Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The primary target audience for the OSU NBTS program includes Native American undergraduate students in natural science programs. These are the students that participated in NBTS-guided mentorships while they completed their various internships. Sixteen of these students received NBTS scholarships. Forty mentors were paired with NBTS students in summer mentorships. Mentors were mostly OSU faculty, and also included leaders of NGOs, and tribal members and tribal employees. Each spring NBTS hosted a zoom seminar to help provide learning and resources for faculty interested in mentoring Indigenous students. A total of 362 people attended these seminars. In addition to featured speakers, an important part of these trainings were facilitated discussion panels composed of professionals and students. A total of 12 students participated as panelists and received stipends. The pre-college audience that attended the three Indigenous Youth Camps self-identified as Native American and were entering 9th-12th grades. These youth live in Oregon and were associated with various tribes from Oregon the US. In 2024, CTCLUSI agreed to use NBTS funding to support a School to Work program placing tribal member youth in internships with CTCLUSI Departments. So far, twoyouth have been supported in School to Work internships. Changes/Problems:We continue to struggle with maintaining momentumthat was started in 2019, with changing relationships and internal dynamics. However, the grant has provided opportunities for continued development and internal dialogue to support students. Expanding work with external partners complicates granting requirements, but we are excited for this work to continue. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We've been able to send a cohort of 5 NBTS participating students and one mentor to the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society annual conference in fall of 2021 held in Spokane, WA. Each spring NBTS hosts 1-2 zoom seminars about on topics of mentoring indigenous students in STEM, decolonizing education and cultural awareness. We've held six events with a total of 362 attendees, almost all OSU faculty. The new School to Work program with CTCLUSI has, so far, engaged 2 CTCLUSI youth in internships within CTCLUSI departments. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?In addition to the Collaborative Meetings with CTCLUSI, there have been two OSU news articles printed about the program or about the youth camp. OSU Extension partnership opens traditionally closed door to Tribal students, July 2024 https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/osu-extension-partnership-opens-traditionally-closed-door-tribal-students Summer camps introduce Indigenous and migrant students to science and college, January 2024 https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/impacts/hispanic-and-indigenous-camps What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Oregon State University has hired a director of Tribal Relations and OSU Extension has created a director of Native and Tribal programs that will continue the work of NBTS and continue the momentum started with NIFA. This work will continue to increase the resources for students and communities on and off campus, and for pre-college students.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
outreach education to pre-college Native youth to improve access and understanding of steps toward college entry, tuition, and cultural support resources on campus; and Three annual OSU Indigenous Youth Camps were held beginning in 2022. The residential camps were based on the OSU campus and ran for 6 days / 5 nights. Sessions were held on campus and off campus at field trip sites such as the Hatfield Marine Science Center, OSU Research Forest Peavy Arboretum, and habitat conservation sites involving CTCLUSI, for example. Each camp included sessions about college admissions, financial aid, majors and careers. Community college student peer mentors were included as camp staff in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, a stipend award was offered for campers completing the program. In 2024 a new component of NBTS was initiated with the CTCLUSI. The School to Work program recruits CTCLUSI high school youth to participate in professional skill-building internships with the Tribe's departments. This year, 2 youth participated in internships and we anticipate 5 - 10 youth interns in the next year. 1) placement of Native college students in culturally-informed, mentored, paid internships with employers in forestry and natural resources. OSU's NBTS program supports undergrad students in summer mentorships while they complete internships in various positions related to natural resources. These internships have all been paid positions and often require students to live away from home for the duration. Once the student NBTS application is approved, the coordinator may help students with finding an internship, and pairs interns with a mentor for the summer. In 2024, interns chose their own mentors that were then vetted by the coordinator. NBTS students and their mentors participated in 3 summer cohort meetings facilitated by the coordinator. A total of 41 OSU students and 40 mentors have participated in the summer mentorships cohort for NBTS. 2) Supporting project elements include contracting of Program Coordinators, integration of Ecampus for remote access, regular convening of a steering committee, scholarships, and participatory, culturally-responsive annual and ongoing program evaluation throughout the project period.? Program coordinators served NBTS at OSU and SWOCC (Southwestern Oregon Community College) in all four years of the program. The SWOCC coordinator position was vacated due to college overall funding at the end of June 2024.Quarterly meetings of the NBTS steering committee were held each year, and the youth camp planning sub-committee met monthly beginning in winter 2022. Ecampus is well represented on the steering committee and helps get the word out to remote students. Ecampus students have participated as interns and on discussion panels for the zoom seminars. OSU NBTS scholarships have been awarded to 16 OSU students totaling $23,000. There were fewer scholarship applicants than expected. Each fall following a grant year the OSU NBTS coordinator has produced an annual program evaluation report in response to the NBTS evaluation plan drafted in year 1 and modified in year 2. An additional, informative support for the NBTS program are Collaborative Meetings with CTCLUSI members. Each winter, NBTS coordinators convene hybrid or in-person Collaborative Meetings with the CTCLUSI community at large. These meetings include food, cultural activities and prizes as well as a time to be social and discuss topics around higher education. The purpose of the meetings is for NBTS staff to share program goals and progress with the Tribe, and to ask for input and guidance to the program overall. This feedback helps inform the NBTS program, for example, by providing some guidance to mentors in working with Indigenous students. In 2024, two Collaborative Meetings were held with a total of 35 tribal members.
