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; 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Buffalo Geosciences计划模型的有效性，该模型是在纽约州布法罗（Buffalo）的OEDG资金中开发的，当时通过东田纳西州东部田纳西州地球科学计划（ETGP）进行了修改和应用。 该项目有三个主要活动。首先，将努力整合大学制定和实施的几种现有多元化计划。田纳西州环境生物技术中心（UT），查塔努加溪倡议（CCI），查塔努加溪的环境健康与司法合作（EHJC），田纳西州水资源资源研究中心（WRRC），UNIV。田纳西州安全和可持续环境（ISSE）的研究所以及地球与行星科学系（EPS）GK-12合作伙伴关系。该项目还将通过其题为“学习和发现的地球科学机会”（又名''''Gold'）的子程序来帮助地球科学的区域存在。 ETGP黄金组成部分将代表组织内的一把雨伞，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外展组织包括高等教育机构[东田纳西州立大学； Pellissippi州立技术社区学院；田纳西大学]，10多个参与的诺克斯县高中，中学和小学以及博物馆[ETSU自然历史和游客中心（Gray Fossil oc），美国科学与能源博物馆（橡树岭），Frank H. McClung Museum（Knoxville）]。来自人口不足的学生将有机会参加研究项目，外展演讲，研讨会，实地考察，国际地球科学会议以及辅导/指导计划。 通过向6-12名少数族裔学生提供付费学生实习，这些机会得到了促进。