GP-IMPACT: Project EPIK - Earth, Planets, Ike, and Kuleana - Preparing the next generation of diverse geoscientists in Hawaii

第1部分夏威夷大学马诺阿GP-Impact项目EPIK(地球、行星、艾克和Kuleana)寻求通过开发一条变革性的大学前途径来招募、留住和培养下一代多样化的地球科学家，特别是夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民(NHPI)，从而使其多样化并扩大对地球科学的参与。EPIK有三个主要目标：1)发展夏威夷土著-夏威夷服务高中和夏威夷大学之间的战略伙伴关系，以增加未被充分代表的群体对地球科学的参与和认识；2)为夏威夷高中生创建一条明确的途径，进入UHM地球科学本科课程，并及时提供指导和获得大学前课程；3)拓宽夏威夷青年的视角，使他们了解地球科学职业在其社区中的作用和意义，强调土著知识的价值和夏威夷土著对地球的责任。EPIK将在当地高中校园和UHM提供基于探究和地点的学习体验，旨在为夏威夷新兴的地球科学学生培养科学和技术技能。EPIK教育计划旨在让学生和教师接触到实用的地球科学概念，包括那些解决夏威夷地质和环境挑战的概念，与夏威夷土著文化和传统联系起来，并提高学生？希望从事对夏威夷可持续未来至关重要的地球科学职业。第二部分EPIK的长期使命将是为夏威夷新兴的地球科学管家建立一条蓬勃发展的教育道路。为了实现这些目标，将建立四个协同的EPIK组成部分：1)EPIK-Net：夏威夷高中教师和UHM学生、教员和支持人员的地球科学网络，他们将通力合作，通过提高对地球科学作为一条可行的职业道路的认识并为感兴趣的学生提供指导，增加NHPI对地球科学的参与；2)EPIK-Day：一系列符合高中科学标准的创新、简洁和移动的教育会议，用于访问UHM校园内的学校团体，或应要求被运送到高中校园；3)EPIK-夏季夏令营：为期两周的夏令营，包括基于探究和地点的研讨会以及对独特地质环境的实地考察，为高中生参与者和夏威夷原住民服务学校的夏威夷教师提供服务；4)EPIK-Scholar：高中生通过UHM夏季奖学金计划获得大学课程学分和地球科学课程的学费奖学金的途径。此外，EPIK计划的一个主要重点将是从战略上将基于地球科学地点的IKE(知识)与夏威夷原住民对kuleana(责任)的尊重结合起来，以促进地球科学相关领域的意识和专业知识，以支持夏威夷蓬勃发展但可持续的社区。这一奖项反映了NSF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。

Part 1The University of Hawai'i at Manoa GP-IMPACT project EPIK (Earth, Planets, 'Ike, and Kuleana) seeks to diversify and broaden participation in the geosciences by developing a transformative pre-college pathway to recruit, retain, and prepare the next generation of diverse geoscientists, with a particular emphasis on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). EPIK has three primary objectives: 1) Develop a strategic partnership between Hawai'i's Native-Hawaiian-serving high schools and the University of Hawai'i to increase participation of underrepresented groups in, and awareness of, the geosciences; 2) Create a well-defined pathway for Hawai'i high school students to UHM undergraduate programs in geoscience, reinforced by timely mentoring and access to pre-college coursework; 3) Broaden the perspective of Hawai'i's youth as to the role and significance of geoscience careers within their community, emphasized by the value of indigenous 'ike (knowledge) and the Native Hawaiian regard for kuleana (responsibility) of the Earth. EPIK will provide inquiry- and place-based learning experiences, at both local high school campuses and at UHM, that aim to develop science and technology skills for Hawai'i's emerging geoscience students. EPIK educational programs will aim to expose students and teachers to a robust introduction of practical Earth science concepts, including those that address Hawai'i's geologic and environmental challenges, connect with Native Hawaiian culture and traditions, and enhance students? desires to pursue careers in geoscience that are critical for working toward a sustainable future for Hawai'i.Part 2 EPIK's long-term mission will be to establish a thriving educational pathway for Hawai'i's emerging Earth science stewards. Four synergistic EPIK components will be established to accomplish these goals: 1) EPIK-Net: a geoscience network of Hawai'i high school teachers and UHM students, faculty, and supporting personnel who will work collaboratively toward the common goal of increasing NHPI participation in the geosciences by raising awareness about the geosciences as a viable career path and providing mentoring to interested students; 2) EPIK-Day: a collection of innovative, succinct, and mobile educational sessions conforming to high school science standards for visiting school groups on the UHM campus, or transported to high school campuses upon request; 3) EPIK-Summer: a 2-week summer camp comprised of inquiry- and place-based workshops and field trips to unique geologic settings, serving both high school student participants and Hawai'i teachers from Native-Hawaiian-serving schools; 4) EPIK-Scholar: a pathway for high school students to earn college course credit and tuition scholarships for Earth Science courses offered through the UHM Summer Scholar program. Moreover, a major emphasis of the EPIK program will be to strategically integrate geoscience place-based 'ike (knowledge) with the Native Hawaiian regard for kuleana (responsibility) to promote awareness and expertise in geoscience-related fields that support a thriving yet sustainable community for Hawai'i.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.