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2024
Citation:
OSU Extension partnership opens traditionally closed door to Tribal students, July 2024
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/osu-extension-partnership-opens-traditionally-closed-door-tribal-students
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The primary target audience for the OSU NBTS program includes Native American undergraduate students in natural science programs. These are the students that participated in NBTS-guided mentorships while they completed their various internships. Sixteen of these students received NBTS scholarships. Forty mentors were paired with NBTS students in summer mentorships. Mentors were mostly OSU faculty, and also included leaders of NGOs, and tribal members and tribal employees. Each spring NBTS hosted a zoom seminar to help provide learning and resources for faculty interested in mentoring Indigenous students. A total of 362 people attended these seminars. In addition to featured speakers, an important part of these trainings were facilitated discussion panels composed of professionals and students. A total of 12 students participated as panelists and received stipends. The pre-college audience that attended the three Indigenous Youth Camps self-identified as Native American and were entering 9th-12th grades. These youth live in Oregon and were associated with various tribes from Oregon the US. In 2024, CTCLUSI agreed to use NBTS funding to support a School to Work program placing tribal member youth in internships with CTCLUSI Departments. So far, 2 youth have been supported in School to Work internships. Changes/Problems:One of our major challenges this year was with our subawardee, Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC), as they experience budget shortfalls and are unable to continue the partial funding of their support programs. However, NBTS funding will continue to work with CTCLUSI to fund student mentors at the community college to keep the clubs and work moving. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We've been able to send a cohort of 5 NBTS participating students and one mentor to the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society annual conference in fall of 2021 held in Spokane, WA. Each spring NBTS hosts 1-2 zoom seminars about on topics of mentoring indigenous students in STEM, decolonizing education and cultural awareness. We've held six events with a total of 362 attendees, almost all OSU faculty. The new School to Work program with CTCLUSI has, so far, engaged 2 CTCLUSI youth in internships within CTCLUSI departments. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? In addition to the Collaborative Meetings with CTCLUSI, there have been two OSU news articles printed about the program or about the youth camp. OSU Extension partnership opens traditionally closed door to Tribal students, July 2024 https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/osu-extension-partnership-opens-traditionally-closed-door-tribal-students Summer camps introduce Indigenous and migrant students to science and college, January 2024 https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/impacts/hispanic-and-indigenous-camps What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
outreach education to pre-college Native youth to improve access and understanding of steps toward college entry, tuition, and cultural support resources on campus; and Three annual OSU Indigenous Youth Camps were held beginning in 2022. The residential camps were based on the OSU campus and ran for 6 days / 5 nights. Sessions were held on campus and off campus at field trip sites such as the Hatfield Marine Science Center, OSU Research Forest Peavy Arboretum, and habitat conservation sites involving CTCLUSI, for example. Each camp included sessions about college admissions, financial aid, majors and careers. Community college student peer mentors were included as camp staff in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, a stipend award was offered for campers completing the program. In 2024 a new component of NBTS was initiated with the CTCLUSI. The School to Work program recruits CTCLUSI high school youth to participate in professional skill-building internships with the Tribe's departments. This year, 2 youth participated in internships and we anticipate 5 - 10 youth interns in the next year. 1) placement of Native college students in culturally-informed, mentored, paid internships with employers in forestry and natural resources. OSU's NBTS program supports undergrad students in summer mentorships while they complete internships in various positions related to natural resources. These internships have all been paid positions and often require students to live away from home for the duration. Once the student NBTS application is approved, the coordinator may help students with finding an internship, and pairs interns with a mentor for the summer. In 2024, interns chose their own mentors that were then vetted by the coordinator. NBTS