Peach State LSAMP - Extending the STEM Pipeline in

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）项目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，通过努力显著增加历史上代表性不足的少数民族人口的学生数量，使他们成功完成高质量的STEM学位课程。由佐治亚大学（牵头机构）、谷堡州立大学、佐治亚理工学院、肯尼索州立大学系统和萨凡纳州立大学组成的桃州立路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟（LSAMP）旨在：-增加STEM学科中历史上代表性不足的少数族裔学生的入学率；-增加这些学生在STEM学科中获得的学士学位；-增加乔治亚周边学院联盟学生转学到四年制院校；-增加LSAMP学生参与研究/实习的人数；-增加攻读STEM研究生学位的LSAMP学生人数；-与教育研究团队合作，对桃州LSAMP进行研究。桃州LSAMP的主要重点是确保学生成功完成STEM学科的本科和研究生学位。干预措施为更有意地关注LSAMP学生追求和完成研究生学业做好了准备。因此，拟议的活动将更侧重于为更多的桃州LSAMP资助的学生准备STEM学科的研究生院。桃州LSAMP项目是全面的，旨在提高学术和研究成果，包括在STEM学科中准备充分的少数族裔学生，为研究生院的成功做好准备，参与指导和研究学生保留模式，以及健全和严格的评估计划。该项目将利用其机构研究基础设施以及与其他学术机构和当地产业的合作伙伴关系，促进少数族裔学生在STEM领域的成功转型。联盟评估桃州LSAMP战略有效性的项目评估结果将与教育界分享，以建立知识库并促进最佳实践的实施。此外，该项目还包括一项探索性研究，以调查其社区大学转学桥梁计划的保真度。这项研究有可能确定这种干预是否有效以及为什么有效，并有助于对这种STEM途径的影响进行其他深入研究。在这个项目中实施的最佳实践将对全国其他机构的STEM活动具有可转移的价值。它还将创造一种环境，使所取得的成果在项目结束后能够持续下去。桃州LSAMP不仅将增加成功完成STEM学科学位的学生数量，而且还致力于在佐治亚州及其他地区创造一支更加多样化和有竞争力的STEM劳动力队伍。

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.The Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Peach State LSAMP) composed of the University of Georgia (lead institution), Fort Valley State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Kennesaw State University System, and Savannah State University aims to: - Increase enrollment of historically underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines; - Increase baccalaureate degrees obtained by this population of students in STEM disciplines; - Increase the transfer of Georgia Perimeter College alliance students to 4-year institutions; - Increase the number of LSAMP students who participate in research/internships; - Increase the number of LSAMP students who pursue graduate degrees in STEM; and, - Partner with Education Research team to conduct research on the Peach State LSAMP.The primary focus of Peach State LSAMP is to ensure student success in completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines. Interventions are primed for a more intentional focus on LSAMP students pursuing and completing graduate school. Hence, the proposed activities will focus more on preparing more Peach State LSAMP funded students for graduate school in STEM disciplines. The Peach State LSAMP program is comprehensive and designed to enhance academic and research outcomes including well-prepared underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines equipped for success in graduate school, engaging mentoring and researchstudent retention models, and a sound and rigorous evaluation plan. The program will leverage its institutional research infrastructure and its partnerships with other academic institutions and local industries to facilitate successful transitions of minority students in STEM fields.Alliance program evaluation findings assessing the effectiveness of the Peach State LSAMP strategies will be shared with the education community to build the knowledge base and foster implementation of best practices. In addition, the project includes an exploratory study to investigate the fidelity of its community college transfer bridge program. The study has the potential to determine if and why this intervention is effective and contribute to other in-depth research studies on the impact of this STEM pathway. The best practices implemented in this project will have transferable values for STEM activities in other institutions in the nation. It will also create an environment in which the outcomes achieved will be sustainable after the project comes to an end. Peach State LSAMP will not only increase the number of successful students completing degrees in STEM disciplines, but is also committed to creating a more diverse and competitive STEM workforce in Georgia and beyond.