Bridge to the Doctorate at California State University, Los Angeles: CSU-LSAMP-BD Cohort 14

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划通过培养在STEM学科中历来代表性较低的群体中具有高度竞争力的学生，帮助大学和学院实现STEM劳动力的多样化：非洲裔美国人、阿拉斯加原住民、美国印第安人、西班牙裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。LSAMP通向博士的桥梁(BD)活动的目标是提高STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士入学和完成学业。在全国高等教育机构实施的BD项目有助于实现NSF 2014-2018年战略计划中的目标之一，即“整合教育和研究，以支持具有尖端能力的多样化STEM劳动力的发展。”为了保持美国在全球的竞争力，它必须在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。这一LSAMP通往博士学位的桥梁活动的表演地点是洛杉矶加州州立大学，这是加州州立大学-路易·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(CSU-LSAMP)包括的23个加州州立大学校区之一。该项目为LSAMP本科项目的12名毕业生提供了一座进入博士水平学习的硕士“桥梁”。硕士级别的体验旨在提高学员在STEM方面的毅力和能力，并在完成硕士学位后提升他们的博士学位。除了提供大量的财政支持，使学生能够全职专注于为期两年的硕士水平的课程工作和研究，该项目还提供了一套综合活动，旨在推动BD学生完成博士水平的学习。活动包括：(1)每月和学期与BD项目主任举行会议，以监测学生的进步并提供全面的建议；(2)一系列研讨会，重点是适应研究生院和在研究生院取得成功所需的信息/工具；(3)写作支持；(4)每周专业研讨会；(5)社区建设活动；(6)通过与教师和博士机构的项目合作，将研究员与博士项目“连接”起来；以及(7)帮助申请博士项目、经济援助和奖学金项目。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through the development of highly competitive students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The goal of the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity is to increase the quantity and quality of STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, with emphasis on Ph.D. matriculation and completion. BD programs implemented in the nation's institutions of higher education contribute to addressing one of the objectives in NSF's 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, namely to "integrate education and research to support development of a diverse STEM workforce with cutting-edge capabilities." For the U.S. to remain competitive globally, it must provide exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. The performance site for this LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Activity is California State University, Los Angeles, one of the 23 California State University campuses included in the California State University-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP). The project provides a Master's level "bridge" to doctoral-level study for a cohort of 12 graduates of LSAMP undergraduate programs. The Master's-level experience is designed to increase participant persistence and competencies in STEM and their advancement to Ph.D. programs following completion of the Master's degree. In addition to providing substantial financial support to enable students to focus full time on a two-year program of Master's-level course work and research, the project provides an integrated set of activities designed to advance BD students toward completion of doctoral level studies. Activities include: (1) monthly and semester meetings with the BD Project Director to monitor student progress and provide comprehensive advisement; (2) a workshop series focused on information/tools needed for adjustment to and success in graduate school; (3) writing support; (4) weekly professional seminars; (5) community building activities; (6) "connecting" Fellows to doctoral programs through collaborations with faculty and programs at Ph.D. institutions; and (7) assistance with applications to Ph.D. programs, financial aid and fellowship programs.