students and their mentors participated in 3 summer cohort meetings facilitated by the coordinator. A total of 41 OSU students and 40 mentors have participated in the summer mentorships cohort for NBTS. 2) Supporting project elements include contracting of Program Coordinators, integration of Ecampus for remote access, regular convening of a steering committee, scholarships, and participatory, culturally-responsive annual and ongoing program evaluation throughout the project period.? Program coordinators served NBTS at OSU and SWOCC (Southwestern Oregon Community College) in all four years of the program. The SWOCC coordinator position was vacated due to college overall funding at the end of June 2024.Quarterly meetings of the NBTS steering committee were held each year, and the youth camp planning sub-committee met monthly beginning in winter 2022. Ecampus is well represented on the steering committee and helps get the word out to remote students. Ecampus students have participated as interns and on discussion panels for the zoom seminars. OSU NBTS scholarships have been awarded to 16 OSU students totaling $23,000. There were fewer scholarship applicants than expected. Each fall following a grant year the OSU NBTS coordinator has produced an annual program evaluation report in response to the NBTS evaluation plan drafted in year 1 and modified in year 2. An additional, informative support for the NBTS program are Collaborative Meetings with CTCLUSI members. Each winter, NBTS coordinators convene hybrid or in-person Collaborative Meetings with the CTCLUSI community at large. These meetings include food, cultural activities and prizes as well as a time to be social and discuss topics around higher education. The purpose of the meetings is for NBTS staff to share program goals and progress with the Tribe, and to ask for input and guidance to the program overall. This feedback helps inform the NBTS program, for example, by providing some guidance to mentors in working with Indigenous students. In 2024, two Collaborative Meetings were held with a total of 35 tribal members.
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:This project supports Native American pre-college and college students attending Oregon State University (OSU) and Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) in experiential learning, internships, and financial support directly relevant to the stated funding priority of the New Beginning for Tribal Students grant - to increase student retention, graduation and workforce success rates for Native American students Changes/Problems:We have been very fortunate to create meaningful and substantial partnerships because of this NBTS grant. We have decided to hire a full-time university funded Native American and Tribal Director to continue supporting this work. We do not have any major challenges or problems to report. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?o Two zoom training sessions regarding cultural awareness, decolonizing education and mentoring of Indigenous students and a mentoring guide for mentors and other interested faculty. o Participating NBTS undergrad students are offered funding assistance (through other funding stream) to attend a natural resource conference in summer or fall of 2023. ? How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Outreach recruitment materials for the NBTS program are updated on the OSU NBTS website periodically. In the fall and winter, recruitment materials are shared with program partners, students, OSU department newsletters, and Oregon tribes through email and zoom meetings. The pre-college Indigenous Youth Camp outreach materials are shared with program partners across the state and directly with Tribes. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In grant year 4, we will review accomplishments and program evaluation from year 3, and make any necessary adjustments to the program plan.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Our MOU with CTCLUSI is still working for our NBTS program. In January 2023, program managers met with CTCLUSI tribal members, in two collaborative meetings, to provide an overview of the NBTS program and youth camp plan. Participating members provided comment and feedback to the larger NBTS program, mentoring and pre-college youth camps. 2. In summer, 2022, we held the first annual OSU Indigenous Youth camp in which 16 Indigenous from various tribes participated. In late August, 2023, we are holding the second annual youth camp. We have 21 youth registered. 3. In grant year 3, ten OSU Indigenous undergrad students are participating in the NBTS mentorships program. They are all interning with various internship hosts in natural resources and receive NBTS mentoring and stipends during their summer program. o The NBTS program manager coordinated and facilitated four quarterly meetings with the NBTS steering committee. o Monthly summer NBTS mentorships meetings for interns and mentors. o Participants of each event provide evaluation feedback to the program. ?
