This project will enable the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies to establish new criteria for transformative texts; revise and revitalize curriculum pathways and advising to conform to state and institutional demands; and most importantly, develop an implementation proposal to expand the Hutchins GE lower division curriculum to a large percentage of the incoming student body through SSU's First Year Experience (FYE) program.

Working in collaboration with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, SSU's Native American Studies Program has designed a pilot program addressing food sovereignty, cultural practices and land management at FIGR's Learning Center located on a 450-acre preserve. Programming has been drastically impacted by COVID-19. The grant funding will be used to develop curriculum; host a workshop informed by FIGR experts and virtual lectures by Native experts; and fund transportation to FIGRLC.