URM: American Indian Research Opportunities in Ecology and Environmental Science

黑脚社区学院、小大角学院和蒙大拿州立大学将合作一个项目，为这三所学校的学生提供研究经验、指导和学术充实。从2009年夏季开始，共有30名学生将在五年内参加该项目。这三所学校的学生将参加为期两年的分组，在那里他们将从事与他们的生活和职业目标相关的生态学、环境科学和微生物学项目的研究。大黄石生态系统、密苏里州和黄石河水系、众多山脉和北部大平原将提供多样化的生态系统和研究机会。合作网络将增加所有三个校区的学生机会，并将支持路易斯安那州立大学和北京中文大学的毕业生过渡到密歇根州立大学攻读学士学位-S。学生参与者将由理科教师和美洲原住民专业生物学家指导，培养学术和研究技能，为完成学士学位并继续在研究生院学习做好准备。该项目的总体目标是增加完成S学士学位并进入生态学、环境科学和生物领域研究生课程的美洲原住民人数。更多信息可从BlackFeet社区学院的Cindy Doore(Cindy_Doore@fbcc.org)、小大角学院的Neva Tallear(tallear@lbhc.cc.mt.us)和蒙大拿州立大学的John Watts(jwatts@Montana.edu)获得。网址为：http://www.montana.edu/wwwai/

Blackfeet Community College, Little Big Horn College, and Montana State University will collaborate in a project which will provide research experience, mentoring, and academic enrichment to students at the three schools. A total of 30 students over a five-year period will participate in the project beginning Summer 2009. Students from the three schools will engage in 2-year cohorts where they will they will do research in ecology, environmental science and microbiology projects relevant to their lives and career goals. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Missouri and Yellowstone River systems, numerous mountain ranges and the Northern Great Plains will provide diverse ecosystems and opportunities for research. The collaborative network will enhance student opportunities on all three campuses and will also support graduates of LBHC and BCC as they transition to MSU for their bachelor?s degrees. The student participants will be mentored by science faculty and by Native American professional biologists in developing academic and research skills to prepare them to complete baccalaureate degrees and continue on in graduate school. The overall goal of the project is to increase the number of Native Americans completing bachelor?s degrees and entering graduate programs in ecology, in environmental science and in biological fields. More information is available from Cindy Doore (cindy_doore@fbcc.org) at Blackfeet Community College, from Neva Tallbear (tallbear@lbhc.cc.mt.us) at Little Big Horn College, and from John Watts (jwatts@montana.edu) at Montana State University. The website address is: http://www.montana.edu/wwwai/