The Geo Futures Program: A Workshop for Undergraduates: Oct 30-Nov 2, 2019 - Honolulu, HI

会议为学生提供了一个脚手架的经验，提高了他们对STEM文化的理解，同时也帮助他们建立了一个同伴网络，提高了他们在科学中的身份。在一年一度的科学促进奇卡诺斯和美洲原住民协会（SACNAS）会议上，一个专门与代表性不足的群体的学生的文化结构接触的全国性会议，本次研讨会将试点参与战略，招募，参与和保留学生的多元化组合。本次研讨会将为40名本科生提供支持和指导，这对他们在STEM领域的保留非常重要，特别是在地球科学领域。将需要一支具有不同视角的工作队伍来满足21世纪世纪地球科学的新需求。研讨会的主要目标是支持新一代的地球科学家，包括来自代表性不足的群体和学生不同背景的学生。40名本科生和大约15名导师将参加为期一周的研讨会和2019年10月的SACNAS会议。该研讨会有助于NSF的“战略目标2.2：STEM劳动力：促进更有能力和多样化的研究队伍的发展，并提高国家的科学和创新技能。（NSF 2018-2022财年战略计划）该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

Conferences provide students with a scaffolding experience that enhances their understanding of the culture of STEM while also helping them develop a peer network that enhances their identity in science. Set within the annual Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference, a national conference that specifically engages with the cultural structures of students from underrepresented groups, this workshop will pilot engagement strategies for recruiting, engaging, and retaining a diverse assemblage of students. This workshop will provide forty undergraduate students with support and mentorship that is important for their retention in STEM fields, particularly in the geosciences. A workforce with diverse perspectives will be required to address the emerging needs of 21st century geosciences. A primary goal of the workshop is to support the new generation of geoscientists that includes students from underrepresented groups and students with diverse backgrounds. Forty undergraduate students and approximately fifteen mentors will participate in the week-long workshop and the SACNAS conference in October, 2019. The workshop contributes to NSF's "Strategic Objective 2.2 : STEM Workforce: Foster the growth of a more capable and diverse research workforce and advance the scientific and innovation skills of the Nation." (NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022)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.