Texas LSAMP Phase IV

德克萨斯农工大学系统(TAMUS)LSAMP第四阶段将扩大由三所机构组成的联盟：1)德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)，一所一级研究机构；2)草原景观农工大学(PVAMU)，一所历史上的黑人学院；以及3)德克萨斯农工大学-科珀斯克里斯蒂(TAMUCC)，一所西班牙裔服务机构。为了维持在TAMUS LSAMP第一阶段、第二阶段和第三阶段取得的成果，联盟机构将与5所社区学院发展牢固的联系，每所社区学院都有大量代表不足的少数族裔(URM)学生。社区学院是帕洛阿尔托学院(圣安东尼奥)；北哈里斯·蒙哥马利学院，北哈里斯和赛费尔校区；休斯顿社区学院-东北校区；和德尔玛学院(Corpus Christi)。INTELLECTUAL PRECTUAL-TAMUS LSAMP IV的目标是扩大科学、技术、工程或数学(STEM)学科中未被充分代表的少数群体(URM)的参与，使他们成功完成学士学位，并准备进入博士生课程。目标包括：1.通过与联盟机构的综合互动，加强社区大学伙伴关系，招收URM学生进入STEM专业。扩大对STEM URM本科生的保留努力，重点是第一次，并将URM学生转移到联盟机构。促进和鼓励URM学生攻读博士学位，并建立从本科生到研究生和跨联盟机构的学者社区。为一批精选的TAMUS LSAMP IV学生提供国际经验，以增加和丰富全球范围内训练有素的STEM毕业生的人才库PI PVAMU学院院长和副教务长Karan Watson博士将与下列人员一起参加Pis：TAMU执行副总裁兼教务长David Prior博士、TAMU电气工程教授兼现任TAMUS LSAMP第三阶段项目主任Karen Butler-Pry博士、PVAMU工程系主任Milton Bryant博士和TAMUCC科学和技术系主任Frank Pezold博士。这些研究人员将寻求发现成功的机制来增加URM学生的保留率、毕业和博士学位的追求，以及URM学生参与国外的国际学习。BROADER影响-PVAMU(历史上的黑人学院和大学)和TAMUCC(西班牙裔服务机构)的参与将扩大URM团体在STEM的参与，TAMU作为研究密集型机构，以及5个社区大学合作伙伴，因为都招收了大量的URM学生。LSAMP IV将通过增加URM团体的参与来造福社会，并通过在本科生和研究生阶段提供机会和活动来促进URM学生的教育和职业发展。LSAMP IV还将通过促进联盟机构的本科生研究和攻读研究生和博士STEM学位，以及通过复制和传播URM社区大学转学学生的成功模式来加强研究和教育的基础设施。

The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) LSAMP Phase IV will extend analliance of three institutions: 1) Texas A&M University (TAMU), a Tier I researchinstitution, 2) Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), a Historically Black Collegeand University, and 3) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), anHispanic Serving Institution. To sustain gains made during Phase I, II, and III of theTAMUS LSAMP, alliance institutions will develop strong ties with 5 communitycolleges, which each have large underrepresented minority (URM) student enrollment.The community colleges are Palo Alto College (San Antonio); North Harris MontgomeryCollege, both the North Harris and Cy-Fair campuses; Houston Community College-Northeast campus; and Del Mar College (Corpus Christi).INTELLECTUAL MERIT - TAMUS LSAMP IV has a GOAL of broadening theparticipation of underrepresented minorities (URM) in science, technology,engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines to the successful completion of abachelor's degree and who are well prepared and ready to matriculate into adoctoral program.Objectives include:1. Enhance community college partnerships for recruitment of URM students intoSTEM majors through integrated interactions with alliance institutions.2. Expand retention efforts for STEM URM undergraduates with a focus on firstyearand transfer URM students at alliance institutions.3. Promote and encourage URM student pursuit of doctoral degrees and building ofa community of scholars from the undergraduate to graduate school levels andacross alliance institutions.4. Provide international experience for a select group of TAMUS LSAMP IVstudents for increasing and diversifying the pool of globally trained STEMgraduatesPI Dr. Karan Watson, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost, and RegentsProfessor of Electrical Engineering, TAMU, will be joined by co-PIs: Dr. David Prior,Executive Vice-President and Provost, TAMU; Dr. Karen Butler-Purry, Professor ofElectrical Engineering, TAMU, and current TAMUS LSAMP Phase III Project Director;Dr. Milton Bryant, Dean of Engineering, PVAMU; and Dr. Frank Pezold, Dean ofScience and Technology, TAMUCC. These research faculty will seek to advancediscovery of successful mechanisms to increase URM student retention, graduation andpursuit of doctoral degrees, and URM student involvement in international study abroad.BROADER IMPACTS - The involvement of PVAMU, a Historically Black College andUniversity, and TAMUCC, an Hispanic Serving Institution, will broaden the participationin STEM of URM groups, as will participation by TAMU, as research intensiveinstitution, and 5 community college partners since all enroll large numbers of URMstudents. LSAMP IV will benefit society by increasing participation of URM groups inSTEM, and by providing opportunities and activities at the undergraduate and graduatelevels that lead to educational and career enhancements of URM students.LSAMP IV will also enhance the infrastructure of research and education byadvancing undergraduate research and pursuit of graduate and doctoral STEM degrees atalliance institutions and through the replication and dissemination of successful modelsfor URM community college transfer students.