Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audiences include undergraduate students, undergraduate and graduate students from collaborating local, regional, national, and international colleges and universities, Tribal, State, and Federal agencies, and Pine Ridge Reservation community members. Changes/Problems:Collections Manager/Archivist Requaw West resigned April 2018, replacement is DeLaine Peterson. Administrative Support Alicia Provost resigned April 2018, replacement is Katelin Janis Project Director Dr. Hannan LaGarry resigned August 2018, replacement is Karla Witt and Dana Dehring. Project was awarded a no cost extension. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In the Fall of 2018, the project provided three students with training during the FALCON Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Two students did oral presentations and two students participated in the Poster Presentation. Karla Witt also attended the 2018 FALCON conference. This was the first time in a few years that students attended the conference to present their research and see what other Tribal college students are researching. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Student research dissemination in either oral presentations or poster presentations at AIHEC in March, EPSCoR in July, Oglala Lakota College Summer (July) Poster Presentation as well as the Fall (Septmember) presentation. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1 Develop and test constructivist teaching methods using individual and team research projects in at least 6 courses in the BS in Natural Sciences degree, especially those in Plant Sciences. COMPLETED Objective 2 Fund one full-time instructor, and assist 7 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Science degree to develop undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods.COMPLETED Objective 3 Provide internships for at least 2-4 Natural Science students interested in Agriculture or Plant Science and financial assistance for courses for up to 190 students per year COMPLETED, FINAL LIST OF TUITION SUPPORT AVAILABLE 8/31/2018
Publications
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audiences includes undergraduate and graduate students from collaborating local, regional, national and international colleges and universities, Tribal, State and Federal agencies and Pine Ridge Reservation community members. Changes/Problems:Project Manager Dr. Hannan LaGarry. Collections Manager/Archivist Requaw West and Administrative Assistant Alicia Provost are no longer with the Math, Science and Technology Department at OLC. Archivist and Adminstrative Assistant have been replaced and Dr. LaGarry's replacement with start in January 2019. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Students have presented either orally or in poster format at FALCON (2 Students), American Indian Higher Education Consortium (2 Students), National Science Foundation Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (4 Students) and Oglala Lakota College Research Symposium (7 Students). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated through student presentations during the year and through the Math, Science and Technology yearly report to the college board and local community boards. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?There was approximately $30,000.00 left and there was an extension on the proposal and we hope to complete as soon as possible.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1: Developed and tested constructivist teaching methods using individual and team research projects in at least 6 courses in the BS in Natural Sciences degree, especially those in Plant Sciences (Geol 213 Soils I, Geol 303 Soils II, NSci 463 Groundwater, Geol 143 Physical Geology, Geol 153 Historical Geology, Rang 113 Botany of the Northern Plains). Objective 2 Fund one full-time instructor, and assist 7 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Science degree to develop undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods (funded one 1/2 time instructor, Karla Witt, assisted Alessandra Higa, Jason Tinant, Jennifer Rodin, Misty Brave, James Sanovia) Objective 3 Provide internships for at least 2-4 Natural Science students interested in Agriculture or Plant Science and financial assistance for courses for up to 190 students per year (provided books and tuition for 5 students). We have support from other sources that support out student Research Assistants. Students are currently working on research with a faculty mentor in water quality, air quality, bison genetics, greenhouse design, conservation of ornate box turtle in South Dakota and
Publications
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audiences include undergraduate students, undergraduate and graduate students from collaborating local, regional, national, and international colleges and universities, Tribal, State, and Federal agencies, and Pine Ridge Reservation community members. Changes/Problems:Collections Manager/Archivist Requaw West resigned April 2018, replacement in progress. Administrative Support Alicia Provost resigned April 2018, replacement in progress. Project Director Dr. Hannan LaGarry resigned August 2018, replacement in progress. Decline in student numbers and an excess of Internship funds converted to tuition support in progress. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Student research dissemination at AIHEC in March, EPSCoR in July. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1 Develop and test constructivist teaching methods using individual and team research projects in at least 6 courses in the BS in Natural Sciences degree, especially those in Plant Sciences. COMPLETED Objective 2 Fund one full-time instructor, and assist 7 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Science degree to develop undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods.COMPLETED Objective 3 Provide internships for at least 2-4 Natural Science students interested in Agriculture or Plant Science and financial assistance for courses for up to 190 students per year COMPLETED, FINAL LIST OF TUITION SUPPORT AVAILABLE 8/31/2018
