Obtaining the PhD and the Road to STEM Careers

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通过培养具有高度竞争力的学生，使STEM劳动力多样化，这些学生来自历史上在STEM学科中代表性不足的群体：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原住民。LSAMP通往博士学位的桥梁（BD）活动的目标是增加来自代表性不足人群的STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士学位的入学和完成。在美国高等教育机构实施的BD项目有助于实现美国国家科学基金会2014-2018年战略计划的目标之一，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”。为了保持全球竞争力，美国必须在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供卓越的教育准备。佛罗里达大学（UF） 2017-2019学年的BD项目将从参加全国路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）本科课程的学生中选出12名博士生。佛罗里达大学研究生院在四所拥有STEM博士项目的佛罗里达大学学院的支持下指导该项目。佛罗里达大学长期致力于提高各个层次的多样性，重点是提高博士课程的多样性和扩大博士生人数。BD项目通过鼓励BD学者与校园内各种以学生为基础的团体互动，在学生之间营造合作和同伴支持的环境。项目要素的影响，包括专业发展机会、正式课程、研讨会、研讨会和研究培训，将为BD学者在其职业生涯中的研究、教学和创新的各个方面做好准备。预计许多参与者将成为未来STEM学生和年轻STEM专业人员的榜样和导师。编程将开始之前，通过一个创新的六周暑期方向研究生院和UF社区的常规课程。预计许多参与者将成为未来STEM学生和年轻STEM专业人员的榜样和导师。

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 BD project at the University of Florida (UF) for the 2017-2019 academic period will support 12 doctoral students selected from students who participated in Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) undergraduate programs across the nation. The UF Graduate School directs the project with support from four UF colleges with STEM PhD programs. The UF has a long-standing commitment to increasing diversity at all levels, with an emphasis on enhancing diversity in PhD programs and expanding the PhD student population.The BD program fosters an environment of collaboration and peer support among students by encouraging BD scholars to engage with the various student-based groups on campus. The impact of the program elements, including professional development opportunities, formal coursework, workshops, seminars, and research training, will prepare BD scholars for all aspects of research, teaching and innovation in their professional careers. It is anticipated that many participants will serve as role models and mentors for future cohorts of STEM students and young STEM professionals. Programming will begin before the onset of regular coursework through an innovative six-week summer orientation to graduate school and the UF community. It is anticipated that many participants will serve as role models and mentors for future cohorts of STEM students and young STEM professionals.