HASKELL EXTENSION PROGRAM: RESILIENCY THROUGH LIFETIME LEARNING

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: COMPLETE
• Funding Source: OTHER GRANTS
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 1016977
• Grant No.: 2018-47002-28665
• Cumulative Award Amt.: $660,000.00
• Proposal No.: 2018-04677
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2018
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2023
• Grant Year: 2021
• Program Code: [NK]- Extension Tribal College Program

Recipient Organization
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
155 INDIAN AVE.
LAWRENCE,KS 66046

Performing Department
Extension

Non Technical Summary
The Haskell Extension Office of Continuing Education (EOCE) proposes to expand existing extension programs and develop new programs in the areas of community vitality, food and agriculture, economic development, tribal youth and adult leadership development, economic growth, food production, health and nutrition literacy. The Haskell EOCE will deliver its programming through distance learning, classroom instruction, certificate programs, workshops, and conferences. The three focus areas are:Youth and Adult Leadership DevelopmentThe Haskell EOCE will utilize faculty and subject-matter-experts to design and deliver industry-leading strategies, content, and best practices, tailored specifically for tribal contexts for tomorrow's leaders. Haskell will assist adult learners and students as they develop essential skills for leading others in today's workplace.Economic Growth and DevelopmentThe Haskell EOCE will provide learning programs that will empower adult learners and students to master the skills necessary for launching successful business start-ups. Successful entrepreneurs and instructors will share best practices and strategies for business development with students and will provide them with hands-on learning. Knowledge gained will be problem-solving, planning, budgeting, and marketing small businesses located in tribal communities.Food Production, Health, and Nutrition LiteracyHaskell is committed to increasing awareness of well-being, health, and nutrition within tribal communities. Haskell EOCE will develop new programs that promote increased knowledge in healthy lifestyles, exercise, and nutrition. Instruction in sustainability in tribal communities as it relates to housing, water, energy, and food production will be provided.

Animal Health Component

33%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

33%

Applied

33%

Developmental

34%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
608	6199	3010	33%
802	6099	1010	33%
806	6199	3020	34%

Knowledge Area
806 - Youth Development; 608 - Community Resource Planning and Development; 802 - Human Development and Family Well-Being;

Subject Of Investigation
6199 - Economy, general/other; 6099 - People and communities, general/other;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education; 1010 - Nutrition and metabolism; 3010 - Economics;

Keywords

extension

and

continuing

education

Goals / Objectives
The Haskell Extension Office of Continuing Education (EOCE) proposes to expand existing extension programs and develop new programs in the areas of community vitality, food and agriculture, economic development, tribal youth and adult leadership development, economic growth, food production, health and nutrition literacy. The Haskell EOCE will deliver its programming through distance learning, classroom instruction, certificate programs, workshops, and conferences. The three focus areas are:Year 1.The content of this proposal has been determined by ongoing informal consultation with Haskell faculty and staff and other University stakeholders (see the Community and Audience section below). In year 1, the management of this proposal will be undertaken by a formal Extension Advisory Group; its purpose will be to collaborate on and provide oversight of program development and implementation. The Project Director is James Rains, Ph.D. The PD will be responsible for executing the decisions of the Extension Advisory Group and documenting, improving, and reporting program outcomes.The PD of the EOCE will complete the following:Seek partnering opportunities with regional 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, such as Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University, to extend its outreach and develop joint programming related to the areas identified above.Continue to work with Haskell faculty and staff to develop and offer a variety of learning opportunities within the areas identified above for tribal communities.Obtain Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approval for certificate programs offered through EOCE.Obtain approval for offering Continuing Education Units from sanctioning bodies appropriate for relevant program offerings.Present data on Haskell's EOCE program outcomes at national Extension conferences and meetings.Year 2. The EOCE will complete the following:The PD will continue to remain current in Extension program best practices and strategies for effective management by attending national conferences and workshops related to leadership development, economic development, and food and health literacy.Work with the program evaluator, Bill Welton, to assess the performance and effectiveness of the EOCE program design and delivery and respond to the evaluator's recommendations.Meet with stakeholders to assess stakeholders' needs.Expand Extension programs after a thorough needs assessment of tribal communities. Programming will expand in the following areas:Entrepreneurship--small business start-upsCommunity Development--college-readiness, student enterprises, nutrition, and well-being, Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)Workplace Development--resume-writing, job interviewingPersonal and professional Enrichment--Indigenous history and artPresent data on Haskell's EOCE program outcomes at national Extension conferences and meetings.Year 3.The EOCE will complete the following:Continue to support and improve programs offered in Years 1 and 2.Continue to collaborate with program evaluator to improve design and delivery of programs.Continue to meet with stakeholders to assess stakeholder needs.Continue to expand the breadth and scope of Extension programs based on stakeholder needs. New programs will include the following:Student InternshipsEquine TherapyMindfulness trainingPresent data on Haskell's EOCE program outcomes at national Extension conferences and meetings.Year 4. The EOCE will complete the following:Continue to support and improve programs offered in Years 1, 2, and 3.Continue to collaborate with program evaluator to improve design and delivery of programs.Continue to meet with stakeholders to assess stakeholder needs.Continue to expand the breadth and scope of Extension programs based on stakeholder needs. New programs may include the followingCoding boot campsAdditional certificate programs in Youth LeadershipA national conference on small business start-ups in Indian CountryPresent data on Haskell's EOCE program outcomes at national Extension conferences and meetings.

