LSAMP: Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate

LSAMP：路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟通往博士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 0929135
• 负责人: Pakize Pulat
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929135&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LSAMP; Louis; Stokes; Alliance; Minority

The Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Miniority Participation (OK-LSAMP) under the leadeship of Oklahoma State University will sponsor as fifth cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) students at the University of Oklahoma. The program will focus on the recruitment, retention, mentoring, and graduation of the students from STEM fields pursuing M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in science, technology, engineering, and technology (STEM) fields.The program objectives for this cohort are: (i) recruitment of 12 LSAMP graduates to the BD program by the start of the grant period, (ii) completion of coursework by each BD Fellow within the first two years of the graduate study, (iii) identification of a research mentor by the start of the 2nd year in the program, (iv) at least 80% of the fellows earning Ph.D. degrees, and (v) each BD fellow earning at least one graduate degree in a STEM field. The program has also identified four key educational outcomes that each BD fellow must achieve prior to graduation. These outcomes are: (i) knowledge of learning methods and effective teaching strategies, (ii) ability to communicate effectively, (iii) ability to perform research independently, and (iv) an understanding of the importance of life-long learning. To achieve theseobjectives and outcomes, the program has developed a strong and ambitious plan which includes workshops, seminars, socials, meetings, international research experiences, conference activities for the BD fellows and research mentors.The BD Fellows of Cohort III will serve as mentors for the newfellows. Reciprocal exchanges identified between OU and Oklahoma State University?s (OSU) BD programs will benefit all BD students at both universities. The evaluation of the program objectives andthe assessment of the achievement of educational outcomes include input from students, external program evaluator, and the BD Council. BD Council consists of members from OU and OSU including the PI of the Oklahoma Alliance.The proposed activity involves the furthering the research on what constitutes best practices for the recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented minority students with doctoral degrees in STEM fields. There are several other research initiatives at the University of Oklahoma which are targeted at the success of females and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields such as ADVANCE, IGERT, GAANN programs and Sooner Engineering Education (SEED) Research Center. Collaboration between the BD program and these other programs in the university will not only benefit the BD Fellows but also the faculty engaged in research targeted towards promoting diversity in STEM fields.The potential impacts of the proposed activity are multidimensional. At the institutional level, success of the BD program will positively impact institutionalization of the best practices. Diversity in the graduate STEM programs will promote diversity in the undergraduate programs and vice versa.Institutional commitment to diversity as evidenced by a diverse student population will undoubtedly support the efforts of diversifying STEM faculty. For Oklahoma, it will lead to stronger relationships between K-12 schools including tribal establishments and STEM programs, diversification of the pipeline for STEM education, and further stimulating economic development in the state. At the national level, graduation of at least 10 BD Fellows with Ph.D. degrees who have achieved the four key outcomes stated for the program will have a significant impact on the gender and ethnic profiles of STEM faculty in academia, as well as industry and other government agencies employing Ph.D. graduates. Dissemination of best practices through archival paper publications and presentations at professional conferences willbroaden the impact as more institutional will implement the best practices which will in turn transform the ethnic and gender distribution of the STEM workforce and also increase the number of graduates from STEM disciplines.

俄克拉荷马州立大学领导的俄克拉荷马州路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（OK-LSAMP）将赞助俄克拉荷马州立大学第五批通往博士学位（BD）的学生。该计划将重点关注在科学、技术、工程和技术（STEM）领域攻读硕士和博士学位的STEM领域学生的招聘、保留、指导和毕业。这个群体的项目目标是:(i)招聘12 LSAMP毕业生格兰特的BD程序的启动期,(ii)完成课程中的每个BD的头两年的研究生学习,(iii)的识别研究导师的第二年开始计划,(iv)至少80%的研究员获得博士学位,以及每个BD (v)的收入至少一个在干细胞领域研究生学位。该计划还确定了每个BD研究员在毕业前必须达到的四个关键教育成果。这些成果是：(i)学习方法和有效教学策略的知识，（ii）有效沟通的能力，（iii）独立进行研究的能力，以及（iv）对终身学习重要性的理解。为了实现这些目标和成果，该项目制定了一个强有力的雄心勃勃的计划，包括讲习班、研讨会、社交、会议、国际研究经验、为BD研究员和研究导师举办的会议活动。第三组的BD研究员将作为新研究员的导师。俄克拉何马州立大学和俄克拉何马州立大学之间确定的互惠交流？俄勒冈州立大学的BD项目将使两所大学的所有BD学生受益。项目目标的评估和教育成果的评估包括来自学生、外部项目评估人员和BD委员会的意见。BD理事会由来自俄克拉何马州立大学和俄勒冈州立大学的成员组成，包括俄克拉何马州联盟的PI。拟议的活动涉及进一步研究什么是STEM领域代表性不足的少数民族学生的招聘、保留和毕业的最佳实践。俄克拉荷马大学还有其他几项研究计划，旨在帮助女性和代表性不足的少数族裔在STEM领域取得成功，如ADVANCE、IGERT、GAANN项目和Sooner Engineering Education （SEED）研究中心。BD项目与学校其他项目之间的合作不仅有利于BD研究员，也有利于从事旨在促进STEM领域多样性研究的教师。拟议活动的潜在影响是多方面的。在制度层面，BD项目的成功将对最佳实践的制度化产生积极影响。STEM研究生项目的多样性将促进本科项目的多样性，反之亦然。多元化的学生群体证明了机构对多样性的承诺，这无疑将支持STEM教师多元化的努力。对俄克拉何马州来说，这将加强包括部落机构和STEM项目在内的K-12学校之间的关系，使STEM教育渠道多样化，并进一步刺激该州的经济发展。在国家层面，至少有10名BD博士毕业，他们取得了该计划所述的四个关键成果，将对学术界STEM教师的性别和种族特征产生重大影响，以及雇用博士毕业生的行业和其他政府机构。通过档案论文出版物和专业会议上的演讲传播最佳实践将扩大影响，因为更多的机构将实施最佳实践，这反过来将改变STEM劳动力的种族和性别分布，并增加STEM学科毕业生的数量。