Comprehensive Alliance for Minority Participation

少数群体参与全面联盟将是一个跨部门项目，涉及加州大学欧文分校和其他20多个公共和私人机构。它将有相当大的集中在本科生物科学，也将包括重点化学，数学和物理。作为科学事业管道中每一个“部分”之间联系的原型，它建立在加州大学欧文分校早先在该地区发起的成功伙伴关系的基础上。它将使每年近1000名代表不足的少数群体能够参与科学领域的合作研究活动。它涉及许多高级教员，他们本身就是少数群体的代表，在进行研究和担任导师时充当榜样。它包括(1)少数族裔本科生研究奖学金计划，涉及加州大学欧文分校和其他几所公立和私立4年制学院和大学的学生--这是与校园和该地区著名科学家合作开展的计划，(2)社区大学联盟，鼓励少数族裔注册科学学科，并促进2年制和4年制院校理科专业学生之间的联系，以及(3)中学外展计划，为少数族裔学生、家长和教师提供具有启发性的科学计划。该联盟确保以本科水平为重点的课程与更广泛的一系列纵向渠道努力相联系。它利用大量的私营部门资源，包括与商业和工业、基金会、州和联邦机构以及专业协会的联系。它的特点将是参与者的长期承诺，其高级别咨询委员会在参与实体之间建立持续的合作，共同治理联盟活动，平等参与项目活动，有具体纵向目标的重点行动计划，以及持续致力于数据收集和评估，以评估联盟的进展和效果。黑人、奇卡诺/拉丁裔和美国原住民学生将从该计划中受益匪浅。科学学科(S)涉及：生物与物理科学专业(S)，报送：少数民族参与联盟教学等级(K-12)：12-16级上大学。

The Comprehensive Alliance for Minority Participation will be an intersegmental program involving the University of California, Irvine and over two dozen other public and private institutions. It will have a considerable concentration on the undergraduate biological sciences and will also include an emphasis on chemistry, mathematics, and physics. A prototype of linkages, between each of the "pieces" of the science careers pipeline, it builds upon earlier successful partnerships initiated in the region by UC Irvine. It will enable close to 1,000 underrepresented minorities to participate in collaborative research activities in the sciences each year. It involves numerous senior faculty who are themselves representatives of minority groups serving as role models in the conduct of research and as mentors. It includes (1) A Minority Undergraduate Research Fellows Program involving students at UC Irvine and several other public and private 4-year colleges and universities--a program undertaken in cooperation with distinguished scientists on the campus and in the region, (2) A Community College Alliance motivating minority enrollment in scientific disciplines and fostering articulation between science majors in 2-year and 4-year institutions, and (3) ASecondary School Outreach Program providing stimulating science programs for minority students, parents and teachers. The Alliance assures that programs focused at the undergraduate level are connected with a broader series of longitudinal pipeline efforts. It draws upon sizable private sector resources and includes linkages with business and industry, foundations, state and Federal agencies, and professional associations. It will be characterized by the long-term commitment of participants, its high level Advisory Council creating sustained cooperation among participating entities, shared governance of alliance activities, coequal participation within project activities, a focused action plan with specific longitudinal objectives, and an ongoing commitment to data collection and evaluation to assess Alliance progress and effects. Black, Chicano/Latino and Native American students will benefit substantially from the program. Scientific discipline(s) involved: Biological and Physical Sciences program(s) to which submitting: Alliances for Minority Participation Instructional grade levels (within K-12): Grades 12 - 16 on to college.