Puerto Rico-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Phase IV: Sustaining Numerical Goals and Building Permanent Pathways to Graduate Studies

波多黎各路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟（PR-LSAMP）第四阶段建立在过去15年联盟在增加合格、代表性不足的少数族裔参与科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）劳动力数量方面取得的成功的基础上。 第一和第二阶段的重点是修订STEM课程，强调理解的深度，促进主动学习，融入技术，并发展基础广泛的数学技能。 指导和研究活动是标准的支持活动，本科生录取的联盟计划。 在第三阶段，该联盟在这些学术提升的基础上，通过开发基于网络的交互式学习来掌握困难的概念，开发电子模块来扩展本科生的跨学科能力，扩大成功的教学/学习策略，培养STEM学生的信息技术技能，并将研究和指导计划扩展到包括大量学生。在第四阶段，PR-LSAMP，通过以机构举措为基础的系统性、综合性和协作性方法来改善STEM教育，将：（1）继续增加STEM学科学生的学士学位产量;（2）继续增加完成STEM领域博士学位课程的学生数量;（3）保持每年从PR-LSAMP机构毕业的BS STEM毕业生人数，以提供大量STEM研究生学位;（4）维持和加强已被证明成功留住和激励本科STEM学生攻读研究生课程的直接学生支持战略，例如本科研究经验和指导，及（5）维持来自不同PR-LSAMP院校的STEM教师之间的合作网络，以交流和指导如何实施成功的策略，以改善教与学的过程。 PR-LSAMP跟踪研究员在参加BD课程和进入博士课程以及完成博士学位和进入劳动力市场时的学术进展。该联盟由波多黎各大学系统组成，其中包括两个研究生中心（普遍定期审议-里奥彼德拉斯和普遍定期审议-马亚圭斯）;（Humacao、卡伊、Arecibo、Aguadilla和Bayamon）;以及美洲大学系统，其中包括两所4年制大学（Bayamon和Metro）。

The Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (PR-LSAMP), Phase IV, builds on the successes of the alliances over the past 15 years in increasing the number of qualified, underrepresented minorities participating in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Phase I and II focused on the revision of the STEM curriculum to emphasize depth of understanding, promote active learning, incorporate technology, and develop broad-based mathematics skills. Mentoring and research activities are standard support activities for undergraduate students matriculating in the alliance programs. In Phase III, the alliance built on these academic enhancements by developing interactive web-based learning for mastery of difficult concepts, developing electronic modules to expand interdisciplinary capabilities of undergraduates, scaling up of the successful teaching/learning strategies, developing Information Technology skills in STEM students, and expanding the research and mentoring program to include a large number of students.In Phase IV, PR-LSAMP, through its systemic, integrative and collaborative approach that builds on institutional initiatives to improve STEM education will: (1) continue to increase the baccalaureate production of students in STEM disciplines; (2) continue to increase the number of students who complete a Ph.D program in a STEM field; (3) sustain the annual number of BS STEM graduates from PR-LSAMP institutions to provide a significant pool of STEM graduate degrees; (4) sustain and enhance the direct student support strategies that have proven successful to retain and motivate undergraduate STEM students to pursue graduate studies, such as undergraduate research experiences and mentoring, and (5) sustain the collaborative network among STEM faculty from the different PR-LSAMP institutions for exchange of and mentoring in the implementation of successful strategies to enhance the teaching and learning process.An elaborate tracking system is in place to track the progress of Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) fellows. PR-LSAMP tracks the academic progress of fellows while participating in BD programs and entrance into a Ph.D program as well as through completion of the Ph.D and entrance into the workforce.The alliance consists of the University of Puerto Rico System which includes two graduate centers (UPR-Rio Piedras and UPR Mayaguez); 6 four-year campuses (Humacao, Cayey, Arecibo, Aguadilla, and Bayamon; and the Inter-American University System, which includes two 4-year institutions (Bayamon and Metro).