Project Methods
In this new grant cycle, Haskell Indian Nations University will expand the capacity of its Office of Extension, Outreach, and Continuing Education (EOCE). The expanded EOCE will increase its capacity to extend the mission of the University to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native nations. Haskell is one of only two intertribal colleges in the U.S.; as such, Haskell is uniquely positioned to serve indigenous communities throughout the Indian Country. As of fall 2017, Haskell enrolled students representing 150 tribes from throughout the U.S. The EOCE will continue to provide community learning opportunities through its faculty, through new and existing partnerships with 1862s, through subject-matter experts, and through its extensive network of contacts throughout Indian Country.Haskell's EOCE has already begun designing and offering community programs; for example, in 2018, Haskell hosted community presentations on Native American Language Preservation and Environmental Engineering careers; planning is currently underway for a conference on Global Climate Change; and, activity has begun for the first student-led enterprises.During the first year of the new grant cycle, Haskell EOCE will invest in the expansion and acceleration of these ingenious community-serving initiatives, scaling its successes and seeking additional opportunities for service. The goal of the EOCE is to become self-funding over time; in fact, some programs are specifically designed to generate a revenue stream, which, when supplemented with grant funds, will fuel the EOCE's growth. With this cycle of funding, Haskell's EOCE will support existing outreach programs in these areas:Youth and Adult Leadership DevelopmentIndigenous communities face a critical need for leadership development. As tribal communities move toward self-determination, the need for well-qualified managers increases. A recent study concluded, "With the reduction of federal involvement, tribes now face the challenge of governing themselves while attempting to build the very governing institutions--tribal courts, tribal housing authorities, tribal child welfare agencies, tribal health centers, tribal police departments, tribal treasuries, tribal development agencies, and so on--that self-governance requires" (23). Haskell's EOCE provides tribal communities access to thought-leaders and subject-matter experts with knowledge and experience to provide guidance in the acquisition of critical leadership skills.The same report observes this: "Yet, there remains a significant need across industries and sectors for managers with experience and education. As tribes take over management of enterprises, they are seeking talented managers of their own. The need for managerial talent in tribal colleges, health-care institutions, small businesses, community development organizations, and reservation institutions remains pronounced" (133). Haskell's EOCE faculty possesses the expertise to develop leadership curriculum that is specific to tribal contexts and deliverable within a variety of platforms: distance learning, conferences, workshops, and publications.Economic Growth and DevelopmentNative American sovereignty relies on the economic well-being of tribal communities. Whereas externally-based programs and partnerships have failed to create sustainable jobs and wealth for tribal communities in the past, the current global, digital economy is creating new opportunities for communities and individuals that can conceptualize and grow local small businesses. "Native nations are pursuing economic development in order to have freedom to control their own political, cultural, and social destinies and to have the ability to sustain communities where their citizens can and want to live," concludes a report on tribal needs (112). Haskell's EOCE will provide communities and individuals with expertise to execute small-business start-ups. From accounting to finance, and HR to marketing, the EOCE will provide participants with effective strategies and best-practices for launching new business ventures. "Contemporary Indian nation development efforts are shifting to strategies focused on available assets, in which emphasis is placed on good governance, investments, savings, and wealth creation," according to The State of Native Nations report (115).Tribal communities possess distinct adventures that the EOCE can identify and help individuals to leverage as they seek an advantage in the competitive marketplace: "These nations are beginning to develop sustained economies, often generating expert-oriented enterprises that seek to build upon tribal comparative advantages based on natural resources, labor costs, regulatory flexibility, human capital, and/or geographic position. They have also sought to diversify their local economic bases by fostering small business creation that supplants off-reservation retail sectors" (117). Small business development is a key component of economic development and EOCE is positioned to play a significant role in advancing Native-owned enterprises.Food Production, Health, & Agricultural LiteracyThe well-being of indigenous communities requires the good health of Native people. While tribal communities have made progress in improved health in recent decades, there remains room for improvement. "From suicide to alcohol-related health problems, from diabetes to obesity, these ongoing threats to individuals and community well-being commonly have chronic and/or behavioral components to them" (220). Haskell believes that its EOCE can make a significant impact on the well-being of tribal communities by offering informative, timely, and targeted healthcare information and curriculum to Native people. Among the health problems confronting indigenous communities are the following: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, and cancer. Each of these health concerns continue to increase at alarming rates in Indian country.These issues derive in part from stress caused by deprivation and disempowerment. "Considerable differences still exist between the health of American Indian and Alaska Native nations and the health of the general U.S. population" according to The State of Native America (221). Haskell recognizes that these diseases can be mitigated by dietary factors and physical activity; therefore, the EOCE will feature programs in these critical areas. Haskell advocates for tribal control of healthcare delivery and recognizes that effective health and nutrition awareness and management are vital elements of Native peoples' drive for sovereignty. "Building capacity of individual and communities to address the health problems of American Indians and Alaska Natives is a top priority for Indian nations in the twenty-first century," states the report (227).Assessments will be conducted at the end of each academic year with the assistance of the Extension Advisory Board and will focus on activities for each year of the program. The evaluation structure will evaluate each component of the Extension program as follows:A brief description of the component that the Extension program addressed.An assessment of the outcome for each objective of the individual components in a given program.Analysis of the inputs that comprised each individual component, including what was accomplished and what specific resources were utilized.Outputs from individual components; for example, what activities occurred and which stakeholders were impacted.Outcomes/Impact of the Extension program relative to each individual component.Review and analysis of "success stories," including testimonials, anecdotes, and personal narratives of individual program participants.

Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:Setup meetings with various organizations to work on partnering Douglas County, City of Lawrence, SBDC, Lawrence Indian Community Center, Lawrence Public Schools, KU, Boys and Girls Club, IOWAY tribe, Kickappoo tribe, and the Priarie Band Potawatomi Nation, netc. These partnerships have helped us in marketing our prgrams and workshops and also giving us ideas on the needs of our target market. We have also created a social media present that has grown rapidly over past 3 to 4 months. We are seeing more attendees to our programs but also or diversity in who is attending. From April to end of July the Extension program has hosted Changes/Problems:HINU Extension is looking to revamp the structure of it program and create a federally employed full time position that is currently a contract position. This situation has created barriers in processing purchasing paperwork as a contractor is not allowed to proform these duties or have a purchasing card to pay purchase requistions. Also contractors can not use GSA vehicles and since many of the partners are off campus and in the case of the tribes a good drive away this has been a issue coordinating meetings. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Haskell offered a community summit on behavioral health, this was organized and planned by one of our interns. It was a great event. Many of our Faculty and staff attended which was a great opportunity for profressional development as there was no classes. The speakers talked about the effects of trauma from descrimination. There was also a student panel that was represented by a diverse group of young people that provided great insight into their lives and the struggles with identity and being of minority and or of the LGBTQ community. Faculty and staff regularly attend the Extension programmings and it gives them the opportunity to be in a space outside of the classroom with students and also community members from outside of HINU. HINU Extension was also able to allow faculty members the opportunity to attend a AISES conference, AIBL conference, this provided insight into new cirriculm and ideas for growth of existing programs and there needs at HINU. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Weprovide updates to our community partners and develop a quarterly report that is sent to the president of the college. In the near future HINU is redoing their web and HINU extension will have its own page. The quarterly reports will be located on there as well as linked to social media. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Plan programming claendar out in advance and focus on partnerships out in the community to bring programming and is impactful in the areas of the grant.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? We have worked to create a advisory board that involves community partners that are not only HINU campus but Douglas county, representatives of the four local tribes, Lawrence Indian Community Center, and various city of Lawrence Programs. (Parks and Recreation, Housing authority). We meet with these partners regularly and they help us create programming and help in promoting our programming to the community. We have interns from this summer that will be presenting on programming that we have done at the Falcon conference, AISES, and SACNAS in the Fall of 2023. Since April of 2023 we have had over 700 community members attend our programming events and recieve resources that will benefit them and their families lives in a positive way. We are working to continue growing our name through social media and marketing in the community and by partnering strategically in all areas. We partnered with the SBA on three different programs since January and through that SBA is working to create a MOU with HINU and will have in person office hours on HINU Campus. HINU has built a good relationship with the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club and the Prairie Band Potawomi Nation Boys and Girls Club, and the Ioway Nation Bloys and Girls Club. This provided us the chance to create a community garden and gardening workshopns at both tribal locations this summer the focus will be on food sustainability and growing your own food and also responsibility and leadership through this programming. We also were able to host Chef Piuet a Citizen of the Prairie Band to do nutrional and traditional cook classes with all three locatiions. She is a very successful Native American Chef and was on the Chef Ramsey cooking competition. She is orginally fom this area and the kids really enjoyed and were inspired by her. She talked about about having the courage to do what you love. Being a leader and holding yourself accountable and making good choices for your self in life and also nutritionally for your body. Haskell offered a community summit on behavioral health, this was organized and planned by one of our interns. It was a great event. Many of our Faculty and staff attended which was a great opportunity for profressional development as there was no classes. The speakers talked about the effects of trauma from descrimination. There was also a student panel that was represented by a diverse group of young people that provided great insight into their lives and the struggles with identity and being of minority and or of the LGBTQ community.

