LSAMP Bridges to the Baccalaureate: Building Pathways through Connection and Direction for URM Students in STEM

佛罗里达州奥兰多的巴伦西亚学院代表中佛罗里达STEM联盟(CFSA)正在根据LSAMP B2B计划寻求资金，以将从三所社区学院转到中佛罗里达大学(UCF)和其他大学的未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)STEM学生的数量增加一倍(从321人增加到642人)。该项目的目标人群是非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔学生。联盟内的社区学院有：瓦伦西亚学院、指定的西班牙裔服务机构、财政代理和项目负责人(VC)、莱克-萨姆特州立学院(LSSC)和佛罗里达州塞米诺尔州立学院(SSC)。该项目将扩大并集中努力为STEM专业的URM学生建立一个系统和基础设施。该项目将集中努力，通过有重点的努力，提高代表性不足的少数群体的转化率，包括：1)提供明确和有针对性的咨询；2)提供关于STEM领域和职业机会的信息；3)鼓励他们作为STEM专业人员的突出身份；以及4)增加学生进行研究的机会。

Valencia College in Orlando, FL on behalf of the Central Florida STEM Alliance (CFSA) is seeking funding under the LSAMP B2B program to double the number of underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students (from 321 to 642) transferring from three community colleges to the University of Central Florida (UCF) and other universities. The target population for this project is African Americans and Hispanic students. The community colleges within the Alliance are: Valencia College, a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, fiscal agent and project lead, (VC), Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC), and Seminole State College of Florida (SSC). This project will expand and focus efforts toward building a system and infrastructure for URM students in STEM majors. This project will focus efforts to increase the transfer rate of underrepresented minorities through focused efforts including: 1) providing clear and targeted advising; 2) providing information about STEM fields and career opportunities; 3) encouraging their projective identity as a STEM professional; and 4) increasing opportunities for students to conduct research.