Being a Self-Advocate When Building Experience
Part of being career ready is knowing how to advocate for yourself. Self-advocacy can bedefined as an “action of representing oneself or one’s views or interests.”
Self-Advocacy and Resiliency: Essential Traits for Women in Leadership Roles
Two of the most important leadership skills are self-advocacy and resiliency, and they’re especially crucial for women who aspire to manage and lead.
Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON)
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History created Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON). Through a combined approach of research, mentoring, training, and outreach communication, and other activities, ICON supports individuals and organizations as they compile resources, build networks, communities of practice, new ideas, and pathways to conservation careers.
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) works to increase the number of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups who choose to pursue coursework and careers in conservation. The program also creates space for important conversations about diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the conservation and environmental fields.
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program designed to broaden participation of historically underrepresented communities in the atmospheric and related sciences.
Young Leaders Connect for Conservation
Together, the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy developed a program centered around a rigorous externship—a highly relevant training, mentoring and research experience for people ages 18-25.
GCSE EnvironMentors
EnvironMentors is a science education and national college access program with a mission to mentor and motivate high school students from communities underrepresented in the sciences as they plan and conduct environmental research and acquire skills that will allow them to build careers and become more active stewards of their communities and the environment.
HBCUs
A site to learn more about HBCUs — both individually across the country, but also provides general information on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Community College Students in the Field: A review of a Community Conversation on Successful Programs and Strategies
To explore how field experiences can be designed to engage more community college students, the Undergraduate Field Experience Research Network (UFERN) held a “community conversation” (Community Colleges in the Field: Successful Programs and Strategies) on 15 October 2021. This article summarizes and provides synthesis of the discussion.
SACNAS
SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) is an inclusive national organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicano/Hispanic and Native American scientists, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.
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