GP-EXTRA: Advancing Undergraduate Geoscience through Integrated Training Experiences (AUGITE)

美国各地的大学在为国家的未来几代人的成功做好准备以及在地区，州和国家层面实现科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）目标方面发挥着至关重要的作用。在整个劳动力队伍中，地球科学家的需求量很大，但预计到2022年将短缺135，000名地球科学家。这个合作项目将建立一个职业培训计划，这将为学生的劳动力做好准备。这将通过与整个学术界，政府和行业的专业人士合作来实现，在此期间，学生将深入了解毕业后的潜在职业，以及学生主导的研究项目，学生将有机会发展和提高他们的可转移技能。因此，该计划的目的是为了促进下一代科学家的有效培训。该计划旨在每年在两个大学校园（迈阿密大学牛津分校和迈阿密大学汉密尔顿分校）系统地招收16名学生。入学的学生将有机会在实地进行自己设计的研究项目。每个学生也将有机会向当地，地区，国家和国际社会展示自己的作品。随着学生通过该计划的进展，将建立一个点对点和师生导师计划，这也将有助于培养学生的积极性，鼓励批判性思维，并发展沟通技巧。GEOPATHS：EXTRA Advancing Undergraduate Geosciences through Integrated Training Experiences（GP-AUGITE）项目将在俄亥俄州牛津市迈阿密大学（主校区，MUO）和俄亥俄州汉密尔顿市迈阿密大学（区域校区，MUH）的校园内进行，现场位于内华达州托诺帕市。这个以培训为重点，以学生为中心的计划已经开发，以提高本科生的地球科学经验，促进职业准备。通过一套以证据为基础的方法，该计划将整合体验式学习，相关学科研究，科学交流和专业发展，通过认证，到本科课程。该计划将通过自我评估的成熟指标进行内部评估，并通过与辛辛那提大学评估服务中心的合作进行外部评估。该计划将通过系统地招募STEM领域传统和传统上代表性不足的本科生来培养一个令人兴奋，充满活力的学习环境。综合方法与教师-学者模式相一致，并展示了对培养STEM识字人口和职业准备的地球科学劳动力的坚定承诺。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Universities across the United States play a crucial role in preparing the nation's future generations for success and working to achieve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) goals at regional, state, and national levels. Throughout the workforce, geoscientists are in demand, however a shortage of 135,000 geoscientists has been predicted by 2022. This collaborative project will establish a career-training program which will prepare students for the workforce. This will be achieved through partnerships with professionals throughout academia, government, and industry during which students will gain insight into potential careers post-graduation, and student-led research projects where students will be provided with opportunities to develop and enhance their transferrable skill set. This program has therefore been purposefully designed to facilitate the efficient and effective training the next generation of scientists who will enter the workforce. The program has been designed to systematically recruit 16 students each year across two college campuses (Miami University Oxford and Miami University Hamilton). Enrolled students will have the opportunity to undertake a research project of their own design at a field site. Each student will also have the opportunity to present their own work to the local, regional, national, and international communities both in person and virtually. As students progress through the program a peer-to-peer and student-faculty mentorship program will be established which will also work to foster student motivation, encourage critical thinking, and develop communication skills. Results from this program will be disseminated to the community through presentations and publications throughout the duration of the project.The GEOPATHS:EXTRA Advancing Undergraduate Geosciences through Integrated Training Experiences (GP-AUGITE) project will take place on the campus at Miami University, Oxford, OH (main campus, MUO) and Miami University, Hamilton, OH (regional campus, MUH) with a field site in Tonopah, NV. This training-focused, student-centered program has been developed in order to enhance the undergraduate geoscience experience and promote career-readiness. Through a set of evidence-based approaches this program will integrate experiential learning, relevant disciplinary research, scientific communication, and professional development through certification, into the undergraduate curriculum. The program will be internally evaluated through proven metrics of self-assessment, and externally evaluated through a collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center. This program will foster an exciting, dynamic learning environment by systematically recruiting traditional and traditionally underrepresented undergraduate students in the STEM fields. The integrative approach aligns to the teacher-scholar model and demonstrates a strong commitment to the training of a STEM-literate population, and a career-ready geoscience workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.