LMR

CSC

Co

ho

rt Expe

rien

ce fo

r Grad

uate

Stud

en

tsA

bstractTh

e nu

mb

er of grad

uate an

d u

nd

ergradu

ate stud

ents, p

articularly

un

derrep

resented

min

ority (U

RM

) grou

ps, ch

oo

sing careers in

ocean

, earth

and

atmo

sph

eric sciences rem

ains very lo

w co

mp

ared to

the

oth

er scientific d

isciplin

es. The N

OA

A Livin

g Marin

e Reso

urces

Co

op

erative Science C

enter (LM

RC

SC) recru

its, trains, an

d retain

s stu

den

ts, particu

larly tho

se wh

o are u

nd

errepresen

ted in

marin

e and

fish

eries science d

isciplin

es, by d

elivering co

nten

t, instru

ction

, and

exp

eriences th

at pro

vide stu

den

ts with

career-ready skills. Facu

lty and

staff in

the LM

RC

SC leverage several ap

pro

aches an

d p

rogram

s to m

eet th

ese ob

jectives.

Ackn

ow

ledgem

ents: "Th

is pu

blicatio

n w

as mad

e po

ssible b

y the N

atio

na

l Ocea

nic a

nd

Atm

osp

heric A

dm

inistra

tion

, Office o

f Edu

catio

n Ed

uca

tion

al Pa

rtnersh

ip

Pro

gra

m aw

ard n

um

ber (N

A1

6SEC

48

10

007

). Its con

tents are so

lely the resp

on

sibility o

f the aw

ard recip

ient an

d d

o n

ot n

ecessarily repre

sent th

e official view

s of th

e U.S. D

epa

rtmen

t o

f Co

mm

erce, Na

tion

al O

cean

ic an

d A

tmo

sph

eric Ad

min

istratio

n.”

•En

han

ce stu

den

t literacy in

N

OA

A Fish

eries

•In

crease kn

ow

ledge o

f N

OA

A M

ission

Scien

ce

NO

AA

M

ission

•G

oals

•O

bjectives

LMR

CSC

B

uild

system

awaren

essStu

den

t Su

pp

ort

Geo

science

s B

ridge P

rogram

•6

wee

k exp

eriential

experien

ce

•Paid

intern

ship

•R

ising Fresh

man

•C

on

tent fo

cus

geoscien

ce an

d

math

Co

ast Cam

p

Pro

gram

•4

wee

k, half d

ay p

rogram

•Exp

erien

tial p

rogram

•A

ges 7-1

8yrs

•C

on

tent fo

cus o

n

marin

e science

s an

d lo

cal reso

urces an

d

com

mu

nity

Sum

me

rR

ese

arch Exp

erie

nce

s for U

nd

ergrad

uate

sH

osted

By

NSF

Research

Experien

ce fo

r Un

dergrad

uates (R

EU)

•U

niversity o

f Marylan

d Eastern

Sho

re•

Orego

n State U

niversity

•Savan

nah

State Un

iversity

Sum

mer U

nd

ergradu

ate P

rogram

•U

niversity o

f Marylan

d C

enter fo

r En

viron

men

tal Science In

stitute o

f Marin

e an

d En

viron

men

tal Techn

olo

gy

LMR

CSC

Risin

g Sop

ho

mo

re Exp

eriential Train

ing

Pro

gram (R

SETP)

•U

niversity o

f Marylan

d Eastern

Sho

re

Key

Features

•In

divid

ualR

esearch

Pro

jects•

Receive

Men

torsh

ip•

Han

ds o

nexp

erience

•G

eared to

ward

rising

sop

ho

mo

res •

Stipen

d p

rogram

•Tech

nicalw

riting

skills

•Particip

ants d

evelop

Presen

tation

skills•

Co

llege credit

(pro

gram

dep

end

ent)

K-1

2 p

rogram

sTh

e Co

ast Cam

p p

rogram

takes place o

n a co

llege camp

us w

ith a m

arine

scien

ce pro

gram. Th

is instru

ction

al de

sign is to

intro

du

ce stud

en

ts to

collegiate p

ractice as well as recru

it them

to B

ache

lor o

f Science p

rogram

s in

marin

e scien

ce.

