North Star STEM Alliance: Building on the Legacy of Minnesota's LSAMP

北极星 STEM 联盟：以明尼苏达州 LSAMP 遗产为基础

• 批准号: 1712619
• 负责人: Keisha Varma
• 金额: $ 374.83万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1712619&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: North; Star; STEM; Alliance; Building

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 North Star STEM Alliance (NSSA) was established in 2007 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 Minnesota. Participating institutions include three University of Minnesota campuses (Twin Cities, Duluth, and Morris); seven Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Bemidji State, Century College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Metropolitan State, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minnesota State University Mankato, and St. Cloud State) a tribal college (Leech Lake Tribal College) and three private colleges (Augsburg, Carleton, and St. Olaf). Community partners include the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota High Tech Association, and the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership. The goals of NSSA include: 1)Annual completion of 756 underrepresented minority (URM) STEM bachelor's degrees by 2022; 2) Deeper Alliance collaborations to improve students' pathways through all stages of transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions; and 3) Foster institutional change toward greater diversity and inclusion on Alliance campuses. These goals support the National Science Foundation'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 by creating pathways to undergraduate research experiences; group study, supplemental instruction and tutoring; faculty and peer mentoring; community building via cohorts and culturally based STEM student organizations; STEM conference travel; outreach to prospective community college transfer students; and campus climate initiatives. These activities are expected to produce higher rates of retention and graduation; and moreover, lead to a more talented and diverse STEM workforce.The knowledge generating research study encompasses a mixed methods research elucidating URM students' science identity development as influenced by research experiences, major and career exploration, mentoring, and co-curricular activities. The study will provide invaluable insight regarding how URM students can best thrive in programs that aim to support academic and career pathways. Evaluation of the Alliance programming and partnership will take the form of qualitative studies of URM STEM student experiences, Alliance programming, trend analyses of enrollment, retention, engagement, and graduation by URM STEM students; and formative and summative evaluation by an external evaluator.

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努力显著增加进入科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科并成功完成高质量学位课程的学生人数，以使STEM劳动力多样化。特别强调通过创新的、基于证据的招聘和保留策略，以及相关的教育经验来改变本科STEM教育，以支持历史上在STEM学科中代表性不足的种族和族裔群体：非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。这些策略有助于培养出准备充分、高素质、有动力追求STEM研究生教育或职业生涯的学生。美国要保持全球竞争力，至关重要的是要挖掘所有公民的才能，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供卓越的教育准备。北极星STEM联盟（NSSA）成立于2007年，以响应对更多样化和熟练的技术劳动力的需求。这种需求仍然存在，而且在明尼苏达州尤为迫切。参与机构包括明尼苏达大学的三个校区（双子城、德卢斯和莫里斯）；七所明尼苏达州立学院和大学（贝米吉州立大学、世纪学院、丰杜拉克部落和社区学院、大都会州立大学、明尼阿波利斯社区和技术学院、明尼苏达州立大学曼卡托分校和圣克劳德州立大学）、一所部落学院（水蛭湖部落学院）和三所私立学院（奥格斯堡、卡尔顿和圣奥拉夫）。社区合作伙伴包括明尼苏达科学博物馆、明尼苏达高科技协会和明尼苏达教育公平伙伴关系。NSSA的目标包括：1)到2022年每年完成756个未被充分代表的少数民族（URM） STEM学士学位；2)深化联盟合作，改善学生从社区大学到四年制大学转学的各个阶段；3)促进联盟校园的制度变革，以实现更大的多样性和包容性。这些目标支持了美国国家科学基金会的战略目标，即“培养一支世界级的、广泛包容的科学和工程队伍，并扩大所有公民的科学素养”。目标将通过创造本科生研究经历的途径来实现；小组学习、补充指导和辅导；教师和同伴指导；通过群组和基于文化的STEM学生组织进行社区建设；STEM会议旅行；面向社区大学转学生；以及校园气候倡议。这些活动预期将产生更高的留校率和毕业率；此外，还能培养出更有才华、更多样化的STEM劳动力。知识生成研究包括一种混合方法研究，阐明了URM学生的科学认同发展受研究经历、专业和职业探索、指导和课外活动的影响。这项研究将为URM学生如何在旨在支持学术和职业道路的项目中最好地发展提供宝贵的见解。对联盟规划和伙伴关系的评估将采取对URM STEM学生经历、联盟规划、入学、保留、参与和毕业趋势分析的定性研究的形式；由外部评估员进行形成性和总结性评估。

项目成果

STEM Stories: Fostering STEM Persistence for Underrepresented Minority Students Attending Predominantly White Institutions

STEM 故事：促进就读于以白人为主的院校的少数族裔学生对 STEM 的坚持

• DOI: 10.1177/08948453211073706
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of Career Development
• 影响因子: 2.9
• 作者: Jehangir, Rashné R.;Stebleton, Michael J.;Collins, Kelly
• 通讯作者: Collins, Kelly

Univariate and Multivariate Machine Learning Forecasting Models on the Price Returns of Cryptocurrencies

• DOI: 10.3390/jrfm14100486
• 发表时间: 2021-10
• 期刊: Journal of Risk and Financial Management
• 作者: D. Miller;Jong-Min Kim

Target identification for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) using precision mapping

使用精确测绘进行经颅磁刺激 (TMS) 目标识别

• DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.10.248
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Brain Stimulation
• 影响因子: 7.7
• 作者: Aaden, Amal;Morales-Carrasco, Cristian;Hermosillo, Robert;Byington, Nora;Feczko, Eric;Chen, Mo;Conelea, Christine;Fair, Damien;Miranda-Dominguez, Oscar
• 通讯作者: Miranda-Dominguez, Oscar

White Blood Cell Profiles in Long-Term Captive and Recently Captured Eastern Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum)

长期圈养和最近捕获的东方虎蝾螈（Ambystoma tigrinum）的白细胞特征

• DOI: 10.1643/cp-18-126
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Copeia
• 影响因子: 2.6
• 作者: Waye, Heather L.;Dolan, Peter C.;Hernandez, Alexis
• 通讯作者: Hernandez, Alexis