- Target start date and parties responsible are listed in italics after each objective.
Goal 2: Improve American Indian student enrollment and success by providing effective support in all aspects of the university experience to increase number of American Indian graduates.
Objectives
- Steadily increase American Indian student enrollment and Wokini scholarships awarded:
Year | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Enrollment | 275 | 325 | 375 | 425 | 500 |
Scholarships Awarded | 15 | 45 | 90 | 150 | 210 |
Begin Fall 2018: Provost, VP Student Affairs, AISC Director and Director of Admissions
- Provide Wokini scholarships for TCU students who have 1) completed an Associate’s degree and are planning to pursue a four-year degree at SDSU or 2) completed an undergraduate degree and are pursing a master’s degree at SDSU.
Begin Fall 2018: Provost, VP Student Affairs, AISC Director and Director of Admission
- Continue providing Wokini scholarships for TCU faculty to support the TCUs goal of strengthening faculty credentials.
Begin Fall 2018: Provost, VP Student Affairs, AISC Director and Director of Admission
- Provide effective and targeted academic advising, counseling, mentoring and supplemental instruction in key life skills.
Begin Summer 2018: AISC 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 summer 2018: AISC Director and Director of Admissions
- Create opportunities for American Indian students to become involved in research endeavors both on campus and within tribal communities.
FY 2019-20: Provost, VP of Research and Economic Development, Director of Extension, AISC 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 construction Fall 2018, Occupancy January 2020: Associate VP for Facilities and Services and AISC Director
- Collaborate with fundraising campaigns to ensure required resources are available for scholarships and programming:
Year | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Scholarships | $115,000 | $305,000 | $570,000 | $870,000 | $1,170,000 |
Programming | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Begin summer 2018: President, SDSU Foundation VP for Development and Wokini Program Director
- Introduce and promote 2019 USDA Farm Bill funding for "New Beginnings," which provides $5 million annually to land-grant universities and TCUs ($500K/institution) who engage in Wokini-like programs.
Summer/Fall 2018: President, Marshall Matz and S.D. Congressional Delegation