LSAMP - The Georgia Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

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The Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation proposes to extend its activitiesinto Phase II. The Georgia LSAMP Partner institutions include the four United NegroCollege Fund institutions in Georgia: Clark Atlanta University, the lead institution, andMorehouse, Paine and Spelman Colleges. Georgia State University, the State supported urbanuniversity and Atlanta Metropolitan College, the 2-year college partner round out theAlliance. The Georgia LSAMP is one of the nations most productive in terms of beingamong the top baccalaureate-origin institutions of Black STEM doctorate recipients: 1991-1995 and 1997-2001. The unifying themes of the Phase II program include focusedrecruitment and retention, required research participation, student financial support andgraduate school enrollment. The Georgia LSAMP in Phase II will significantly increase thenumber of STEM baccalaureate degrees, impact more than 15,000 undergraduates, increasethe number of undergraduate degree recipients entering graduate school each year by 10percent and increase retention each year by 10 percent. Student objectives for Phase IIinclude pre-transfer bridge activities for two-year college students, required researchparticipation for all LSAMP scholars, and at least 50 percent of all baccalaureate degreerecipients will complete research experiences. Faculty objectives include providingopportunities to improve instruction skills, such as using new technologies and becomingmore effective mentors. Curriculum objectives are designed to revise introductory courses asa mechanism to improve retention.