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Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audiences consist of our students, our Reservation community members, the residents of immediately adjacent counties, the residents of adjacent states, and the academic and professional science communities. Changes/Problems:Declining enrollment has resulted in our being unable to fulfill our recruitment goals; however, despite total participation being lower, persistence and retention has steadily increased since 2014. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Students and facuty have presented results at the 2017 Ogkala Lakota College Faculty Research Symposium, AIHEC, AISES, SACNAS, NSF TCUP in Arlington, FALCON, OST Tech Team, NRC ASLB hearings, and EPA hearings. Assessment research published in a book. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to continue as we are, and expect to complete construcivistretooling of curriculum next reporting period.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1: Developed and tested constructivist teaching methods using individual and team research projects in at least 6 courses in the BS in Natural Sciences degree, especially those in Plant Sciences (Geol 213 Soils I, Geol 303 Soils II, NSci 463 Groundwater, Geol 143 Physical Geology, Geol 153 Historical Geology, Rang 113 Botany of the Northern Plains). Objective 2 Fund one full-time instructor, and assist 7 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Science degree to develop undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods (funded one 1/2 time instructor, Karla Witt, assisted Alessandra Higa, Jason Tinant, Jennifer Rodin, Misty Brave, James Sanovia, James Dudek) Objective 3 Provide internships for at least 2-4 Natural Science students interested in Agriculture or Plant Science and financial assistance for courses for up to 190 students per year(provided books and tuition for 5 students, but only reached ~90 students as enrollment has steadily declined since 2014)
Publications
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Benning, J., H. LaGarry, & C. J. Tinant. 2016. Joining forces with unexpected PEEC-enhancing projects along the way: Unforeseen alliances in South Dakota, pp. 186-190 in (S.R. Burckhard and J. M. Kant, eds.) The PEEC Experiment: Native Hawaiian and Native American Engineering Education. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 298 pp.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
LaGarry, H. 2016. Discovering what works: STEM pedagogy and curriculum development for Native Americans, pp. 46-53 in (S.R. Burckhard and J. M. Kant, eds.) The PEEC Experiment: Native Hawaiian and Native American Engineering Education. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 298 pp.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Padmanabhan, G., H. LaGarry, C. Davis, F. McCoy, L. Azure, M. Hoffman, & C. J. Tinant. 2016. Establishing who leads: Hawaiian-serving community colleges or tribal colleges as leaders, pp. 88-112 in (S.R. Burckhard and J. M. Kant, eds.) The PEEC Experiment: Native Hawaiian and Native American Engineering Education. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 298 pp.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Padmanabhan, G., H. LaGarry, R. Franco, L. Azure, L. Alfson, & C. Davis. 2016. Assembling interconnected networks for advancement in engineering: Champions and community, pp. 120-140 in (S.R. Burckhard and J. M. Kant, eds.) The PEEC Experiment: Native Hawaiian and Native American Engineering Education. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 298 pp.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Pieri, R., H. Aldridge, M. Brave, H. LaGarry, G. Padmanabhan, & L. Azure. 2016. Outreaching to K-12 and tribal schools in PEEC, pp. 78-86 in (S.R. Burckhard and J. M. Kant, eds.) The PEEC Experiment: Native Hawaiian and Native American Engineering Education. The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 298 pp.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Vasek, P. M., H. E. LaGarry, & J. J. Sanovia. 2016. Determination of uranium minerals and radionuclide concentrations of selected sites on the Pine Ridge Reservation and vicinity, South Dakota and Nebraska. Abstracts of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Spokane WA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Vasek, P. M. & H. E. LaGarry. 2016. identification of lineaments (potential contaminant pathways) through satellite imagery of northwestern Fall River and southwestern Custer counties, South Dakota. Abstracts of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Spokane WA.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Kearfott, K. J. & H. E. LaGarry. 2016. Seventeen Seventy and Eighteen Seventy
Seven: numbers and intercultural radiation risk communication. Abstracts of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Spokane WA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Chasek, M. D., J. L. Balmat, M. B. Leite, & H. E. LaGarry. 2016. Stratigraphic position and areal distribution of conglomerates in the Spotted Tail Range of Dawes County, Nebraska. Proceedings of the 126th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, p. 39-40.
