Collaborative UMEB: Training American Indians in Environmental Biology

这个项目是Salish Kootenai学院（一个部落学院）和蒙大拿大学的合作项目。它延续了2000年在蒙大拿大学成功启动的UMEB项目。该项目将为在Salish Kootenai学院（SKC）就读的环境科学专业学生提供研究和指导机会。学生在大一的时候就被确定参加，该项目提供各种各样的活动，包括课程、增强研讨会和深入的研究项目。目标是让学生从4年的生物学课程毕业，并最终进入生物学研究生课程。蒙大拿大学（UM）提供导师、实验室和设备，使学生能够在蒙大拿大学教师的指导下进行研究。学生们在弗拉黑德湖生物站进行实地工作，并接受同龄人、研究生和教师的广泛指导。系列研讨会为学生提供了与环境生物学中的榜样互动的额外机会。已经设计了一些活动，以增加从事环境生物学职业的美国印第安学生的人数。更多信息请访问Penny Kukuk penny.kukuk@mso.umt.edu或Pat Hurley pathurley@skc.edu。

This project is a collaboration of Salish Kootenai College (a Tribal College) and the University of Montana. It continues a successful UMEB program started in 2000 at the University of Montana. The program will provide research and mentoring opportunities for environmental science students enrolled at Salish Kootenai College (SKC). Students are identified for participation during their freshman year and the program provides a variety of activities including courses, enhancement workshops, and in-depth research projects. The goal is to prepare students to graduate from a 4-year biology curriculum and for eventual entry into graduate programs in biology. The University of Montana (UM) provides mentors, labs and equipment to enable students to conduct research under the mentorship of a UM faculty. Students conduct field work at the Flathead Lake Biological Station and receive extensive mentoring from peers, graduate students and faculty. A seminar series provides additional opportunity for students to interact with role models in environmental biology. Activities have been designed to increase the number American Indian students pursuing careers in environmental biology. More information is available from Penny Kukuk at penny.kukuk@mso.umt.edu, or Pat Hurley at pathurley@skc.edu.