LSAMP: Islands of Opportunity Alliance

LSAMP：机会岛联盟

• 批准号: 0602734
• 负责人: Donald Straney
• 金额: $ 174.01万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii at Hilo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-11-01 至 2011-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0602734&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LSAMP; Islands; Opportunity; Alliance

Project SummaryThe Pacific region has a rich treasury of people from diverse backgrounds who areunfortunately underrepresented in the sciences, but who have great potential to contributeto society in STEM areas if the barriers and obstacles that exist are ameliorated andappropriate opportunities are provided to encourage students success. Special barriersinclude isolation, often inadequate resources for secondary level science education,insufficient ability for remediation of science and mathematics skills in colleges, and aresulting "leaky pipeline" of students from underrepresented groups who graduate in theSTEM disciplines. We propose establishment of an Islands of Opportunity Alliancewithin the Louis Stokes-Alliances for Minority Participation Program of NSF to helpstaunch the leaks in the pipeline through fulfilling four specific objectives.Our first objective is to set up Alliance activities that will improve recruitment ofunderrepresented students into STEM majors at Alliance schools through theestablishment of bridge programs, improved articulation agreements for science coursesamong Alliance campuses, and creation of targeted recruitment activities. Our secondobjective is to provide research and/or internship experiences for these undergraduatestudents in STEM fields. Our third objective is to improve retention of underrepresentedstudents through graduation with a baccalaureate degree in STEM fields throughimproved advising, mentorship programs, peer tutoring, academic skills workshops,establishment of an annual Alliance conference for students and faculty, and creation ofcommunication outlets for Alliance members, including a newsletter and web site. Ourfourth objective is to improve instruction in STEM fields through faculty developmentincluding cultural awareness workshops, summer research opportunities, bown bagseminars and new faculty orientation workshops.Intellectual MeritThe Islands of Opportunity Alliance builds upon the successes of past and current LSAMPPrograms throughout the country, utilizing practices that have been shown to bestaccomplish the primary goal of increasing graduation rates of underrepresented studentsin STEM fields. The Alliance has adapted these best practices to the unique cultural andgeographic setting of the Pacific region, utilizing the extensive scholarship on crossculturalcommunication and on learning styles of islander peoples, and administrativestructures that have succeeded in spanning the vast distances between islands.Broader ImpactHawaii and the Pacific region in general spans a large proportion of the globe, havinggreat strategic, economic, and cultural significance for the nation. The people of thePacific are an important resource for the U.S. who can provide greater contributions toeconomic, intellectual and scientific growth at local and national levels. The Pacificpeoples have used native scientific principles to navigate over thousands of miles ofocean in what may be considered one of the wonders of human achievement. They havemuch more to offer the world in the coming century.

项目摘要太平洋地区拥有丰富的财富，他们来自不同的背景，不幸的是，他们在科学界的代表性不足，但如果现有的障碍和障碍得到改善，并提供适当的机会鼓励学生取得成功，他们将有巨大的潜力为STEM地区的社会做出贡献。特殊障碍包括：与世隔绝，中学科学教育的资源往往不足，大学的科学和数学技能补习能力不足，以及导致来自代表性不足群体的学生从STEM学科毕业的“漏水管道”。我们建议在国家科学基金会的路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟计划内建立机会岛屿联盟，通过实现四个具体目标来帮助堵住漏洞。我们的第一个目标是建立联盟活动，通过建立桥梁计划，改善联盟校园之间科学课程的衔接协议，以及创建有针对性的招聘活动，来改善联盟学校STEM专业的资金代表学生的招生情况。我们的第二个目标是为这些STEM领域的本科生提供研究和/或实习经验。我们的第三个目标是通过改进咨询、导师计划、同行辅导、学术技能研讨会、为学生和教职员工建立年度联盟会议以及为联盟成员创建通讯和网站等渠道，在STEM领域通过获得学士学位毕业来留住未被充分代表的学生。我们的第四个目标是通过教师发展来改善STEM领域的教学，包括文化意识研讨会、暑期研究机会、Bown袋子研讨会和新的教师培训工作坊。智力价值机会之岛联盟建立在全国各地LSAMP项目的成功基础上，利用已被证明最能实现提高STEM领域代表性不足学生毕业率的主要目标。联盟根据太平洋地区独特的文化和地理环境调整了这些最佳做法，利用在跨文化交流和岛民学习方式方面的广泛学术知识，以及成功跨越岛屿之间遥远距离的管理结构。夏威夷和太平洋地区的广泛影响总体上跨越了全球的很大一部分地区，对国家具有重要的战略、经济和文化意义。太平洋地区的人民是美国的重要资源，他们可以为地方和国家层面的经济、智力和科学增长做出更大贡献。太平洋人使用当地的科学原理航行了数千英里的海洋，这可以被认为是人类成就的奇迹之一。在接下来的一个世纪，他们将为世界提供更多的东西。