Advancing Resource & Research Opportunities in Environmental HealthSciences (ARRO-EHS)”

项目摘要/摘要 萨利什库特奈学院(SKC)是一所顶尖的部落学院，提供优质的高等教育 为蒙大拿州和全美的美洲原住民提供教育。之前的资金已经允许 SKC生命科学系将建立一个新生的理科学士项目 细胞/分子生物学轨道和最近的环境健康科学轨道。 目前，它是部落学院中唯一同时提供这两种课程的课程 在强调以地点为基础的研究体验的同时，他们的代表比例极低 所有科学学科的人口。支持当前的“推进资源”建议 环境与健康科学研究机会(ARRO-EHS)“将进一步加强 SKC密集的学术和研究生态系统带来更具竞争力的本地 美国学生申请环境健康科学高级学位课程。至 为了实现这一目标，Arro-EHS寻求在五年内培训最多15名学生，包括以下内容 目标：1)将代表性不足的学生与增强的教育环境相关联，使用 创新的学生资源工具，与教职员工和同行进行持续的一对一指导，以及 健康倡议，以促进学生的参与度、保留率和扩展机会 更大的保留社区；2)实现以环境健康科学为重点和教师 有指导的内部本科生经验，利用高影响力实践，如 竞争性的学生启发的研究项目，CURES(基于课程的本科生研究 经验)灌输新的文化/传统部落知识，以及课程 辅以环境健康科学方面的知名嘉宾演讲者；以及 通过外部研究实习推动学生进入研究生课程 新的一级合作伙伴关系，为进入研究生课程做好更好的准备，以及一个“原住民” “科学领袖”工作坊，促进多元化的工作队伍，培养自信和能干的领袖 在环境健康科学领域，拥有独特的部落、环境和社区 透视。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Salish Kootenai College (SKC) is a top tribal college that provides quality postsecondary education for Native Americans in Montana and across the US. Previous funding has allowed the SKC Life Sciences department to build a nascent Bachelor of Science program with a Cell/Molecular Biology track and most recently an Environmental Health Sciences track. Currently, it is the only program at a tribal college simultaneously offering both of these tracks while emphasizing place-based research experiences for a vastly underrepresented minority population across all scientific disciplines. Support of the current proposal “Advancing Resource & Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (ARRO-EHS)” will further strengthen an intensive academic and research ecosystem at SKC resulting in more competitive Native American students for advanced degree programs in environmental health sciences. To accomplish this, ARRO-EHS seeks to train up to 15 students over five years with the following aims: 1) ASSOCIATE underrepresented students to an enhanced educational environment using innovative student resource tools, continuous one-on-one mentoring with faculty and peers, and wellness initiatives to promote student engagement, retention, and outreach opportunities to the larger reservation community; 2) ACHIEVE environmental health science-focused and faculty mentored internal undergraduate experiences that utilize High Impact Practices such as competitive student-inspired research projects, CUREs (Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences) infused with novel cultural/traditional tribal knowledge, and a curriculum supplemented with renowned guest speakers in environmental health sciences; and 3) ADVANCE students to graduate programs through external research internships with existing and new Tier-1 partnerships, better preparation for graduate program entry, and an “Indigenous Leaders in Science” workshop to facilitate a diverse work force with confident and capable leaders in the field of environmental health sciences with a unique tribal, environmental, and community perspective.