Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College created the Environmental Institute to actively promote the educational and cultural growth of the community in studies covering natural resources and the environment. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College uses the Environmental Institute as the vehicle in environmental resource areas to follow all points of the College’s mission and coordinate ongoing education, research, outreach, and other activities
This emphasis also allows Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College to fulfill its status as a United States Land Grant Institution by “being a people’s college and solving problems which benefit people.” A campus team coordinates programs and initiatives of the Environmental Institute and is advised by staff from Fond du Lac Resources Management, University of Minnesota Extension, resources within the community including local science teachers, and county resource managers, tribal officials, interested individuals, public officials, and citizen-groups. A variety of related land grant science projects have been successfully completed or are ongoing through Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College’s Environmental Institute. Our research projects have provided hands-on experience for students and graduates in resource-oriented fields.
