Nebraska Indian
Community College

T.R.I.B.A.L. Attributes

NICC recently launched the T.R.I.B.A.L Attribute system to provide a framework to assess co-curricular events. This culturally grounded assessment practice was featured in a recent publication by the American Indian College Fund (AICF, 2024, p. 12-13),  

Attributes

TRIBAL

Tribal Cultures

 

Reciprocal Communication

 

Innovation and Technology

 

Balance

 

Analytic Skills and Research

 

Lifelong Learning Skills

 

Data

  • Check back here for annual reports on each attribute!

Future Developments

In the future, NICC plans to expand this framework to encompass general education assessment as well. Below is the alignment with our institutional learning outcomes (ILOs):

  • T- Tribal Cultures replaces ILO 1,
  • R-Reciprocal Communication replaces ILO 2,
  • I- Innovation and Technology replaces ILO 4,
  • B- Balance: Body, Mind and Spirit replaces ILO 5,
  • A-Analytic Skills and Research replaces ILO 3; and
  • L- Lifelong Learning provides an opportunity to measure how well we are doing with our mission statement.