2010 CSU-LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (Cohort 8)- BD Site: California State University, Los Angeles

加州州立大学洛杉矶分校是加州州立大学路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(CSU-LSAMP)的合作机构，将作为2010-2012年博士之桥(BD)项目的所在地。该计划为科学、技术、工程和技术(STEM)学科的12名代表性不足的少数族裔学生提供支持。该项目有助于推进美国国家科学基金会-S 2006-2011财年战略规划目标，该目标旨在：培养一支世界级的、广泛包容的科学和工程劳动力队伍，并提高所有公民的科学素养。在新的BD研究员组中，学生将加入完成S硕士学位和/或继续攻读STEM研究生课程的80名学生的行列(从之前的7个CSU-LSAMP BD项目录取的90名学生中)。具体而言，项目支持/活动将包括：(1)为S硕士课程的头两年提供大量资金支持；(2)与研究生咨询委员会协商，为每个学生选择严格的课程工作；(3)在教师导师的密切指导下，获得两年的研究经验；(4)专业发展活动(例如，讲习班、研讨会、参加会议)；(5)每月举行会议，以监测学生的进步；(6)？联系？通过与教职员工和博士机构的项目合作，为博士项目提供奖学金；(7)帮助申请博士项目、资助和奖学金项目；(8)利用与相关校园和全系统多元化项目的联系，并利用与AGEP机构和其他研究生教育项目和组织的联系，鼓励项目有兴趣录取CSU-LSAMP BD研究员进入博士项目。

California State University-Los Angeles, partner institution for the California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP)will serve as the site for the 2010-2012 Bridge to the Doctorte (BD) program. The program provides support for a cohort of 12 underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering and technology (STEM) disciplines. This project contributes to advancing the NSF?s FY 2006-2011 Strategic Plan goal, which aims to: ?cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce, and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens.? Students in the new cohort of BD Fellows will join the ranks of 80 students (out of the 90 admitted to seven prior CSU-LSAMP BD projects) who have completed Master?s degrees and/or are continuing to pursue STEM graduate studies.Specifically, project support/activities will include: (1) substantial financial support for the initial two years of Master?s-level study; (2) rigorous course-work selected for each student in consultation with a Graduate Advisory Committee; (3) a two-year research experience under the close guidance of a faculty mentor; (4) professional development activities (e.g., workshops, seminars, conference participation); (5) monthly meetings to monitor student progress; (6) ?connecting? Fellows to doctoral programs through collaborations with faculty and programs at Ph.D. institutions; (7) assistance with applications to Ph.D. programs, financial aid and fellowship programs; and (8) leveraging linkages with related campus and system-wide diversity projects and utilizing linkages with AGEP institutions and other graduate education programs and organizations to encourage program interest in admission of CSU-LSAMP BD Fellows into Ph.D. programs.