Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/19
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Target Audience:The target audiences served by efforts during the final year of this grant include the following: University Students University Faculty Lawrence Community University Staff Tribal Members Changes/Problems:Haskell University's Extension program did not develop a fully online program during this grant cycle; rather, it chose to focus on conventional classroom-type delivery of the educational offerings. The University is still in the process of developing online curricula protocols and felt that the course content at this time was more suitable for traditional delivery platforms: workshops, lectures, conferences, and classes, The Extension programming focused on these key areas: indigenous arts and culture, indigenous language preservation, wellness, nutrition, fitness and recreation, career, and economic development. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The Haskell Extension program has provided extensive training and professional development opportunities to the Extension staff, through conference attendance, and it provides training and professional development for the communities it serves, especially in the areas of faculty and staff education. In addition, it provides training and development for students to enhance classroom instruction with co-curricular opportunities. The extension program has provided students with access to professionals who provide guidance in the area of career development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Haskell University promotes its Extension activities through University publications, local media, and social media. As a result, the University is developing a good reputation for providing stakeholders with timely information about programs that promote knowledge of indigenous arts and cultures, economic development opportunities, and indigenous language preservation efforts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Through the careful, considered use of Extension funds, Haskell Indian Nations University established a robust Extension program; it developed its outreach to the communities it serves;and it established a model for continuing education. Through its Extension efforts, the University increased its service to faculty and staff at Haskell, to Haskell students, to the Lawrence, KS,community, and to Indian country. Haskell began offering non-credit courses to the community featuring traditional indigenous arts, Haskell history, health and fitness, career guidance, global climate change, and economic development. Extension activities have allowed Haskell to extend learning beyond the classroom and during evenings and weekends. The Extension program has actively assessed the needs of the communities Haskell serves and offered courses and curriculum for which there are interest and demand. The Extension program has leveraged the expertise of the Haskell faculty and made learning about indigenous cultures, history, and crafts available outside of the classroom. This effort affirms the cultural identity of Haskell students and establishesgood relations with the Lawrence community. In the process, Haskell's Extension program has developed the infrastructure to offer consistent, high-quality programming to the community. Haskell Extension also used grant funds to develop Health and Recreation Activities for students: Haskell invested in equipment to provide students with health and recreational activities, such as bicycling and canoeing. Haskell now has a bicycle-lending program, providing students with bicycles with which they can improve their health, use as transportation, and use to improve their emotional wellness. This program is very popular with students and therefore well-used.
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Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17
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Target Audience:The target audience for the University Extension Capacity Building project are Haskell students, faculty, and staff. An additional emphasis is on outreach to the tribal communities within the state of Kansas and local surrounding communities. The goal is to provide these groups with education and awareness of the traditions and practices of Native American practices that includes agriculture and subsistence. Changes/Problems:
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What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During the summer of 2017, Haskell provided professional development for one (1) faculty member to assist with the development of the Curriculum Tracks and the Process for establishing the Extension Continuing education programs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As of August, 2017 Haskell Extension Program is confirming the steps of the process and a target date for dissemination to the tribal communities and local communities will be August, 2018. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The Haskell Extension Program will have provided seminars and workshops to the tribal communites and also finalized the curriculum for the continuing education classes that will be provided to the community. A website link for the Haskell University Extension Program will also be completed. In addition, during the next fiscal year, Haskell will have established collaborations and partnerships that will support the Haskell Extension goals. These partnerships will entail Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Prarie Band Potawatomie, Kickapoo, and Sac and Fox Tribes.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
The Extension program accomplished a major objective by developing a "Next Steps" for providing a continuing education program. The document targets 10 phases with milestones that will be accomplished within the next fiscal year. In addition a list of Curriculum Tracks that are recommended was developed. The list consisted of Tribal Leadership, Business Leadership, Team-Building, Building an Effective Culture, Story telling, Assessments, and Communication. This Curriculum Tracks entail Community Development areas that are targets for the tribal communities and students. These areas are the foundation for the development of the Extension Program. While developing this new direction for Haskell, we still continue to develop and engage the tribal and local communities in providing cultural and traditional workshops and seminars.
