Multicultural Initiative in the Marine Sciences: Undergraduate Participation (MIMSUP)

海洋科学多元文化倡议：本科生参与（MIMSUP）

• 批准号: 0741372
• 负责人: Brian Bingham
• 金额: $ 97.53万
• 依托单位: Western Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0741372&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Multicultural; Initiative; Marine; Sciences; Undergraduate

Abstract: This award provides renewed funding for a program called the Multicultural Initiative in Marine Science Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP) for academic years 2008-2012. 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 who are recruited from around the nation. Students will spend two quarters in residence taking a total of 31 quarter-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 in Marine Science course that introduces them to modern investigative techniques and the potential professional opportunities that will be available to them, and 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 Communication course 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 also supports the students' participation in K-12 outreach activities of about 10 hours per week in local schools. Of the prior 135 participants, 112 have finished their undergraduate degrees, and of those, 55% have pursued either a Master's, Doctoral, or professional degree. Prior participants have included 50% Latino/Hispanic, 26% African American, 11% Pacific Islander, and 13% Native American/Native Alaskan students.

摘要：该奖项为2008-2012学年名为海洋科学本科生多元文化倡议计划（MIMOTH）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，每年将向8名从全国各地招募的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住宿采取总共31个季度的学分，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，海洋科学课程的当前趋势，向他们介绍现代调查技术和潜在的专业机会，以及他们计划和执行的研究课程。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，学生将参加科学传播课程和两个额外的课程，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。该津贴还支持学生参加当地学校每周约10小时的K-12外联活动。在之前的135名参与者中，有112人完成了本科学位，其中55%的人攻读了硕士、博士或专业学位。之前的参与者包括50%的拉丁裔/西班牙裔，26%的非洲裔美国人，11%的太平洋岛民和13%的美洲原住民/阿拉斯加原住民学生。