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See more from this Session: Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II
Abstract:
Students in these programs come to campus to participate in a wide variety of academic and cultural enrichment courses that have been created both to prepare them for the courses that they will take in school, as well as spark their interests in various subjects to which they may not typically be exposed. This is a unique opportunity for faculty to collaborate with TRIO programs to increase access to the geosciences while actively preparing a more diverse future workforce. For our 2007 2008 school year, up to forty students were introduced to the integrated-nature of the geosciences during Saturday sessions facilitated using an environmental science context. During summer 2008, 15 rising high school juniors conducted research on local watershed issues with a geosciences faculty member. At the University of Arkansas, we are actively working to increase our collaboration between the TRIO programs and faculty. We are excited about the opportunity to expose ethnically, economically, and socially diverse groups of pre-college students to a wide variety of STEM fields such as the geosciences.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II