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:During this reporting period our tartget audiences were Oglala Lakota College's undergraduate students (both majors and non-majors), our reservations Tribal Agencies, and our reservation's communities. Our students were the target of our assessment efforts and our herbarium collections.. Our tribal agencies were the targets for our herbarium collections. Our reservation communities were the targets for out herbarium and student research efforts. Changes/Problems:We have experienced a drop in enrollment college-wide, so we have made adjustments to how we disburse student support. We shifted from stipends to supporting tuition/books for students whose PELL has expired but need financial assistance to graduate. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project provided research training to 17 undergraduate students. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results have been disseminated to academic (9 presentations), Tribal agency (2 presenations), and community (4) stakeholders during the reporting period. Example 1 (academic): "The Crow Butte in situ leach uranium mine: environmental implications" (with Patrisse Vasek and Jordon Cano) Special Presentation, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences/Consortium for Verification Technology/Health Physics Society Student Branch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Example 2 (community): "Using scats and coprolites in natural history research," Red Cloud Indian School after school programs, Dakota Horizons Council, Girl Scouts of America. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Objective 3 will be completed (the funding will be disbursed) in early August, 2016. For objectives 1-3 we anticipate completing the stated goals during year three of the award, but we will continue to expand the objectives at the same pace through year 4 of the award.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1: We developed and tested constructivist teaching methods for 2 courses in 2015-2016, Rang 103 Botany of the Northern Plains and Geol 213 Soils I. In Rang 103 students collected 50 plants in the field, identified them, and prepared them for accession into the OLC Tribal Repository/Herbarium. In Geol 213 students measured and described soil profiles in the field and collected and described soil samples for inclusion into the OLC Tribal Repository/geological collections for the eventual remapping of the reservation's soils. Objective 2: We paid 0.5 FTE for a ful-time intructor to teach 3 general education and2 botany classes, and assisted 3 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Sciences degree to develop 17 undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
CRYING EARTH RISE UP! (2015, science documentary: 57 min.) Suree Towfignia, Producer. Prairies Dust Films (with D. White Plume, E. Yellow Thunder, T. Cardinal, & others). www.cryingearthriseup.com/
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Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
HOT WATER: The Uranium Industry's Dirty Little Story (2016, science documentary: 80 mins.) Lizabeth Rogers and Elizabeth Kucinich, Producers. Rogers Entertainment Group/Indican Pictures (with C. White Face, H. Caldicott, A. Gunderson, K. Kearfott, J. Stone, & D. Kucinich). www.zerohotwater.com/
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
EXPERT ORAL TESTIMONY: before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, provided to Western Nebraska Resources Council, Owe Aku, concerned residents, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe vs. Crow Butte Resources/Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1524/ML15240A397.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERT TESTIMONY: Supplemental testimony of Dr. Hannan LaGarry, provided to Western Nebraska Resources Council, Owe Aku, concerned residents, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe vs. Crow Butte Resources/Nuclear Regulatory Commission before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERT ORAL TESTIMONY: before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, provided to Western Nebraska Resources Council, Owe Aku, concerned residents, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe vs. Crow Butte Resources/Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:The goals of this award are to institutionalize a constructivist andragogy in ourBS Natural Science program with special emphases on plant sciences and undergraduate research, and includes curricular (classes), cocurricular (student research and service learning), and assessment (courses, programs, instruction) activities. The primary target audience for our efforts under this award consists of present and future undergraduate STEM students and instructors (faculty and instructional staff) at Oglala Lakota College. The secondary target audience for this award consists of community members on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, whose quality of life is impacted by the research and service learning activities of our students, faculty, and staff. Changes/Problems:Karla Witt revised from 100% to 50%. Requaw West added from 0% to 50%. