Conference: Coordination, Evaluation, and Support for Astronomy REU Sites (CEASARS)

该奖项将为 NSF/AST 本科生研究经验 (REU) 站点主管举办为期 2 天的面对面研讨会提供支持，以讨论和分享最佳实践，识别新的和现有的挑战，协调学生实习生的招聘、选拔和专业发展，以及跨站点的评估和评估。鉴于上一次 REU 站点研讨会是在 2020 年举行的，2023 年举行的面对面研讨会将汇集包括天文学研究在内的所有 35 个站点的管理人员或代表，这将促进必要的讨论，以改进所有计划的实施，并且对新站点主任特别有利。该研讨会将帮助参与者制定未来议程，以研究天文学 REU 站点未来关注的问题，并传播相关资源。作为该项目的一部分，将利用参与者的经验来制定和传播一份文件，该文件将作为当前和未来站点主管的资源。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This award will provide support for a 2-day in-person workshop for NSF/AST Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site directors to discuss and share best practices, identify new and existing challenges, coordinate the recruitment, selection, and professional development of student interns, as well as that of assessment and evaluation across sites. Given that the last REU Site workshop was held in 2020, an in-person workshop in 2023 that brings together managers or representatives from all 35 sites that include astronomy-based research will foster needed discussions to improve the implementation of all programs and would be particularly beneficial for new site directors.The workshop will help the participants set future agendas for the study of issues of concern for astronomy REU sites in the future and disseminate relevant resources. A document will be developed and disseminated using the experiences of the participants as part of this project that will serve as a resource for current and future site directors.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.