Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Indiana - Phase II

LSAMP印第安纳州计划成立于2003年，联合普渡西拉斐特，普渡卡卢梅，IUPUI，鲍尔州和印第安纳州大学布卢明顿，其目标是增加在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域获得学士学位的少数民族学生人数。作为第一阶段计划，LSAMP印第安纳州成功地建立了一个纵向教育联盟，专门用于提高学生对STEM领域的动机和承诺。在三年内，589名代表性不足的少数民族学生通过LSAMP印第安纳州获得了STEM领域的学士学位。然而，最重要的是，第一阶段建立了一个有效的计划的基础-特别是与教师指导的本科研究-这将在第二阶段扩大和优化。作为第二阶段的计划，LSAMP印第安纳州的目标是扩大我们的成熟的方法，由LSAMP印第安纳州参与者获得的学士学位的数量在5年内增加两倍。LSAMP印第安纳州将通过实现以下目标来实现这一目标：（1）将LSAMP印第安纳州联盟扩大三个校区，从五个主要成员增加到八个，并将常春藤科技社区学院作为合作伙伴;（2）将第一阶段夏季过渡和学术研究（星星）计划扩展到三个新的第二阶段合作伙伴，该计划帮助一年级和二年级学生;（3）将第一阶段补充教学计划扩展为一个新的，更全面的计划，称为补充高等学术保留计划（SHARP）倡议，强调本科生研究和教师指导，并辅以学习社区，同侪辅导和专业发展活动;（4）加强联盟的协调和发展计划，以最大限度地提高合作和效率。通过实现这些目标，LSAMP将继续扩大服务和保留的学生人数，到2012年每年产生457名学士学位获得者。智力优势：在第一阶段，LSAMP印第安纳州已经建立了一个灵活有效的编织程序框架，现在准备增长。在第一阶段与教师导师进行本科研究的33名录取的LSAMP印第安纳州参与者中，100%获得了STEM学士学位，现在正在继续接受教育或从事STEM相关的职业。这种实践经验使每个LSAMP学生通过在该领域发展朋友和了解实验室详细的研究方法，更好地识别他们的STEM领域。第二阶段计划将建立在这一成功的基础上，并与其他经过验证的计划（如学习社区和同伴指导）加强这一成功，创造一个从一年级学生到高年级本科研究人员的教育连续体。LSAMP印第安纳州课程提供的经验的全面性将确保我们的学生发展所需的终身学习技能，将自然的好奇心转化为成功的STEM相关职业。更广泛的影响：LSAMP印第安纳州最关键的更广泛的影响将显着扩大STEM专业的少数民族学生的数量，并最终在与STEM领域相关的职业中。此外，该联盟还致力于对我们的项目进行详细评估，然后通过会议、研讨会和出版物传播我们的研究成果。这项研究将是相关的高等教育的各个层次，因为第二阶段LSAMP印第安纳州将由不同的校园服务于广泛的社会经济领域-从农村到城市，从主要的白色占主导地位的少数民族，并从社区学院博士学位授予机构。通过与整个领域分享我们的研究，我们的第二阶段计划的积极影响将远远超出印第安纳州LSAMP校园和这项赠款的任期。

The LSAMP Indiana program was established in 2003, uniting Purdue West Lafayette,Purdue Calumet, IUPUI, Ball State, and Indiana University Bloomington in their goal to increase the number of underrepresented minority students earning baccalaureates degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). As a Phase I program, LSAMP Indiana successfully established a longitudinal education consortium specifically designed to increase students' motivation and commitment to STEM fields. Within three years, 589 underrepresented minority students earned bachelor's degrees in the STEM fields through LSAMP Indiana. Most importantly, however, is that Phase I established a foundation of effective programs -particularly undergraduate research with faculty mentorship - that will be expanded and optimized during Phase II.As a Phase II program, LSAMP Indiana's goal is to expand our proven methods to triple the number of baccalaureate degrees earned by LSAMP Indiana participants within5 years. LSAMP Indiana will achieve this goal by fulfilling the following objectives: (1) Expanding the LSAMP Indiana Alliance by three campuses, from five to eight primary members, and adding Ivy Tech Community College as a collaborative partner; (2) Expanding the Phase I Summer Transition and Academic Research (STAR) Program, which helps 1st and 2nd year students, to the three new Phase II partners; (3) Incorporating the Phase I Supplemental Instruction program into a new, more comprehensive program known as the Supplemental Higher Academic Retention Program (SHARP) Initiative, emphasizing undergraduate research and faculty mentoring that is complemented by Learning Communities, peer tutoring, and professional development activities; (4) Enhancing the Alliance's coordination and development programs to maximize collaboration and effectiveness. By fulfilling these objectives, LSAMP will continually expand the number of students served and retained, resulting in an annual yield of 457 baccalaureate degree recipients by 2012. Intellectual Merit: In Phase I, LSAMP Indiana has established a flexible and effective framework of braided programs that are now poised for growth. Of the 33 matriculated LSAMP Indiana participants who conducted undergraduate research with a faculty mentor during Phase I, 100% earned their STEM bachelor's degree and are now either continuing their education or pursuing a STEM-related career. This hands-on experience enables each LSAMP student to better identify with their STEM field by developing friends within the field and understanding laboratory detailed research methods. The Phase II program will build upon this success as well as reinforce it with other proven programs - such as Learning Communities and Peer Mentoring -creating an education continuum that spans from rising first-year students to senior year undergraduate researchers. The comprehensive nature of the experiences LSAMP Indiana programs provide will ensure our students develop the lifelong learning skills needed to transform natural curiosity into a successful STEM-related career.Broader Impacts: LSAMP Indiana's most critical broader impact will be significantly expanding the number of underrepresented minority students in the STEM majors and, ultimately, in careers related to the STEM field. In addition, however, the alliance is committed to conducting detailed assessments of our programs and then disseminating the results of our research through conferences, workshops and publications. This research will be relevant to all levels of higher education since Phase II LSAMP Indiana will be comprised of diverse campuses serving a broad range of socioeconomic areas - from rural to urban, from predominantly white to predominantly minority, and from community colleges to PhD-granting institutions. By sharing our research with the entire field, the positive impacts of our Phase II program will extend well beyond the Indiana LSAMP campuses and the tenure of this grant.