Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation: Marine Science Laboratory Alliance Center of Excellence

莫特海洋实验室将领导卓越的海洋科学实验室中心（MarSci-LACE，一个扩大STEM参与的路易斯斯托克斯区域中心，与佩里海洋科学研究所，史密森学会，佛罗里达凯斯社区学院和佛罗里达州海牛萨拉索塔州立学院合作。 该项目由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）Louis Stokes少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划和NSF INCLUDES共同资助。 NSF INCLUDES专注于催化科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）企业协同工作，实现包容性变革。作为一个试点研究和传播项目，MarSci-LACE有四个主要目标。 这些是：（1）建立一个创新项目，研究，确定，展示和阐明需要扩大历史上代表性不足和服务不足的学生在海洋科学STEM领域的参与;（2）确定，修改/开发和分发工具，以了解海洋研究学习经验在独立海洋研究所（IMRI）对代表性不足的少数民族（URM）本科生的影响？学习，STEM身份和职业抱负，包括IMRI导师的方法和观点的影响，IMRI对URM学习和导师发展的支持;（3）收集现有的和开发新的实践，理论和证据为基础的资源，以解决已确定的差距，扩大现有的成功例子在IMRI，并复制非海洋，干针对URM学生的研究经验的实践，导师，以及IMRI和LSAMP机构;（4）促进可扩展的MarSci-LACE实践，理论和循证最佳实践和创新战略转移到其他IMRI和LSAMP机构。后者将通过在线和面对面的资源，在海洋STEM教学和学习URM学生的培训机会，以及URM学生的研究生课程和研究生学位的完成进展来完成。其他贡献包括出版关于增加少数群体参与海洋STEM的有效模式。其他贡献包括出版关于增加少数群体参与海洋STEM的有效模式。在项目的第三年，MarSci-Lace将举办一次会议，旨在分享研究结果和最佳实践，培养更多的伙伴关系，提供合作和其他非正式交流想法的机会。 外部评估旨在为全国范围内改善海洋科学中基于证据的STEM教育奠定基础。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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Mote Marine Laboratory will lead the Marine Science Laboratory Center of Excellence of Excellence (MarSci-LACE, a Louis Stokes Regional Center for Broadening Participation in STEM, in partnership with the Perry Institute for Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution, Florida Keys Community College, and the State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota. The project is collaboratively funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program and NSF INCLUDES. NSF INCLUDES focuses on catalyzing the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) enterprise to collaboratively work for inclusive change.As a pilot research and dissemination project, MarSci-LACE has four primary objectives. These are to:(1) establish an innovative project to study, identify, demonstrate, and articulate the need for broadening the participation of historically underrepresented and underserved students in marine science STEM fields; (2) identify, modify/develop, and distribute tools for understanding the impact of marine research learning experiences at Independent Marine Research Institutes (IMRIs) on underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduate students? learning, STEM identity, and career aspirations, including the impacts of the approaches and perspectives of IMRIs mentors, IMRIs support of URM learning and mentor development; (3) collect existing and develop new practical-, theory-, and evidence-based resources to address identified gaps, expand upon existing successful examples at IMRIs, and replicate proven practices in non-marine, STEM research experiences targeted at URM students, mentors, and IMRIs and LSAMP institutions; and (4) facilitate the transfer of scalable MarSci-LACE practical-, theory-,and evidence-based best practices and innovative strategies to other IMRIs and LSAMP institutions. The latter will be accomplished through online and in-person resources, training opportunities in marine STEM teaching and learning for URM students, and progression of URM students to graduate programs and completion of graduate degrees. Other contributions include publishing on effective models for increasing minority participation in marine STEM. Other contributions include publishing on effective models for increasing minority participation in marine STEM.In year three of the project, MarSci-Lace will host a conference designed to share findings and best practices, cultivate additional partnerships, provide opportunities for collaboration and other informal exchanges of ideas. The external evaluation is designed to establish the foundation for nationwide documentation of improved, evidence-based STEM education in marine sciences.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.