OEDG Track 2: A residential summer institute in Earth System Science for American Indian high school students

美国印第安人在地球科学领域的代表性仍然严重不足，为了满足部落社区对地球和环境科学专业人员的迫切需求，加州大学欧文分校正在为来自全国各地的高中学生（9-12年级）组织为期两周的美国印第安人地球系统科学暑期住宿学院（AISESS）。AISESS计划的具体目标是：1)鼓励和授权美国印第安高中生接受高等教育；2)增加攻读地球科学或与地球科学相关学位的美国印第安学生人数；3)提高美国印第安大学生在地球科学专业的留校率和毕业率；4)鼓励美国印第安大学毕业生从事地球科学事业，特别是在部落社区；5)提高公众对地球系统科学的素养，特别是在美国印第安部落社区。AISESS计划的第一周是在Luiseño印第安人的La Jolla部落保留地露营和开展实地项目，第二周是在加州大学欧文分校的校园里，通过讲座、讨论和实验室活动学习地球系统科学。科学课程由UCI地球系统科学系的教师与北亚利桑那大学部落环境专业人员研究所、Luiseño印第安人的拉霍亚部落和阿贾切曼民族合作设计。科学课程与适当的文化活动、土著研究以及通过UCI美国印第安人资源中心协调的沟通技巧紧密结合在一起。在闭幕式上，学生们展示了与部落社区特别相关的地球和环境科学问题的海报项目。通过与路易斯·斯托克斯加州少数民族参与联盟、加州大学洛杉矶分校教育伙伴关系中心和圣安娜学院的重要合作伙伴关系，该项目正在开展广泛的后续行动和指导活动，这将增加招收和留住土著学生学习地球科学的可能性。

In order to address the critical need for Earth and environmental science professionals within Tribal communities, where American Indians remain severely underrepresented in the geosciences, the University of California, Irvine is organizing two-week residential American Indian Summer Institutes in Earth System Science (AISESS) for high-school students (grades 9-12) from throughout the nation. The specific objectives of the AISESS program are: 1) to encourage and empower American Indian high school students to pursue higher education; 2) to increase the number of American Indian students who pursue degrees in or related to the geosciences; 3) to increase retention and graduation rates of American Indian college students in the geosciences; 4) to encourage American Indian college graduates to pursue geoscience careers, in particular those available in Tribal communities; and 5) to enhance public literacy of Earth System Science, especially within American Indian Tribal communities. The first week of the AISESS program is spent camping and conducting field projects on the reservation of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians and the second week is spent on the University of California, Irvine campus learning about Earth System Science through lectures, discussions, and laboratory activities. The scientific curriculum is designed by faculty members from the UCI Department of Earth System Science in partnership with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University, the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, and the Acjachemen Nation. The science curriculum is closely woven together with appropriate cultural activities, Native studies, and communication skills coordinated through the UCI American Indian Resource Center. The program culminates with a closing ceremony in which students present poster projects on Earth and environmental science issues that are particularly relevant to Tribal communities. Through key partnerships with the Louis Stokes California Alliance for Minority Participation, the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships, and Santa Ana College, the project is conducting extensive follow-up and mentorship activities that will increase the likelihood of recruitment and retention of Native students to the geosciences.