[nativestudies-l] Opportunity: Undergraduate Research Experience for Native Americans through Univ. of Notre Dame

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

  Via AIP-l list-serve based at Cornell University:

Dear Colleague,

Attached is a flyer inviting Native American students, studying in any 
areas of environmental science, to participate in a two summer field 
course conducted through the University of Notre Dame Environmental 
Research Center (UNDERC) and the Department of Biological Sciences in 
collaboration with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of 
Montana.  The purpose of this program is to promote an understanding of 
field-oriented environmental biology and how field research is 
conducted. Two more specific goals are sought.  First, the program helps 
to prepare Native American students for advanced studies in 
environmental biology, so they can better manage biological resources on 
their lands.  Second, the program promotes a better understanding of 
Native American attitudes towards the environment in non-Native American 
students interested in environmental biology, so they can incorporate 
these cultural insights into better management strategies. This program 
provides a fruitful step in the students’ career development by allowing 
them to conduct independent research and giving them an opportunity to 
work with established scientists in environmental biology in remarkable 
natural settings.  A number of the Native American students who have 
participated in this program are pursuing graduate degrees or are 
working in tribal natural resource offices shortly after graduation. At 
least four openings in the UNDERC program are reserved for students of 
Native American descent that have at minimum, sophomore standing within 
their educational institution. We therefore seek your assistance in 
sharing this opportunity with the students at your College or University.

Sincerely,

Dr. Page Klug
Assistant Director
Environmental Research Center-West
089 Galvin Life Sciences
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
pklug at nd.edu <mailto:pklug at ndl.edu>
(574) 631-2612



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