UMEB: Undergraduate Mentoring in Wetland Science with a Focus on Underrepresented Groups

UMEB：湿地科学本科生辅导，重点关注代表性不足的群体

• 批准号: 0303656
• 负责人: Frank Day
• 金额: $ 4.2万
• 依托单位: Society of Wetland Scientists
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0303656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UMEB; Undergraduate; Mentoring; Wetland; Science

NSF funding will support the participation of 10 undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in annual meetings of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). SWS was established in 1980 to allow and promote the exchange of information related to wetlands. SWS is unique among scientific societies in that its members, from the academic, government and private consulting sectors, represent a variety of perspectives on wetland science. Attendance of a select group of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups at an annual scientific meeting can provide each student with a perspective on, and exposure to, the breadth and depth of wetland science that cannot be obtained at a single academic home institution. The annual meeting of the Society includes at least four concurrent sessions over four days, along with plenary and poster sessions. Because SWS spans academic, government and private consulting sectors, individual students will be able to tailor their daily activities to their own personal interests in wetland science. By pairing undergraduate students with graduate student or faculty mentors at the annual meeting, and by providing workshops and symposia specifically geared toward undergraduate students (including those from underrepresented groups), SWS will foster active participation and discussion, each a key component of advancing science and promoting intellectual development of undergraduate student scientists.SWS recognizes the need to reach out to underrepresented groups to provide intellectual opportunities for personal growth and development. Attendance at a scientific meeting often can provide the intellectual spark, along with the opportunities to make contacts for the future, that encourage undergraduate students to continue their professional education beyond the Bachelor's degree level. Our goal is to open doors for undergraduate students in underrepresented groups. Each student participant will be assigned a mentor, who will function in many ways, including as a bridge-builder, introducing each student to SWS members whose professional interests are in line with those of the undergraduate student. The activities proposed here will complement existing SWS activities including its "Teach the Teachers" program and its newly launched Human Diversity Initiative. We have devised a variety of strategies (workshops, symposia, social events, field trips, mentoring, follow-up) to ensure that undergraduate students will get the most out of their week-long SWS annual meeting experience.This activity is funded by the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) Program.

NSF的资助将支持10名来自代表性不足群体的本科生参加湿地科学家协会(SWS)的年度会议。SWS成立于1980年，旨在允许和促进与湿地有关的信息交流。SWS在科学学会中是独一无二的，因为它的成员来自学术、政府和私人咨询部门，代表了对湿地科学的不同观点。从代表性不足的群体中挑选一批本科生参加年度科学会议，可以为每个学生提供关于湿地科学的广度和深度的视角，这是单一学术机构无法获得的。该协会的年度会议包括为期四天的至少四次并行会议，以及全体会议和海报会议。由于SWS横跨学术、政府和私人咨询部门，个别学生将能够根据自己在湿地科学方面的个人兴趣定制他们的日常活动。通过在年会上将本科生与研究生或教师导师配对，并通过提供专门针对本科生(包括来自代表性不足群体的学生)的研讨会和研讨会，SWS将促进积极的参与和讨论，每一项都是促进科学进步和促进本科生科学家智力发展的关键组成部分。SWS认识到需要接触代表性不足的群体，为个人成长和发展提供智力机会。参加科学会议通常可以提供智力的火花，以及为未来建立联系的机会，这鼓励本科生在学士学位之后继续他们的专业教育。我们的目标是为代表不足的群体中的本科生打开大门。每个学生参与者都将被指派一名导师，他将以多种方式发挥作用，包括作为桥梁建设者，将每个学生介绍给专业兴趣与本科生一致的SWS成员。这里建议的活动将补充现有的社会福利活动，包括其“教育教师”计划和新启动的人类多样性倡议。我们设计了各种策略(研讨会、座谈会、社交活动、实地考察、辅导、跟进)，以确保本科生从为期一周的SWS年会体验中获得最大收获。这项活动由国家科学基金会环境生物学本科生导师计划资助。