REU SITE: Tribal College REU Program: Authentic Collaborations for Undergraduate Training in Ecology

REU 网站：部落学院 REU 计划：生态学本科培训的真实合作

• 批准号: 1263200
• 负责人: Jeremy Guinn
• 金额: $ 48.02万
• 依托单位: United Tribes Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263200&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; Tribal; College; Program

------------A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award has been made to the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), which will provide research training for 8 students for 10 weeks and 4 science teachers, for each of the summers 2014-2016. Participants will conduct environmental ecology research critical to Tribal lands in the Northern plains, under the guidance of mentors from UTTC (Bismarck, ND), Ft. Berthold Community College (New Town, ND), Sitting Bull College (Ft. Yates, ND), Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD), Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD), and North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Participants will be involved in research focusing on restoration ecology, insect behavior and ecological impacts, integrated bison prairie management, effects of oil development of natural resources, conservation biology, and geospatial applications in ecological research. Undergraduates are recruited from across the Northern Plains, with a focus on tribal college students, and are selected based on expressed interest, demonstrated skills, and dedication to science careers. Participants will conduct individual research projects as part of a larger research team and will receive training in research ethics, project design, field and laboratory techniques, and analysis and presentation of results. Science teachers (grades 6-12) are recruited from reservation school systems and will conduct fieldwork alongside the REU participants. Teachers will develop curriculum modules based on their research experiences for their own classrooms and provide the modules to other teachers. Shared orientation week, a midpoint camping trip, and final presentations develop teamwork among the participants. Students will be encouraged to present at regional and national conferences and to publish their result in scientific journals. Participants are evaluated using the common assessment tool for biology REU programs. The program increases the recruitment, retention, and degree completion of Native American students in science, while providing a solid foundation for these students to be successful in graduate programs. More information is available by visiting https://www.uttc.edu/about/forum/reu/, or by contacting the program director, Dr. Jeremy Guinn at [e-mail] or 701-255-3285 x1458.

------------联合部落技术学院（UTTC）获得本科生研究体验（REU）现场奖，该学院将为8名学生和4名科学教师提供为期10周的研究培训，2014-2016 年每个夏天。参与者将在 UTTC（北达科他州俾斯麦）、英国《金融时报》导师的指导下，开展对北部平原部落土地至关重要的环境生态学研究。伯特霍尔德社区学院（北达科他州新城）、坐牛学院（北达科他州耶茨堡）、奥格拉拉拉科塔学院（南达科他州凯尔）、奥古斯塔那学院（南达科他州苏福尔斯）和北达科他州立大学（北达科他州法戈）。参与者将参与研究重点包括恢复生态学、昆虫行为和生态影响、野牛草原综合管理、自然资源石油开发的影响、保护生物学以及生态研究中的地理空间应用。本科生是从整个北部平原招募的，重点是部落大学生，并根据表达的兴趣、展示的技能和对科学事业的奉献精神进行选择。参与者将作为更大研究团队的一部分开展个人研究项目，并将接受研究伦理、项目设计、现场和实验室技术以及结果分析和演示方面的培训。科学教师（6-12 年级）是从预订学校系统中招募的，并将与 REU 参与者一起进行实地考察。教师将根据自己的研究经验为自己的课堂开发课程模块，并将模块提供给其他教师。共同的迎新周、中点露营旅行和期末演讲可以培养参与者之间的团队合作精神。我们将鼓励学生在地区和国家会议上发表演讲，并在科学期刊上发表他们的成果。使用生物学 REU 项目的通用评估工具对参与者进行评估。该计划增加了美国原住民科学专业学生的招募、保留和学位完成，同时为这些学生在研究生课程中取得成功提供了坚实的基础。如需了解更多信息，请访问 https://www.uttc.edu/about/forum/reu/，或通过 [e-mail] 或 701-255-3285 x1458 联系项目总监 Jeremy Guinn 博士。