OEDG Track 2: A residential summer institute in Earth System Science for American Indian high school students

为了满足部落社区对地球和环境科学专业人员的迫切需求，在部落社区中，美国印第安人在地球科学中的代表性仍然严重不足，加州大学欧文分校正在为来自全国各地的高中生(9-12年级)组织为期两周的美国印第安人地球系统科学夏季学院(AISESS)住宿。AISESS计划的具体目标是：1)鼓励和增强美国印第安人高中生接受高等教育的能力；2)增加攻读地球科学学位或与地球科学相关的美国印第安人学生的人数；3)提高美国印第安人大学生在地球科学领域的保留率和毕业率；4)鼓励美洲印第安人大学毕业生从事地球科学事业，特别是部落社区提供的工作；5)提高公众对地球系统科学的认识，特别是在美洲印第安人部落社区中。AISESS计划的第一周用于露营和开展关于路易斯诺印第安人拉霍亚带保留地的实地项目，第二周用于在加州大学欧文分校校园通过讲座、讨论和实验室活动学习地球系统科学。科学课程由UCI地球系统科学系的教职员工与北亚利桑那大学部落环境专业人员研究所、路易斯诺印第安人拉霍亚乐队和阿克切曼民族合作设计。通过UCI美国印第安人资源中心协调，科学课程与适当的文化活动、土著研究和沟通技能紧密结合在一起。该项目以闭幕式结束，在闭幕式上，学生们展示了关于地球和与部落社区特别相关的环境科学问题的海报项目。通过与路易·斯托克斯加州少数民族参与联盟、加州大学洛杉矶分校教育伙伴关系中心和圣安娜学院建立重要伙伴关系，该项目正在开展广泛的后续行动和辅导活动，以增加招收和留住地球科学土著学生的可能性。

In order to address the critical need for Earth and environmental science professionals within Tribal communities, where American Indians remain severely underrepresented in the geosciences, the University of California, Irvine is organizing two-week residential American Indian Summer Institutes in Earth System Science (AISESS) for high-school students (grades 9-12) from throughout the nation. The specific objectives of the AISESS program are: 1) to encourage and empower American Indian high school students to pursue higher education; 2) to increase the number of American Indian students who pursue degrees in or related to the geosciences; 3) to increase retention and graduation rates of American Indian college students in the geosciences; 4) to encourage American Indian college graduates to pursue geoscience careers, in particular those available in Tribal communities; and 5) to enhance public literacy of Earth System Science, especially within American Indian Tribal communities. The first week of the AISESS program is spent camping and conducting field projects on the reservation of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians and the second week is spent on the University of California, Irvine campus learning about Earth System Science through lectures, discussions, and laboratory activities. The scientific curriculum is designed by faculty members from the UCI Department of Earth System Science in partnership with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University, the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, and the Acjachemen Nation. The science curriculum is closely woven together with appropriate cultural activities, Native studies, and communication skills coordinated through the UCI American Indian Resource Center. The program culminates with a closing ceremony in which students present poster projects on Earth and environmental science issues that are particularly relevant to Tribal communities. Through key partnerships with the Louis Stokes California Alliance for Minority Participation, the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships, and Santa Ana College, the project is conducting extensive follow-up and mentorship activities that will increase the likelihood of recruitment and retention of Native students to the geosciences.