GP-IMPACT: Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia (IDEA-2.0): Institutionalizing a framework for broadening participation in geosciences

北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校环境研究所(UNC-IE)和北卡罗来纳中央大学环境、地球和地理空间科学系(NCCU-Deegs)正在实施一项为期三年的倡议--增加多样性和加强学术-2.0或IDEA-2.0，以扩大这两个机构提供与职业相关的地球科学教育的参与和机构能力。通过研究和专业经验，一批不同的本科生正在为未来在地球科学领域的工作做准备。此外，他们的主管正在做好更好的准备，以指导不同的学生，改善地球科学领域的招聘和留住。IDEA-2.0代表了一所研究密集型大学和一所历史悠久的黑人大学之间的协调努力，以加强对地球科学教育的参与，特别是URM和女学生的参与。现有的非正式伙伴关系的制度化正在为为本科生提供基于证据的、与职业相关的地球科学经验的持续支持奠定基础，同时也为指导不同学生的教员做好更好的准备。参与这项工作的其他合作伙伴包括北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的下列地球科学系：环境科学和工程学、地理学、地质学、海洋科学和环境与生态课程。随着时间的推移，预计为学生提供持续的专业发展机会与加强导师的准备相结合，将有助于机构内部的文化转变，这可能会促进地球科学学科和劳动力的更大多样性。因此，该项目通过促进科学进步和促进国民健康、繁荣和福祉来服务于国家利益。IDEA-2.0计划的目标是扩大在北卡罗来纳大学教堂山和北卡罗来纳中央大学提供与职业相关的地球科学教育的参与和机构能力，同时对如何在其他机构成功实施此类做法提供有用的见解。正在通过以下目标实现方案目标：1.让多达30名学生--包括代表不足的少数族裔(URM)和女性学生--参与以证据为基础的、与职业相关的经验，为他们在地球科学领域的工作或进一步学习做准备；2.培养一批教师、博士后学者和研究生，以指导不同的学生群体，并有助于广泛了解指导经验如何影响地球科学渠道中的招聘和留住；以及3.建设能力，以维持北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校各系之间的协调规划，并资助和实施NCCU的新规划。Idea-2.0的目标学生是正在升入大学二年级和三年级的学生，重点关注高中和本科地球科学课程承诺之间的关键节点。本科学习的头两年是招收/留住STEM专业的关键时期；早期参与研究已被证明有助于在院校层面上成功地吸引URM学生学习科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)。导师互动也被证明增强了学生对自己成功能力的信心，并与STEM课程的更高分数、更高的学位完成率有关，对于以STEM为重点的招聘和保留计划，与参与者对科学职业的最终追求有关。出于这些原因，IDEA-2.0试图让导师参与持续的职业发展周期，使他们做好准备，以满足不同学生的导师需求。这个项目的明确重点是理解指导关系--它对学生职业和学术选择的影响，以及教职员工支持不同团队的信心和能力--有助于我们理解如何有效地促进STEM领域的多样性。

The Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-IE) and the Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences at North Carolina Central University (NCCU-DEEGS) are implementing a three-year initiative - Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia-2.0, or IDEA-2.0 - to broaden participation in and institutional capacity to offer career-relevant geoscience education at both institutions. Through research and professional experiences, a diverse group of undergraduate students is being prepared for future work in geoscience fields. Additionally, their supervisors are being better prepared to mentor diverse students, improving recruitment and retention in geosciences. IDEA-2.0 represents a coordinated effort between a research-intensive university and a historically black university to bolster participation in geoscience education, especially the participation of URM and women students. The institutionalization of existing, informal partnerships is building a foundation for ongoing support of evidence-based, career-relevant geoscience experiences for undergraduates while also better preparing faculty to mentor diverse students. Additional partners in this effort include the following geoscience departments at UNC-Chapel Hill: Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Geography, Geology, Marine Sciences and the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology. Over time, it is anticipated that the combination of sustained professional development opportunities for students combined with enhanced preparation of mentors will contribute to cultural shifts within institutions that are likely to promote greater diversity in geoscience disciplines and the workforce. Thus, this project serves the national interest by promoting the progress of science and advancing the national health, prosperity and welfare.The IDEA-2.0 program has a goal of broadening participation in and institutional capacity to offer career-relevant geoscience education at UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University, while generating useful insights into how such practices could be implemented successfully at other institutions. Program goals are being accomplished through the following objectives: 1. Engage up to 30 students - including underrepresented minority (URM) and women students - in evidence-based, career-relevant experiences that prepare them for work or further study in geosciences; 2. Prepare a subset of faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students to mentor a diverse group of students and contribute to broad understanding of how the mentoring experience influences recruitment and retention in the geosciences pipeline; and 3. Build capacity to sustain coordinated programming across departments at UNC-Chapel Hill and to fund and implement new programming at NCCU. By targeting students who are rising sophomores and juniors, IDEA-2.0 focuses on the critical juncture between high school and commitment to undergraduate geoscience programs. The first two years of undergraduate study are a critical time to recruit/retain STEM majors; early engagement in research has been shown to contribute to institutional-level success in engaging URM students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Mentoring interactions also have been shown to reinforce students' confidence in their ability to succeed and are associated with higher grades in STEM courses, higher rates of degree completion, and, for STEM-focused recruitment and retention programs, with participants' ultimate pursuit of science careers. For these reasons, IDEA-2.0 seeks to engage mentors in an ongoing cycle of professional development that prepares them to meet the mentorship needs of diverse students. The explicit focus of this project is on understanding the mentoring relationship - both its influence on student career and academic choices as well as faculty confidence and competence in supporting diverse teams - contributing to our understanding of how to effectively foster diversity in STEM fields.