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

-联合部落技术学院(UTTC)获得了本科生研究体验(REU)现场奖，该学院将为8名学生和4名科学教师提供为期10周的研究培训，2014-2016年的每个暑期。参与者将在来自弗吉尼亚州俾斯麦的UTTC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。贝特霍尔德社区学院(新城，新泽西州)，坐牛学院(Ft.耶茨，南卡罗来纳州)、奥格拉拉拉科塔学院(凯尔，南卡罗来纳州)、奥古斯塔纳学院(苏福尔斯，南达科他州)和北达科他州州立大学(法戈，南达科他州)。参与者将参与研究，重点是恢复生态学、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、保护生物学以及生态研究中的地理空间应用。本科生从北部平原地区招募，重点是部落大学生，并根据表现出的兴趣、展示的技能和对科学事业的奉献精神来选择。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，并将接受研究道德、项目设计、实地和实验室技术以及结果分析和介绍方面的培训。科学教师(6-12年级)是从保留学校系统招聘的，他们将与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，并将模块提供给其他教师。共享迎新周、中点露营之旅和期末报告发展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。参与者使用生物学REU项目的通用评估工具进行评估。该计划增加了美国原住民理科学生的招生、留住和学位完成情况，同时为这些学生在研究生课程中的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/，，或联系项目主任杰里米·吉恩博士，电子邮件：jguinn@uttc.edu或701-255-3285x1458。

------------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.