessary to work in partnership with the respective tribal governments. The next step will be to try and address concerns that the tribes had and look for positive ways to reconcile these differences. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: The E/O/E utilizes various recruitment tools. First are the local tribal newspapers, such as, Menominee Nation News, the Mohican News, and the Oneida Kalihwisaks. Tribal newsletters are also used (i.e. Maehnowesekiyah monthly newsletter). Community postings are the greatest single source for recruitment, such as, the Community Calendar, email directly to all MITW departments and CMN, and posters in public gathering areas within the community are effective ways to recruit. A training schedule was also established by the department that included all of the offerings for the summer. Such classes as interviewing skills, resume writing, computer courses, and legal studies were offered. These training schedules were mass copied and distributed throughout the community in payroll check stubs. FUTURE INITIATIVES: E/O/E continues to strive to achieve its goal to strengthen the sustainable economic development potential of the Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee, Oneida, and Potawatomi Reservations and surrounding communities through needs based training that promotes and encourages public and professional growth and stakeholder involvement in the process. With economic uncertainty not only on the Reservations, but throughout the region, EOE will continue to offer job training opportunities they will give participants the ability to strengthen their skills and become more well rounded individuals. The communities EOE are working with hunger for education. For too long they were overlooked and did not have the financial means or opportunity to take advantage of the things education has to offer. EOE will also work to expand its youth programming as the youth of the area are important to the future vitality. EOE will continue to increase the numbers of offerings it provides not just only on the Menominee Reservation but throughout the region, most importantly additional trainings at the College of Menominee Nations Green Bay campus. With resources becoming limited, it is important that businesses and people learn to work smarter and more efficient. EOE will offer the opportunity for groups and organizations to better plan out how their money is spent and utilize the tools available to work more efficient.
Impacts
CMN has increased the education and training opportunities for the rural population it serves through the evolution in distance learning initiatives. By utilizing distance education technology CMN has: provided classes necessary for students to obtain their academic goals; served as a receiver site for educational presentations that build the capacity of tribal alcohol and other drug abuse counselors; expanded course offerings to satellite campuses, and assisted constituent groups in meeting the organizational needs of their enterprise.
Publications
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