Publications

Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience: The targeted audience for the Extension Program is the Haskell University students & faculty/staff, Tribal College students & faculty/staff(TCU), and the Federally recognized tribes in the US. Sensing The Earth: Tribal College Faculty Data Science Experience workshops and meetings held in June and November of 2022. This helped us connect and network with TCU faculty/staff and various Native Tribal Members. This included: faculty/staff from University of Colorado-Boulder,Dine College,American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), College of Muscogee Nation, College of Menominee Nation, United Tribes Technical College, Oglala Lakota College,University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, CU Boulder, and Haskell Indian Nations University. ? Changes/Problems:Due to COVID, Haskell University's campus has only recently opened back up this past Fall 2022. There is a small struggle to bring students back to campus, and the need for recruitment. We have been interacting with a smaller student body than in previous years (excluding when campus was closed). What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Sensing the Earthoffershands on experience in TCU Faculty-Focused workshops which introducesopensource, open-access, advanced tools for geospatial applications and climate modeling, such as: LiDAR, Google Earth Engine, Climate Futures Toolkit, Jupyter Notebook, Macrosystems EDDIE Modules, GitHub, and more. Participants also have access to detailed data with overviews from NEON, ESIIL, EarthLab, andconnect to classroom resources such as open-access curated climate curriculum with the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN), the Native Food Energy & Water Systems (FEWS) Alliance and learn more about resources available and connect to Project Red Bus (an intertribal-institutional resource-mapping initiative led by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)). Student Workers have been involved with the hosting of Sensing the Earth and creating the craft room. This has encouraged these students to work on skills such as communication, networking, planning, and leadership. Sent students and program coordinator and faculty members to AISES conference, Falcon, AIHEC, and SAIGE. Each of these provide opportunities for exposure to new ideas, career opportunities, internships, research ideas, research collaboration, new or existing technology. For Faculty it also helps with looking a research and potential new cirriculm devlopment. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Videos from both Sensing the Earthworkshops will be posted on the Haskell web page on a new Haskell USDA Extension page documenting and describing activities. Sharing our attendance and opportunities for new trainings through social media and our partnerships. We also provide updated reports to the HINU board of regents and leadership quarterly. We have also developed a program survey for new ideas and assessment of current programming. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During this project period, we helped put together theSensing the Earth: Tribal College Faculty Data Science Experience workshops and meetings that was held in June of 2022at Boulder, CO. We also hosted the workshops and meetings on Haskell University campus inNovember. These workshops and meetings were created to help build relationships and foster partnerships with TCUstudents, faculty/staff,the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the Carpentries, Colorado University Boulder: EarthLab, The Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab (ESIIL), Haskell Indian Nations University Cooperative Extension, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Native Tribal Members, and others. A craft room is in the process of being put together for Haskell University students to access for various needs. A space was already put together in one of the dorms on campus but needed existing materials (sewing machines) moved into the space andpurchases for additional supplies. Students Workers (who attend Haskell University) will be heading this project in the hopes of connecting, networking, and expanding out to other students and the community. 1) students attended AIHEC sensing the Earth conference which was targeted on Climate change research at TCUs. We also held various workshops around topics that are related to Climate change such as Gardening, food sustainability, food soveriegnty, Aqua ponics, alternative growing techniques. 2. Eco Art Workshops, plant identification, prairie restoration project partnership. 3.Worked exculisvely with the four tribes in North East Kansas to proved educational opportunities in their communities on nutrition, healthy cooking , wellness, community gardening, leadership. 4. hosted one of these symposiums at AIHEC 2023 and hosted meetings virtually using the Red Bus climate awareness group discussing research and ideas throughout the year. 5. Hosted work shops on various aresa that relate to climate change and how we can make changes that postively effect our enviroment. We started a recycling collection program on campus and also a commuity garden and a orchard. these all contribute to addressing climate change in different ways. 6. We had many different opportunities through program for our students to interact and learn together in areas of nutrition, hypro ponics, wellness, cooking, gardening and musch more.,. 7. Hosted sewing classes for making traitional ribon skirts, Ribbon Shirts, Traditional beading, how to build a baby cradle board, beading, leather belt making regalia, how to prepare traditional food, foraging,. 8. SInce May 2023 building a network of partners has been a focus. In that time we have partered with Douglas County (mackie is on the food policy coucil board, Dougals county extension board) We have also signed a MOA with Prairie Park (CIty of Lawrence, this establishes a site for research, intern placement and partnerships for programming) We are currently helping with a prairie restoration project and a signage project at the park as well as have 2 interns part time placed to do work at the park for the Fall of 2023. We have also partnered for programming with e the EPA and the Boys and Girls Club here in LAwrence, Prairie Band Potawatomie, and IOWAY tribes. These partnerships will continue to impact our Extension program into the future grant cycle by providing opportunities to provide programming and other opportunities to our unique and diverse communities.?

