OEDG Track 1: Enhancing Diversity via Targeted Education and Outreach Through the East Tennessee Geosciences Program (ETGP)

OEDG 第 1 轨道：通过东田纳西州地球科学计划 (ETGP) 有针对性的教育和推广来增强多样性

• 批准号: 0704077
• 负责人: Gregory Baker
• 金额: $ 8.16万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2010-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0704077&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: OEDG; Track; Enhancing; Diversity; via

This Track 1 OEDG project will test the effectiveness of the Buffalo Geosciences Program model, developed with OEDG funding for Buffalo, New York, when modified and applied in Eastern Tennessee through the East Tennessee Geosciences Program (ETGP). The project has three main activities. First, efforts will be made to integrate several existing diversity programs developed and implemented by the Univ. of Tennessee Center for Environmental Biotechnology (UT), the Chattanooga Creek Initiative (CCI), the Environmental Health and Justice Collaborative (EHJC) at Chattanooga Creek, the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), the Univ. of Tennessee Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), and the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences (EPS) GK-12 Partnerships. The project will also help to develop a regional presence for the geosciences, through its subprogram entitled ''Geoscience Opportunities for Learning and Discovery'' (aka ''GOLD''). The ETGP GOLD component will represent an umbrella within the organization that includes the earth science education and community outreach efforts. Organizations for targeted education and outreach in East Tennessee include higher education institutions [East Tennessee State University; Pellissippi State Technical Community College; University of Tennessee], more than 10 participating Knox County high schools, middle-schools and grade schools, and museums [ETSU Museum of Natural History and Visitors Center (Gray Fossil Site), American Museum of Science and Energy (Oak Ridge), Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville)]. Students from underrepresented populations will have the opportunity to participate in research projects, outreach presentations, seminars, field trips, international geoscience conferences, and tutoring/mentoring programs. These opportunities are being facilitated by providing paid student internships to 6-12 minority students.

该轨道 1 OEDG 项目将测试布法罗地球科学计划模型的有效性，该模型由 OEDG 资助为纽约州布法罗开发，并通过东田纳西地球科学计划 (ETGP) 在田纳西州东部进行修改和应用。 该项目有三项主要活动。首先，将努力整合大学开发和实施的几个现有多样性项目。田纳西州环境生物技术中心 (UT)、查塔努加溪倡议 (CCI)、查塔努加溪环境健康与正义合作组织 (EHJC)、田纳西州水资源研究中心 (WRRC)、大学。田纳西州安全可持续环境研究所 (ISSE) 和地球与行星科学部 (EPS) GK-12 合作伙伴关系。该项目还将通过其名为“学习和发现的地球科学机会”（又名“黄金”）的子计划，帮助发展地球科学的区域影响力。 ETGP GOLD 部分将代表该组织内的一个保护伞，其中包括地球科学教育和社区外展工作。 东田纳西州有针对性的教育和推广组织包括高等教育机构[东田纳西州立大学；佩利西比州立技术社区学院；田纳西大学]、超过 10 所参与的诺克斯县高中、初中和小学以及博物馆 [ETSU 自然历史博物馆和游客中心（灰色化石遗址）、美国科学与能源博物馆（橡树岭）、弗兰克H.麦克隆博物馆（诺克斯维尔）]。来自弱势群体的学生将有机会参加研究项目、外展演讲、研讨会、实地考察、国际地球科学会议和辅导/指导项目。 通过为 6 至 12 名少数族裔学生提供带薪实习机会，这些机会得到了促进。