[LTER-education] Fwd: 2019 Recap and looking towards UFERN's future

Mon Jan 6 15:26:29 PST 2020

Dear LTER Education Committee and REU coordinators-

I know that many of you are on the UFERN (Undergraduate Field Experience
Research Network) list, but for those that aren't, here (below) is a
once-a-year update on project activities, accomplishments, and
opportunities. In particular, UFERN is forming working groups on:

   - Assessment Toolkit
   - Mentor Training
   - Recruitment and Selection
   - Enhancing Communication/Team-building practices
   - Scalability of Framework

These are ALL issues that are relevant to LTER and we have a great deal to
learn from colleagues in UFERN and a great deal to contribute to these
efforts. If you are interested in working on one of these UFERN committees,
please contact please contact Kari O'Connell
<kari.oconnell at oregonstate.edu?subject=UFERN%20Sustainability%20Committee>
or Kelly Hoke
<Kelly.hoke at oregonstate.edu?subject=UFERN%20Sustainability%20Committee> as
directed below -- but please also let me know that you are participating so
that we can better coordinate effort and shared learning.

Thanks, Marty

P.S. The REU coordination list was gathered in 2018/2019. If there is now
someone else more appropriate for your site, please let me know.

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From: U-FERN Project Team <ufern.staff at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 1:43 PM
Subject: 2019 Recap and looking towards UFERN's future
To: Marty <downs at nceas.ucsb.edu>

What a busy year for UFERN and there is still more to come
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*Happy New Year!*
2019 proved to be a productive year for UFERN. We have a pending
publication, products coordinated by the network, another successful
network meeting under our belt, a well-attended webinar series, and engaged
project groups.
Looking ahead, UFERN is recruiting for individuals to facilitate a
sustainability committee to help us organize for the needs of the network
moving forward beyond the current NSF grant. We are also looking for
presenters for the next webinar series.

*Recap of 2019 *

UFERN wrapped up the end of the year with a successful project group
writing retreat in Portland. The Assessment Toolkit group met in December,
moving their proposed paper closer to the finish line. Great job, *Kari
O’Connell, Erin Shortlidge, Emily Ward, Alison Jolley, Chris Lorentz, and
Stephanie Shaulskiy!*

In the fall we held the second Network meeting at the H.J. Andrews
Experimental Forest in Blue River, Oregon. Presentations included: *The
nature of undergraduate field experiences: A framework to guide program
design and research *(Presentation & Discussion by Kari O’Connell, Kelly
Hoke, and Michael Giamellaro), *Connecting field course design to the
student experience in undergraduate field experiences *(Presentation &
Discussion by Stephanie Shaulskiy, Alicia Farmer, and Alison Jolley),
*Mentoring
Undergraduates in Field Experiences *(Presentation & Discussion by Danielle
Zoellner), and *Connecting undergraduate field program outcomes to employer
and student expectations *(Presentation & Discussion by Teresa Mourad,
Ajisha Alwin, Yostina Geleta).
Participants then went on to form project groups based on generated
research ideas or topics. These newly formed project groups include:
Assessment Toolkit
Mentor Training
Recruitment and Selection
Enhancing Communication/Team-building practices
Scalability of Framework

If you have expertise in one of these areas, please let us know and we can
connect you.

Also, in 2019 UFERN held an Inspire session at ESA, drafted a framework for
undergraduate field experiences, presented multiple posters, grew the
network, has a pending publication, and had close to 200 attendees to the
webinar series!

It was a productive year. Great job everyone!

*2020 - 2021 Webinar Series*
UFERN is looking for presenters for the upcoming webinar series. If you or
someone you know has a presentation relevant to the network, please let us
know.
*2019 Network Meeting Attendees hosted at the **H.J. Andrews Experimental
Forest. *
*2019 Network Meeting Attendees hosted at the **H.J. Andrews Experimental
Forest. *
*2019 Network Meeting Attendees hosted at the **H.J. Andrews Experimental
Forest. *
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*UFERN Sustainability Committee*
During the Network Meeting, we mentioned the need to form a sustainability
committee that would take the charge in organizing the desires and needs
for UFERN's future. What does this look like?
a) Online meetings
b) Strong interest in this growing interdisciplinary community of practice
c) Provide suggestions to the leadership and steering committee on the
behalf of the network -* this committee will not be tasked with the next
steps (e.g., writing a new proposal)*

If this is something you would be interested in taking part in, please
contact Kari O'Connell
<kari.oconnell at oregonstate.edu?subject=UFERN%20Sustainability%20Committee>
or Kelly Hoke
<Kelly.hoke at oregonstate.edu?subject=UFERN%20Sustainability%20Committee>.
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