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We worked extensively to train OLC Math Science Technology faculty and staff in assessment and self evaluation in order to meet Higher Learning Commission standards for academic assessment, with a particular emphasis on institutionalizing constructivist andragy. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?These results are currently being uploaded to the OLC website and will be publicly available no later than August 2015. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to revise and refine our constructivist andragogy focusing on persistence and retention with a goal of a 10% increase per year of the award.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Objective 1: Develop and test constructivist teaching methods using individual and team research projects in at least 6 courses in the BS in Natural Sciences degree, especially those in Plant Sciences. OLC Math, Science, and Technology restructured its curriculum to include new and revised Program and Course Learning Outcomes to emphasize a constructivist andragogy built around undergraduate student research. This effort was led by TCEP-funded Department Chair Karla Witt. Altogether, 12 courses were assessed during the 2014-2015 academic year, including the BS Natural Sciences (6), the AA Life Sciences (2), the AA Pre-Engineering (2), and the AA Science Engineering Math (2). These included the undergraduate research capstone sequence NSci 393 Research Methods and NSci 493 Research (Sci 273 was assessed Spring 2014). Objective 2: Fund one full-time instructor, and assist 7 faculty teaching upper division courses required for the BS Natural Science degree to develop undergraduate research experiences using constructivist teaching methods. We hired Karla Witt to serve as Chair (50%) and TCEP-funded science plant science instructor (50%). Karla is currently integrating constructivist teaching methods into Rang 103 Botany of the Northern Plains and Bio 113 People in the Environment. Since Karla was hired as Department Chair and has a 50% adminstrative position, we co-funded Requaw West, OLCCST/Tribal Repository Collections Manager to replace (50%) Karla working in the botanical collections and herbarium. Objective 3: Provide internships for at least 2-4 Natural Science students interested in Agriculture or Plant Science and financial assistance for courses for up to 190 students per year. OLC Math, Science, and Technology served ~170 STEM students and 17 Research Assistants (Interns) during the 2014-2015 academic year. During the Summer 2015 TCEP wil provide books and tuition for up to7 students enrolled in Bio 303 Field Ecology.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Tinant, C.J., J.M. Kant, H.E. LaGarry, J.J. Sanovia, and S.R. Burckhard. 2014. Building Trust, Experiential Learning, and the Importance of Sovereignty: Capacity Building in Pre-Engineering Education a Tribal College Perspective. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference, 17 pp.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
LaGarry, H.E. 2015. Supplemental expert opinion regarding the renewal of ISL uranium mining (Crow Butte Resources) near Crawford, Nebraska. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1500/ML15006A279.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
LaGarry, H.E. 2014. Supplemental declaration of Dr. Hannan LaGarry. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1431/ML14311B006.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
LaGarry, H.E. 2014. Declaration of Dr. Hannan E. LaGarry. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1428/ML14282A870.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
LaGarry, H.E. 2015. Written supplemental testimony of Dr. Hannan LaGarry. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1502/ML15020A402.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
LaGarry, H.E. 2015. ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY REGARDING LINEAMENTS, JOINTS, AND FAULTS AS CONTAMINANT PATHWAYS NEAR CRAWFORD, NEBRASKA (CROW BUTTE RESOURCES ISL FACILITY). http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1513/ML15132A485.pdf
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