"It's about "It's about Partnerships, Man, the Partnerships, Man, the Partnerships" Partnerships"

Mon-Dak Partners Mon-Dak Partners

and Williston State Collegeand Williston State College

Have “Teamed Up” to “Tackle” Have “Teamed Up” to “Tackle”

RCCI InitiativesRCCI Initiatives

IntroductionsIntroductions

Jennie GranrudJennie Granrud

Joe McCannJoe McCann

PartnershipsPartnerships

A relationship between individuals or A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement responsibility, as for the achievement of a specific goal: of a specific goal:

Example in a Newspaper Story: Example in a Newspaper Story:

““Community Groups Partner in Community Groups Partner in Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth ProjectProject””

Who and Where We Who and Where We AreAre Williston State College is a public Williston State College is a public

community college in northwest North community college in northwest North DakotaDakota

990 credit students - fall of 2005990 credit students - fall of 2005 Work force training served 170 employers Work force training served 170 employers

in ’04 - ’05, training 1700 employees in ’04 - ’05, training 1700 employees 34% Academic Transfer and 47% 34% Academic Transfer and 47%

Career/Technical Career/Technical Mon-Dak region of 13 counties with Mon-Dak region of 13 counties with

55,000 people55,000 people

Who and Where We Who and Where We AreAre Work Force training area of 10 countiesWork Force training area of 10 counties Economic sectors - Agriculture, Oil, TourismEconomic sectors - Agriculture, Oil, Tourism Less that four people per square mileLess that four people per square mile 11 Institution North Dakota University System 11 Institution North Dakota University System

Governed by the State Board of Higher Governed by the State Board of Higher EducationEducation

North Dakota has a population of a medium North Dakota has a population of a medium sized city (with long streets)sized city (with long streets)

’’99-’00 Legislative Roundtable on Higher Ed99-’00 Legislative Roundtable on Higher Ed and WSC became a Autonomous Community and WSC became a Autonomous Community

CollegeCollege

NeighBORsNeighBORs

NeighNeighborsbors

BBuildinguilding

OOurur

RRegionegion

“Building Our Region, One Dream at a Time”

NeighBORS Areas of NeighBORS Areas of WorkWork Oilfield TrainingOilfield Training Value-Added AgricultureValue-Added Agriculture Entrepreneurship (including Entrepreneurship (including

tourism)tourism) Quality of LifeQuality of Life Out-migration of YouthOut-migration of Youth Rural Development CenterRural Development Center

NeighBORs PartnersNeighBORs Partners

EducationEducation Petroleum ProductionPetroleum Production AgricultureAgriculture GovernmentGovernment BusinessBusiness Private IndustryPrivate Industry Non-Profit OrganizationsNon-Profit Organizations WSCWSC

PartnershipsPartnerships

Petroleum ProductionPetroleum Production Originally safety trainingOriginally safety training NeighBORS subgroup of extended NeighBORS subgroup of extended

team in fall of 2003team in fall of 2003 A few more “oil patch” partners A few more “oil patch” partners

joined in summer and fall 2004 joined joined in summer and fall 2004 joined 2005 mini-boom in oil well drilling 2005 mini-boom in oil well drilling

intensifies intensifies

PartnershipsPartnershipsPetroleum ProductionPetroleum Production Over $2,000,000 being invested in WSC Over $2,000,000 being invested in WSC

Petroleum Safety and Technology Center by Petroleum Safety and Technology Center by nine companies, Star Fund, WSC Foundation, nine companies, Star Fund, WSC Foundation, and the ND Legislature’s Centers of and the ND Legislature’s Centers of Excellence for Economic DevelopmentExcellence for Economic Development

Oil well training site under construction, Oil well training site under construction, truck driver training, oil field fire fighting truck driver training, oil field fire fighting

Now have 23 company partners Now have 23 company partners 500 “oil patch” employees were trained in 500 “oil patch” employees were trained in

20052005

PartnershipsPartnershipsAgricultureAgriculture Mon-DakMon-Dak region producesregion produces pulse cropspulse crops, ,

irrigationirrigation, export, , export, food production (over 25 food production (over 25 crops produced)crops produced)

Value-Added AG partnership forming –Value-Added AG partnership forming –NDSU, and NDSU/ MSU, joint ag research NDSU, and NDSU/ MSU, joint ag research center, Economic Developers, Federal ARScenter, Economic Developers, Federal ARS

Revitalizing credit Ag programRevitalizing credit Ag program Hiring a farm and ranch management Hiring a farm and ranch management

faculty memberfaculty member Currently planning a Center of Excellence Currently planning a Center of Excellence

applicationapplication

PartnershipsPartnershipsEducationEducation Great Western Ed Consortium 15 school Great Western Ed Consortium 15 school

districts in 5 countiesdistricts in 5 counties Minot Tech CenterMinot Tech Center Joint Dakota Nursing program with three other Joint Dakota Nursing program with three other

CCs cover ND “Border to Border”CCs cover ND “Border to Border” Four other joint programsFour other joint programs Seeking resources for regional career Seeking resources for regional career

counselingcounseling Distance ed high school electronics programDistance ed high school electronics program

PartnershipsPartnerships

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship Online entrepreneurship Online entrepreneurship Expanding K-14 career pathway Expanding K-14 career pathway SBDC – most productive office in SBDC – most productive office in

North DakotaNorth Dakota Plan to collaborate with Dickinson Plan to collaborate with Dickinson

State UniversityState University

PartnershipPartnership

Out Migration of Youth/ Quality of LifeOut Migration of Youth/ Quality of Life Little Teton DaycareLittle Teton Daycare Increased role as a cultural focus for Increased role as a cultural focus for

the Mon-Dak regionthe Mon-Dak region Youth ForumYouth Forum Williston Area Chamber of Commerce Williston Area Chamber of Commerce

now has a student member from now has a student member from WSC and Williston High School WSC and Williston High School

PartnershipsPartnerships

Out Migration of Youth/ Quality of Out Migration of Youth/ Quality of LifeLife

Healthy Williston Healthy Youth Healthy Williston Healthy Youth WSC bookstore coffee shopWSC bookstore coffee shop Increased role as a cultural focus for Increased role as a cultural focus for

the Mon-Dak regionthe Mon-Dak region Youth ForumYouth Forum

Lessons from the Canada GooseLessons from the Canada Goose

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Appreciative InquiryAppreciative Inquiry Champion EmergenceChampion Emergence Rural Youth Forum InputRural Youth Forum Input Power of PartnershipsPower of Partnerships Partnership Building and Partnership Building and

NurturingNurturing Drucker “the social dimension is Drucker “the social dimension is

the survival dimension”the survival dimension”

QuestionsQuestions

What U.S. state did the Lewis & What U.S. state did the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery spend Clark Corps of Discovery spend the most time in?the most time in?

What U.S. state is the top durum What U.S. state is the top durum producing state?producing state?

In what state did Meriwether In what state did Meriwether Lewis get shot in the posterior?Lewis get shot in the posterior?

QuestionsQuestions

What is the only state that has a What is the only state that has a state government-owned bank?state government-owned bank?

In what state did the Lewis & In what state did the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery Clark Corps of Discovery encounter the most grizzly bears?encounter the most grizzly bears?

SummarySummary

Q & AQ & A

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