The G

eo

sciences B

ridge p

rogram

at UM

ES. These se

nio

rs earn

two

college

credits to

ward

s a bach

elor’s d

egree

in a geo

science d

isciplin

e. Th

e pro

gram

acts as a pip

eline

for stu

de

nts w

ho

are seekin

g STEM ed

ucatio

n an

d caree

rs

Socio

-eco

no

mic

Stock

Assessm

en

t

Aq

uacu

lture

& Seafo

od

Safety

Ecosystem

Scien

ce

LM

RC

SC

S

tud

ent

Develo

pm

ent

Plan

Acad

emic d

evelop

men

t o

f stud

ents

•R

esearch an

d m

ento

ring

•Literacy in

NO

AA

Missio

n

related d

isciplin

es

Pro

fession

al d

evelop

men

t of

stud

ents

•C

ore

com

peten

cies in

fisheries scien

ce

Social

develo

pm

ent o

f stu

den

ts•

Co

ho

rt experien

ce

•Stu

den

t foru

m

Pro

po

sal Writin

g

•Sm

all grou

p

•U

tilized R

FP fo

r basis

•Stu

den

t grou

ps assign

ed ro

les to w

rite grant

•P

resen

ted p

rop

osal to

a votin

g com

mittee

•C

om

men

ts were p

rovid

ed to

stud

ents

Stress and

Co

nflict M

anagem

ent Sem

inar

•R

ealistic scenario

s were p

resen

ted

•Stu

den

ts engaged

in d

ebate

•R

ecom

men

ded

resolu

tion

s were sh

ared

Career O

pp

ortu

nities in

Marin

e and

Fish

eries Science

•Path

ways P

rogram

•R

esum

e wo

rksho

p

•A

pp

lication

web

inar

Semin

ar Series

•Stu

den

t led sem

inar serie

s

•C

on

du

cted o

nlin

e and

is abo

ut 4

5 m

in

•P

resen

t curren

t research

•O

pp

ortu

nity to

share rese

arch w

ith p

eers an

d

receive feed

back.

Cen

ter Directo

r &

Lead

Institu

tion

•U

MES

Ad

min

istration

•A

ssistant D

irector

•Ed

ucatio

n Exp

ert

•A

dm

inistrative A

ssistant

•P

rogram

Co

ord

inato

r for

Bu

dget, D

ata, &

Info

rmatio

n M

anagem

ent

•C

om

mu

nicatio

n

Specialist

•D

istingu

ished

Research

Scien

tist

Pro

ject D

irectors

•D

SU

•H

U

•SSU

•IM

ET

•R

SMA

S

•O

SU

The N

OA

A LM

RC

SC an

d its M

ultifaceted

Ap

pro

aches to

Facilitate Stud

ent Develo

pm

ent an

d D

iversity in th

e Marin

e Scien

cesV

ictoria Yo

un

g, Dio

nn

e H

oskin

s-Bro

wn

, Pau

linu

s Ch

igbu

, Maggie

Sexton

, De

idre

Gib

son

, Ro

sem

ary Jagus,

Elizabe

th B

abco

ck, Jessica M

iller, Stacy L. Sm

ithan

d B

radley Steve

ns

Go

als of th

e LM

RC

SCEd

ucatio

n G

oal 1

: Prep

are the

futu

re w

orkfo

rce fo

r marin

e an

d

fishe

ries sciences

Edu

cation

Go

al 2: Stren

gthen

collab

oratio

ns acro

ss un

iversities to

en

han

ce acad

em

ic pro

grams

in m

arine

and

fishe

ries sciences

Re

search

Go

al 3: D

evelop

an exem

plary cap

acity for scie

ntific

collab

oratio

ns am

on

g partn

er institu

tion

s in th

e fields o

f marin

e

and

fishe

ries sciences

Ad

min

istration

Go

al 4. O

rganizatio

nal excellen

ce for effective an

d

efficient m

anage

me

nt

of th

e p

rogram

s and

activities of th

e C

enter

Ad

min

istration

Go

al 5. Effectively co

mm

un

icateth

e activities and

acco

mp

lishm

ents o

f the

Cen

ter

Ad

min

istration

Go

al 6. A

ssess an

d evalu

ate th

e Cen

ter’s goals an

d

ob

jectives

Pro

fessio

nal D

evelo

pm

en

tR

EU in

Marin

e Estuarin

e Sciences P

rogram

and

in

terns in

the R

SETP at U

MES p

articipate in

a join

t p

rogram

that in

clud

es ind

ividu

al research p

rojects.

The p

rogram

emp

loys a p

eer-led w

riting w

orksh

op

th

at utilizes b

est practices fo

r peer review

and

p

repares stu

den

ts for p

rofessio

nal w

riting.

The IM

ET Sum

mer In

ternsh

ip P

rogram

pro

vides

stud

ents w

ith in

divid

ual research

pro

jects, trainin

g in

science co

mm

un

ication

/visualizatio

n an

d exp

osu

re to

pitch

ing id

eas for start-u

p en

viron

men

tal co

mp

anies. Stu

den

ts are eligible to

receive 3 cred

its at th

eir ho

me in

stitutio

n.

Ab

ove

: 2018 SSU R

EU C

oh

ort w

ith D

r. Ch

rist Hin

tz at Tybee

Islan

d, G

A p

ho

to cred

it: T. Cox

Belo

w: 2018 IM

ET sum

me

r intern

s with

Dr. R

osem

ary Jagus

ph

oto

credit: R

. Jagus

Ab

ove

: 2018 SSU C

oast C

amp

collectin

g marsh

data Savan

nah

, GA

p

ho

to cred

it: E. Weigel

Belo

w: 2018 G

eoscien

ce Brid

ge Pro

gram p

articipan

ts particip

ate in

a cano

e trip o

n Po

com

oke R

iver.

