AMP: The University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation

德克萨斯大学系统少数民族参与联盟（UT-System AMP）将德克萨斯大学系统的所有九个学术组成部分和十个区域社区学院合作伙伴聚集在一起，努力增加代表性不足的少数民族学生和来自其他服务不足人群的学生在科学、数学、工程、科学和科学学士学位课程中注册和毕业的人数。和技术以及进入ut系统大学的SMET领域的研究生课程。ut系统AMP的活动得到了与工业和政府机构，特别是国家实验室的伙伴关系的支持。该联盟的教育机构服务于一个快速增长的地区，到本十年结束时，少数民族将占人口的大多数。其中最突出的是那些位于美墨边境地区的学校，招收大量西班牙裔学生，而那些位于大都市地区的学校主要招收通勤学生，其中包括许多少数民族学生。ut系统在整个系统中高度重视提高本科生的保留率，并为这些本科生进入SMET的研究生课程提供更多机会。这项建议还强调全系统共享资源以实现这些目标。在第二阶段，德克萨斯大学少数民族参与系统联盟致力于实现以下目标：1)到2002年，UT-系统AMP大学将至少招收1500名代表性不足的少数民族和其他服务不足的学生获得SMET学士学位，比1995-1996年基线增加70%；2)到2002年秋季，UT-系统AMP大学将招收至少600名代表性不足的少数民族和其他服务不足的学生参加SMET研究生课程，比1995年秋季基线增加约40%。AMP项目活动将集中在三个主要领域：(1)通过制定所有合作机构的战略来解决SMET二年级学生的保留问题，从而留住SMET专业的学生；(2)为有意攻读更高学位的SMET专业学生提供指导和职业发展机会。活动包括为德克萨斯大学系统院校开发联合研究生院申请、GRE研讨会和在每个合作院校的职业发展/指导活动；(3)为参加科研和暑期桥活动的学生提供助学金支持、辅导和培训。UT-System AMP正在永久地改变德克萨斯州SMET高等教育的性质。通过UT-System AMP，参与的大学提高了知名度，提高了校长、校长和首席学术官对SMET项目成果和少数族裔学生状况的认识。为德克萨斯大学系统少数族裔参与联盟提供领导的是一个管理委员会，由德克萨斯大学系统执行副校长詹姆斯·邓肯担任主席，该委员会包括德克萨斯大学系统成员机构和参与社区学院的校长、副校长或教务长，以及来自工业界和国家研发界的选定专家。管理委员会每年召开一次会议，将继续对ut系统AMP进行总体监督。学术领导委员会（ALC）由院长、主席和杰出的教师组成，参与其机构AMP活动的实施。ALC每年召开两次会议。

HRD-9701775 Arenaz The University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation (UT-System AMP) brings together all nine academic components of The University of Texas System and ten regional community college partners in an effort to increase the number of under-represented minority students and students from other underserved populations enrolling in and graduating from baccalaureate programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and entering graduate programs in SMET fields of UT-System universities. The activities of the UT-System AMP are supported by partnerships with industry and government agencies, particularly national laboratories. The educational institutions in the Alliance serve a rapidly growing region, where by the decade's end minorities will comprise a majority of population. Prominent among the institutions are those in the U.S.-Mexico Border regions serving large numbers of Hispanic students and those in metropolitan areas serving mainly commuter students, including many minorities. The UT-System places a high degree of importance, system-wide, on improving retention among undergraduates and proving enhanced opportunities for these undergraduates to enter graduate programs in SMET. This proposal also emphasize the system-wide sharing of resources to attain these goals. In Phase II, the University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation is committed to achieving the following objectives: 1) The UT-System AMP universities will graduate a minimum of 1,500 under-represented minority and other underserved students with B.S. degrees in SMET by 2002, an increase of 70% over 1995-1996 baseline and 2) the UT- System AMP universities will enroll a minimum of 600 under-represented minority and other underserved student in the SMET graduate programs by the fall of 2002, an increase of about 40% over the fall 1995 baseline. AMP program activities will focus on three major areas: (1) retention of students who are SMET majors through the development of strategies of all partner institutions to address retention of second year students in SMET; (2) mentoring and career development opportunities for SMET majors interested in pursuing an advanced degree. Activities include the development of a joint graduate school application for UT-System institutions, GRE workshops and career development/mentoring activities at each partner institution; and (3) stipend support, mentoring and training for students participating in research and summer bridge activities. The UT-System AMP is permanently changing the nature of SMET higher education in Texas. Through the UT-System AMP, the participating universities have raised the visibility and increased the awareness of the chancellor, presidents and chief academic officers about SMET program outcomes and the status of under-represented minority students. Providing leadership to the UT-System Alliance for Minority Participation will be a Governing Board, chaired by James Duncan, Executive Vice Chancellor of The University of Texas System which includes presidents, vice-presidents or provosts of UT-System member institutions and participating community colleges as well as a selected number of experts from industry and the national R&D community. Meeting annually, the Governing Board will continue to provide general oversight of the UT-System AMP. The Academic Leadership Council (ALC), composed of deans, chairs and distinguished faculty are involved in the implementation of AMP activities at their institution. The ALC meets twice yearly.