The Southern Arizona Geosciences Union for Academics, Research, and Outreach (SAGUARO): A Track 1 Program for Enhancing Diversity at the University of Arizona

南亚利桑那州地球科学学术、研究和推广联盟 (SAGUARO)：亚利桑那大学增强多样性的第一轨项目

• 批准号: 0914401
• 负责人: Karl Flessa
• 金额: $ 15.46万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0914401&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Southern; Arizona; Geosciences; Union; Academics

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The University of Arizona (UA) is replicating components of a successful outreach, mentoring, networking and research program that engages underrepresented high school and undergraduate students in the geosciences. The Southern Arizona Geosciences Union for Academics, Research and Outreach (SAGUARO) project, modeled after the Buffalo Geosciences Program, is recruiting 5 undergraduate interns each year to participate in independent research projects and conduct outreach activities about geoscience careers at nearby Pima Community College and select high schools in the Tucson area. In Arizona, less than 8% of geosciences undergraduate degrees are awarded to Arizona students from traditionally underrepresented groups. This figure is disproportionate when compared to the ratio of these groups in the state population (approx. 35%). On a related but often overlooked issue, many public colleges and universities struggle to recruit local students from within their surrounding communities. As a solution to this conceptually broad issue, UA is incorporating several best practices from a range of previously funded diversity programs. These successful projects have included broad bases of program participants, networks of support faculty and staff, unique outreach activities, research experiences for participants, and both quantitative and qualitative self-assessment. In order to serve underrepresented groups for the long term, a model program is being organized to self-sustain beyond the lifetime of the initial grant. A support network involving geoscience faculty, graduate student mentors, and undergraduate interns at the University of Arizona is being established.

该奖项由2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》（公法111-5）资助。亚利桑那大学（UA）正在复制一项成功的外展、指导、网络和研究计划的组成部分，该计划吸引了地球科学领域代表性不足的高中生和本科生。 南亚利桑那州地球科学联盟的学术，研究和推广（SAGUARO）项目，仿照布法罗地球科学计划，每年招募5名本科实习生参加独立的研究项目，并在附近的皮马社区学院和图森地区的选择高中进行有关地球科学职业的推广活动。在亚利桑那州，只有不到8%的地球科学本科学位授予亚利桑那州的学生，他们来自传统上代表性不足的群体。 与这些群体在国家人口中的比例相比，这一数字是不成比例的（约为100%）。35%）。 在一个相关但经常被忽视的问题上，许多公立学院和大学很难从周边社区招收当地学生。 作为这个概念上广泛的问题的解决方案，UA正在从一系列以前资助的多样性计划中整合几个最佳实践。 这些成功的项目包括计划参与者的广泛基础，支持教师和工作人员的网络，独特的外展活动，参与者的研究经验，以及定量和定性的自我评估。 为了长期为代表性不足的群体服务，正在组织一个示范方案，以便在最初赠款的有效期之后自我维持。 正在建立一个由亚利桑那大学地球科学系、研究生导师和本科生实习生组成的支助网络。