Structu

re•

5-d

ay wo

rksho

p

focu

sed o

n fo

ur

core co

mp

etencies

in N

OA

A Fish

eries Scien

ce

•Stu

de

nts en

gaged

in ½

day an

d fu

ll d

ay imm

ersion

exp

erien

ces led b

y facu

lty and

NO

AA

scien

tists

•P

rofessio

nal

develo

pm

ent

wo

rksho

ps are

given th

rou

gh th

e co

ho

rt expe

rience

Evaluatio

n o

f the

Wo

rksho

p•

19

gradu

ate stud

en

ts from

7 p

artne

r in

stitutio

ns (M

arch 2

01

8 w

orksh

op

)•

15

stud

en

ts com

pleted

a survey at th

e en

d o

f the w

orksh

op

•

Stud

ents rep

resented

6 o

f the 7

in

stitutio

nal p

artners

•6

stud

en

ts are pu

rsuin

g MS d

egree

s, an

d 9

are Ph

D stu

de

nts

Two

clusters o

f wo

rksho

p m

od

ules em

erged as

statistically significan

t value p

oin

ts for stu

den

t p

articipan

ts (based

on

Ch

i-sq

uare extractio

ns at

a p ≤ .0

5 level).

Develo

pin

g relation

ship

s betw

een an

d am

on

g o

ther stu

den

ts, faculty, an

d N

OA

A scien

tists was

a significan

t experien

ce in stu

den

t scorin

g.

Ob

tainin

g career path

way in

form

ation

, in

terviewin

g skills, and

enh

anced

kno

wled

ge of

career op

po

rtun

ities was a sign

ificant exp

erience

in stu

den

t scorin

g.

NO

AA

Living M

arine

Re

sou

rces C

oo

pe

rative Scie

nce

C

en

ter

2018 UM

ES REU

intern

s seinin

g in th

e Marylan

d C

oastal B

ays. P

ho

to C

redit: M

. Sexton

NO

AA

LMR

CSC

Co

ho

rt Experien

ce for G

radu

ate Stud

ents, 2018. p

ho

to cred

it: M. Sexto

n

The NOAA LMRCSC and its Multifaceted Approaches to Facilitate Student Development and Diversity in the Marine Sciences

Victoria Young1, Dionne Hoskins-Brown1, Paulinus Chigbu2, Maggie Sexton2, Deidre Gibson3, Rosemary Jagus4, Elizabeth Babcock5, Jessica Miller6, Stacy L. Smith7 and Bradley Stevens 2 1

Savannah State University, 2University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 3Hampton University, 4University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-IMET, 5University of Miami-RSMAS, 6Oregon State University, 7Delaware State University

The number of graduate and undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented minority (URM) groups, choosing careers in ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences remains very low compared to the other scientific disciplines. The NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) recruits, trains, and retains students, particularly those who are underrepresented in marine and fisheries science disciplines, by delivering content, instruction, and experiences that provide students with career-ready skills. Faculty and staff in the LMRCSC leverage several approaches and programs to meet these objectives. A cohort workshop was developed to enhance students’ literacy in NOAA Fisheries related disciplines, increase their knowledge of NOAA mission science and the LMRCSC goals and objectives, and build systems-awareness for each student cohort across the LMRCSC institutions. The workshop content focused on socio-economics, ecosystem science, stock assessments, and aquaculture. Instructors for each short course module included NOAA scientists and LMRCSC faculty. Nineteen students (M.S. and Ph.D.) who participated in the 2018 workshop indicated strong perceptions that the workshop met its goals (p≤ .05). Faculty and staff working in the NOAA LMRCSC have wide-ranging experience in STEM education as mentors and program directors in a variety of programs, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at multiple partner sites, LMRCSC-funded Rising Sophomore Experiential Training Program (RSETP), IMET's Summer Undergraduate Program, Geoscience Bridge programs and, summer camp programs for K-12 students. The interns in the REU in Marine Estuarine Sciences Program and interns in the RSETP at UMES participate in a joint program that includes individual research projects. The program employs a peer-led writing workshop that utilizes best practices for peer review and prepares students for professional writing through the process of guiding them to produce posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts about their research. The IMET Summer Internship Program provides students with individual research projects, training in science communication/visualization and exposure to pitching ideas for start-up environmental companies. The Geosciences Bridge Program trains rising freshmen in various areas of geosciences and strengthen their math skills. The marine science summer camp was begun in 2007 to serve as a pipeline for students to pursue STEM education and careers at the NOAA LMRCSC. Curriculum focus for the marine science program includes the ocean literacy principles in addition to the state science standards. The summer camp incorporates best practices used in the NOAA LMRCSC cohort experience and REU programs to engage K-12 students in experiencing science. Throughout these undergraduate and K-12 programs, graduate students are involved as mentors and instructors, thus providing supervised mentorship and teaching experience. These multi-tiered approaches engage small cohorts and broad assemblages of students at different levels of the academic development, incorporate NOAA and academic mentors and culminate by reinforcing competencies that will assist students in any STEM field.