CO-AMP Phase III

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A-1Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority ParticipationCO-AMP Phase III Project SummaryColorado State University (CSU) in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Boulder, Fort LewisCollege, Colorado State University at Pueblo, Metropolitan State College of Denver, the University of Colorado atColorado Springs, the University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado School of Mines, Adams State College, TrinidadState Junior College, Pueblo Community College, Din College, AIMS Community College, four tribal nations, andindustry constitute part of the CO-AMP consortium that was formed in 1995/96. The consortium is proposing COAMPPhase III that will undertake a comprehensive effort to address the following activities in connection withunder-represented students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines:Recruitment, retention & leadership programs Longitudinal trackingSummer outreach programs Graduate school placementThe primary goal of the LS CO-AMP Phase III Proposal is to continue increasing the number ofunderrepresented minority students successfully completing baccalaureates degrees in STEM disciplines inColorado.Phase III of CO-AMP will build upon the momentum and the success of LS CO-AMP, which began in1995. The underrepresented students (Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Pacific Islanders) who areenrolled in the undergraduate STEM degree programs at the participating institutions will benefit greatly from theproposed activities. The efforts of the Consortium will extend from the pre-freshmen level to enrollment in graduateschool programs. The CO-AMP consortium has been the major driving force at the institutions involved since 1995to encourage and motivate students to excel and graduate with a B.S. degree in the STEM fields. The enrollment andvisibility of diverse students has increased at the participating institutions which is demonstrated by the 68%increase in the LS CO-AMP enrollment since its inception. Student performance in their respective disciplines hasimproved tremendously. A significant level of support, in addition to that from the NSF, has been provided by thecentral administrations, the Departments and Colleges of the Consortium institutions, Industry, and the ColoradoInstitute of Technology. Very importantly, the faculty and staff members of the Consortium institutions haveprovided essential support without which the activities of LS CO-AMP could not have been so successful. CO-AMPparticipating institutions, industry, tribal councils and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education are expectedto continue their support of the project from 2006 to 2011. The success of this consortium will continue to be sharedwith the other LS AMPs in the nation. In addition, CO-AMP will work with the Alliance for Graduate Educationand the Professoriate (AGEP) to place more underrepresented students in STEM graduate studies.By linking the resources of the Consortium institutions and partners and by continuing ongoing efforts tosolicit funding from all available sources, LS CO-AMP will continue to promote institutionalizing the successfulprograms it has developed within the Consortium institutions. This is essential to assure that the benefits tostudents, which occur from these programs, continue after funding from the NSF is no longer available.Intellectual MeritColorado LS CO AMP is looking to continue increasing the number of underrepresented undergraduatestudents graduating with a Bachelors Degree in STEM disciplines. In addition, LS CO-AMP Phase III is planningto matriculate underrepresented (UREP) students into graduate school to ensure a future balance of therepresentation of minority students in STEM graduate disciplines. During Phase III, the Consortium will worktoward institutionalizing and sustaining its program activities after the NSF Funding expires. LS CO-AMP has hadconsiderable success during Phase I and II, and the Consortiums success will be amplified during the proposed LSCO-AMP Phase III project. The anticipated successful collaboration with the Colorado Commission on HigherEducation, the legislature, and congressional representatives, will strengthen the sustainability of LS CO-AMP in theState of Colorado.Broader ImpactThrough the assessment of the activities and the collaboration of LS CO-AMP with other alliances such asAGEP, McNair Scholarships Program, and Rocky Mountain Middle School Math Science Partnership, LS CO AMPplans to increase awareness of cultural differences and necessary institutional changes to positively sustain supportof UREP STEM undergraduate and graduate students after NSF funding expires. Moreover, the results of the PhaseIII programs and activities will add substantially to the understanding of the issues and the challenges of UREPstudents in graduate and undergraduate STEM disciplines. The focus of LS CO-AMP Phase III is to continue therecruitment and the retention activities of Phase I and Phase II, as well as to matriculate the UREP undergraduatestudents into graduate school. This commitment to graduate education will produce more UREP STEM facultymembers who, in turn, will help in bringing more diverse students to the classroom. It will also enable effective andsustainable institutional transformation to enhance diversity in STEM disciplines. In addition, this diversitycommitment will improve the overall climate for UREP students in the State of Colorado and nationwide.