Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program at the Shannon Point Marine Center

该奖项为2004-2009学年的海洋科学本科少数民族计划(MIMSUP)提供了新的资金。自1990年以来，MIMSUP在西华盛顿大学的香农点海洋中心(SPMC)运营，将为每年从全国各地招募的8名未被充分代表的少数族裔学生提供海洋教育。学生们将在住校度过两个季度，总共获得31个学分，这些学分可能会转移回他们所在的机构。在第一季度，学生们选择了海洋学实验室/实地课程，这是一门当前的趋势课程，向他们介绍现代调查技术和潜在的职业机会，这是一门研究课程，他们在教员的监督下计划和执行一个独立的项目。他们都参加了一项计划，该计划涉及对K-12学童进行海洋科学外展教育的培训和应用。在第二季度，学生将学习一门科学研究课程和两门涵盖各种海洋科学主题的额外课程。学生获得全额学费、住房、旅费和津贴，以及参加地区和国家会议的支持。这笔津贴支持学生在当地学校参加每周约10小时的K-12外展活动。西华盛顿大学在教师工资、实验室用品和学生乘船时间方面为该项目提供了重要的机构支持。

This award provides renewed funding for a program called the Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP) for academic years 2004-2009. MIMSUP, operated at Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) since 1990, will provide marine education to eight under-represented minority students annually recruited from around the nation. Students will spend two quarters in residence taking a total of 31 credits that may be transferred back to their home institutions. During the first quarter, students take a laboratory/field course in oceanography, a current trends course that introduces them to modern investigative techniques and the potential professional opportunities that will be available to them, a research course in which they plan and execute an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member. They all participate in a program that involves training in and application of outreach education in marine science to K-12 school children. During the second quarter, students will take a scientific research and two additional courses covering various marine science topics. Students receive full tuition, housing, travel costs, and a stipend, as well as support to participate in regional and national meetings. The stipend supports the students' participation in K-12 outreach activities of about 10 hours per week in local schools. Western Washington University provides significant institutional support for this program in faculty salary, laboratory supplies, and access to boat-time for the students.