REU: Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Multicultural Program

汉普顿大学和湖沼学和海洋学科学协会（ASLO）将继续管理一个项目，目标是增加选择水产科学职业的代表性不足的少数民族和服务不足的学生的数量。该计划被称为湖沼学和海洋学多元文化计划或ASLOMP科学协会。该计划的应用程序鼓励来自不同的学生，其中一些人是由OCE REU PI提名，并有兴趣指导这些学生的专业人士。 参与者将获得ASLO的免费会员资格，并支持参加年度ASLO冬季会议和特别会前研讨会。ASLOMP将支持约60至80名学生和教师每年额外三年（2019-2021）。项目负责人将培养过去的参与者的发展，因为他们纳入新的学生群体。 该方案的目标是：1。通过充分支持他们积极参与ASLO会议，让来自全方位种族和背景的更多样化的本科生和研究生接触前沿的水产科学，在ASLO会议上他们也展示自己的研究。通过ASLO会议上的互动，将不同的学生与实习、深造、特殊课程和潜在就业机会联系起来。继续将新的不同学生群体纳入水产科学家网络。加强多元化科学家在ASLO的重要存在，这将形成一个导师核心，为更多的代表性不足的学生进入该领域的持续招聘，并继续成为ASLO领导职位的多元化候选人的来源。在2013年，该计划接受了更广泛的多元文化的含义，邀请所有类型的学生参与，同时继续强调通过扩大代表性不足群体的学生的参与来建立多样性。这种扩大的方法超越了种族和民族，包括残疾人、第一代大学生、来自服务不足的农村和城市地区的学生、退伍军人和非传统学习者。这些都不是严格的类别和学生，展示带来多样性的其他方式也是受欢迎的。ASLOMP计划已经收到了很多关注和许多赞誉。 Cuker博士因其在该项目中的工作而获得了2009年颁发的ASLO卓越教育奖。关于该计划的专题报道已被收录在各种期刊上，ASLOMP计划的评估结果于2016年发表。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Hampton University and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) will continue to manage a program with the goal of increasing the numbers of under-represented minorities and under-served students electing careers in aquatic sciences. This program is known as the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Multicultural Program or ASLOMP. Applications for the program are encouraged from diverse students, some of whom are nominated by OCE REU PIs, and professionals interested in mentoring these students. Participants receive a free membership in ASLO and support to attend the annual ASLO Winter meeting and special pre-meeting workshops. ASLOMP will support about 60 to 80 students and faculty each year for an additional three years (2019-2021). The project leaders will cultivate the development of past participants as they incorporate new cohorts of students. The objectives of the program are to:1. Expose more diverse undergraduates from the full spectrum of ethnicities and backgrounds, and beginning graduate students to cutting edge aquatic science through fully supporting their active participation in ASLO meetings where they also present their own research.2. Link diverse students to opportunities for internships, advanced studies, special programs and potential employment through interactions at ASLO meetings.3. Continue to bring new cohorts of diverse students into the networks of aquatic scientists.4. Strengthen the significant presence of diverse scientists in ASLO that will form a mentor core for the ongoing recruitment of more underrepresented students into the field, and continue to be a source of diverse candidates for ASLO leadership positions.In 2013 the program embraced a broader meaning for multicultural, inviting all types of students to participate, while retaining an emphasis on building diversity through expanding participation of students from under-represented groups. This expanded approach goes beyond ethnicity and race, and includes those with disabilities, first generation college students, those from underserved rural and urban areas, veterans and non-traditional learners. These are not rigid categories and students that demonstrate other ways of bringing diversity are also welcome.The ASLOMP program has received much attention and many accolades. Dr. Cuker received the ASLO Excellence in Education Award presented in 2009 for his work with this program. Feature stories on the program have been included in a variety of journals, and results of an evaluation of the ASLOMP program were published in 2016.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.