REU SITE: Tribal College REU Program: Authentic Collaborations for Undergraduate Training in Ecology

------------本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖已颁发给联合部落技术学院（UTTC），该学院将在2014-2016年的每个夏季为8名学生和4名科学教师提供为期10周的研究培训。参与者将在UTTC (Bismarck， ND), Ft. Berthold社区学院（New Town， ND）， Sitting Bull学院（Ft. Yates， ND）， Oglala Lakota学院（Kyle， SD）， Augustana学院（Sioux Falls， SD）和北达科他州立大学（Fargo， ND）的导师的指导下进行对北部平原部落土地至关重要的环境生态学研究。参与者将参与的研究重点包括恢复生态学、昆虫行为和生态影响、野牛草原综合管理、自然资源石油开发的影响、保护生物学和地理空间在生态学研究中的应用。本科生从整个北部平原招募，重点是部落大学生，并根据表达的兴趣，展示的技能和对科学事业的奉献精神进行选择。参与者将作为一个更大的研究团队的一部分进行个人研究项目，并将接受研究伦理、项目设计、现场和实验室技术以及结果分析和展示方面的培训。科学教师（6-12年级）从保留地学校系统招募，并将与REU参与者一起进行实地考察。教师将根据自己的研究经验为自己的课堂开发课程模块，并将这些模块提供给其他教师。共同的迎新周，一次中途露营旅行，以及最后的演讲，培养了参与者之间的团队合作。将鼓励学生在区域和国家会议上发言，并在科学期刊上发表他们的成果。参与者使用生物REU项目的通用评估工具进行评估。该计划增加了美国土著学生在科学领域的招聘、保留和学位完成，同时为这些学生在研究生课程中取得成功提供了坚实的基础。欲了解更多信息，请访问https://www.uttc.edu/about/forum/reu/，或通过jguinn@uttc.edu或701-255-3285 x1458与项目主任Jeremy Guinn博士联系。

------------A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award has been made to the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), which will provide research training for 8 students for 10 weeks and 4 science teachers, for each of the summers 2014-2016. Participants will conduct environmental ecology research critical to Tribal lands in the Northern plains, under the guidance of mentors from UTTC (Bismarck, ND), Ft. Berthold Community College (New Town, ND), Sitting Bull College (Ft. Yates, ND), Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD), Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD), and North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Participants will be involved in research focusing on restoration ecology, insect behavior and ecological impacts, integrated bison prairie management, effects of oil development of natural resources, conservation biology, and geospatial applications in ecological research. Undergraduates are recruited from across the Northern Plains, with a focus on tribal college students, and are selected based on expressed interest, demonstrated skills, and dedication to science careers. Participants will conduct individual research projects as part of a larger research team and will receive training in research ethics, project design, field and laboratory techniques, and analysis and presentation of results. Science teachers (grades 6-12) are recruited from reservation school systems and will conduct fieldwork alongside the REU participants. Teachers will develop curriculum modules based on their research experiences for their own classrooms and provide the modules to other teachers. Shared orientation week, a midpoint camping trip, and final presentations develop teamwork among the participants. Students will be encouraged to present at regional and national conferences and to publish their result in scientific journals. Participants are evaluated using the common assessment tool for biology REU programs. The program increases the recruitment, retention, and degree completion of Native American students in science, while providing a solid foundation for these students to be successful in graduate programs. More information is available by visiting https://www.uttc.edu/about/forum/reu/, or by contacting the program director, Dr. Jeremy Guinn at jguinn@uttc.edu or 701-255-3285 x1458.