Using GIS to Develop a Career Pathway for Tribal College Students

The STEM fields provide numerous life-changing opportunities for tribal college students. STEM fields also provide students with opportunities to engage research areas that serve tribal interests ranging from natural resource management and protection to renewable energy development to improving hum...

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Published in:Tribal college 2020-04, Vol.31 (3), p.46-47
Main Author: Sack, Carl M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian Students
Associate Degrees
Careers
Cartography
Civil engineering
College campuses
College students
Community Colleges
Data Analysis
Education
Employment
Environmental science
Funding
Geographic Information Systems
Global positioning systems
GPS
Internships
Job Skills
Mapping
Mathematics education
Natural resource management
Occupations
Remote sensing
Science education
Skills
Soil sciences
STEM Education
Student Recruitment
Technology education
Thinking Skills
Tribally Controlled Education
Two Year College Students
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Summary:The STEM fields provide numerous life-changing opportunities for tribal college students. STEM fields also provide students with opportunities to engage research areas that serve tribal interests ranging from natural resource management and protection to renewable energy development to improving human health and safety to the use of technology for cultural and language recovery. Many tribal colleges are already leaders in STEM education, receiving millions of dollars annually from federal funding agencies and private foundations. Nonetheless, recruitment of tribal college students to STEM fields remains a challenge. While the pipeline metaphor has often been cited in relation to STEM education, a formalized pipeline structure involving a series of well-defined stages with strong institutional supports can provide an attractive pathway to STEM fields for underserved students and can reduce pipeline leakage. Such a model is under development in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC). This article discusses the different components of the STEM program at FDLTCC, as well as the results and prospects of the students who have participated in the GIS program at FDLTCC.
ISSN:1052-5505