Strengthening the STEM Pipeline in the Peach State: Recruitment, Retention and Research (New Alliance)

佐治亚大学是桃州路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（桃州LSAMP）的牵头机构，将继续在招聘和保留方面的成功实践，以增加历史上代表性不足的少数民族在科学、技术、工程和技术（STEM）领域的代表性。2011-2016年项目将包括与以下机构的合作：谷堡州立大学、萨凡纳州立大学、南方州立理工大学、佐治亚理工学院、佐治亚圆周学院和肯尼索州立大学。通过与州资助和其他外部资助项目的密切合作，如佐治亚大学系统STEM倡议和NSF的历史黑人学院和大学本科项目，该联盟在扩大未被充分代表的少数民族STEM参与方面取得了重大成就，为1135名PSLSAMP学生提供了有针对性的支持。该计划更加注重关键的招聘和保留策略，加强评估过程，以及扩大研究合作网络。在全州范围内大幅扩大的存在，以及更强大和更严格的重点，构成了一个将提供承诺的机构支持的项目；强大的行政和教师支持；为学生提供有针对性的学术丰富，积极主动的指导和有意义的研究机会。在过去五年发展的基础上，项目的预期目标如下：1。显著提高少数族裔STEM学生入学率和学士学位完成率；2. 2 .增加LSAMP学生作为本科生参加STEM研究或外部实习的比例；3 .提高LSAMP学者在完成两年制合作项目后转学到四年制机构的比例；增加攻读STEM研究生课程的学生人数。在这个项目中实施的最佳实践将对全国其他机构的stem活动具有可转移的价值。它还将创造一个环境，使项目结束后取得的成果将是可持续的。该项目不仅有助于增加URM STEM学科学生的数量，还有助于提高对全州范围内加速STEM学科多样性措施的认识和促进发展。

The University of Georgia, lead institution for the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Peach State LSAMP) will continue successful practices in recruitment and retention to increase the representation of historically underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and technology (STEM) fields. The 2011-2016 program will consist of a partnership with the following institutions: Fort Valley State University, Savannah State University, SouthernPolytechnic State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Perimeter College and Kennesaw State University. Through close coordination with state-funded and other externally funded programs, such as the University System of Georgia STEM Initiative and NSF's Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergradute Program, the alliance contributed to significant achievements in broadening underrepresented minority STEM participation, providing targeted support to 1,135 PSLSAMP students. This program provides a stronger focus on key recruitment and retention strategies and a strengthened evaluation process, as well as a broadened research collaboration network. The substantially broadened state-wide presence along with stronger and more rigorous focus constitutes a program that will provide committed institutional support; strong administrative and faculty support; and targeted academic enrichment, proactive mentoring, and meaningful research opportunities for students. Building on the foundation developed in the last five years, the intended goals for the project are as follows: 1. Significantly increase minority STEM enrollment and baccalaureate degree completion; 2. Increase the percentage of LSAMP students who participate in STEM research or an externalinternship as an undergraduate student;3. Increase the percentage of LSAMP scholars who transfer to a 4-year institution after completingpartner two-year program;4. Increase the number of students who pursue STEM graduate programs.The best practices implemented in this project will have transferable values for STEMactivities in other institutions in the nation. It will also create an environment in which the outcomesachieved will be sustainable after the project comes to an end. This project will not only contribute toincreasing the number of URM students in STEM disciplines but also to increase the awareness for and tofoster the development of state-wide measures for accelerating diversity in STEM disciplines.