MarSci-LACE

Co-funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)

The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP): Marine Science Laboratory Alliance Center of Excellence (MarSci-LACE) opens doors into marine science research, education and careers for underrepresented, minority students.

LSAMP MarSci-LACE is a nexus training, resource, and supporting partner to other independent marine research institutions, degree-granting institutions, LSAMP students, and science mentors and faculty, with goals to:

Provide unique and authentic research and training opportunities to underrepresented, minority students that go beyond the training received by traditional degree-granting institutions.
Increase the number and preparedness of underrepresented minority students earning undergraduate degrees in marine sciences and related natural resources fields.
Create resources and develop best practices to share among students, academic faculty, and independent marine research institution staff to improve academic and career retention and success in the marine sciences.
Show the vital role that independent marine research institutions play in academic and early career recruitment, retention, and success.

Mentor Development Workshops

The MarSci-LACE developed Mentor Development Workshop (MDW) is a five-hour workshop that interactively engages potential Undergraduate Research Experience mentors through the following five training modules: Introduction to Mentoring, Psychosocial Factors of Internships, Ally Skills, Culturally Responsive Mentoring and Mentor Plan Development. These MDW training modules provide an overview of mentorship, emphasizing its mutual benefits for both the mentor and the mentee. Workshop participants will receive tools and resources for use in their own mentorship. Mentors of every level will find value in participating.

Host a Workshop: Workshops are led by trained facilitators and are offered to organizations, institutions and individuals engaged in or preparing to be undergraduate research mentors. Facilitators are available to host in-person workshops at your institution for up to 30 faculty and staff.
Become a Facilitator: Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida will be hosting a Train-the-Trainer workshop for professionals interested in becoming MDW facilitators. Participants will learn how to facilitate an MDW for their own institution. This will be a two-day, all-expenses-covered workshop.
- Join us for an info session to learn more about the Mentor Development Facilitator Workshop: April 9th- 2pm EST. Register here.