Collaborative Research: GP-EXTRA: Broadening Geosciences Preparedness through Cross-Campus Experiential Partnership

合作研究：GP-EXTRA：通过跨校园体验合作扩大地球科学准备

• 批准号: 1700871
• 负责人: Adriane Jones
• 金额: $ 19.74万
• 依托单位: Mount Saint Mary's University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1700871&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; GP; EXTRA; Broadening

Non TechnicalMount Saint Mary?s University (MSMU), a geoscience-limited institution, addresses the need for diversity in geoscience fields, both in academia and in industry, through its IUSE GEOPATHS-EXTRA program. MSMU?s partnership with the University of Southern California (USC) expands environmental and geoscience opportunities for female, underrepresented, low-income, predominantly first-generation college students. Leveraging the STEM capacity of USC and its Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island, the project will generate greater academic interest and awareness among early-level MSMU undergraduates in geoscience and environmental fields. It will also provide participants with the academic and field experience necessary to succeed in advanced degree programs and careers in these fields.Underrepresented minority university students enter majors in STEM fields at a similar rate to other students, but completion rates are lower (National Academies, 2011). MSMU?s GEOPATHS program provides female, minority, low-income, predominantly first-generation college students with undergraduate hands-on research experiences, active learning in introductory courses, and membership in a STEM learning community aimed at increasing interest in the sciences and improving student outcomes. The GEOPATHS program will recruit early undergraduates at MSMU for year-round catalytic experiences designed to: 1) introduce participants to oceanography and environmental science fields through project-based learning at USC?s marine research station on Catalina Island, 2) conduct field/laboratory studies mentored by faculty and researchers, 3) build expertise and confidence for subsequent participation in national programs and advanced USC courses not available at MSMU, and 4) inform students about geoscience graduate school and workforce opportunities. At the same time, the program will fortify MSMU?s goals to develop an environmental science track for students, develop cross-campus practices between USC and MSMU geoscience programs, and broaden USC?s ongoing initiatives to attract diverse populations into STEM graduate programs. Through these activities, the project intends to contribute significantly to the existing body of knowledge concerning strategies for entraining and retaining underrepresented students in geosciences majors and career paths.TechnicalResearch indicates a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in graduate STEM programs and among STEM faculty. In particular, the geosciences are cited as having the lowest diversity of all the STEM fields at all levels of higher education (National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2015). In 2010, while 20% of all U.S. bachelor?s degrees were awarded to underrepresented minorities, fewer than 7% of geoscience bachelor?s degrees were awarded to the same groups (Stokes et al., 2014). These statistics highlight the need for creative investments in evidence-based and evidence-generating strategies to broaden geoscience access and improve retention among underrepresented groups. Mount Saint Mary?s University?s (MSMU) GEOPATHS-EXTRA program will expand environmental and geoscience opportunities for underrepresented and predominantly first-generation female college students in Los Angeles, California. This will be accomplished via a sustainable, scalable partnership between MSMU?a minority-serving geosciences-limited 2-year/4-year women's institution?and the University of Southern California (USC)?a large R1 university.The project will leverage USC?s significant STEM capacity to engage MSMU students in geoscience extracurricular activities, and will evaluate the success of such strategies for entraining and retaining students from a geoscience-limited institution in STEM majors and career paths. The program will enroll 14 MSMU students per annual cohort, directly impacting a total of 42 students?predominately Biological Sciences majors, with priority to first-generation and underrepresented students. Programming at MSMU and USC campuses will be scaffolded to extend MSMU introductory STEM coursework, providing diversified teaching methods and emphasizing 1) early research experiences, 2) active learning, and 3) membership in STEM learning communities. The program will provide students with catalytic experiences to: 1) introduce oceanography and environmental science fields through project based learning at USC's marine station, the Wrigley Marine Science Center ; 2) conduct field/laboratory studies mentored by USC and MSMU faculty and researchers; 3) build expertise and confidence for subsequent participation in national programs and advanced USC courses not available at MSMU; and 4) inform students about geoscience graduate school and workforce opportunities. Assessments will contribute to the knowledge base by 1) documenting the efficacy of project activities on student retention in STEM courses and majors; 2) reinforcing minority STEM identities; 3) promoting peer and professional networks; 4) bridging MSMU's introductory STEM curriculum with external geoscience research opportunities and upper-division USC courses; and 5) enhancing student preparedness and increasing interest in geoscience graduate programs and careers.MSMU?s GEOPATHS program aims to increase the number and diversity of geoscience-prepared and engaged undergraduates. Furthermore, its broader contribution will be a formalized, scalable and replicable cross-institutional partnership model designed to improve student outcomes and increase interest and success in geoscience careers and graduate study.

