Minority Participation in Keck Geology Consortium Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Program

9800619曼杜卡这个项目始于1991年，为来自任何机构中代表性不足群体的学生提供机会，让他们参与凯克地质联合会非常成功的师生研究项目。其目标是鼓励这些学生从事地球科学方面的职业，并通过提供研究经验、未来机会的证书和支持网络来帮助他们取得成功。该项目允许有色人种学生在学术生涯的两个阶段参与学生与教师的合作研究项目：二年级后为期五周的暑期项目，以及三年级后开始为期一年的暑期项目。每年将有10名大二学生参加两个研究小组，每个小组由10名学生和3名教师组成。由两到三人组成的小组设计并实施一个研究项目，解决小组研究兴趣的一个方面。三名大三学生每年将参加五个研究小组中的任何一个，每个小组由九名高年级学生和三名教师组成。这些学生设计和实施个人研究项目，有助于小组的研究目标。研究开始于一个为期四周的夏季项目，并持续整个学年。每年都会从代表性不足的群体中招募四名教师来帮助领导研究项目。这些学院丰富了项目的科学专业知识，扩大了学生的职业咨询，并为学生提供了各种各样的榜样。学生在学年期间由可能访问暑期研究项目的校内赞助人指导研究。研究小组在学年期间通过电子邮件保持联系。所有学生在一年一度的凯克地质研究研讨会上以口头或海报的形式展示他们的研究成果，并在研讨会论文集上发表一篇短文。除了提供结束的研究经验，研究研讨会允许学生与100多名学生和教师参与凯克地质联合会学生-教师研究计划的网络。

9800619ManducaThis program, begun in 1991, provides opportunities for students from underrepresented groups at any institution to participate in the highly successful Keck Geology Consortium student-faculty research projects. The goal is to encourage these students to pursue careers in the geosciences and to help them succeed by providing research experiences, credentials for future opportunities, and a support network. The program allows students of color to participate in collaborative student-faculty research projects at two stages in their academic careers: a five-week summer program after the sophomore year and a year-long experience beginning the summer after the junior year. Ten sophomore students each year will join two research groups each involving ten students and three faculty members. Students from two to three member teams that design and implement a research project addressing an aspect of the group's research interest. Three junior students each year will participate in any of five research groups each involving nine more advanced students and three faculty. These students design and implement an individual research project that contributes to the group's research goals. Research begins during a four-week summer project and continues through the academic year. Four faculty from underrepresented groups are recruited each year to help lead the research projects. These faculties enrich the scientific expertise on the projects, expand the career counseling available to students, and provide a wide variety of role models for students. Students are guided in research during the academic year by an on-campus sponsor who may visit the summer research project. Research groups stay in contact during the academic year using e-mail. All students present their results at the annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology in either an oral or poster presentation and publish a short paper in the symposium proceedings. In addition to providing closure to the research experience, the research symposium allows students to network with over 100 student and faculty participants in the Keck Geology Consortium Student-Faculty Research Program.