Society of Wetland Scientists Minority Undergraduate Mentoring Program

湿地科学家学会少数民族本科生导师计划

• 批准号: 0737849
• 负责人: Frank Day
• 金额: $ 5.88万
• 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: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0737849&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Society; Wetland; Scientists; Minority; Undergraduate

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) has established a minority undergraduate mentoring program associated with its annual meeting. The first four years of the program have been highly successful. This proposal seeks funding to support the participation of 7 undergraduate students per year from underrepresented groups in the mentoring program for an additional 4 years. 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. The intellectual merit and broader impacts of the proposed activity are closely intertwined. SWS has devised a variety of strategies (symposia, social events, field trips, mentoring, follow-up) to ensure that award recipients will get maximum benefits out of their week-long SWS annual meeting experience and the mentoring they receive before and after the meeting.Intellectual Merit: Attendance of a select group of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups at an annual scientific meeting provides each student with a perspective on and exposure to the breadth and depth of wetland science and personal contacts that cannot be obtained at a single academic home institution. The annual meeting of the Society includes 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 oriented toward career development, SWS will foster active participation and discussion, each a key component of advancing science and promoting the intellectual development of undergraduate students.Broader Impacts: SWS recognizes the need to reach out to underrepresented groups to provide intellectual opportunities for personal growth and development. Attendance at a scientific meeting can often 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. The goal is to use the mentoring program to open doors for undergraduate students in underrepresented groups. Each award recipient will be assigned a mentor, who will function in many ways, including as a personal bridge-builder, introducing each student to SWS members whose professional interests are in line with those of the undergraduate student.

湿地科学家协会（SWS）设立了与其年会相关的少数族裔本科生指导计划。该计划的前四年非常成功。该提案寻求资金支持每年 7 名来自弱势群体的本科生参与辅导计划，为期 4 年。 SWS 成立于 1980 年，旨在促进和促进湿地相关信息的交流。 SWS 在科学团体中是独一无二的，因为其成员来自学术界、政府和私人咨询部门，代表了湿地科学的各种观点。拟议活动的智力价值和更广泛的影响是紧密相连的。 SWS 制定了各种策略（研讨会、社交活动、实地考察、指导、后续行动），以确保获奖者能够从为期一周的 SWS 年会体验以及会前和会后接受的指导中获得最大收益。 智力优势：从代表性不足的群体中选出的一组本科生参加年度科学会议，为每个学生提供了对湿地科学的广度和深度的看法和接触。 以及无法在单一学术机构获得的个人联系信息。协会的年会包括为期四天的同期会议，以及全体会议和墙报会议。由于 SWS 涵盖学术、政府和私人咨询部门，因此个别学生将能够根据自己对湿地科学的个人兴趣定制日常活动。通过在年会上将本科生与研究生或教师导师配对，以及提供面向职业发展的研讨会和研讨会，SWS 将促进积极的参与和讨论，这都是推进科学发展和促进本科生智力发展的关键组成部分。 更广泛的影响：SWS 认识到需要接触到代表性不足的群体，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火花，以及为未来建立联系的机会，从而鼓励本科生在获得学士学位后继续接受专业教育。目标是利用辅导计划为代表性不足群体的本科生打开大门。每位获奖者都会被指派一名导师，导师将发挥多种作用，包括作为个人桥梁建设者，将每位学生介绍给与本科生的专业兴趣一致的 SWS 成员。