Publications

Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22

Outputs
Target Audience:Haskell students, faculty, staff, Lawrence, KScommunity, and local tribes. Changes/Problems:Our main difficulty was that ourcamps remained, with the exception of a hybrid2022 summer school session, closed until Aug. 17, 2022.In addidion, we only filled our vacant Haskell USDA Extenion Coordinator position in early Aug. 2022. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The hiring of our Haskell Extension Program coordinator we expect to make subnstantial progress in: Establishment ofExtension Advisory Group; its purpose will be to collaborate on and provide oversight of program development and implementation. Seek partnering opportunities with regional 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, such as Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University, to extend its outreach and develop joint programming related to the areas identified above. Continue to work with Haskell faculty and staff to develop and offer a variety of learning opportunities within the areas identified above for tribal communities. Work towards approval for offering Continuing Education Units from sanctioning bodies appropriate for relevant program offerings. Program Director and Program coordinator will continue to remain current in Extension program best practices and strategies for effective management by attending national conferences and workshops related to leadership development, economic development, and food and health literacy. Develop Extension Programs after a thorough needs assessment of tribal communities. Continues Student Internships. Offer Mindfulness training. Continue to collaborate with program evaluator to improve design and delivery of programs. Continue to meet with stakeholders to assess stakeholder needs. Present data on Haskell's Extension Programsat national Extension conferences and meetings.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Work continued on development of the Haskell Extension Office of Continuing Education (EOCE).

