Workshop:Expanding the Network of Natural History Collections Clubs through Workshops to Broaden Participation of Students in Biodiversity Collections; May 25-31, 2019; Chicago, IL

美国各地大学的自然历史收藏是由研究人员、教授和学生随着时间的推移而建立的，它们往往是周围地区区域生物多样性的最佳科学代表。尽管具有研究价值，但由于缺乏当地机构的支持，其中一些藏品陷入困境。提高对校园收藏研究和教育价值的认识和支持的一种方法是由学生领导的自然历史收藏俱乐部(NCC)。自2013年以来，已经根据NCC模式成立了几个俱乐部，以培训下一代本科生了解生物收集方法和管理；并提高对其校园自然历史收集的认识，增加科学和教育用途。这些俱乐部共同组成了自然历史收藏俱乐部网络(NHCCN)。该网络在国际和区域会议上举办了讲习班，以鼓励其他团体在其校园采用NCC模式，并建立一个学生俱乐部，成为NHCCN的一部分。通过这一奖项，计划开展研讨会活动，招募和教育感兴趣的学生和教员顾问，以发展NHC，加强现有的网络，并支持参与现有的NHC。2019年的研讨会将在自然历史收藏品保护协会(SPNHC)年会的一整天期间举行，该年会将于5月26日至31日举行。研讨会的议程包括自然历史收藏文献、标本数字化和体验式学习等主题的培训和讨论。研讨会的邀请函将针对那些可能从加入NHCCN中受益最大的机构，例如那些表示有兴趣改善学生对收藏的参与的机构，特别是藏品较少的机构和以少数群体服务为重点的机构，如历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)、部落学院和大学(TCU)和西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)。拥有少量自然历史收藏的大学往往包含许多其周围生态系统的记录，这些记录没有在较大的设施中复制，因此向国家和全球数据资源提供了生物多样性的独特代表。通过该奖项提供的支持是确保参与收藏的维护、扩展和数据共享的一种经济高效的方式，方法是让学生参与，并从致力于这些收藏的成功和可持续性的小型收藏中招募参与者。研讨会公告的链接可在网站上找到，(https://www.idigbio.org/content/spnhc-travel-grants-nhccn).This奖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智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Natural history collections at universities across the United States were built over time by researchers, professors, and students, and they often are the best scientific representation of regional biodiversity for the surrounding areas. Despite the research value, some of these collections are in distress due to lack of local institutional support. One approach for raising awareness and support for the research and education value of campus collections is a student-led Natural History Collections Club (NHCC). Since 2013, several clubs have formed based on the NHCC model to train the next generation of undergraduate students in biological collections methods and management; and to raise awareness, increase scientific and educational use, of their campus natural history collections. These clubs collectively form the Natural History Collections Club Network (NHCCN). The Network has hosted workshops at international and regional meetings to encourage other groups to take up the NHCC model on their campuses and to start a student club and become part of the NHCCN. Through this award, workshop activities are planned that recruit and educate interested students and faculty advisors to develop a NHCC, strengthen the existing network, and support participation in existing NHCCs. A 2019 workshop will take place during a full day of the annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), which meets May 26-31. The workshop agenda includes training and discussion on topics such as natural history collections documentation, specimen digitization, and experiential learning. Invitations for workshops will target institutions that may benefit most from joining the NHCCN, such as those that have expressed interest in improving student involvement in collections, particularly institutions with small collections and institutions with minority-serving emphases such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Universities with small natural history collections often contain many records of their surrounding ecosystems not duplicated in larger facilities and therefore provide unique representation of biological diversity to national and global data resources. The support provided through this award represents a cost-efficient way to ensure the maintenance, expansion, and data sharing of participating collections by involving students and recruiting participants from small collections that are committed to the success and sustainability of those collections. A link to the workshop announcement is available on the web (https://www.idigbio.org/content/spnhc-travel-grants-nhccn).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.