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Ron Klein, plant and soil specialist at Fort Berthold Community College, walks through the college’s community garden and checks the corn crop on this late summer day. It has been hot and dry in New Town, ND, for weeks, and Klein checks for moisture by running a handful of soil through his fingers.
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Oceans Apart, Minds Together: Building ties with Namibia
As my plane descended, I thought I was coming down on to the Northern Great Plains where I live. The Namibian landscape consisted of rolling grasslands with rocky escarpments in the distance. In the vast open space, the savanna extended beyond the horizon, exactly like the prairie does back home in western South Dakota. All was grassland and open sky. All looked familiar.
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CRCC Students Research Technology Capacity
Twelve students from Cheyenne River Community College (Eagle Butte, S.D.) have embarked on two research projects that will change the way the college and the community at large view technology at work and at home.
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Cheyenne River Developing Bison Courses
Fifty people attended last summer’s Tatanka Institute, which is part of Cheyenne River Community College’s animal and range science programs. The participants—double the number who attended last year’s institute—were able to view their subject matter,
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Cheyenne River Celebrates 25th Year
In April 1998, Cheyenne River Community College (CRCC) will celebrate its silver anniversary. Despite various setbacks, the college has provided the opportunity for higher education on the isolated reservation for 25 years thanks to the dedication of a few individuals and collaboration with other state and tribal colleges.
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Hardships Taught the Power of Isolated Study
Vernon “Vern” Frederick Traversie credits his powerful persistence to early experiences overcoming hardship and isolation.
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Cheyenne River Receives Bison Grant
Cheyenne River Community College received a grant in August from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to design and implement a comprehensive curriculum for bison production and management.
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Cheyenne River Training Operators
The Cheyenne River Community College is affiliating with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to train tribal water and wastewater operators in the Missouri River Basin.
