Multicultural Initiative in the Marine Sciences: Undergraduate Participation (MIMSUP)

海洋科学多元文化倡议：本科生参与（MIMSUP）

• 批准号: 0741372
• 负责人: Brian Bingham
• 金额: $ 97.53万
• 依托单位: Western Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0741372&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Multicultural; Initiative; Marine; Sciences; Undergraduate

Abstract: This award provides renewed funding for a program called the Multicultural Initiative in Marine Science Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP) for academic years 2008-2012. MIMSUP, operated at Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) since 1990, will provide marine education to eight under-represented minority students annually who are recruited from around the nation. Students will spend two quarters in residence taking a total of 31 quarter-credits that may be transferred back to their home institutions. During the first quarter, students take a laboratory/field course in Oceanography, a Current Trends in Marine Science course that introduces them to modern investigative techniques and the potential professional opportunities that will be available to them, and a research course in which they plan and execute an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member. They all participate in a program that involves training in and application of outreach education in marine science to K-12 school children. During the second quarter, students will take a Scientific Communication course and two additional courses covering various marine science topics. Students receive full tuition, housing, travel costs, and a stipend, as well as support to participate in regional and national meetings. The stipend also supports the students' participation in K-12 outreach activities of about 10 hours per week in local schools. Of the prior 135 participants, 112 have finished their undergraduate degrees, and of those, 55% have pursued either a Master's, Doctoral, or professional degree. Prior participants have included 50% Latino/Hispanic, 26% African American, 11% Pacific Islander, and 13% Native American/Native Alaskan students.

摘要：该奖项为 2008-2012 学年海洋科学本科项目多元文化倡议 (MIMSUP) 项目提供了新的资金。 MIMSUP 自 1990 年起在西华盛顿大学香农角海洋中心 (SPMC) 运营，每年将为从全国各地招募的八名少数族裔学生提供海洋教育。学生将在宿舍度过两个季度，总共获得 31 个季度学分，这些学分可以转回其所在院校。在第一季度，学生参加海洋学实验室/实地课程、海洋科学当前趋势课程，向他们介绍现代调查技术和他们可以获得的潜在专业机会，以及他们计划和研究的研究课程。在教职员工的监督下执行独立项目。他们都参加了一项计划，该计划涉及对 K-12 学童进行海洋科学外展教育的培训和应用。在第二季度，学生将学习科学传播课程和两门涵盖各种海洋科学主题的附加课程。学生将获得全额学费、住宿费、旅费和津贴，并获得参加地区和国家会议的支持。该津贴还支持学生参加当地学校每周约 10 小时的 K-12 外展活动。在之前的 135 名参与者中，有 112 人已完成本科学位，其中 55% 已攻读硕士、博士或专业学位。之前的参与者包括 50% 的拉丁裔/西班牙裔学生、26% 的非裔美国人、11% 的太平洋岛民和 13% 的美洲原住民/阿拉斯加原住民学生。