Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Retention efforts for this project period included: student success workshops, peer tutoring, professional tutoring, and BMCC Student Services meetings; these services were made available to BMCC students enrolled in math, science, and computer science courses. Recruiting efforts for this period included: participation in college recruiting fairs, meetings with high school counselors and Native American student advisors, information booths at the Bay Mills and Sault Tribe Pow Wows, high school student tours, and career days. The recruiting efforts reached regional high school students and their families, high school counselors, Native America Advisors, Native American communities, and non-traditional students. Agricultural education programs for this project period targeted youth at Boys and Girls Club of the Bay Mills Indian Community, students at the Ojibwe Charter School (located within the Bay Mills Indian Community) and neighboring Brimley Area Schools, BMCC science and agriculture students, and area farmers and emerging farmers. The youth were involved with farm tours, community gardening, pasture poultry production, honey production, vegetable production, marketing and sales, and livestock production. Changes/Problems:In late July of 2017 Waishkey Bay Farm Manager, Monica Young resigned from her position with BMCC to pursue other interests; Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks has been hired as the new Farm Manager. A TCU/VISTA volunteer, Brianna Gunka started in March 2017; upon completion of her VISTA year of service she was hired as BMCC's Land Grant Coordinator. Former Farm technician, Wilmer Noganosh, was replaced in 2018 by two new Technicians, Arnulfo Ortiz and Kristin Tadgerson. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this reporting period BMCC students were hired in the positions of peer tutors and a TCU/VISTA worker was assigned to the farm. These students were exposed to professional development on a daily basis in the areas of communication, planning, and discipline specific information. Agriculture staff from Waishkey Bay Farm attended the Indigenous Farming Conference (2015, 2016), and the Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). New Farm Manager, Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks, completed the Organic Farming Training Program at Michigan State University. Project Director, Dr. Steve Yanni, attended the FALCON Conference (2015, 2016, 2017). New Land Grant Coordinator, Brianna Gunka, attended the 2017 FALCON Conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project activities were reported through articles in the Bay Mills News, the BMCC Newsletter, conference and meeting presentations, the Waishkey Bay Farm Facebook page, and the BMCC website. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For this reporting period project activities focused on three areas: retention, recruitment, and agricultural education. Retention efforts included the hiring of peer and professional tutors in the areas of math, science, and computer science in order to make available free tutoring services for all BMCC students seeking the additional support. The tutoring services supported the academic success of 648 BMCC students, totaling 2,436 hours of tutoring services provided. Project activities focusing on retention also included 32 student success workshops, including study skills, transfer to university procedures, financial literacy, organizational skills, effective note taking, time management, etc. Project staff provided leadership for BMCC Student Services during the project period; 22 Student Services Meetings were held which focused on measuring and improving retention and completion rates across campus. All project retention activities were facilitated through the BMCC Student Success Center. Recruiting efforts during this reporting period included project staff attending 9 college recruiting fairs where they promoted science and technology programs at BMCC. Additionally, project staff visited 7 regional high schools where they met with guidance counselors and Native American advisors in an attempt to solidify relationships and encourage more students to consider attending BMCC for science and technology programs. Agricultural education efforts during this reporting period included a component of the BMCC Summer High School Science Camp taking place at Waishkey Bay Farm under the guidance of new Farm Manager, Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks. Science Camp participants received education in the areas of vegetable gardening, blueberry production, season extension technology, pasture-based beef production, pasture-based poultry production, and sustainable agriculture in general, learning all aspects of farm operations. Additionally, staff from Waishkey Bay Farm were invited into the classrooms at the Ojibwe Charter School to introduce students to sustainable farming activities; many of the students later visited the farm on field trips to obtain a firsthand understanding of farm activities. Project staff coordinated 53 workshops at Waishkey Bay Farm during this project period, including: introduction to honey bees, organic gardening, pasture poultry, community food systems, and seed saving. The student early alert referral system (EARS) developed and implemented by project staff as a retention strategy showed encouraging results, as students were referred for services including tutoring, time management education, academic advisor contacts, and attendance advising; in some cases, students were advised to withdraw from a course if warranted.
