GP-IMPACTS: Nevada's GeoGateway Program: A collaboration between Nevada State College, College of Southern Nevada, and the Desert Research Institute

GP-IMPACTS：内华达州的 GeoGateway 计划：内华达州立学院、南内华达学院和沙漠研究所之间的合作

• 批准号: 1801605
• 负责人: Paul Buck
• 金额: $ 35.14万
• 依托单位: NEVADA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-15 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801605&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GP; IMPACTS; Nevada; GeoGateway; Program

The American Geoscience Institute and the U.S. Bureau of Labor project a shortfall of 90,000 geoscientists by 2024 and that by 2020, Nevada (NV) will need 260 more geoscientists, 50 more atmospheric and space scientists, 340 more environmental scientists, 70 more hydrologists, and 210 environmental science technicians. The Yale Project on Climate Change concluded that the majority of Clark County residents, 70% of NV's population, has a poor understanding of climate change issues. Increasing student exposure to geoscience education and increasing the number of geoscience prepared graduates entering the workforce in NV and the U.S. is the primary program goal. Field-based, experiential learning and research experiences are two high-impact practices generating deeper learning and higher retention. The merit of the proposed project rests on integrating practices that increase student interest and engagement in geoscience-related degrees and careers. The GeoGateway Program (GGP) has the broadest impact in increasing introductory students' scientific literacy and access to geoscience education through lesson plans based in real-world environmental change data and other experiential, field-based opportunities. The number of students transferring from the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), NV's largest community college will increase because the colleges' articulation agreement includes mentoring and enhanced advising for students majoring in Environmental and Resource Sciences (ERS), a major including high geoscience content. Gender demographics at both colleges demonstrate growing numbers of underrepresented minority females, especially Hispanic females, entering science fields. Students majoring in ERS will complete a significant research project or internship in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute (DRI), a specialized environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education, or other local organizations to further scientific knowledge of living sustainably in the dry southwestern U.S. This knowledge is critical for the communities in the region because as millions relocated here, climate change exacerbated the severity of droughts, fires, and other arid climates features. GGP graduates will be job-ready for geoscience jobs or to enroll in related graduate programs created to support state and national geoscience goals.The GeoGateway Program (GGP), a structured pathway linking academic and research institutions in southern NV to train the region's new generation of geoscientists, will recruit and engage students taking geoscience-related coursework. Two-year Associate of Science (AS) graduates will channel into NSC's four-year ERS program. The GGP leverages commitments and staff from CSN and the DRI by accessing infrastructure already supported by NSF, the Nevada Climate-ecohydrology Assessment Network (NevCAN). Within four years, the GGP will reach more than 530 CSN and 680 NSC students through jointly-programmed introductory curriculum, guest lectures, field trips, and film screenings designed to generate 25% growth in ERS majors and a 25% increase in ERS graduates. CSN students graduating with an AS degree will directly transfer all relevant coursework into the NSC ERS degree, enter the GGP and participate in a Special Topics research project, receiving critical supplemental advising and mentorship from faculty and a near-peer GGP Ambassador. The large pool of potential undeclared NSC ERS majors will be recruited into ERS. By the end of the GGP, program partners will have strengthened the community college pipeline into a four-year degree program to help meet the nation's need for geoscientists. Other outcomes include the effectiveness assessment of the jointly-coordinated programming and participation in research or internships, by measuring geoscience knowledge gained and level of participant interest in pursuing geoscience-related degrees/careers, and the impacts of increased faculty advising and use of peer mentors, especially on recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities and female students in science programs.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.

美国地球科学研究所和美国劳工局预计，到2024年，内华达州将缺少9万名地球科学家，到2020年，内华达州将需要260名地球科学家、50名大气和空间科学家、340名环境科学家、70名水文学家和210名环境科学技术人员。耶鲁大学气候变化项目得出的结论是，克拉克县的大多数居民（占内华达州人口的70%）对气候变化问题的理解很差。增加学生对地球科学教育的接触，增加进入越南和美国劳动力市场的地球科学毕业生的数量是该项目的主要目标。基于实地的体验式学习和研究体验是两种高影响力的实践，可以产生更深入的学习和更高的保留率。拟议项目的优点在于整合实践，增加学生对地球科学相关学位和职业的兴趣和参与。地质门户项目（GGP）通过基于现实世界环境变化数据和其他实地体验机会的课程计划，在提高入门学生的科学素养和获得地球科学教育方面具有最广泛的影响。内华达州最大的社区学院南内华达学院（CSN）转学的学生数量将会增加，因为该学院的衔接协议包括为环境与资源科学（ERS）专业的学生提供指导和强化建议，这是一个包含高地球科学内容的专业。两所学院的性别统计数据显示，越来越多未被充分代表的少数族裔女性，尤其是西班牙裔女性，进入科学领域。主修ERS的学生将与内华达州高等教育系统的专业环境研究机构沙漠研究所（DRI）或其他当地组织合作完成一个重要的研究项目或实习，以进一步了解在干旱的美国西南部可持续生活的科学知识。这些知识对该地区的社区至关重要，因为随着数百万人迁移到这里，气候变化加剧了干旱、火灾、以及其他干旱气候特征。GGP毕业生将为地球科学工作做好准备，或参加为支持州和国家地球科学目标而创建的相关研究生课程。地质门户项目（GGP）是连接内华达州南部学术和研究机构培训该地区新一代地球科学家的结构化途径，将招收和吸引学生参加与地球科学相关的课程。两年制理学副学士（AS）毕业生将进入NSC的四年ERS项目。GGP利用CSN和DRI的承诺和人员，利用NSF、内华达州气候生态水文评估网络（NevCAN）已经支持的基础设施。在四年内，GGP将通过联合规划的入门课程、客座讲座、实地考察和电影放映，为530多名CSN和680多名NSC学生提供服务，旨在使ERS专业学生人数增加25%，ERS毕业生人数增加25%。获得AS学位的CSN学生将直接将所有相关课程转移到NSC ERS学位，进入GGP并参与一个专题研究项目，接受教师和接近同行的GGP大使的重要补充建议和指导。大量潜在的未申报的NSC ERS专业将被招募到ERS。到GGP结束时，项目合作伙伴将把社区大学的储备加强为四年制学位课程，以帮助满足国家对地球科学家的需求。其他成果包括通过测量获得的地球科学知识和参与者对追求地球科学相关学位/职业的兴趣水平，对联合协调的规划和参与研究或实习的有效性进行评估，以及增加教师建议和使用同伴导师的影响，特别是在科学项目中招募和留住代表性不足的少数民族和女学生方面的影响。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。