GP-IMPACT: Project EPIK - Earth, Planets, Ike, and Kuleana - Preparing the next generation of diverse geoscientists in Hawaii

夏威夷大学马诺阿分校GP-IMPACT项目EPIK（地球、行星、Ike和Kuleana）旨在通过开发一种变革性的大学预科途径来招募、留住和培养下一代多样化的地球科学家，并特别强调夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民（NHPI），从而使地球科学的参与多样化和扩大。EPIK有三个主要目标：1)在夏威夷原住民高中和夏威夷大学之间建立战略合作伙伴关系，以增加未被充分代表的群体对地球科学的参与和认识；2)为夏威夷高中学生创建一条明确的途径，让他们进入UHM地球科学本科课程，并通过及时的指导和大学预科课程的学习来加强；3)拓宽夏威夷年轻人的视野，让他们了解地球科学事业在他们社区中的作用和意义，强调土著知识的价值和夏威夷原住民对地球责任的尊重。EPIK将在当地高中校园和UHM提供基于探究和地点的学习体验，旨在为夏威夷新兴的地球科学学生发展科学和技术技能。EPIK教育项目旨在让学生和教师接触到实用的地球科学概念，包括那些解决夏威夷地质和环境挑战的概念，与夏威夷土著文化和传统联系起来的概念，并提高学生的能力。希望从事地球科学方面的职业，这对夏威夷的可持续未来至关重要。EPIK的长期任务将是为夏威夷新兴的地球科学管理人员建立一个蓬勃发展的教育途径。为了实现这些目标，将建立四个协同的EPIK组成部分：1)EPIK- net：一个由夏威夷高中教师和UHM学生、教职员工和支持人员组成的地球科学网络，他们将通过提高地球科学作为一种可行的职业道路的认识，并为感兴趣的学生提供指导，共同努力实现增加NHPI参与地球科学的共同目标；2) EPIK-Day：为参观UHM校园的学校团体提供符合高中科学标准的创新，简洁和移动教育课程，或应要求运送到高中校园；3) EPIK-Summer：为期两周的夏令营，包括探究和现场研讨会以及独特地质环境的实地考察，为高中生和夏威夷原住民学校的夏威夷老师提供服务；4) EPIK-Scholar：通过UHM夏季学者计划提供的地球科学课程，高中生获得大学课程学分和学费奖学金的途径。此外，EPIK项目的一个主要重点将是战略性地将地球科学基于地点的“知识”与夏威夷原住民对“责任”的尊重结合起来，以提高地球科学相关领域的意识和专业知识，为夏威夷的繁荣和可持续社区提供支持。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。

Part 1The University of Hawai'i at Manoa GP-IMPACT project EPIK (Earth, Planets, 'Ike, and Kuleana) seeks to diversify and broaden participation in the geosciences by developing a transformative pre-college pathway to recruit, retain, and prepare the next generation of diverse geoscientists, with a particular emphasis on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). EPIK has three primary objectives: 1) Develop a strategic partnership between Hawai'i's Native-Hawaiian-serving high schools and the University of Hawai'i to increase participation of underrepresented groups in, and awareness of, the geosciences; 2) Create a well-defined pathway for Hawai'i high school students to UHM undergraduate programs in geoscience, reinforced by timely mentoring and access to pre-college coursework; 3) Broaden the perspective of Hawai'i's youth as to the role and significance of geoscience careers within their community, emphasized by the value of indigenous 'ike (knowledge) and the Native Hawaiian regard for kuleana (responsibility) of the Earth. EPIK will provide inquiry- and place-based learning experiences, at both local high school campuses and at UHM, that aim to develop science and technology skills for Hawai'i's emerging geoscience students. EPIK educational programs will aim to expose students and teachers to a robust introduction of practical Earth science concepts, including those that address Hawai'i's geologic and environmental challenges, connect with Native Hawaiian culture and traditions, and enhance students? desires to pursue careers in geoscience that are critical for working toward a sustainable future for Hawai'i.Part 2 EPIK's long-term mission will be to establish a thriving educational pathway for Hawai'i's emerging Earth science stewards. Four synergistic EPIK components will be established to accomplish these goals: 1) EPIK-Net: a geoscience network of Hawai'i high school teachers and UHM students, faculty, and supporting personnel who will work collaboratively toward the common goal of increasing NHPI participation in the geosciences by raising awareness about the geosciences as a viable career path and providing mentoring to interested students; 2) EPIK-Day: a collection of innovative, succinct, and mobile educational sessions conforming to high school science standards for visiting school groups on the UHM campus, or transported to high school campuses upon request; 3) EPIK-Summer: a 2-week summer camp comprised of inquiry- and place-based workshops and field trips to unique geologic settings, serving both high school student participants and Hawai'i teachers from Native-Hawaiian-serving schools; 4) EPIK-Scholar: a pathway for high school students to earn college course credit and tuition scholarships for Earth Science courses offered through the UHM Summer Scholar program. Moreover, a major emphasis of the EPIK program will be to strategically integrate geoscience place-based 'ike (knowledge) with the Native Hawaiian regard for kuleana (responsibility) to promote awareness and expertise in geoscience-related fields that support a thriving yet sustainable community for Hawai'i.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.