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Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Retention efforts for this project period included: student success workshops, peer tutoring, professional tutoring, and BMCC Student Services meetings; these services were made available to BMCC students enrolled in math, science, and computer science courses. Recruiting efforts for this period included: participation in college recruiting fairs, meetings with high school counselors and Native American student advisors, and career days. The recruiting efforts reached regional high school students and their families and non-traditional students. Agricultural education programs for this project period targeted youth at Boys and Girls Club of the Bay Mills Indian Community, students at the Ojibwe Charter School (located within the Bay Mills Indian Community) and neighboring Brimley Area Schools, BMCC science and agriculture students, and area farmers and emerging farmers. The youth were involved with farm tours, community gardening, pasture poultry production, honey production, vegetable production, marketing and sales, and livestock production. ? Changes/Problems:In late July of 2017 Waishkey Bay Farm Manager, Monica Young resigned from her position with BMCC to pursue other interests - a search to find a replacement Farm Manager is currently underway. A new TCU/VISTA volunteer, Brianna Gunka started in March 2017; she is located at Waishkey Bay Farm and is involved with building capacity for sustainable agriculture and food system education. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this reporting period BMCC students were hired in the positions of peer tutors and a TCU/VISTA worker assigned to the farm. These students were exposed to professional development on a daily basis in the areas of communication, planning, and discipline specific information. Waishkey Bay Farm Manager, Monica Young, Waishkey Bay Farm Technician and Wilmer Noganosh, attended the 2017 Indigenous Farming Conference and a honey bee production workshop. Project Director, Dr. Steve Yanni, attended the 2016 FALCON conference and the 2017 Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference; Dr. Yanni also served as a review panelist for a NIFA grant program. TCU/VISTA volunteer, Brianna Gunka participated in numerous VISTA-related training opportunities. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project activities were reported through articles in the Bay Mills News, the BMCC Newsletter, and the Waishkey Bay Farm Facebook page, and the BMCC website. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For this reporting period project activities focused on three areas: retention, recruitment, and agricultural education. Retention efforts included the hiring of peer and professional tutors in the areas of math, science, and computer science in order to make available free tutoring services for all BMCC students seeking the additional support. The tutoring services supported the academic success of 163 BMCC students, totaling 696 hours of tutoring services provided. Project activities focusing on retention also included 7 student success workshops, including study skills, transfer to university procedures, financial literacy, organizational skills, effective note taking, time management, etc. Project staff provided leadership for BMCC Student Services during the project period; 4 Student Services Meetings were held which focused on measuring and improving retention and completion rates across campus. All project retention activities were facilitated through the BMCC Student Success Center. Recruiting efforts during this reporting period included project staff attending 9 college recruiting fairs where they promoted science and technology programs at BMCC. Additionally, project staff visited 7 regional high schools where they met with guidance counselors and Native American advisors in an attempt to solidify relationships and encourage more students to consider attending BMCC for science and technology programs. Agricultural education efforts during this reporting period included a component of the BMCC Summer High School Science Camp taking place at Waishkey Bay Farm under the guidance of Farm Manager Monica Young. Science Camp participants received education in the areas of vegetable gardening, blueberry production, season extension technology, pasture-based beef production, pasture-based poultry production, and sustainable agriculture in general, learning all aspects of farm operations. Additionally, staff from Waishkey Bay Farm were invited into the classrooms at the Ojibwe Charter School to introduce students to sustainable farming activities; many of the students later visited the farm on field trips to obtain a firsthand understanding of farm activities. Project staff coordinated 8 workshops at Waishkey Bay Farm during this project period, including: introduction to honey bees, organic gardening, pasture poultry, community food systems, and seed saving. The newly developed student early alert referral system (EARS) developed and implemented by project staff as a retention strategy showed encouraging results, as students were referred for services including tutoring, time management education, academic advisor contacts, and attendance advising; in some cases, students were advised to withdraw from a course if warranted.
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:Retention efforts for this project period included: student success workshops, peer tutoring, professional tutoring, and BMCC Retention Committee meetings; these services were made available to BMCC students enrolled in math, science, and computer science courses. Recruiting efforts for this period included: participation in college recruiting fairs, meetings with high school counselors and Native American student advisors, and career days. The recruiting efforts reached regional high school students and their families and non-traditional students. Agricultural education programs for this project period targeted youth at Boys and Girls Club of the Bay Mills Indian Community, students at the Ojibwe Charter School (located within the Bay Mills Indian Community) and neighboring Brimley Area Schools, BMCC science and agriculture students, and area farmers. The youth were involved with farm tours, community gardening, pasture poultry production, honey production, vegetable production, marketing and sales, and livestock production. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this reporting period BMCC students were hired in the positions of peer tutors and a TCU/VISTA worker assigned to the farm. These students were exposed to professional development on a daily basis in the areas of communication, planning, and discipline specific information. Waishkey Bay Farm Manager, Monica Young, Waishkey Bay Farm Technician, Wilmer Noganosh, and TCU/VISTA worker Lynnette Carrick attended the 2016 Agriculture for Tomorrow, numerous grass-based beef workshops, four regional food system workshops, the 2016 Indigenous Farming Conference, and a honey bee production workshop. Project Director, Dr. Steve Yanni, attended the 2015 FALCON conference and the 2016 Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference; Dr. Yanni also served as a review panelist for a NIFA grant program. The students enrolled in the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems course also attended the 2016 Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project activities were reported through articles in the Bay Mills News, the BMCC Newsletter, and the Waishkey Bay Farm Facebook page. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For this reporting period project activities focused on three areas: retention, recruitment, and agricultural education. Retention efforts included the hiring of peer and professional tutors in the areas of math, science, and computer science in order to make available free tutoring services for all BMCC students seeking the additional support. The tutoring services supported the academic success of 157 BMCC students, totaling 693 hours of tutoring services provided. Project activities focusing on retention also included 18 student success workshops, including study skills, transfer to university procedures, financial literacy, organizational skills, effective note taking, time management, etc. Project staff provided leadership for the BMCC Retention Committee during the project period; 4 Retention Committee Meetings were held which focused on measuring and improving retention and completion rates across campus. All project retention activities were facilitated through the BMCC Student Success Center (formerly called the Student Learning Center). Recruiting efforts during this reporting period included project staff attending 3 college recruiting fairs where they promoted science and technology programs at BMCC. Additionally, project staff visited 7 regional high schools where they met with guidance counselors and Native American advisors in an attempt to solidify relationships and encourage more students to consider attending BMCC for science and technology programs. Agricultural education efforts during this reporting period included a component of the BMCC Summer High School Science Camp taking place at Waishkey Bay Farm under the guidance of Farm Manager Monica Young. Science Camp participants received education in the areas of vegetable gardening, blueberry production, season extension technology, pasture-based beef production, pasture-based poultry production, and sustainable agriculture in general, learning all aspects of farm operations. Additionally, staff from Waishkey Bay Farm were invited into the classrooms at the Ojibwe Charter School to introduce students to sustainable farming activities; many of the students later visited the farm on field trips to obtain a first-hand understanding of farm activities. Project staff coordinated 7 workshops at Waishkey Bay Farm during this project period, including: introduction to honey bees, organic gardening, pasture poultry, community food systems, and seed saving. For the first time, BMCC offered a credit-bearing agriculture course in the spring 2016 semester, AG 110, Principles of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:Retention efforts for this project period included: student success workshops, peer tutoring, professional tutoring, and BMCC Retention Committee meetings; these services were made available to BMCC students enrolled in math, science, and computer science courses. Recruiting efforts for this period included: participation in college recruiting fairs, meetings with high school counselors and Native American student advisors, and career days. The recruiting efforts reached regional high school students and their Families and non-traditional students. Agricultural education programs for this project period targeted youth at Boys and Girls Club of the Bay Mills Indian Community, students at the Ojibwe Charter School (located within the Bay Mills Indian Community) and neighboring Brimley Area Schools, BMCC science students, and area farmers. The youth were involved with farm tours, community gardening, pasture poultry production, honey production, vegetable production, marketing, and sales, and livestock production. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this reporting period BMCC students were hired in the positions of peer tutors and an angriculture intern. These students were exposed to professional development on a daily basis in the areas of communication, planning, and discipline specific information. Waishkey Bay Farm Manager, Monica Young, and Waishkey Bay Farm Technician, Wilmer Noganosh, attended the 2015 Agriculture for Tomorrow Conference, numerous grass-based beef workshops, three regional food system workshops, the 2015 Indigenous Farming Conference, and a honey bee production workshop. Project Director, Dr. Steve Yanni, attended the 2014 FALCON conference and the 2015 Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project activities were reported through articles in the Bay Mills News, the BMCC Newsletter, and the Waishkey Bay Farm Facebook page. Additionally, project director, Dr. Steve Yanni, described project activities as the keynote speaker for the regional soil conservation district 2015 annual meeting. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For this reporting period project activities focused on three areas: retention, recruitment, and agricultural education. Retention efforts included the hiring of peer and professional tutors in the areas of math, science, and computer science in order to make available free tutoring services for all BMCC students seeking the additional support. The tutoring services supported the academic success of 155 BMCC students, totaling 644 hours of tutoring services provided. Project activities focusing on retention also included 17 student success workshops, including study skills, transfer to university procedures, financial literacy, organizational skills, effective note taking, time management, etc. Project staff provided leadership for the BMCC Retention Committee during the project period; 3 Retention Committee Meetings were held which focused on measuring and improving retention and completion rates across campus. All project retention activities were facilitated through the BMCC Learning Center. Recruiting efforts during this reporting period included project staff attending 4 college recruiting fairs where they promoted science and technology programs at BMCC. Additionally, project staff visited 7 regional high schools where they met with guidance counselors and Native American advisors in an attempt to solidify relationships and encourage more students to consider attending BMCC for science and technology programs. Agricultural education efforts during this reporting period included a component of the BMCC Summer High School Science Camp taking place at Waishkey Bay Farm under the guidance of Farm Manager Monica Young. Science Camp participants received education in the areas of vegetable gardening, blueberry production, season extension technology, pasture-based beef production, pasture-based poultry production, and sustainable agriculture in general. Two BMCC student interns was hired to work at the Waishkey Bay Farm, learning all aspects of farm operations. Additionally, staff from Waishkey Bay Farm were invited into the classrooms at the Ojibwe Charter School to introduce students to sustainable farming activities; many of the students later visited the farm on field trips to obtain a first-hand understanding of farm activities. Project staff coordinated 8 workshops at Waishkey Bay Farm during this project period, including: introduction to honey bees, organic gardening, pasture poultry, community food systems, and seed saving.
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