The Ohio LSAMP Alliance

俄亥俄州LSAMP联盟是7个四年制院校之间的新联盟（中央州立大学、辛辛那提大学、克利夫兰州立大学、迈阿密大学、俄亥俄州州立大学、威尔伯福斯大学和赖特州立大学），4所社区学院（辛辛那提州立技术和社区学院、哥伦布州立社区学院、凯霍加社区学院和辛克莱社区学院）、社区合作伙伴、一个行业咨询委员会。 该联盟的目的是显着增加代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生的招聘，保留，坚持和科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学位的实现。 该计划的目标是在五年内将合作机构STEM学科中代表性不足的少数民族学士学位数量增加一倍。 计划包括以下联盟范围的活动：衔接协议和学分转移，俄亥俄州LSAMP联盟会议，创新的数学课程改革，互动网站，在线课程的共享，网络支持的研讨会共享，多样性敏感性培训，协作教师指导，以及俄亥俄州LSAMP联盟小册子，计划和其他材料的制作。 此外，每个机构将提供包括咨询和辅导，住宅夏桥和早期到达计划，本科生研究实习与津贴，教师和同行指导，辅导或补充说明的编程。

The Ohio LSAMP Alliance is a new alliance among 7 four-year institutions (Central State University, the University of Cincinnati, Cleveland State University, Miami University, The Ohio State University, Wilberforce University, and Wright State University), 4 community colleges (Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Columbus State Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Sinclair Community College), community partners, and an Industry Advisory Board. The purpose of this alliance is to significantly increase underrepresented minority (URM) student recruitment, retention, persistence, and attainment of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. The goal of the program is to double the number of underrepresented minority baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines at partner institutions within five years. Programming includes the following alliance-wide activities: articulation agreements and credit transfers, Ohio LSAMP Alliance Conference, innovative curricular reforms in mathematics, interactive web site, sharing of online courses, cyber-enabled sharing of workshops, diversity sensitivity training, collaborative faculty mentoring, and production of Ohio LSAMP Alliance brochures, programs, and other materials. In addition, each institution will provide programming that includes advisement and counseling, residential summer bridge and early arrival programs, undergraduate research internships with stipends, faculty and peer mentoring, and tutoring or supplemental instruction.