Track 1: Research Mentoring in Geospatial Applications and the Development of Strategic Partnerships to Increase Diversity in the Geosciences

阿肯色大学费耶特维尔分校（UAF）地球科学系正在与阿肯色西北社区学院（NWACC）和阿肯色大学派恩布拉夫分校（UAPB）合作，发展必要的关系，为代表性不足的学生创造途径，通过在UAF攻读地球科学的本科（NWACC学生）和研究生学位（UAPB学生）继续他们的教育。NWACC是一所两年制大学，在过去五年中，其西班牙裔入学人数急剧增加。UAPB是一所赠地大学和HBCU，拥有130年的学术卓越历史和本科院校传统。UAF是阿肯色州研究生教育的主要中心。该项目将为UAF、UAPB、NWACC和美国地质调查局（USGS）之间的长期战略合作伙伴关系奠定基础。NWACC和UAPB的学生将参与UAF正在进行的研究项目，重点关注地理空间技术的使用，如全球定位系统大地测量学，GIS和遥感，以研究与学生相关的地球科学问题。这种方法是双管齐下的，以最大限度地提高UAF教师与NWACC和UAPB学生之间的联系。六名NWACC学生将在学年期间参与UAF的研究。NWACC靠近UA，使这种方法可行，并确保学生得到适当的指导。两名UAPB学生将在夏季参加一个由美国国家科学基金会资助的本科生研究体验（REU）项目，为期八周。REU包括在加勒比海的多米尼加岛进行为期四周的研究，并在UAF进行为期四周的数据分析和解释。这允许UAF教师和UAPB学生之间的日常联系。UAPB的学生和教师还将接受培训，在UAPB开发一个研究项目，利用地理空间技术评估阿肯色州中部的地面沉降和含水层下降。NWACC和UAPB学生的其他活动包括参加区域科学会议和学习习惯研讨会，以及四年制大学和研究生院的申请流程。

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF) is partnering with Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) and the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff (UAPB) to develop the relationships necessary to create pathways for underrepresented students to continue their education by pursuing undergraduate (in the case of NWACC students) and graduate degrees (in the case of UAPB students) in the geosciences at UAF. NWACC is a two-year college, whose Hispanic enrollment has increased dramatically during the past five years. UAPB is a Land Grant Institution and an HBCU with a 130-year history of academic excellence and tradition in undergraduate institution. UAF is the primary center of graduate education in the state of Arkansas. The program will lay the groundwork for the long-term strategic partnership among UAF, UAPB, NWACC and the US Geological Survey (USGS). NWACC and UAPB students will be involved in on-going research projects at UAF that focus on the use of geospatial technologies, such as Global Positioning system geodesy, GIS, and remote sensing, to examine geoscience problems of relevance to the students. The approach is two-pronged to maximize contact between UAF faculty and NWACC and UAPB students. Six NWACC students will be involved in research at UAF during the academic year. The proximity of NWACC to UA makes this approach feasible and ensures proper mentoring of the students. Two UAPB students will participate in an existing, NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program run by UAF during for eight weeks during the summer. The REU involves four weeks of research on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean and four weeks at UAF to analyze and interpret data. This permits daily contact between UAF faculty and UAPB students. UAPB students and faculty also will be trained to develop a research program at UAPB that uses geospatial technologies to assess ground subsidence and aquifer drawdown in central Arkansas. Additional activities for both NWACC and UAPB students include attendance at a regional scientific meeting and workshops on study habits and the application process to four-year institutions and graduate schools.