Event Details
Center for Indian Country Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
September 26 and 27, 2017
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Event Description
A research, data, and experience-driven discussion of how higher education serves tribal communities and their students, and opportunities to enhance the benefits that post-secondary institutions provide to tribal communities and students.
Featured presenters include:
- President Neel Kashkari, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- President Carrie Billy, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- President Barry Dunn, South Dakota State University
- Dean Stacy Leeds, University of Arkansas School of Law
- Dr. Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Arizona State University
- Dr. Chris Meyer, Coeur d'Alene Department of Education
A college degree is associated with significant income gains for all workers, including American Indians and Alaska Natives, but rates of college attendance and completion among American Indians and Alaska Natives are far below the national average. Even those who complete college typically earn less than their non-Native peers. Public university research and technical assistance programs may also struggle to appropriately meet the needs of tribal communities. Research and community-based evidence on these gaps and on promising solutions were highlighted. Participants identified opportunities for improvement, including specific research, data, and action plans for post-conference follow-up.
Event Agenda
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Registration and box lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Drum circle and traditional blessing, Ringing Shield Drum Singers |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Welcome
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| Session I: A Data-Based Introduction to Tribal Communities and Higher Education | |
| 2:00 p.m. |
General college data sources and what they can tell us about Indian Country students and the institutions that serve them and their communities
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| 2:35 p.m. |
What tribal, tribal college, and other more specialized qualitative and quantitative data source can tell us
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:50 p.m. |
Evidence about student experiences after graduation
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| 4:10 p.m. |
Discussion of what the data tell us and how to get better data for the future
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Reception in the lobby |
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration and breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome
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| Session II: Perspectives on How Higher Education Serves Students from Tribal Communities | |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Factors Affecting College Entry and Completion
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:45 a.m. |
University - tribal collaboration case study
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Discussion of improving how higher education serves students from tribal communities
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| 11:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| Session III: Perspectives on How Higher Education Serves Tribal Communities | |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Panel: Tribal communities and tribal colleges—the nature of successful relationships
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| 1:45 p.m. |
Panel: Public institutions’ role in supporting tribal students, including their learning at TCUs
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Land grant research and extension activities that strengthen tribal communities
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Discussion of Improving How Higher Education Serves Tribal Communities
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Conference summary and plans for following up on what we’ve learned
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| 5:10 p.m. |
Drum circle and traditional blessing, Ringing Shield Drum Singers |
| 5:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Contact Information
For inquiries, please send an email to cicd@mpls.frb.org