Wokini Initiative Five-Year Plan

The Wokini Five-Year Plan Fiscal Year 2018-2022 consists of three goals. Each is designed to provide a holistic approach to advancing American Indian student success as well as building effective partnerships with tribal communities of South Dakota.
Goal 1
Transform 日本av视频 to create a welcoming environment for American Indians by increasing 日本av视频鈥檚 staff/faculty capacity, knowledge and understanding of Oceti Sakowin history and culture through training, professional development and other learning and networking opportunities.
Goal 1 Objectives
- Examine 日本av视频 policies and practices and, if necessary, make recommendations for changes based on adherence to principles of diversity, access, inclusion and equity.
- Summer 2018: Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning director and Wokini program director
- Summer/fall 2018: Provost, vice president for research and economic development and Wokini program director
- Develop and implement an annual training calendar on priority topics for staff and faculty using Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning; Office of Diversity Inclusion, Equity and Access; American Indian Student Center and American Indian Studies input and collaboration.
- Fiscal Year 2021-22: Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning director, American Indian Student Center director and Wokini program director
- Collaborate with existing grant opportunities to develop and deliver professional development focused on cultural competency for researchers on a consistent and annual basis.
- Fiscal Year 2018-19: Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning director, American Indian Student Center director, American Indian studies coordinator and Wokini program director
- Create subsequent professional development programming including, but not limited to, myths versus facts and perpetuating the stereotypical 鈥淚ndian,鈥 first-generation college students, poverty, historical trauma and adverse childhood experiences and current issues facing tribal communities and American Indians.
- Fiscal Year 2018-19: President鈥檚 Council, Wokini Leadership Council and Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Access
- Provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff with a focus of Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings which include:
- Lands and environment
- Identity and resiliency
- Culture and language
- Kinship and harmony
- Oral tradition and story
- Sovereignty and treaties
- Way of life and development
Goal 2
Improve American Indian student enrollment and success by providing effective support in all aspects of the university experience to increase the number of American Indian graduates.
Goal 2 Objectives
Steadily increase American Indian student enrollment and Wokini scholarships awarded:
- Summer/fall 2018: President, Marshall Matz and South Dakota congressional delegation
- Begin summer 2018: President, 日本av视频 Foundation vice president for development and Wokini program director
Year | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
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Scholarships | $115,000 | $305,000 | $570,000 | $870,000 | $1,170,000 |
Programming | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
- Introduce and promote 2019 USDA Farm Bill funding for "New Beginnings," which provides $5 million annually to land-grant universities and tribal colleges and universities ($500,000/institution) who engage in Wokini-like programs.
- Begin construction fall 2018, occupancy January 2020: Associate vice president for facilities and services and American Indian Student Center director
- Collaborate with fundraising campaigns to ensure required resources are available for scholarships and programming:
- Fiscal Year 2019-20: Provost, vice president for research and economic development, director of Extension, American Indian Student Center director and Wokini program director
- Design and build a stand-alone American Indian Student Center to enhance student connections with one another and the university.
- Begin summer 2018: American Indian Student Center director and director of admissions
- Create opportunities for American Indian students to become involved in research endeavors both on campus and within tribal communities.
- Begin summer 2018: American Indian Student Center director and director of first-year advising
- Enhance student recruitment initiatives for American Indian students to include effective prospective student outreach and recruitment and precollege programs.
- Begin fall 2018: Provost, vice president for student affairs, American Indian Student Center director and director of admissions
- Provide effective and targeted academic advising, counseling, mentoring and supplemental instruction in key life skills.
- Begin fall 2018: Provost, vice president for student affairs, American Indian Student Center director and director of admissions
- Continue providing Wokini scholarships for tribal college and university faculty to support the tribal colleges' and universities' goal of strengthening faculty credentials.
- Begin fall 2018: Provost, vice president for student affairs, American Indian Student Center director and director of admissions
Year | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
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Enrollment | 275 | 325 | 375 | 425 | 500 |
Scholarships Awarded | 15 | 45 | 90 | 150 | 210 |
- Provide Wokini scholarships for tribal college and university students who have:
- Completed an associate degree and are planning to pursue a four-year degree at 日本av视频, or
- Completed an undergraduate degree and are pursing a master鈥檚 degree at 日本av视频.
Goal 3
Strengthen university partnerships with tribal communities in South Dakota through trusting relationships, outreach, strategic networks and ongoing effective communication.
Goal 3 Objectives
- Establish a President鈥檚 Advisory Board consisting of tribal presidents/chairmen or designee from each of the nine tribal nations in South Dakota to advise 日本av视频 on current issues/needs.
- Fiscal Year 2021-22: Vice president for research and economic development, director of Extension and Wokini program director
- Fiscal Year 2021-22: Vice president for research and economic development, director of Extension and Wokini program director
- Develop and implement an annual tribal/tribal college and university research partners鈥 communication plan to include communications from both 日本av视频 and tribal researchers and other key stakeholders. Utilize a variety of methods including meetings, summit, phone conference, Skype and social media.
- Fiscal Year 2018-19: Vice president for research and economic development, director of Extension and Wokini program director
- Establish research-area-specific cohorts that include both 日本av视频 and tribal college and universities/tribal community members to establish effective lines of communication and collaboration.
- Fiscal Year 2018-19: Director of institutional research, director of Extension and Wokini program director
- Develop a long-term research/development strategy with interested tribal colleges and universities.
- Fiscal Year 2018: Office of Academic Affairs
- Create an online accessible database with a complete inventory of 日本av视频 Extension and research programs including American Indians and tribal communities.
- Summer 2018: President and Wokini program director
- Develop and maintain a memorandum of understanding and articulation agreements with tribal college and universities.
- Fall 2018: President and Wokini program director
- Establish relationships with key stakeholders in tribal communities to build collaborative working relationships focused on the achievement of mutual goals.