The BioDiversity Project is an internship program with the tri-part goal to: 1) increase K-12 student interest in environmental science, 2) provide environmental science workforce training for UArizona students, and 3) increase the diversity of voices involved in environmental and sustainability decision-making. Their diverse cohort of interns come from various majors and backgrounds and receive mentorship and training in environmental education, translational science communication, culturally-responsive pedagogy development, diversity and inclusion in environmental fields and organizations, and resilience-based leadership development. Interns are then responsible for compiling and creating educational materials for K-12 partner teachers in local Title 1 schools.
As the program seeks to expand, the Campus Sustainability Fund is providing funding to support their personnel to provide even further leadership development, workforce readiness, and equity training components to undergraduate interns.
