Pre-Alliance Planning for the Coalition for Promotion of Underrepresented Minorities in Academic STEM (PUMA-STEM)

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划帮助大学和学院通过努力显著增加来自历史上代表性不足的少数族裔的学生数量，成功完成STEM的高质量学位课程，帮助大学和学院实现科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力的多样化。康科迪亚大学将参与为期18个月的规划过程，旨在创建一个机构联盟，包括伊利诺伊州的K-12学校，以实现LSAMP计划的目标。规划进程包括根据最佳做法开发基础设施，并以协调、有效和高效的进程进行研究，以减少在与STEM相关的领域中代表人数不足的少数群体面临的障碍。规划进程的预期结果将是从高中到大学再到STEM就业的强有力的、已建立的和协调的伙伴关系。该模式具有多层次的方法，包括实施最佳实践教学法、社会和/或财政支持，将导致STEM专业的招生和毕业人数增加，以及STEM劳动力的多样化。伙伴关系结构还规定未来扩大高中-大学-产业网络，以改善STEM项目中代表人数不足的少数族裔的外联和加强整体学术基础。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students from historically underrepresented minority populations to successfully complete high quality degree programs in STEM.Concordia University will engage in a 18-month planning process aimed at creating an alliance of institutions, including K-12 schools, in Illinois to achieve the goals of the LSAMP program. The planning process includes development of an infrastructure based on best practices and research in a coordinated, effective and efficient process to reduce barriers for underrepresented minorities in STEM-related fields. The expected outcome of the planning process will be strong established and coordinated partnerships from high school to university to employment in STEM. The model, with its multi-tiered approach including implementation of best practice pedagogy, social and/or financial supports, will result in increased enrollment and graduation from STEM majors as well as a diversification of the STEM workforce. The partnership structure also provides for future expansion of the high school-college-industry network to improve outreach and strengthen the overall academic foundation for underrepresented minorities in STEM programs.