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Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The OSU NBTS program directly engaged audiences over the course of year 2. October: 5 Indigenous undergraduate students plus one faculty mentor attended an annual conference of the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society. These students participated as interns in year 1. November: 11 CTCLUSI Tribal members participating in an NBTS collaborative meeting to provide feedback and discussion for the NBTS program. December: 6 Indigenous undergraduate students received $1000 NBTS scholarships. These students participated as interns in year 1. April: 91 people attended the NBTS Mentoring Indigenous Students in STEM workshop. Just over half of the participants were OSU faculty. Six respondents in total identified as either a Tribe member or Tribe employee. May - September: 9 mentors recruited and trained to serve the 9 NBTS interns. May - September: 9 Indigenous undergraduate students currently enrolled at OSU and participating in summer internships and NBTS mentorships. August: 16 Indigenous pre-college high school students that participated in our NBTS pre-college, residential 4-day summer camp. Changes/Problems:There are no major challenges or changes to the OSU portion of the NBTS grant. Nuances of management and planning recommendations will be described in the annual evaluation report. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project has provided professional development for statewide mentors to become trained in culturally relevant pedagogy and best practices and history. Over 100 attendees were present this year for the training. Resources are also located at:https://opencampus.oregonstate.edu/nbts How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Community members from the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Suilslaw (CTCLUSI) are equal members of the Oregon NBTS project advisory committee. Listening sessions have been held with elders and members of CTLUSI, and data is shared during advisory board meetings. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next reporting period, we intend to continue building relationships, and build upon the successes of Oregon NBTS by going after legislative funding to support the project locally. Our goal is to begin work to instutionalize support for tribal students at Oregon State University.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Strengthening the formal relationships between colleges and tribes through collaborative development of MOU's, and co-designed student engagement protocols informed by tribal goals and decolonizing methodology; The MOU was finalized, reviewed and signed. Four quarterly meetings of the full NBTS steering committee were held to review progress and provide input on upcoming events. Importantly, a meeting was held with members of CTLCUSI to review the goals of the NBTS program, listen and collect feedback from Tribal members. Subcommittee meetings were held, as needed, to plan for the mentoring workshop. A subcommittee meet regularly for 6 months to plan and implement the pre-college camp. 2. Outreach education to pre-college Native youth to improve access and understanding of steps toward college entry, tuition, and cultural support resources on campus; and The NBTS Tribal Youth Camp was held Aug. 22 - 25, 2022. The camp was free to youth and youth stayed on the OSU campus in dorms. Youth learned about natural science majors and careers, and how to apply an receive help with financial aid and scholarships. Science field trips and or labs were held everyday of the camp, and we hosted a dinner at the OSU Ina Haws (Longhouse) with special guests to talk about their own journey to college. Sixteen Native American youth participated in the camp. 3. Placement of Native college students in culturally-informed, mentored, paid internships with employers in forestry and natural resources. Supporting project elements include contracting of Program Coordinators, integration of Ecampus for remote access, regular convening of a steering committee, scholarships, and participatory, culturally-responsive annual and ongoing program evaluation throughout the project period.? In year two, 9 Indigenous OSU students were recruited and are being paid an additional supplement for completing minimum 8-week internships in natural science and meeting with a trained NBTS mentor during that time. E-campus staff are an active part of the NBTS steering committee and outreach. The Steering committee meet a minimum of 4 times throughout the year. Six scholarships were awarded to year 1 interns.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The primary target audience for the NBTS program at Oregon State is students self-identifying as Native American. All of the students engaged in year 1 are undergraduates in either Agricultural Science majors or Forestry majors. During the summer 2021, but not restricted to summer, students were engaged in hands-on experiential service-learning positions in their field of study. In this granting period, the target audiences reachedinclude 1) 10 Oregon State Universityundergrad Native American students participating in approved internships and at Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) the target audeinces were students who self-identify as "Native American or Alaska Native" or "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" on their college application,and 2) 93 participants in the cultural awareness and mentor training. A two part series of cultural awareness and mentor training zoom events were offered by the NBTS program. A total of 93 people participated in these zoom trainings. This audience was composed of approximately 50% OSU STEM faculty. Other