Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Multicultural Program

该奖项为汉普顿大学的Ben Cuker博士和美国研究所（AIR）的Roger Levine博士提供资金，以评估美国湖沼学和海洋学少数民族计划（ASLOMP）的结果，该计划旨在增加选择水产科学职业的代表性不足的少数民族的数量。 该计划针对少数民族学生，教师和专业人士感兴趣的水产科学，以及教师在历史上少数民族学院和大学（HMCU）工作。 与会者获得了ASLO的免费会员资格，并获得了参加年度会议和会前特别讲习班的支助。 虽然ASLOMP计划的结果每年报告一次，但这次评估将侧重于该计划在20年内的成果。Cuker博士在2010年收集的数据表明，在1990年至2009年期间，有1，109名学生参加了会议，其中包括704名不同的学生（差额由参加一次以上会议的学生组成）。通常每年有65名学生参加。大约80%的学生第一次进入该计划作为本科生，与许多返回作为研究生。总共有232名学生参加了研究生课程，546名学生参加了本科课程。在该方案实施过程中，女性占参与者的65%，但近年来超过了80%。虽然非正式和解毒数据表明，该计划产生了许多优秀的参与者，他们在水产或相关科学领域进行了高级研究和职业生涯，但重要的是要确定其整体有效性。ASLOMP的长寿提供了一个独特的机会来衡量其对水产科学界多样性的影响。这样的研究还将指出该计划的那些方面，这些方面在保留和促进该领域的参与者方面显得最重要。它的研究结果也将告知其他有兴趣推动科学多样性的人。

This award provides funding for Dr. Ben Cuker at Hampton University and Dr. Roger Levine of American Institutes for Research (AIR) to evaluate results of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanograhy Minority Program (ASLOMP), a program designed 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. Although results of the ASLOMP program are reported annually, this evaluation will focus on outcomes of the program over a 20 year period. Data collected by Dr. Cuker in 2010 indicates that between 1990 and 2009 there have been 1,109 student participations, comprised of 704 different students (the difference being made up by students who participated in more than one meeting). Typically 65 students participated each year. Some 80% of the students first entered the program as undergraduates, with many returning as graduate students. Overall, 232 students participated at the graduate level and 546 as undergraduates. Over the course of the program females comprised 65% of the participants but in recent years over 80%. While informal and antidotal data suggest that the program produced many excellent participants that have gone on for advanced studies and careers in the aquatic or related sciences, it is important to determine its overall effectiveness. The longevity of the ASLOMP presents a unique opportunity to gauge its impact on the diversity of the aquatic science community. Such a study will also point to those aspects of the program that appear most important in retaining and advancing the participants in the field. Its findings will also inform others interested in advancing diversity in the sciences in general.