非技术型圣玛丽山？的大学（MSMU），地球科学有限的机构，解决了地球科学领域的多样性，无论是在学术界和工业界，通过其IUSE GEOPATHS-EXTRA计划的需要。MSMU？与南加州大学（USC）的合作伙伴关系为女性，代表性不足，低收入，主要是第一代大学生扩大了环境和地球科学的机会。利用南加州大学及其位于卡塔利纳岛的箭牌海洋科学中心的STEM能力，该项目将在地质科学和环境领域的早期MSMU本科生中产生更大的学术兴趣和认识。它还将为参与者提供必要的学术和实践经验，以在这些领域的高级学位课程和职业生涯中取得成功。代表性不足的少数民族大学学生进入STEM领域的专业的比例与其他学生相似，但完成率较低（国家科学院，2011）。MSMU？GEOPATHS计划为女性，少数民族，低收入，主要是第一代大学生提供本科实践研究经验，积极学习入门课程，并加入STEM学习社区，旨在提高对科学的兴趣并提高学生的成绩。该GEOPATHS计划将招募早期本科生在MSMU全年催化的经验，旨在：1）通过在南加州大学的项目为基础的学习介绍参与者海洋学和环境科学领域？的海洋研究站在卡塔利纳岛，2）进行实地/实验室研究教师和研究人员的指导下，3）建立专业知识和信心，为随后参与国家计划和先进的南加州大学课程没有在MSMU，和4）告知学生有关地球科学研究生院和劳动力的机会。同时，该计划将加强MSMU？的目标是为学生发展环境科学轨道，发展南加州大学和MSMU地球科学计划之间的跨校园实践，并扩大南加州大学？的持续举措，以吸引不同的人口进入干研究生课程。通过这些活动，该项目打算大大有助于现有的知识体系有关的战略，吸引和保留在地球科学专业和职业道路的代表性不足的学生。TechnicalResearch表明，在研究生STEM课程和STEM教师之间缺乏种族和民族多样性。特别是，地球科学被认为是高等教育各级所有STEM领域中多样性最低的（国家科学与工程统计中心，2015年）。2010年，美国20%的单身汉？的学位被授予代表性不足的少数民族，不到7%的地球科学学士学位？s学位授予相同的群体（斯托克斯等人，2014年）。这些统计数据突出表明，需要对循证和证据生成战略进行创造性投资，以扩大地球科学的获取，并提高代表性不足群体的保留率。圣玛丽山？s大学？MSMU的GEOPATHS-EXTRA项目将为加州洛杉矶代表性不足的第一代女大学生扩大环境和地球科学的机会。这将通过一个可持续的，可扩展的合作伙伴关系MSMU？为少数族裔服务的地球科学有限的2年/4年女子机构？南加州大学（USC）？大型R1大学。该项目将利用南加州大学？的显着干的能力，从事MSMU学生在地球科学课外活动，并将评估这些战略的成功吸引和留住学生从地球科学有限的机构在干专业和职业道路。该计划将招收14名MSMU学生每年队列，直接影响42名学生？主要是生物科学专业，优先考虑第一代和代表性不足的学生。MSMU和USC校园的编程将被搭建起来，以扩展MSMU的入门STEM课程，提供多样化的教学方法，并强调1）早期研究经验，2）主动学习，3）STEM学习社区的成员资格。该计划将为学生提供催化经验：1）通过在南加州大学海洋站，箭牌海洋科学中心的项目为基础的学习介绍海洋学和环境科学领域; 2）由南加州大学和MSMU教师和研究人员指导进行现场/实验室研究; 3）建立专业知识和信心，以便随后参与国家计划和MSMU无法提供的高级南加州大学课程;以及4）告知学生有关地球科学研究生院和劳动力的机会。评估将通过以下方式为知识库做出贡献：1）记录项目活动对STEM课程和专业学生保留的功效; 2）加强少数STEM身份; 3）促进同行和专业网络; 4）将MSMU的入门STEM课程与外部地球科学研究机会和高年级南加州大学课程联系起来;和5）提高学生的准备和增加对地球科学研究生课程和职业的兴趣。的GEOPATHS计划旨在增加地球科学准备和从事本科生的数量和多样性。此外，其更广泛的贡献将是一个正式的，可扩展的和可复制的跨机构伙伴关系模式，旨在提高学生的成果，提高兴趣和成功的地球科学职业和研究生学习。

项目成果

Broadening Geosciences Preparedness through a Cross-Campus Experiential Partnership.” Adriane Jones

通过跨校园体验合作扩大地球科学准备。 – Adriane Jones

• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: December 2018
• 作者: Jones, Adriane;Kim, Diane;Heidelberg, Karla;Cheng, Xiaomei;Dutton, Jessica
• 通讯作者: Dutton, Jessica

An HSI-R1 Cross-Campus Partnership Model to Enhance Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Students in the Geosciences

HSI-R1 跨校园合作模式，以加强地球科学领域代表性不足学生的招募和保留

• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Oceanography
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Jones, Adriane C;Kim, Diane Y.
• 通讯作者: Kim, Diane Y.

Broadening Geosciences Preparedness through a Cross-Campus Experiential Partnership

通过跨校园体验合作扩大地球科学准备

• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: February 2020
• 作者: Jones, Adriane;Kim, Diane;Heidelberg, Karla;Cheng, Xiaomei;Dutton, Jessica
• 通讯作者: Dutton, Jessica