Collaborative Research: Development of a network in the Geosciences

部落学院和大学计划（TCUP）的目标是提高为美国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性、回报丰厚的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供研究，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目与这一目标直接一致，而且将告知有关本科和研究生研究经验在招募和留住代表性不足的个人进入STEM研究中的重要性和行为的知识体系，并为下一代STEM专业人员做好准备。将教师与研究联系起来，从而将学生与文化和地理相关的研究联系起来，是留住更有可能继续学习并追求更高学位的学生的重要一步。对于那些直接从部落学院进入劳动力市场的学生来说，同样重要的是，他们在数学、科学和技术方面拥有明确的技能，以便进入STEM劳动力市场。Leech Lake部落学院（LLTC）和明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校（UMD）将合作在部落学院开设地球系统科学专业，建立一个连续的教育体系，使LLTC的学生能够从明尼苏达大学获得部落资源管理学士学位，并在两所机构之间建立一个生态系统网络和研究议程，为LLTC的学生创造就业机会。以及社区对影响保护区的生态问题的更多参与。

ABSTRACTA goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities of their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will inform the body of knowledge about the importance and conduct of undergraduate and graduate research experiences in recruiting and retaining underrepresented individuals into STEM studies, and preparing the next generation of STEM professionals. The connection of faculty to research and thereby the students to culturally and geographically relevant research is an important step in retaining students who are more likely to continue their studies and pursue advanced degrees. For those students entering the workforce directly from a tribal college it is equally important that they have a well-defined skill set in mathematics, science, and technology for entry into the STEM workforce. Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) and University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) will collaborate to develop an earth systems science major at the tribal college, establish an educational continuum that will permit LLTC students to earn a BS in tribal resource management from UMD, and develop an ecosystem network and research agenda between the two institutions that will result in workforce opportunities for LLTC students, as well as greater community engagement in ecological issues that impact the reservation.