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NHEC announces the 18th NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL STEM INSTITUTE
November 5-13, 2022
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NHEC 18th NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL STEM INSTITUTE NOVEMBER 5-13, 2022
To Students, Educators, Environmental Organizations, and other entities:
For those who may not have seen our earlier emails, the National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) is holding its 18th New Mexico Environmental STEM Institute on November 5-13, 2022 at various sites in Northern New Mexioc. NHEC is still accepting applications from top undergraduate college STEM students, especially from people of color and underrepresented communities.
As with all our Institutes over the last 21 years, NHEC covers all costs -- airfare, meals, housing, science equipment, more -- for those selected to attend. There is no fee to apply or attend. Students are competitively selected from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Regarding eligibility -- students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA; love science and be passionate about the environment; pursuing a science degree in an environmental, natural resource, or agricultural major; possess science-relevant academic coursework; and possess relevant environmental experience(s), past or present. As this is a federally funded program students must either be US Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents to be selected.
The Institute will be in Albuquerque for the first few days, then move on to a hotel in Santa Fe and other sites in northern NM for the remainder of the program.
NHEC Institutes are an intensive, science-heavy, hands-on, 9 day, residential environmental STEM program. Taught by NHEC's skilled Instructors, many with Ph.D's, the Institutes feature multiple high-level presentations on environmental/natural resource issues, environmental science principles, and related field methodologies. The Institutes are designed to give students a high-level, high-quality science experience.
A core element is the Environmental Field Studies, where students conduct air, water, soil testing, plant/vegetation surveys, tree mensuration, and more, with professional-grade science equipment and instrumentation, including for example eDNA. Other learning includes site visits/field exploration on public and private lands; learning/conducting experiments at a federal research lab; sessions on federal internships/jobs in enviro/natural resource STEM fields, and more. Another core element is the active participation of role models--scientists and researchers, especially those of color -- from Institute sponsors and other partners who attend to engage/mentor/share information with the students.
Overall, Institutes are designed to help build the next generation of scientists, researchers, and professionals of color in environmental, natural resource, and agriculture science fields, an area within STEM that still remains severely underrepresented for people of color.
Students should note that the Institute’s federal sponsors will be on-site to actively meet/recruit students for new federal opportunities emerging in internships and jobs, science and technology, climate change and environmental justice, and more.
Regarding Covid--the NM and later NHEC Institutes will be in-person, not virtual. Therefore, to participate students must be fully vaccinated; submit a copy of their CDC card providing proof of vaccination; and follow CDC and State covid guidelines in effect at that time.
Please see the attached NM Institute Fact Sheet for more information on the Institutes, NHEC, and how to apply. Qualified students should act promptly on this unique opportunity, as slots are going fast.
Finally, we ask that you kindly forward this information on to interested students and related colleges, organizations, and more. NHEC thanks you for your help.
Roger Rivera
President, NHEC
https://nheec1.org/nhec-18th-nm-fact-sheet
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WHAT WE DO
Aside from being the nation's largest and oldest Hispanic environmental organization, NHEC hosts a variety of events around the nation.
- NHEC STEM Institutes in New Mexico, New York City, Southern California, Northern California and the Pacific Northwest
- NHEC National Latino Forums and Roundtables
- NHEC Career Conferences
NHEC: Creating the next generation of scientists!
The NHEC STEM Institutes are an intensive, residential, strongly science-based, hands-on, from a week to 10 days long conservation education and conservation career programs for top college STEM diversity students, aged 18-22, deeply interested in and actively pursuing an environmental/conservation related major and career in the sciences.
Using our award-winning Environmental STEM curriculum taught by NHEC’s skilled instructors, many with Ph.D’s, students receive in-depth environmental and conservation presentations on a range of issues/methodologies.
There is also a citizen science component to the Institutes. Students conduct Environmental Field Studies (air, soil, water testing, plant inventories, tree ecology, biological assessments, birding, more) using professional-grade, often high-tech equipment. Students will also visit, learn, and use sophisticated environmental science equipment for data and specimen analyses in environmental laboratories. Working in teams,students collaborate, prepare, and give a Final Presentation on the last day of the Institute, using all the data, observations, and metrics they have collected during the program.
If you are a student and want to be considered or if you are an educator, parent or councilor and want to let your students know about the Institutes, be sure and send us your email in the SUBSCRIBE section or through our CONTACT section both below.