Meeting the Challenge: the Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

人口统计研究表明，少数民族和少数族裔以及妇女在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的任职人数继续偏低。在国家科学基金会(NSF)的支持下，密歇根大学、密歇根州立大学、西密歇根大学和韦恩州立大学于2005年建立了密歇根-路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(MI-LSAMP)。发起这项活动是为了帮助劳动力多样化，包括更多代表不足的少数族裔(URM)，以反映人口并使学生和教职员工能够在不同的群体中进行合作，这是21世纪有效工作的要求。MI-LSAMP？S继续的目标是到2015年将获得STEM领域学士学位的URM学生数量翻一番。作为一个中层联盟，MI-LSAMP将充分利用在第一阶段工作中确定的最佳实践，并扩大与9所密歇根社区大学的合作，以便在MI-LSAMP的支持下显著增加有潜力成功的在校学生数量。在第一阶段的努力中，我们了解并确认，转学招生、一年级前过渡计划和研究是招收、留住和确保MI-LSAMP学生毕业的非常有效的工具。通过调查和评价，我们还了解到，参加MI-LSAMP联盟范围内的活动、通过多文化服务办公室提供指导以及建立当地支助网络有助于第一年的成功。在认真考虑了他们对多样性、靠近四年制MI-LSAMP机构和人口统计的承诺后，大急流社区学院、卡拉马祖山谷社区学院、凯洛格社区学院、密歇根湖学院、兰辛社区学院、马科姆社区学院、马斯基贡社区学院、沃什特诺社区学院和韦恩县社区学院学区被邀请与MI-LSAMP正式合作。这些机构之所以被选中，也是因为它们与密歇根州或密歇根州的其他四年制机构合作，可以用来传播调查结果并扩大MI-LSAMP的影响范围。密歇根大学安娜堡分校是该项目的牵头机构。上述方案和活动将在未来五年为所有参与机构继续和加强。

Demographic studies indicate that ethnic and racial minorities, and women continue to be under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Western Michigan University and Wayne State University established the Michigan-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) in 2005. This activity was launched to help diversify the workforce to include greater numbers of under-represented minorities (URM) to reflect the population and enable students and faculty to collaborate in diverse groups, a requirement for effective work in the 21st century.The MI-LSAMP?s continuing goal is to double the number of URM students earning baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields by 2015. As a Mid-Level Alliance, the MI-LSAMP will fully exploit best practices identified during the Phase I effort, and expand collaborations with 9 Michigan community colleges in order to significantly increase the number of enrolled students who have the potential to be successful with support from the MI-LSAMP. During the Phase I effort we learned and confirmed that transfer admissions, Pre-First Year transition programs and research are very effective tools for recruiting, retaining and ensuring the graduation of MI-LSAMP students. We also learned, via surveys and evaluations, that participation in the MI-LSAMP alliance-wide activities, mentoring through the multicultural services offices, and establishment of a local support network contributed to a successful first year. After careful consideration of their commitment to diversity, proximity to the 4-year MI-LSAMP institutions and demographics, Grand Rapids Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community College, Lake Michigan College, Lansing Community College, Macomb Community College, Muskegon Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Wayne County Community College District were invited to formally collaborate with the MI-LSAMP. These institutions were also selected because of their collaborations with other 4-year institutions in the State or Michiganthat could be used to disseminate findings and extend the reach of the MI-LSAMP. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is the lead institution for this project. The aforementioned programs and activities will be continued and enhanced over the next five years for all participating institutions.