A Meeting of the PIs of the NSF REU Sites in Astronomy

REU站点是NSF资助的项目，为本科生提供研究经验。主要由天文学资助的REU站点的负责人将聚在一起召开会议，讨论从小型机构招收学生和扩大不同学生群体参与的最佳做法和经验教训。这项提议将支持在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市举行的这次会议。REU网站董事会议将与将于2018年10月29日举行的本科研究理事会一起举行。会议将讨论天文学REU站点主任共同关心的问题。一些主要议题将包括从不太知名的大学和小型学院招聘，加强女性和代表性不足的少数民族学生的参与和招聘，以及与当地项目建立联系。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

REU Sites are NSF funded projects that provide research experiences for undergraduate students. The directors of the REU Sites that are funded primarily out of astronomy will get together for a meeting to discuss best practices and lessons learned for recruitment of students from smaller institutions and broadening participation from a diverse population of students. This proposal will support this meeting, to be held in Alexandria Virginia.The REU Site directors meeting will be held in conjunction with the Council on Undergraduate Research that will be held October 29, 2018. The meeting will address issues of common concern among astronomy REU Site directors. Some of the main topics will include recruitment from lesser-known universities and small colleges, enhancing the participation and recruitment of female and under-represented minority students, and establishing connections with local programs.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.