Virtual Career Development Workshops for Undergraduate and Graduate Students in the Ocean and Coastal Sciences

国家大气研究中心(NCAR)和沿海学会将设计、组织和主办一系列虚拟讲习班，以促进早期职业海洋科学专业学生的专业发展，特别是那些就读于少数族裔服务机构(MSI)或来自历来被排除在海洋科学职业生涯之外的学生。该项目将帮助考虑获得研究生学位的本科生、寻求终极学位的研究生以及走上职业道路的毕业生。最近的教育研究文献中的证据和来自MSI教职员工和学生的非正式反馈证实了专业发展和指导的价值。招募教员作为共同协调人的努力将远远超出参加活动的学生的范围。该项目将涉及来自16个MSI的教职员工，与研讨会组织者一起以四人一组的形式工作，根据所在机构的学生的需求定制专业发展培训。将为这些MSI的学生举办四组活动，预计将有数百名学生参加。这些活动的议程、演讲者、内容和形式可以作为教师在未来几年使用的范本，从而在他们的项目中对未来的学生产生积极影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and The Coastal Society will design, organize and host a virtual workshop series for professional development of early career marine science students, particularly those who are attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) or who are from groups historically excluded from ocean science careers. The project will aid undergraduates considering a graduate degree, graduate students seeking their terminal degree, and graduates embarking on their career pathway. Evidence in the recent educational research literature and informal feedback from faculty and students at MSIs confirm the value of professional development and mentoring. Efforts to enlist faculty as co-facilitators will extend the merit of the proposed work well beyond the students who attend the events. The project will involve faculty from sixteen MSIs to work in clusters of four with the workshop organizers to tailor the professional development training according to the needs of the students at their institutions. Four sets of events will be hosted for students at those MSIs, with a projected attendance of a few hundred students. The agendas, speakers, content, and format for these events can serve as models for the faculty to use in future years, thereby positively impacting future students in their 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.