Michigan Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP)

密歇根路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (MI-LSAMP)

• 批准号: 1619681
• 负责人: Susan Collins
• 金额: $ 425万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-10-01 至 2021-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1619681&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Michigan; Louis; Stokes; Alliances; Minority

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. These strategies facilitate the production of well-prepared students highly-qualified and motivated to pursue graduate education or careers in STEM.For the United States (U.S.) to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. The Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) was established in 2005 in response to the need for a more diverse and skilled technical workforce. That need still exists and is particularly acute in the State of Michigan. The MI-LSAMP currently consists of four, 4-year institutions (University of Michigan, lead institution; Michigan State University; Wayne State University; Western Michigan University) and two community colleges (Mott Community College and Washtenaw Community College). The goals of MI-LSAMP are to significantly increase the:1) Retention and graduation of underrepresented students in STEM bachelor's degree programs via comprehensive support programs and mentored research; 2) Number of students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups transferring to STEM bachelor's degree programs; and 3) Number of students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.These goals support NSF's strategic goal to "cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce, and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens." The goals will be accomplished through activities such as pre-first year summer programs, faculty mentored research, student-to-student mentoring, and a comprehensive 2-year STEM-emphasis transfer program that will include a specialized curriculum and the establishment of a complete wrap-around academic and social support at the community college partner institutions. In addition, the community college students would be afforded the opportunity to participate in a summer bridge program between high school and their first year in community college and then again the summer between community college and transfer to a 4-year institution. The increased engagement with community colleges, greater involvement of faculty mentors from diverse STEM disciplines, and heightened institutional commitment to underrepresented students' well-being and success will produce higher rates of retention and graduation; and moreover, lead to a more talented and diverse STEM workforce.The knowledge generating research study is focused investigating the community college pathways to STEM Baccalaureate degrees for students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in STEM. The overall supposition is that providing to underrepresented students clear and unobstructed pathways through the college-level STEM curriculum of community colleges into STEM programs at four-year institutions would result in increased STEM baccalaureate degree production.

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划帮助大学和学院努力大幅增加科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的高质量学位课程录取并成功完成的学生数量，以实现STEM劳动力的多样化。特别强调通过创新的、基于证据的招聘和保留战略以及相关的教育经验来转变本科STEM教育，以支持在STEM学科中历来代表性不足的种族和民族：非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美国印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。这些战略有助于培养准备充分的学生，这些学生非常合格，有动力在STEM继续研究生教育或职业生涯。为了保持全球竞争力，至关重要的是要挖掘所有公民的才华，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。密歇根州路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(MI-LSAMP)成立于2005年，以满足对更多样化和更熟练的技术劳动力的需求。这种需求仍然存在，在密歇根州尤为迫切。MI-LSAMP目前由四个为期四年的机构(密歇根大学为牵头机构；密歇根州立大学；韦恩州立大学；西密歇根大学)和两个社区学院(莫特社区学院和华盛顿社区学院)组成。MI-LSAMP的目标是通过全面的支持计划和指导研究，显著增加STEM学士学位课程中代表性不足的学生的留校率和毕业率；2)来自代表性不足的种族/民族群体的学生转学STEM学士学位课程的人数；以及3)来自代表性不足的种族/民族群体的学生在STEM领域攻读研究生学位的人数。这些目标支持NSF的战略目标，即“培养一支世界级的、广泛包容的科学和工程劳动力队伍，并扩大所有公民的科学素养。”这些目标将通过以下活动来实现：一年级前暑期项目、教师指导研究、学生对学生的指导，以及一个全面的两年制STEM重点转移计划，该计划将包括专业课程和在社区大学合作机构建立全面的学术和社会支持。此外，社区学院的学生将有机会参加从高中到社区大学第一年的暑期桥牌项目，然后再参加社区大学和转到四年制机构之间的暑期桥梁项目。与社区学院的更多接触，来自不同STEM学科的教师导师的更多参与，以及机构对未被充分代表的学生的福祉和成功的更高承诺，将产生更高的留校率和毕业率；此外，还将导致更有才华和更多样化的STEM工作队伍。知识生成研究研究的重点是调查社区大学为STEM中未被充分代表的种族/民族的学生获得STEM学士学位的途径。总体假设是，通过社区学院的大学级STEM课程向未被充分代表的学生提供通畅的途径，进入四年制院校的STEM课程，将导致STEM学士学位产量的增加。