Geoscience Scholarships to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Academically Talented Students

地球科学奖学金可改善学术优秀学生的招募和保留

• 批准号: 1458514
• 负责人: Amy Sheldon
• 金额: $ 63.91万
• 依托单位: SUNY College at Geneseo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-01 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458514&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Geoscience; Scholarships; Improve; Recruitment; Retention

This project at SUNY Geneseo will address the national need for more and better trained geoscientists by increasing recruitment, retention to graduation, and preparation for and placement in careers or geosciences graduate programs and by combining scholarships and academic and career services. Through many student support and enrichment activities, this project will enhance interactions between SUNY Geneseo and academic institutions including SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Binghamton where many new geosciences graduates from the college pursue M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. In addition, connections to regional geosciences industries, including the American Rock Salt Company and Stell Environmental Enterprises, as well as government and academic research programs such as NASA, DOE, and a variety of National Laboratory and Research Experience for Undergraduates programs, will be strengthened through the development of opportunities for student research and internships. Together, these improvements will increase the number and quality of research opportunities for undergraduate geosciences students, increase opportunities for students to participate and present at professional and scholarly conferences, and address the national need to increase the number of geosciences students to fill jobs in oil and gas, environmental service, and mining industries. The project will target students majoring in geology, geochemistry, and geophysics at SUNY Geneseo and is designed to meet three objectives: (1) increase recruitment and enrollment of academically talented students with financial need by at least 20%, (2) enhance retention and graduation within four years by at least 10%, and (3) increase placement in a geosciences or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career or graduate program by 13%. The project leadership will work with the Office of Admissions and twenty alumni who are geoscience teachers at high schools in western New York to recruit academically talented scholars with financial need to the program. Cohorts of scholars will be brought together by (a) taking the same classes, (b) engaging in supplemental instruction programs, (c) participating in field trips, (d) interacting with graduate students and alumni, and (v) engaging in research and/or internships. The program goals will be accomplished through two primary components: (i) enhanced student support programs, and (ii) experiential learning opportunities. Career placement-related program components will be supplemented with support from the Office of Career Development. The scholarship program will allow SUNY Geneseo to implement and assess support services for geosciences students, including Supplemental Instruction (SI), Workshops with Graduate Students, a Geology Alumni-Student Program, field trips, research experiences, and internships. SI is a proven method to increase retention and graduation rates in many STEM disciplines; however, the effectiveness of SI has not been tested in the geosciences. This program will fill that void and provide insight into best practices and effective measures for promoting retention, graduation, and placement in the geosciences.

纽约州立大学Geneseo的这一项目将通过增加招聘、留住到毕业、为职业或地球科学研究生课程做准备和安置，并将奖学金与学术和职业服务相结合，来满足全国对更多和更好培训的地球科学家的需求。通过许多学生支持和丰富活动，该项目将加强纽约州立大学Geneseo与包括纽约州立大学布法罗分校和纽约大学宾厄姆顿分校在内的学术机构之间的互动，该学院的许多新地球科学毕业生在那里攻读硕士或博士学位。此外，通过开发学生研究和实习机会，将加强与区域地球科学行业的联系，包括美国岩盐公司和斯特尔环境企业，以及政府和学术研究计划，如NASA、能源部和各种面向本科生的国家实验室和研究经验计划。总之，这些改进将增加地球科学本科学生的研究机会的数量和质量，增加学生参加专业和学术会议并发表演讲的机会，并满足国家增加地球科学学生数量以填补石油和天然气、环境服务和采矿业职位的需要。该项目将面向纽约州立大学Geneseo的地质学、地球化学和地球物理学专业的学生，旨在实现三个目标：(1)将有经济需要的有学术天赋的学生的招生人数增加至少20%，(2)在四年内将留校率和毕业率提高至少10%，(3)将地球科学或相关科学、技术、工程或数学(STEM)职业或研究生计划的就业机会增加13%。项目领导层将与招生办公室和纽约西部高中的20名地学教师校友合作，为该项目招募有学术天赋、有经济需求的学者。通过(A)上相同的课程，(B)参加补充教学方案，(C)参加实地考察，(D)与研究生和校友互动，以及(V)参与研究和/或实习，将汇集一批学者。该计划的目标将通过两个主要组成部分来实现：(I)增强的学生支持计划，和(Ii)体验式学习机会。与职业安置有关的方案部分将得到职业发展办公室的支持。该奖学金计划将允许纽约州立大学Geneseo实施和评估对地球科学学生的支持服务，包括补充指导(SI)、与研究生的研讨会、地质学校友计划、实地考察、研究经验和实习。在许多STEM学科中，SI是一种被证明可以提高保留率和毕业率的方法；然而，SI的有效性还没有在地球科学中得到测试。该计划将填补这一空白，并提供对最佳实践和有效措施的洞察，以促进地球科学的保留、毕业和安置。