Strategies for Ecology Education, Development and Sustainability (SEEDS)

美国生态学会的项目“生态教育、发展和可持续性战略”（SEEDS）旨在增加代表性不足的本科生对生态科学的参与。每年，该项目允许多达60名学生参加两次为期4-7天的密集实地考察，以及一次SEEDS领导会议。至少有一次实地考察将在美国国家科学基金会支持的长期生态研究地点进行。这些活动共同为学生提供了接触高水平实地研究的机会，同时也培养了实际的领导能力和项目开发技能。种子研究人员也得到支持，在年度领导会议上介绍他们的初步研究成果。此外，SEEDS将制定一项计划，通知和推荐代表性不足的学生到现有的首席研究员那里，这些首席研究员从美国国家科学基金会环境生物学部获得REU补充。协会将与该司的项目官员合作制定这一战略，其中将包括REU补充机会的清单和可搜索数据库。接触生态学研究和随后的研究经验对本科生决定从事科学事业至关重要。该部门的pi ？REU的补充项目在招收代表性不足的学生方面面临着重大挑战。这个项目将提高未被充分代表的学生对生态研究机会的认识和参与。通过后续的SEEDS支持，该项目将提高pi之间的指导经验，并培养更多的学生走上生态职业道路。随着时间的推移，SEEDS项目活动将在环境生物学领域培养一个更加多样化的科学界，并有助于增加观点和想法的多样性。

The Ecological Society of America's project, Strategies for Ecology Education, Development and Sustainability (SEEDS), is designed to increase the participation of underrepresented undergraduate students in the ecological sciences. Annually, the project allows up to 60 students to participate in two intensive field trips lasting 4-7 days, and a SEEDS leadership meeting. At least one of the field trips will be at an NSF supported Long-Term Ecological Research site. These activities together offer opportunities for students to be exposed to high level field research, as well as to develop practical leadership and project development skills. SEEDS research fellows are also supported to present their preliminary research results at annual leadership meetings. Additionally, SEEDS will develop a program to inform and refer underrepresented students to available principal investigators who obtain REU supplements from NSFs Division of Environmental Biology. The Society will work with program officers in the Division to develop this strategy, which will include listings and searchable databases of REU supplemental opportunities.Exposure to ecological research and subsequent research experience is vital for undergraduates in their decision to pursue a career in science. PIs of the Division?s REU supplements face a major challenge in recruiting underrepresented students. This project will increase the awareness and participation of underrepresented students in ecological research opportunities. Through follow-up SEEDS support, the project will enhance the experience of mentoring among PIs and nurture more students along the ecological career pathway. Over time, SEEDS program activities will foster a more diverse scientific community within environmental biology and help increase the diversity of perspectives and ideas.