PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS’ TRANSITION PROGRAM (NASTE)Spirit Brooks, Allyson Dean, & Dana Beck

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Native American Students’ Transition Experience (NASTE)Program Description

Based on College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Housed under Intercultural Student Services in American Indian Initiatives office

1 Week Summer Orientation with student mentors Fall Term U-Engage Class specific to Native

students Spring Term Project Credit Course (ES406)

developing leadership and mentoring skills as well as recruiting events on campus and in tribal areas

Native American Students’ Transition Experience (NASTE)Summer Orientation Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday FridayBREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST

Check-inCultural Resources on

Campus

Challenge Course

Career Services

Field trip to Hatfield Marine Science Center

with CAMP students

Ethnic Studies Department OverviewCampus Tours

Community Service Center

WelcomeTour Longhouse, EOP,

ISS

Financial AidMentor Question &

AnswerParent & Student Info Sessions

Campus Scavenger Hunt

LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

Group Picture

Academic Success Center Workshop

Challenge Course Tour CorvallisField trip to Oregon

Aquarium with CAMP students

First Class of Fall Transition Course

Icebreakers & Team Building Activities

Overview & Expectations Writing Center

WorkshopMeet Your Mentor

DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER DINNER

Journal Reflection Journal Reflection Journal Reflection Journal Reflection Return to OSU Journal Reflection

Student Panel-Transition & Adjustment

Concerns Prepare for Talent Show

Mentor One-on-One Activities

Talent Show

Journal ReflectionSee you later! (NOT

Goodbye!)

Group Activity (Kickball) Group Activity (Bowling) Movie Night

Native American Students’ Transition Experience (NASTE)Budget Proposal

Category Budget Item Cost

Salaries & Benefits  Director, American Indian Initiatives, .1 FTE @ $50,000 $5,000  Director, American Indian Initiatives, .1 OPE @ 24% $500  Coordinator, NASTE, .49 FTE $12,000

  NASTE Student Summer Orientation Mentors (40 hrs x $9/hr x 20) $7,200    $24,700Summer Orientation

  Housing & Dining (5 days x 20 x $26.75/person for room & board) $2,675  Challenge Course Fees $600

 Memorial Union Bowling Reservation - 2 Hours, OSU 20% Discount $175

  Transportation to Newport (2 12 passenger vans from Motor Pool) $110  Oregon Aquarium Admission (20 tickets @ $15 each) $300

  T-Shirts (20 participants + mentors + staff = 50 shirts x $7/each) $350  General Supplies $1,500    $5,710Administrative  Printing & Mailing $1,000  Office Supplies $500  Advertising & Marketing Costs $1,000    $2,500Fall and Spring Courses  Supplies $1,000  Transportation to Tribal Areas for Recruiting Events $375  Promotional Items for Prospective Students $1,000    $2,375     TOTAL   $35,285

Native American Students’ Transition Experience (NASTE)Timeline of Events

January 2010: Hire NASTE

program coordinator

February - June 2010: Create application; recruit future first-year students for NASTE and current

students to be mentorsJuly-August 2010: Organize summer orientation; set up workshops, conference services, and

other special eventsSeptember 2010:

Run summer orientation; facilitate first-year student’s

transition into college

September – December 2010: Instruct U-Engage course.

January – March 2011: Advise students individually; set up

recruiting events on and off campus for Native American students; work on

curriculum for ES406 courseApril - June 2011:Instruct ES 406 course; lead recruiting events; continue to

advise students; recruit students for 2011 cohort;

review and assess program after one year

July – August 2011Organize second-year program with official

student mentors

Theoretical Support for NASTE

Horse’s Reflections on American Indian Identity

Sanford’s Challenge and Response Schlossberg’s Marginality and Mattering Astin’s Student Involvement Theory

Native American Student Transition Experience

ReferencesAstin, A.W. (1984). Student involvement: A developmental theory for higher education. Journal of

College Student Personnel, 25, 297-308.Horse, P. G. (2001). Reflections on American Indian identity. In Wijeyesingh, C. L., & Jackson, B. W.

III. (Eds.) New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development (pp.91-107). New York: New York University Press.

Sanford, N. (1966) “Challenge and Response”. In Self and Society: Social Change and   Individual Development. New York: Atherton, p. 44-46. Schlossberg, N.K. (1989) Marginality and mattering: Key issues in building community. In

D.C. Roberts (Ed.), Designing campus activities to foster a sense of community (pp. 5-15). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.