Society of Wetland Scientists Diversity Program: Undergraduate Mentoring

湿地科学家协会（SWS）的本科生多样性指导计划已经进入第八个年头。以前的支持已经帮助年轻科学家在他们的职业决策和杠杆资金从七个SWS地区分会增加了一倍的学生人数在该计划中支持。这个新的奖项为未来四年每年来自代表性不足群体的七名本科生的参与提供支持。它还将支持与美国生态学会种子少数民族本科生辅导计划的合作，最初通过参与每年春天举行的领导力培训研讨会。这有望成为一个富有成效的关系，将发展到还包括研讨会，社会活动，实地考察，辅导，职业发展研讨会，并为SWS奖获得者提供指导，以加强生态科学的民族和种族多样化。SWS涵盖学术，政府和私人咨询部门，学生能够根据个人兴趣定制活动。通过将本科生与研究生或教师导师配对，并提供面向职业发展的研讨会和研讨会，SWS促进积极参与和讨论，这是推进科学和促进本科生智力发展的关键组成部分。SWS认识到需要接触代表性不足的群体，并为个人成长和发展提供智力机会。参加科学会议往往提供智力火花，沿着机会，使接触的未来，鼓励本科生继续他们的专业教育。这个指导计划的一个主要目标是为这些学生打开大门。由于融合了更多不同的观点，以生态为导向的专业人员的多样化预计将促进更好的科学和科学应用。

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Diversity Mentoring Program for Undergraduates is in its eighth year. Previous support has helped young scientists in their career decisions and leveraged funding from seven SWS regional chapters to double the number of students supported in the program. This new award provides support for participation of seven undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in each of the next four years. It will also support collaboration with the Ecological Society of America SEEDS minority undergraduate mentoring program initially through involvement in a leadership training workshop conducted every spring. This promises to be a productive relationship that will develop to also include symposia, social events, field trips, mentoring, career development workshops, and guidance for SWS award recipients to enhance the ethnic and racial diversification of the ecological sciences. SWS spans academic, government and private consulting sectors, and students are able to tailor activities to their personal interests. By pairing undergraduate students with graduate student or faculty mentors and providing workshops and symposia oriented toward career development, SWS fosters active participation and discussion, the key components to advancing science and promoting the intellectual development of undergraduates. SWS recognizes the need to reach out to underrepresented groups and provide intellectual opportunities for personal growth and development. Attendance at scientific meetings often provides the intellectual spark, along with opportunities to make contacts for the future that encourage undergraduate students to continue their professional education. A major goal of this mentoring program is to open doors for these students. Diversification of ecologically oriented professionals is expected to promote better science and science applications as a result of melding more diverse perspectives.