Expanding Diversity in the Aquaitc Sciences

扩大水产科学的多样性

• 批准号: 0938292
• 负责人: Benjamin Cuker
• 金额: $ 75.54万
• 依托单位: Hampton University
• 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: 2009-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0938292&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Expanding; Diversity; Aquaitc; Sciences

This proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Hampton University and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) propose renewed funding for a program to increase the numbers of under-represented minorities electing careers in aquatic sciences. The program targets minority students, faculty and professionals interested in aquatic sciences, as well as faculty working at Historically Minority Colleges and Universities (HMCU). Participants received a free membership in ASLO and support to attend the annual meetings and special pre-meeting workshops. The present proposal will cultivate the development of past participants and incorporate new cohorts of students into the process. By continuing to build active participation of target group members in the annual meetings of ASLO, the program aims to achieve four objectives: 1. Expose more minority undergraduates and beginning graduate students to cutting edge aquatic science through active participation in ASLO meetings. 2. Link minority students to opportunities for internships, advanced studies, special programs and potential employment through interactions at ASLO meetings. 3. Continue to bring new cohorts of minority students into the networks of minority and majority aquatic scientists. 4. Establish a significant presence of minority scientists in ASLO that will form a mentor core for the ongoing recruitment of new minorities into the field. Since the initiation of the program in 1990, over 654 students have participated in the program. About 42% of students return for subsequent meetings, 25% attend two, and 16%, 3 or more. Many (80%) of the participants are female in recent years, reflecting a national trend of declining enrollment of male minority students in colleges. The participant group has been diverse, consisting of 57% African-Americans, 33% Hispanic-Americans, 7% Native-Americans, and 4% Pacific Islanders. Shifts in participant demographics over the course of the program include increasing numbers of Hispanics, women and graduate students. In addition, 11 former students who have earned Ph.D. degrees returned as mentors. Students from 181 different institutions participated over the years. About 57% of the students came from key minority serving institutions with aquatics programs (Hampton U., Savannah State U., The U. of Puerto Rico campuses, Fort Valley State U., The U. of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Jackson State U., Cal. State, LA and the University of Texas, El Paso, Florida A&M U.). Many students participated via special relationships with REU programs, such as those at Shannon Point (Western Washington Univ.), Harbor Branch/Savanna State U., the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Oregon State U. Best estimates suggest that, 28% of the participants completed graduate or professional degrees, with about 155 earning MS and 31 completing PhD or Law degrees.

这项提案将使用2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供的资金授予。汉普顿大学和美国湖泊和海洋学会(ASLO)提议为一项计划提供新的资金，以增加在水生科学领域选择职业的代表不足的少数族裔的数量。该计划面向对水生科学感兴趣的少数族裔学生、教师和专业人员，以及在历史少数民族学院和大学(HMCU)工作的教师。与会者获得了ASLO的免费会员资格，并获得了参加年会和特别会前讲习班的支助。目前的提案将培养过去参与者的发展，并将新的学生群体纳入这一进程。通过继续促进目标群体成员积极参与ASLO年度会议，该计划旨在实现四个目标：1.通过积极参与ASLO会议，让更多的少数族裔本科生和初级研究生接触尖端水产科学。2.通过在ASLO会议上的互动，将少数族裔学生与实习、深造、特殊项目和潜在就业机会联系起来。3.继续将新的少数族裔学生群体纳入少数族裔和占多数的水生科学家网络。4.在非政府组织中建立一个少数群体科学家的大量存在，这将形成一个指导核心，以便不断向该领域招募新的少数群体。自1990年该计划启动以来，已有超过654名学生参加了该计划。大约42%的学生会回来参加随后的会议，25%的学生参加两次会议，16%的学生参加三次或更多的会议。近年来，许多参与者(80%)是女性，这反映了全国高校少数民族男性入学人数下降的趋势。参与者群体是多样化的，包括57%的非洲裔美国人，33%的西班牙裔美国人，7%的土著美国人，4%的太平洋岛民。在该项目的过程中，参与者的人口结构发生了变化，其中包括越来越多的拉美裔、女性和研究生。此外，11名获得博士学位的以前的学生作为导师回来了。多年来，来自181个不同机构的学生参与了这项活动。大约57%的学生来自有水上运动项目的主要少数族裔服务机构(汉普顿大学、萨凡纳州立大学、波多黎各校园大学、福特谷州立大学、马里兰大学、东岸大学、杰克逊州立大学、加州大学)。加州州立大学、洛杉矶分校和德克萨斯大学，佛罗里达州埃尔帕索农工大学)。许多学生通过与REU项目的特殊关系参与，例如香农点(华盛顿大学西部)、海港分校/萨凡纳州立大学、弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所和俄勒冈州立大学的项目。最佳估计表明，28%的参与者完成了研究生或专业学位，其中约155人获得了硕士学位，31人完成了博士或法律学位。