Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Indiana - Phase II

LSAMP印第安纳州项目成立于2003年，联合了普渡西拉斐特、普渡卡卢梅特、IUPUI、鲍尔州立大学和印第安纳大学布鲁明顿大学，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族裔学生人数。作为第一阶段的计划，LSAMP印第安纳州成功地建立了一个纵向教育联盟，专门旨在提高学生对STEM领域的动机和承诺。在三年内，589名未被充分代表的少数族裔学生通过LSAMP印第安纳州获得了STEM领域的学士学位。然而，最重要的是，第一阶段建立了有效计划的基础--特别是在教师指导下的本科生研究--这些计划将在第二阶段得到扩展和优化。作为第二阶段计划，LSAMP印第安纳州的目标是扩展我们成熟的方法，在5年内使LSAMP印第安纳州参与者获得的学士学位数量增加三倍。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印第安纳联盟扩大三个校区，从5个小学成员增加到8个，并增加常春藤科技社区学院作为合作伙伴；(2)将帮助一年级和二年级学生的第一阶段暑期过渡和学术研究(STAR)计划扩大到三个新的第二阶段合作伙伴；(3)将第一阶段补充指导计划纳入一个新的、更全面的计划，称为补充高等学术保留计划(SHARP)，强调本科研究和教师指导，并辅之以学习社区、同行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成效。通过实现这些目标，LSAMP将继续扩大服务和保留的学生数量，到2012年实现每年457名学士学位获得者的目标。智力优势：在第一阶段，LSAMP印第安纳州已经建立了一个灵活而有效的编织项目框架，这些项目现在正准备增长。在第一阶段与教师导师一起进行本科研究的33名已入学的LSAMP印第安纳州参与者中，100%获得了STEM学士学位，现在要么继续他们的教育，要么从事与STEM相关的职业。这种实践经验使每个LSAMP学生能够通过在该领域内发展朋友和了解实验室详细的研究方法来更好地识别他们的STEM领域。第二阶段计划将在这一成功的基础上，并通过其他成熟的计划--如学习社区和同伴指导--来加强它，创造一个从一年级学生到大四本科生研究人员的教育连续体。LSAMP印第安纳州项目提供的综合体验将确保我们的学生发展将自然好奇心转化为成功的STEM相关职业所需的终身学习技能。广泛影响：LSAMP印第安纳州最关键的更广泛影响将显著增加STEM专业以及最终与STEM领域相关职业中代表性不足的少数族裔学生的数量。然而，除此之外，该联盟致力于对我们的计划进行详细的评估，然后通过会议、研讨会和出版物传播我们的研究结果。这项研究将与各级高等教育相关，因为LSAMP印第安纳州第二阶段将由不同的校园组成，服务于广泛的社会经济领域--从农村到城市，从以白人为主到以少数族裔为主，从社区学院到授予博士学位的机构。通过与整个领域共享我们的研究，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校园和这笔赠款的有效期。

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.