California LSAMP Phase IV

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CAMP SummaryThe Louis Stokes California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) a ?Phase III?Alliance funded by the National Science Foundation, is a prime University of Californiainitiative to diversity the student population and the future faculty. Phase IV willcontinue the grant, HRD No. 0115115. UC Irvine serves as the lead campus and fiscalagent, under the established cooperative agreement. The primary goal of the eight UCcampus partners (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, SanDiego and Riverside) is to significantly increase the number of B.S. degrees granted toundererepresented minority students in STEM (science, technology, engineering,mathematics) majors at the University of California and to prepare these studentscompetitively for the nations top graduate schools. This is accomplished through sharedbest practices, networking, and a cultural change in the campus climate. CAMP representsa systemwide community of UC faculty, program staff, and students working toward a set ofshared goals, including not only B.S. degree completion but continuation on to graduateschool, completion of the Ph.D., and entry into the scientific and engineering workplace.This collective effort has contributed to a 78% increase in B.S. degrees granted by UCfrom the baseline year (1990-91), for a total of 12,396 bachelors degrees awarded to dateto underrepresented minorities by UC. In addition to faculty mentored research experiencesand peer mentoring and tutoring, principal activities include collaborative learning,presenting at scientific conferences, science writing and co-authorship, technologyproficiency, and preparation for advanced degrees. Graduate education is currentlysupported by the supplemental activity, Bridge to the Doctorate, which currently has threecohorts, hosted respectively at UCLA, UCI, and UC San Diego. The Bridge Fellows representa robust effort to encourage and support minority graduate education and completion of thedoctorate. The Bridge to the Doctorate also represents the foundation for continuing theAMP program into Phase IV.