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
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Target Audience:During this project period, the target audience entailed Haskell Indian Nations University students, staff and faculty. Craft labs were available to the students during this project period to meet the requests of the student population. The craft labs provided materials, supplies and equipment that assisted students in designing and completed their projects relating totheir specific tribalmaterial culture. The labs cover beadwork, quilling workshp, drum making, sewing of cultural items. During this project period, workshops were offered to the tribal and local community relating to tribal culture. Additionally, a gardening workshop was conductedfor the Kickapoo Indian Tribe. Maintenance of the University Greenhouse is being completed with replacement of the cooler and tables. The Greenhouse is utilized for student labs and for the university projects. The produce that is harvested is made available to the students, faculty, staff and community. Changes/Problems:During the project year, the major challenge to the project is the advertising and recruitment of an Extension Director. Currently, the Project Director is the President of Haskell University. This process started in December of 2014 and is on-going. The Extension Program has continued the activities through the partnership of the USDA Equity, Tribal Research Grant Program, and Special Emphasis Project Directors. An objective of the Extension Program is to develop the infrastructure and financial system of a Continuing Education and Extension Program. During the second year of the project, Haskell will complete this objective and continue to follow the Bureau of Indian Education process in the recruitment of an Extension Program Director. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Because of this grant the Sponsored Programs Director had the opportunity to attend the National Extension Research Administrative Officers Conference in April of 2016. The conference provided sessions that focused on 1994's Tribal Colleges and Universities grant management and future programs. The SP Director and the USDA Equity Sustainability Coordinator attended the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program, which included Tribal Extension Directors. This meeting addressed the need of tribal extension programs and how colleges and universities can collaborate and partner with tribes. The keynote speaker was Dr. Joe Brewer, a former Environmental Science faculty member at Haskell, who spoke on Cultural competency and Program Development. The third professional development was attendance at the FALCON conference in November, 2015. The FALCON conference brings together TCU's that have USDA grant funds and provides networking and sharing of TCU programs. It also is an opportunity to meet with USDA Tribal Programs personnel on grant issues pertaining to budgets, program management and compliance. The USDA Equity Sustainability Coordinator presented on their program objectives. These trainings provided Haskell with current knowledge on how to effectively manage the USDA Grant funded projects. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The activities that have been provided during this past project year have resulted in a stronger partnership with the Lawrence community by providing workshops that addressed the interests of not only the surrounding tribal communities but the Lawrence community and surrounding areas. The University of Kansas and Kansas State University collaborated on the activities for Native American Heritage Month and the Gardening Workshop with the Kickapoo Tribe. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The Extension Department will continue to maintain the cultural preservation crafts initiative and provide workshops and training and food sovereignty to the surrounding tribal communities. The Extension Department will plan to conduct outreach activities to the tribal communities by conducting workshops in canning, food preparation, gardening and research during this last quarter of the project year. In addition, further planning on the Continuing Education component of the Extension Program will be conducted during the last quarter of the first year of the project.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
The necessary financial and logistical systems to support the establishment of a Continuing Programwill be completed in Year 2 of the Extension grant. In addition, the continued outreach to the tribal and local communities will be planned and implemented through workshops, seminars, presentations that meet the needs of the communities. The on-going objectives of the Extension Program have beento coordinate activities with the University's USDA programs consisting of: Equity, Special Emphasis and Tribal Research Grants Program.Through this partnership the Extension has been able to assist the other USDA programs under the University with their outreach to the communities communities and support of their activities The partnership withKansas State University in tribal food sovereignty, gardening, and landscaping projects has been accomplished and will continue to expand.
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
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Target Audience:The target audience for this project is the Haskell students, faculty, staff, tribal communities and the local and surrounding communities. Changes/Problems:Currently, the Project Director is the President of the University and the process for hiring a new Project Director, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is lengthy. The process started in December, 2014 and we are still awaiting the final procedure of approval of the job description and announcement. With the assistance of environmental faculty and staff and current USDA Project Directors, we are maintaining the activities. One challenge is the implementation of an Extension financial and logistics systems that would be under the resposibilities of the Extension Director. This Activity will be on-going and the planning of this activitiy will be complete before the end of the fourth quarter. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project conducted a workshop on sustainable landscaping principles in April, 2015 and student interns were trained in energy monitoring and food production. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The sustainable landscaping design workshop was presented to the students, faculty and staff at Haskell University. The next step will be the presentation of the design to the President and President's Cabinet. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The Extension Department will continue to maintain the cultural preservation crafts initiative and provide workshops and training on food sovereignity to the surrounding tribal communities. The last quarter of the first year of the project, logistical planning and finalization of a workshop on traditional medicine and plant based textile dye preparation will be complete. The project will continue to have student interns that are interested in learning more about food preservation, gardening and food sovereignity. The Extension Department will continue to conduct outreach activities to the tribal communities by providing workshops and assistance on their needs regarding food preparation, canning, gardening, and the various ways to preserve the traditional methods of cooking.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
The Haskell Indian Nations University Extension Department has accomplished the following projects to achieve the stated goal. 1. A start of the season gardening workshop was held in April, 2015 on the Kickapoo Tribal reservation in Kansas and was offered jointly with the Kansas State University Extension Department. The workshop provided tribal members with instruction on how to maintain their vegetable gardens. 2. A workshop on Sustainable Landscaping was held in April, 2015 on the Haskel campus. The presenters were faculty from Kansas State University. The presentation provided insight into how the Haskell campus can be improved by utilizing sustainable landscaping design. The results of the landscape design will be presented to the Haskell University's President's Cabinet for input and recommendations. 3. The Extension Department maintained the existing cultural preservation crafts initiative for the Haskell students. The crafts room was available to the students throughout the semester to work on their craft projects. Supplies were provided to assist the student with their projects and help them to keep connected with their cultural resources. A student proctor was available during these hours to assist the students. 4. A workshop on fruit tree planting and care was conducted in May, 2015. The students in the Gardening Club planted fruit trees in their designated garden and were taught the logistics of tree spacing and caring for the trees. 5. The Interim Project Director and a student intern took readings from gas and electricity meters for all of the campus buildings so that Haskell can assess the usage of energy being used. Currently, Haskell only monitors total energy consumption on campus. The data on the readings will be usefull in making energy efficiency decisions in the future. The Haskell Facilities Manager was made aware of the activity and will be included in the assessment of energy useage.
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