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

该奖项为2004-2009学年名为海洋科学本科少数民族计划（MIMOSE）的计划提供了新的资金。自1990年以来，西华盛顿大学香农角海洋中心（SPMC）一直在运作的MIMMUNK将为每年从全国各地招募的8名代表性不足的少数民族学生提供海洋教育。学生将花两个季度的时间在居住地，总共获得31个学分，这些学分可能会被转移回他们的家乡机构。在第一季度，学生参加海洋学实验室/实地课程，这是一门向他们介绍现代调查技术和潜在专业机会的当前趋势课程，这是一门研究课程，他们计划并在教员的监督下执行独立项目。他们都参加了一个项目，该项目涉及对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，学生将参加科学研究和两个额外的课程，涵盖各种海洋科学主题。学生获得全额学费，住房，旅行费用和津贴，以及支持参加区域和国家会议。该津贴支持学生参加当地学校每周约10小时的K-12外联活动。西华盛顿大学为该计划提供了重要的机构支持，包括教师工资，实验室用品和学生乘船时间。

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.