Track 2: Highlands to Piedmont Newark, NJ Geoscience Scholars Alliance

该项目创建了一个从上到下（高地到皮埃蒙特）的地球科学参与网络，将纽瓦克公立学校的学生从九年级的第一次接触到大学，并进入职业生涯。该计划旨在大大增加地球科学中代表性不足的少数民族学生的数量，并引导他们进入地球科学的职业生涯。最终，该项目将改变纽瓦克公立学校系统的文化，并使纽瓦克居民将地球科学视为一项理想的追求。该网络包括9年级地球科学课程的修订，10至12年级相关科学模块的介绍和实践练习，夏季研究所，课后探索小组，工业实习和面向高中生和大学生及其家庭的信息咨询系统。将利用罗格斯大学的资源和专门知识来修订课程和开发补充练习和模块。这个暑期学院将由罗格斯大学预科项目管理。九年级的教师培训和高年级的模块和练习将由肯恩大学完成。课后和周末探险小组将由纽瓦克博物馆管理，部分利用草地环境研究所的资源和机会。信息研讨会和实习项目将主要由工业合作伙伴兰根工程与环境服务公司和URS公司管理。申请大学的建议和丰富活动/实习，在那里将由罗格斯大学与所有其他合作伙伴共同管理。该项目每年将直接招收100名各级高中生和40名大学生。不太直接的是，它可能会不同程度地吸引2000名高中生。

This program creates a top to bottom (Highlands to Piedmont) net of engagement in the Geosciences that takes Newark public school students from first contact in 9th grade through college and into a career. The program is designed to greatly increase the number of underrepresented minority students in the Geosciences and shepherd them into careers in the Geosciences. Ultimately, the program will change the culture in the Newark public school system and with Newark residents to view the Geosciences as a desirable pursuit. The net includes revision of the 9th grade Earth Science curriculum, introduction of modules and hands-on exercises in the related sciences in 10th through 12th grades, a summer institute, an after school explorers group, industrial internships and an informational-advisement system for high school and college students and their families. Revision of the curriculum and development of the supplementary exercises and modules will be done utilizing resources and expertise at Rutgers University. The summer institute will be administered by the pre-college program at Rutgers. Teacher training for the 9th grade teachers and for the modules and exercise in advanced grades will be accomplished by Kean University. The after school and weekend explorers group will be run by the Newark Museum, in part, utilizing resources and opportunities at the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. The informational seminars and internship programs will primarily be administered by industrial partners Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Corporation and URS Corporation. Advisement for applying to college and enrichment activities/internships while there will be administered by Rutgers University in conjunction with all other partners. The program will directly engage 100 high school students at various levels and up to 40 college students per year. Less directly, it will potentially engage 2,000 high school students to various degrees.