Using tribal knowledge to impart key STEM concepts

The Reach for the Sky (RFTS) program, funded by the National Science Foundation, strives to make STEM more culturally relevant to the Anishinaabe youth. Tribal elders share their knowledge, while University researchers develop related curriculum to teach key concepts about science and math. Students also learn engineering through activities such as bike design and solar and wind energy production. [Read more at "Tradition and innovation."]

Check & Connect program yields telling results

Dropping out of high school can produce many negative outcomes for young people, including lower future income and higher unemployment rates than high school graduates. Check & Connect, an intervention program developed by professor Sandra Christenson in the Department of Educational Psychology, reaches out to young people before they check out on school.
[Read more at "Leaving schools behind."]

Dean's list

Congratulations to our many undergraduate students who achieved a 3.67 GPA or higher.

Spring 2008 Dean’s List

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