Building on Success, Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Phase 2

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划通过显著增加成功完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科高质量学位课程的学生人数，帮助大学和学院实现STEM劳动力的多样化。特别强调通过创新的招聘和保留战略和经验来改变STEM教育，以支持在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科中历史上代表性不足的群体（URM）：非洲裔美国人，阿拉斯加原住民，美洲印第安人，西班牙裔美国人，夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。 西北太平洋路易斯斯托克斯联盟（PNW LSAMP）包括华盛顿、俄勒冈州和爱达荷州三个州。 扩大对STEM的参与对于该地区的经济活力至关重要，因为STEM相关产业和研究计划数量众多。 PNW LSAMP合作伙伴是州和地区STEM计划的积极贡献者，联盟校园之间的强大合作伙伴关系增加了进入大学的途径，学生在STEM专业的成功和获得本科研究经验。 自联盟成立以来，授予STEM中代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生的学位增加了70%，远远超过合作校园21%的总体增长。 PNW LSAMP正在维持其基础工作，并加强它，重点是社区学院转移和准备在STEM领域的研究生学习。 PNW联盟将继续实施让学生参与STEM的最佳实践，包括桥梁计划，社区建设和参与本科研究。 该联盟将加强与八所社区学院的合作伙伴关系，以更好地促进社区学院学生转入四年制学位课程，并参与本科研究。 该联盟将通过加强对研究生院准备的关注，扩大接触STEM研究生学习信息的学生人数。项目目标包括：1）每年将授予URM学生的STEM学士学位数量增加10%; 2）将授予从社区学院转学的URM学生的STEM学士学位比例提高到40%，并将授予URM STEM转学学生的学位数量增加一倍;和3）提供研讨会和服务，以确保95%的LSAMP附属学生接触到有关研究生院准备的信息。 通过与梅萨社区学院项目的合作获得的知识将使PNW LSAMP能够试点和实施国家模式，让社区学院的学生在发现STEM时参与其中。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming STEM education through innovative recruitment and retention strategies and experiences in support of groups historically underrepresented (URM) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines: African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance (PNW LSAMP) includes the three state region of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Broadening participation in STEM is critical to the region's economic vitality given the significant number of STEM related industries and research initiatives. PNW LSAMP partners are active contributors to state and regional STEM initiatives, and the strong partnership between alliance campuses has resulted in increased pathways to college, student success in STEM majors and access to undergraduate research experiences. Since the inception of the alliance, degrees granted to underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM have increased 70%, far outpacing the overall increase of 21% on partner campuses. PNW LSAMP is sustaining its foundational work and enhancing it with an emphasis on community college transfer and preparation for graduate study in STEM fields. The PNW Alliance will continue to implement best practices for engaging students in STEM including bridge programs, community-building and participation in undergraduate research. The Alliance will strengthen its partnerships with eight community colleges to better facilitate community college student transfer to 4 year degree programs and their participation in undergraduate research. The Alliance will expand the number of students exposed to information about STEM graduate study through an enhanced focus on graduate school preparation. Project goals include 1) increase the number of STEM bachelor degrees granted to URM students by 10% per year; 2) increase the percentage of bachelor degrees granted in STEM to URM students who transfer from community colleges to 40%, and double the number of degrees granted to URM STEM transfer students; and 3) provide workshops and services to ensure that 95% of LSAMP-affiliated students are exposed to information about graduate school preparation. The knowledge gained through the partnership with MESA community college programs will allow PNW LSAMP to pilot and implement national models for engaging community college students in STEM as they are discovered.