trainees were a mix of SWOCC staff, external intern hosts, Tribal members and staff, and other external informal educators. OSU recruited nine of these trainees to serve as mentors to our NBTS interns for eight weeks over the summer. These mentors include six OSU science faculty, one local Tribal member/staff, and two local non-profit directors. Changes/Problems:COVID 19 pandemic measures have shaped the roll-out of the NBTS program in year 1 and likely into year 2. Significant changes due to pandemic measures include: Meaningful dialogue and collaboration with our Tribal partner elders and council has been a significant challenge in year 1. While the two tribal committee members have been very participatory, we have not yet been able to share and foster dialogue well between CTCLUSI elder advisors and others due to social distancing. This is further complicated by many elders being in isolation without the skills, desire and or technology to connect using only virtual tools. Students have had increased difficulty with academic success in general, added challenges to finding and maintaining internships, and mentor / mentee relationships are compromised by social distancing. Strictly virtual meetings with committee and program audiences. Because most of the SWOCC students have declared an Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer major or other majors outside of the Natural Sciences, the Steering Committee expanded qualifications for the NBTS internship supplements and the scholarships to include all majors with preference given to those students studying one of the Natural Sciences and/or having a plan to transfer to a four-year college. This aligns with the goals of the NBTS grant. " The purpose of the New Beginning for Tribal Students is to increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students..." What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?All mentors were asked to participate in training as part of the NBTS program at Oregon State University and Southwestern Oregon Community College.Recordings of the live zoom training events produced as a part of the NBTS program at Oregon State are posted on the website: https://gateway.oregonstate.edu/nbts-training?hsCtaTracking=afa9433b-b1a1-416a-acd3-810d3f038f25%7Cb5ef70ef-20ba-43f0-a01c-c4f27d6333f8 How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Suislaw are equal partners in the project, and have access to all of the information that comes from NBTS as part of the program. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?In the next reporting period, the Oregon NBTS program will more fully develop theOutreach education to pre-college Native youth to improve access and understanding of steps toward college entry, tuition, and cultural support resources on campus. The program will also provide additional resources to tribal partners to facilitate the student experience which may include: access to internships with CTCLUSI and tribal employees. The Oregon NBTS committee intends to maintain the momentum from the first year and continue to develop resources for students and mentors.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Strengthening the formal relationships between colleges and tribes through collaborative development of MOU's, and co-designed student engagement protocols informed by tribal goals and decolonizing methodology; An NBTS steering committee was developed composed of staff from OSU, SWOCC and our primary tribal partner Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI). This committee meets a minimum of four times per year and completed their fourth quarterly meeting in August, 2021. Sub-committees met as needed over the year to plan the trainings and program evaluation. Program coordinators were hired at OSU and SWOCC. An MOU has been developed collaboratively with OSU, SWOCC and our primary tribal partner Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI). The MOU is in process of formal signatures. Program coordinators worked with the committee to refine program goals, develop and review outreach materials targeting the NBTS target audiences. Outreach education to pre-college Native youth to improve access and understanding of steps toward college entry, tuition, and cultural support resources on campus; and This program component will be more fully developed in year two, or as pandemic measures allow for more collaborative meetings with key Tribal members and youth. At Southwestern Oregon Community College, six scholarships at $1,000 were awarded to SWOCC students who self-identified as "Native American or Alaska Native" on the college application and who had a plan to transfer to a four-year college. Preference was given to those students studying one of the Natural Sciences majors. Placement of Native college students in culturally-informed, mentored, paid internships with employers in forestry and natural resources. Supporting project elements include contracting of Program Coordinators, integration of Ecampus for remote access, regular convening of a steering committee, scholarships, and participatory, culturally-responsive annual and ongoing program evaluation throughout the project period. Two part-time coordinators were hired to help manage the NBTS program at OSU and at SWOCC. An Ecampus leader serves on the steering committee. The NBTS steering committee meets quarterly throughout the year and meetings are well-attended. SWOCC is administering scholarships in summer 2021, and OSU will be administering scholarships in the 2021-2022 school year. The NBTS steering committee developed a program Evaluation Plan and an evaluation sub-committee met in June, 2021 to review and approve the Plan and a draft Evaluation Report.
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