Expanding Linkages Between Under-Represented Minorities and Careers in Aquatic Sciences

这是一个更新奖，以支持汉普顿大学继续与美国湖泊与海洋学学会（ASLO）合作的一个项目，以增加未被充分代表的少数民族选择水生科学职业并参与ASLO活动的人数。该计划针对少数民族学生、教师和对水生科学感兴趣的专业人士，以及在历史上少数民族学院和大学（HMCUs）工作的大多数教师。拟议的活动包括：ASLO的免费会员资格和支持参加三年的年会；会前工作坊，为与会者积极参与会议做准备；并在会议期间举行特别会议，供HMCU代表作介绍。HMCU和专业学会的共同努力应该提供一个有效的机制来吸引少数民族学生，使他们积极地感兴趣并参与科学研究和专业学会的活动。

This is a renewal award to support Hampton University to continue a program, in cooperation with the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities electing careers in aquatic sciences and becoming involved in ASLO activities. The program is targeted at minority students, faculty, and professionals with interest in aquatic sciences as well as at majority faculty working at Historically Minority Colleges and Universities (HMCUs). The proposed activities include: free membership in ASLO and support to attend annual meetings for three years; pre-meeting workshop to prepare attendees for active participation in the meeting; and special sessions during the meetings for HMCU representatives to make presentations. The combined efforts of an HMCU and a professional society should provide an effective mechanism to attract minority students and get them actively interested and involved in scientific research and in professional society activities.