Publications

Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21

Outputs
Target Audience:The targeted audience for the Extension Program is the Haskell students, faculty and staff, tribal communities and the local community. During this performance period of September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, contact with the targeted audience was minimal. The online book club was on-going with 30 online readers. The campus was closed during this time and faculty spent their time developing and adapting curriculum to online presentations. Also, during this time, we had two (2) Presidents. One President was the Extension Director and this was changed to a faculty member. The pandemic did not allow the Extension Program to work on the objectives that are stated in our grant. Changes/Problems:The major changes that happened during this performance period were Haskell had two Presidents, and one of the Presidents' was the Extension Director. The challenge is that as President and Extension Director, your time is limited onwhat can be accomplished. The 2nd President, which was Interim, appointed a faculty person from American Indian Studies, as the Extension Project Director. Haskell had to "catch up" with the objectives in the Extension Program. The next performance period will demonstrate a transition into meeting the objectives. A no cost extension will be requested to full fill the Extension Program goal and objectives. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?As stated in this progress report, the pandemic and the campus being closed, it was difficult to meet the training and professional development portions of the objectives. Oftentimes, the specific trainings and workshops were not offered, so two years passed with very little program offerings to the students, faculty and staff, tribal communities and overall communities at large. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?For the remainder of next performance period, the plan is to recruit and hire an Extension Program Coordinator. This position will be responsible for working in conjunction with the Project Director and the AOR on meeting the objectives of the Extension Program. Plans to offer the targeted audience trainings, workshops and seminars will resume.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During this project period, the campus was closed, on campusprograms were not offered during this time period. As stated in Year 2to attend "National conferences" and "workshops" ; these were not offered due to the pandemic and travel restrictions.

Publications

Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20

Outputs
Target Audience:During this reporting period (9/1/19-8/31/20), there was very little activity and outreach to the students and tribal community. This was largely due to the pandemic and the schools closing of the campus. Much of the stated objectives in the grant related to providing programs and student internships,mindfulness training, youth leadership presentations. In addition the tribal community would have received programs related to entrepreneurship and expanding stakeholder collaborations. The pandemic contributed to most faculty, staff and outside contractors being available to participate and meet out objectives. One program that was still operating under Extension was the Haskell Library's Bookclub, which continued to enroll the tribal community and students in the program even though no classes were held physically. The selected books were purchased and mailed to the book club members on a monthly basis. During this performance period there were approximately 25 students and tribal community members enrolled in the book club. Changes/Problems:During this reporting period, we had two Extension Project Directors. Both PD's could not manage the grant due to 100% of their time devoted to other activities. This caused the absence of a Project Director and also results in the objectives not being met. Additionally, during this time the campus was closed due to the pandemic. This situation caused much difficulty in meeting the objectives of the Extension Program. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this performance period, no training or professional development trainings were provided due to the pandemic and difficulty in meeting the objectives. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?For the next reporting period, plans to recruit a full time Extension Program Coordinator that will manage the responsibilities of accomplishing the objectives of the Extension Program and will greatly improve the goal and objectives of the program.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During this performance period the pandemic had shut down the Haskell Campus and faculty and staff were attempting to develop the academic curriclum for on-line classes. There was no activity for the Extension program.

Publications

Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached by Haskell's 2019-2020 USDA NIFA Extension efforts is the following: enrolled Haskell Indian Nations University students, University faculty and staff, the Lawrence, Ks, community, and members of Indian Country throughout the U.S. Changes/Problems:There are no major changes to report. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, however, much of the programming will be delivered virtually. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Haskell Extension requires all programming to feature educational opportunities for students and the community. among the activities that support this are public presentations, educational materials, educational equipment, workshops, and conferences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are disseminated via public presentations on Haskell's campus that are open to students, the campus community, and the Lawrence, KS, community. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Haskell Extension has planned a full year of programs to further these goals. Because of the COVID-19 virus, many of these events will takeplace virtually and via Haskell's Blackboard LMS. Among the events planned are classes in entrepreneurship, food sovereignty, economic development, global climate change, and a variety of traditional Native American arts and crafts. In addition, Haskell Extension will be expanding its recreation fitness and food nutrition programming in 2020-2021.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During 2019-2020, Haskell Extension accomplished its goals in these areas: 1) expanded existing extension programs and developed new programs in the areas of community vitality, food and agriculture, economic development, tribal youth and adult leadership development, economic growth, food production, health and nutrition literacy. Community vitality--Haskell Extension supported a student club that focused on tree maintenance on campus and environmental cleanup. Food and agriculture--Haskell Extension is developing a student-run business that focuses on indigenous production of coffee beans. Economic development--Haskell Extension is supporting the development of a campus Center for Entrepreneurship where student can develop skills to become successful entrepreneurs when they return to their tribal communities. Tribal youth leadership--Haskell Extension is creating opportunities for students to get hands-on experience in leadership while on campus and is providing learning opportunities through public presentations about leadership. Food production--Haskell Extension is providing learning opportunities for students to learn more about indigenous food sovereignty, which will benefit their tribal communities. Health and nutrition literacy--Haskell Extension has provided students with biking, kayaking, and other recreational activities to foster good health and fitness behaviors.

Publications