Collaborative Research: GP-IMPACT: A Geopathway Utilizing High-Tech Geoscience Experiences for Recruitment and Retention -- A Collaboration between PBSC and FAU

合作研究：GP-IMPACT：利用高科技地球科学经验进行招募和保留的地理途径——PBSC 和 FAU 之间的合作

• 批准号: 1911525
• 负责人: Zhixiao Xie
• 金额: $ 25.81万
• 依托单位: Florida Atlantic University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1911525&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; GP; IMPACT; Geopathway

Part 1This project aims to ameliorate the current and increasing severe shortage of geoscientists in the U.S. workforce. The goal is to institutionalize a transformative model to effect a long-term, sustained increase in recruitment and retention of students from Palm Beach State College (PBSC), a two-year college (2YC), particularly more women and underrepresented minorities (URMs), into geoscience programs at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a four-year (4yr) institution in South Florida. The proposed activities of this model, such as embedding workforce readiness components into the science curriculum at FAU and PBSC, developing and implementing Exploring Geopaths Summer Institute (EGSI) and Undergraduate Geopaths Research Experiences (UGRE), which will both expose and train more students in cutting-edge geoscience technologies, support and align with NSF's Harnessing the Data Revolution, and Future of Work Big Ideas. PIs anticipate a sustained increase in graduation rates of skilled geoscientists who will enter the workforce ready and pursue employment opportunities in much needed sectors such as: energy, oil and gas, environmental services, mining, research institutes, and federal, state or local governments. Through this project PIs also intend to position PBSC and FAU students and faculty in line with NSF's INCLUDES Big Idea that "aspires to transform education and career pathways to help broaden participation in science and engineering".Part 2This project aims to ameliorate the current and increasing severe shortage of geoscientists in the U.S. workforce. Our goal is to institutionalize a transformative model to effect a long-term, sustained increase in recruitment and retention of students from Palm Beach State College (PBSC), a two-year college (2YC), particularly more women and underrepresented minorities (URMs), into geoscience programs at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a four-year (4yr) institution in South Florida. By targeting the diverse student population at PBSC, the project will significantly increase the enrollment, and the number of females and URMs in geoscience programs at FAU. As part of the transformative model PIs will implement: (1) Growing the transfer student pipeline and increasing student diversity by recruiting geoscience majors from PBSC, revising and strengthening the transfer articulation agreement (Link Program), implementing geoscience-specific 2+2 transfer flight plans, developing a cross-institutional collaborative advising protocol framework, and initiating and embedding career readiness components directly into the geosciences courses taken by PBSC students prior to transferring to FAU. (2) Developing a new Exploring Geopaths Summer Institute (EGSI), with authentic experiences utilizing a rich spectrum of geoscience high-tech and field methods, designed to attract, and recruit PBSC students. (3) Developing a new Undergraduate Geopaths Research Experiences (UGRE), designed to motivate and retain transfer students early in their matriculation into geoscience degree programs at FAU. (4) Enhancing the departmental culture with faculty and peer mentors to make it a more welcoming, and supportive environment for students. PIs anticipate the outcomes will position this model as one that can be easily adopted by other institutions.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.

第 1 部分该项目旨在改善美国劳动力中当前且日益严重的地球科学家短缺问题。目标是将变革模式制度化，以长期、持续地增加两年制学院 (2YC) 棕榈滩州立学院 (PBSC) 的学生招募和保留率，特别是更多女性和代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) ，进入佛罗里达大西洋大学（FAU）的地球科学项目，这是一所位于南佛罗里达州的四年制（4yr）机构。该模型拟议的活动，例如将劳动力准备部分嵌入 FAU 和 PBSC 的科学课程中，开发和实施探索地理路径暑期学院 (EGSI) 和本科地理路径研究体验 (UGRE)，这将暴露和培训更多的学生尖端的地球科学技术，支持并与 NSF 的利用数据革命和未来工作大创意保持一致。 PI 预计，熟练的地球科学家的毕业率将持续增加，他们将做好进入劳动力市场的准备，并在能源、石油和天然气、环境服务、采矿、研究机构以及联邦、州或地方政府等急需的部门寻求就业机会。通过这个项目，PI 还打算将 PBSC 和 FAU 的学生和教师定位为符合 NSF 的 INCLUDES 大理念，即“渴望改变教育和职业道路，以帮助扩大对科学和工程的参与”。第 2 部分该项目旨在改善当前和日益增长的现状美国劳动力中地球科学家严重短缺。我们的目标是将变革性模式制度化，以长期、持续地增加两年制学院 (2YC) 棕榈滩州立学院 (PBSC) 的学生招募和保留率，特别是更多女性和代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) ，进入佛罗里达大西洋大学（FAU）的地球科学项目，这是一所位于南佛罗里达州的四年制（4yr）机构。通过针对 PBSC 的多元化学生群体，该项目将显着增加 FAU 地球科学项目的入学人数以及女性和 URM 的数量。作为变革模式的一部分，PI将实施：（1）通过从PBSC招募地球科学专业的学生、修订和加强转学衔接协议（链接计划）、实施针对地球科学的2+2转学飞行，扩大转学生渠道并增加学生多样性计划，制定跨机构协作咨询协议框架，并启动职业准备部分并将其直接嵌入到 PBSC 学生在转入 FAU 之前所修读的地球科学课程中。 (2) 建立一个新的探索地理路径暑期学院 (EGSI)，利用丰富的地球科学高科技和现场方法提供真实的经验，旨在吸引和招收 PBSC 学生。 (3) 开发新的本科地理路径研究体验 (UGRE)，旨在激励和留住转学生尽早进入 FAU 地球科学学位课程。 (4) 加强与教师和同伴导师的部门文化，为学生创造一个更加热情和支持的环境。 PI 预计结果将使该模型成为其他机构可以轻松采用的模型。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。