Goal 1: Increase the motivation and pre-entry academic preparation of Native American students.

Objectives

• Increase the number of Native American students in Montana who finish high school and attend college at MSU.
• Improve Native American student preparedness in engineering-related topics.
• Build partnerships with Tribal Colleges to facilitate successful transfer.
• Raise awareness of career possibilities in engineering, including career possibilities on reservations.
• Raise awareness of the connections between engineering and the quality of life.
• Encourage Native American students to study engineering at MSU.

Goal 2: Help shape the engineering, engineering technology, and computer science workforce by increasing the number of Native American students graduating from the College of Engineering.

Objectives

• Expose College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students to Native American background, culture, and learning styles.
• Enhance the sense of community for Native American students in the College of Engineering.
• Raise awareness of the various MSU support systems and resources.
• Expose Native American students to the breadth of application of an engineering degree, including opportunities in research.
• Expose Native American students to internship possibilities, particularly those in Native American owned engineering industries and in government agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
• Improve retention by decreasing academic and financial barriers to Native American student success in engineering at MSU.

Goal 3: Improve access to quality engineering and technology to rural and underserved populations by returning highly educated professionals to these communities.

Objectives

• Raise awareness of career possibilities in engineering, including those that would allow students to return to their communities.
• Expose students to Native American engineering role models.