LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate 2014-16 at UMCP

2014-16 UMCP LSAMP 通往博士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 1400783
• 负责人: Freeman Hrabowski
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1400783&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: LSAMP; Bridge; Doctorate; 2014; 16

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County as the lead institution, seeks to establish its ninth cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Fellows at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). The goal of USM's BD Program is to increase the number of underrepresented students earning Ph.D. degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Through the BD program, USM has strengthened both the undergraduate and graduate education pipelines and has created an expanded community of scholars within these disciplines. USM's BD Program advances knowledge and understanding of graduate recruitment, retention, and persistence of underrepresented students in STEM fields. As a result, this program has provided and will continue to provide the country with well-trained, highly-skilled STEM professionals who will have core competencies in their disciplines and excellent training in research. Since the first USM BD cohort matriculated in 2005, 97 BD Fellows have enrolled in STEM graduate programs within the USM LSAMP. Ninety-seven percent of the individuals in the eight cohorts are currently persisting or have completed at least one graduate degree in STEM disciplines.The 2014-2016 BD program at UMCP will broaden participation of underrepresented students in STEM Ph.D. programs and in STEM research, by providing financial, academic, professional and social support to a cohort of 12 graduate students. Through BD community meetings, advising, counseling and follow-up, BD Fellows will experience a smooth transition into graduate education and become engaged in a supportive community comprised of students, faculty and staff. Additionally, Fellows will expand their research and professional training through numerous opportunities to participate in scientific meetings and research symposia. This project expands students' access to professional and personal development resources through a series of activities in collaboration with the UMCP Sloan Scholars Program, the UMCP GEM Fellows Program, and the Maryland Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. This program will continue to enhance the current USM initiatives to retain, graduate, and expand opportunities for students. In addition to the two years of BD funding, UMCP will ensure that Fellows receive sufficient additional support to complete terminal degree programs. Building upon past program assessments, a 2014 program evaluation that includes in-depth interviews and focus groups will be conducted to better understand the factors that contribute to student success and the barriers that impede progress towards degree completion. Furthermore, evaluation results will be used to inform and adjust practices and programs for the 2014 cohort.

马里兰大学系统(USM)Louis Stokes少数群体参与联盟(LSAMP)以巴尔的摩县马里兰大学为牵头机构，寻求在马里兰大学学院公园(UMCP)建立其第九批桥到博士(BD)研究员。USM的BD项目的目标是增加在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域获得博士学位的人数不足的学生的数量。通过BD计划，密歇根州立大学加强了本科生和研究生教育渠道，并扩大了这些学科的学者群体。USM的BD计划促进了对STEM领域中代表性不足学生的毕业生招聘、留住和持久化的了解和理解。因此，该计划已经并将继续为国家提供训练有素、高技能的STEM专业人员，他们将拥有各自学科的核心竞争力和出色的研究培训。自2005年第一批USM BD学员入学以来，已有97名BD学员报名参加USM LSAMP范围内的STEM研究生课程。在八个群体中，97%的人目前正在坚持或已经完成了至少一个STEM学科的研究生学位。UMCP 2014-2016年的BD项目将通过向12名研究生提供经济、学术、专业和社会支持，扩大代表不足的学生在STEM博士项目和STEM研究中的参与。通过BD社区会议、咨询、咨询和跟进，BD研究员将体验到平稳过渡到研究生教育，并参与到由学生、教职员工组成的支持性社区。此外，研究人员将通过参加科学会议和研究专题讨论会的众多机会，扩大他们的研究和专业培训。该项目通过与UMCP斯隆学者计划、UMCP GEM研究员计划以及马里兰州研究生教育和教授联盟(AGEP)计划合作的一系列活动，扩大学生获得专业和个人发展资源的机会。该计划将继续加强目前的USM计划，以留住、毕业和扩大学生的机会。除了两年的BD资助外，UMCP还将确保研究员获得足够的额外支持，以完成终端学位课程。在过去项目评估的基础上，2014年的项目评估将包括深入访谈和焦点小组，以更好地了解有助于学生成功的因素和阻碍学位完成进展的障碍。此外，评价结果将用于通报和调整2014年度的做法和方案。