The primary goal of the project is to use stratified mentoring, community service and experiential learning approaches to recruit, retain and prepare Hispanic students for Geosciences careers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). This falls within the Professional development track for the NSF-Gold-EN program. This goal will be achieved by curriculum reform, where students will take "professional development" training in the junior year, "community Engagement" in the senior year, as well as a Geoscience internship experience in the summer. Students will be closely mentored by Geoscience faculty at UTEP and also professionals in the field and local community partners. The proposed program is a continuation of ongoing lower division curriculum changes and will fill critical gaps that are present in the degree sequence. These changes will allow for closer interactions among geoscience majors, and between students, faculty, and their future employers. The proposed changes will give students opportunities to work as part of multidisciplinary teams solving complex earth science problems much earlier in their undergraduate studies and throughout their college years, and prepare them better for future STEM careers.