Academic Grants
SCC Stem Project - Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
FUNDING SOURCE____________________________________National Science Foundation
PROJECT DIRECTOR_________________________________________Cory L. Sangrey-Billy
PROJECT COORDINATOR________________________________________Douglas L. Crebs
FUNDING YEARS_____________________________October 1, 2006 – September 30, 2011
OBJECTIVES:
1. During the project period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2011, SCC will actively recruit and retain at least 24 students per year in Natural Resource Management, Computer Science, and Mathematics programs.
2. During the same project period, SCC will conduct professional development and training activities for all faculty with a particular focus on culture-based materials and the usage of Moodle, which is an Internet-based Learning Management System.
SCC Soil Research Project - Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
FUNDING SOURCE________________________________________________USDA-CSREES
PROJECT DIRECTOR_________________________________________________Doug Crebs
PROJECT LIASON______Tracy Dougher, Associate Professor of Horticulture MSU- Bozeman
FUNDING YEARS____________________________________June 15, 2009 - June 14, 2011
OBJECTIVES:
1. During the project of June 15, 2009 - June 14, 2011, will focus on the evaluation of soil located in a 2400 square meter plot of land on the SCC Campus. Once the plot has been developed and the soil has been analyzed, the plants grown will be used for study and research conducted as part of our science courses.
2. SCC is proposing the project will ultimately lead to a better understanding of the local cultivation of specific food crops. The information gathered will assist community members in effectively developing crops (from small gardens to larger plots). Our project will determine whether or not the proposed crops can be successfully cultivated locally.
3. A final report containing detailed baseline data on the plot to be devoted to future agriculture research projects; a three dimensional map of the plot which assess the soil parameters including defiltration rate, texture, organisms in the soil and soil fertility.
MSEIP Special Project (Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Project)
FUNDING SOURCE_________________________________US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROJECT DIRECTOR_________________________________________Cory L. Sangrey-Billy
FUNDING YEARS________________________________________10/01/2009 – 09/30/2012
OBJECTIVES:
1. To recruit, enroll, and support more underrepresented American Indian students ( with an emphasis on women) into STEM-related majors, providing support to prepare pre-freshmen for post-secondary education and improving preparedness of our students for a four-year institution.
2. Conduct Summer Bridge Program and Stipends Provide mentors for students.
Montana NSF EPSCoR Marias River Monitoring Study
FUNDING SOURCE______________________________________The University of Montana
PROJECT DIRECTOR____________________________________________Douglas L. Crebs
PROJECT COORDINATOR____________________________________________Eric Shuland
FUNDING YEARS_________________________________December 1, 2007 - July 31, 2010
OBJECTIVES:
1. The Stone Child College (SCC) Marias River Monitoring Study will consist of: curriculum enhancement, student recruitment and instruction, real-world research for students and faculty, collaboration with the Montana University System and at least one other Tribal College (Blackfeet Community College).
2. The project will conduct research to determine the level of pollution tolerant and intolerant macroinvertebrates in the Marias River, above and below the Tiber Dam.
3. This project will address several aspects of the Montana NSF EPSCoR Large River Ecosystems research project.
Montana INBRE II: A Multidisciplinary Research Network
FUNDING SOURCE_____________________________________National Institute of Health
PROJECT DIRECTOR________________________________________Edward (Larry) Gomoll
FUNDING YEARS_______________________________September 25, 2001 – April 30, 2014
OBJECTIVES:
1. To strengthen our health enhancement program and encourage increased student participation in health fields.
2. During the five-year project period, Stone Child College will provide students (two students in Years 1-2 and five students in Years 3-5) with financial support to encourage participation in health fields, with at least four (4) of those students achieving degrees or matriculating to a four-year institution by the end of Year 5, as evidenced by participant files, program records, and evaluation results.
3. During the five year project period, Stone Child College will enhance our health curriculum by developing articulation agreements detailing transferability and relevance of credits with at least four (4) colleges throughout the state as evidenced by the completed articulation agreements, program records, and evaluation results.
4. During the five year project period, Stone Child College will modify the allied health curricula by adding a minimum of five (5) new courses by the end of the project period as evidenced by new courses, program records, and evaluation results.
5. During the five year project period, Stone Child College will enhance our ethics offerings by expanding at least eight (8) courses to include an ethics component; holding monthly ethics forums; and developing at least two (2) one credit Ethics courses as evidenced by updated course syllabi, monthly ethics forum sign in sheets, updated course schedules, program records, and evaluation results.
Indian Education Professional Development Program
FUNDING SOURCE___________________________________U.S. Department of Education
PROJECT DIRECTOR___________________________________________Cory Sangrey-Billy
PROJECT COORDINATOR___________________________________________Barbara Bacon
PROJECT ASSISTANT______________________________________________Selina Johnson
FUNDING YEARS_______________________________________July 7, 2008 – July 6, 2012
OBJECTIVES:
1. Implement a program in which a minimum of 20 students per year will receive support to attend an institute of higher education in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in education with 20 participants earning certification as a teacher in Montana by the end of the project period, as measured by attendance rates, graduation rates, participant files, program records, and internal and external evaluation results.
2. Work collaboratively with Montana State University-Northern by selecting on MSU-N faculty member to serve on the selection committee, allowing instructor to instructor collaboration to occur at least two (2) times per month, and serving as a liaison between the institutions with a minimum of one (1) contact made per month, and serving as a liaison between the institutions with a minimum of one (1) contact made
per month per student, as evidenced by program records, contact logs, and internal and external evaluation results.
3. Support an induction program including mentoring, professional development, and cohort meetings for a minimum of 20 program participants who have earned certification as a teacher, as measured by meeting attendance, program records, and internal and external evaluation results.
National Professional Development Program (Formerly ELAP)
FUNDING SOURCE___________________________________U.S. Department of Education
PROJECT DIRECTOR____________________________________________Kadene Drummer
PROJECT COORDINATOR________________________________________Kenneth Gardipee
FUNDING YEARS______________________________________JULY 2, 2007 – JULY 2, 2012
OBJECTIVES:
1. Implement a professional development program for at least 20 students per year, consisting of Para-professional development program for at least 20 students per year, consisting of Para-professionals currently not enrolled in a post-secondary institution, community members wanting to change careers, and post-secondary students interested in an education career, as measured by a minimum of 50% of the trainees completing their Class 7 Certification and/or Associate of Arts Degree and a minimum of 75% of the trainees completing their Bachelor of Science Degree or Masters Degree with an emphasis in bilingual (English Acquisition) education and a minimum of 60% of those graduates placed in educational positions on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.
2. Provide a professional development instruction in-service training program to all grade 7-12 classroom content teachers in the target schools, as measured by at least 75% of educational personnel trained in the delivery of instructional services to LEP students.