Geoscience Scholarships to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Academically Talented Students

SUNY Geneseo的这个项目将通过增加招聘、留用到毕业、为职业或地球科学研究生项目做准备和安置，以及将奖学金、学术和职业服务相结合，来满足全国对更多、更好的训练有素的地球科学家的需求。通过许多学生的支持和丰富活动，该项目将加强SUNY Geneseo与包括纽约州立大学布法罗分校和纽约州立大学宾厄姆顿分校在内的学术机构之间的互动，该校许多新的地球科学毕业生在这些机构攻读硕士或博士学位。此外，与地区地球科学行业的联系，包括美国岩盐公司和斯蒂尔环境企业，以及政府和学术研究项目，如美国国家航空航天局，美国能源部，以及各种国家实验室和本科生研究经验项目，将通过发展学生研究和实习的机会得到加强。总之，这些改进将增加地球科学本科生的研究机会的数量和质量，增加学生参与和出席专业和学术会议的机会，并解决国家需要增加地球科学学生的数量，以填补石油和天然气，环境服务和采矿业的工作岗位。该项目将针对SUNY Geneseo的地质学、地球化学和地球物理学专业的学生，旨在实现三个目标：(1)增加对有经济需要的学术人才的招聘和入学率至少20%，(2)提高四年内的保留率和毕业率至少10%，(3)增加地球科学或相关科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）职业或研究生课程的安置率13%。项目领导将与招生办和20名在纽约西部高中担任地球科学教师的校友合作，为该项目招募有经济需求的学术天才学者。学者群体将通过以下方式聚集在一起：(a)参加相同的课程，(b)参加补充教学计划，(c)参加实地考察，(d)与研究生和校友互动，以及(v)从事研究和/或实习。该计划的目标将通过两个主要组成部分来实现：(i)加强学生支持计划，（ii）体验式学习机会。与职业安置有关的方案组成部分将在职业发展办公室的支持下得到补充。该奖学金计划将允许SUNY Geneseo为地球科学专业的学生实施和评估支持服务，包括补充指导（SI）、研究生研讨会、地质学校友学生计划、实地考察、研究经验和实习。在许多STEM学科中，科学研究是一种行之有效的提高留校率和毕业率的方法；然而，SI的有效性尚未在地球科学中得到验证。该项目将填补这一空白，并提供最佳实践和有效措施，以促进地球科学专业的留用、毕业和就业。

This project at SUNY Geneseo will address the national need for more and better trained geoscientists by increasing recruitment, retention to graduation, and preparation for and placement in careers or geosciences graduate programs and by combining scholarships and academic and career services. Through many student support and enrichment activities, this project will enhance interactions between SUNY Geneseo and academic institutions including SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Binghamton where many new geosciences graduates from the college pursue M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. In addition, connections to regional geosciences industries, including the American Rock Salt Company and Stell Environmental Enterprises, as well as government and academic research programs such as NASA, DOE, and a variety of National Laboratory and Research Experience for Undergraduates programs, will be strengthened through the development of opportunities for student research and internships. Together, these improvements will increase the number and quality of research opportunities for undergraduate geosciences students, increase opportunities for students to participate and present at professional and scholarly conferences, and address the national need to increase the number of geosciences students to fill jobs in oil and gas, environmental service, and mining industries. The project will target students majoring in geology, geochemistry, and geophysics at SUNY Geneseo and is designed to meet three objectives: (1) increase recruitment and enrollment of academically talented students with financial need by at least 20%, (2) enhance retention and graduation within four years by at least 10%, and (3) increase placement in a geosciences or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career or graduate program by 13%. The project leadership will work with the Office of Admissions and twenty alumni who are geoscience teachers at high schools in western New York to recruit academically talented scholars with financial need to the program. Cohorts of scholars will be brought together by (a) taking the same classes, (b) engaging in supplemental instruction programs, (c) participating in field trips, (d) interacting with graduate students and alumni, and (v) engaging in research and/or internships. The program goals will be accomplished through two primary components: (i) enhanced student support programs, and (ii) experiential learning opportunities. Career placement-related program components will be supplemented with support from the Office of Career Development. The scholarship program will allow SUNY Geneseo to implement and assess support services for geosciences students, including Supplemental Instruction (SI), Workshops with Graduate Students, a Geology Alumni-Student Program, field trips, research experiences, and internships. SI is a proven method to increase retention and graduation rates in many STEM disciplines; however, the effectiveness of SI has not been tested in the geosciences. This program will fill that void and provide insight into best practices and effective measures for promoting retention, graduation, and placement in the geosciences.