Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways and Research Alliance-Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP)

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群体（非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲印第安人或阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民或其他太平洋岛民）的学生数量，成功完成高质量的STEM学位课程。密歇根路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（MI-LSAMP）是一个STEM途径和研究联盟，自2005年以来一直得到LSAMP的资助，并将在他们成功的工作基础上，为学生在STEM领域的成功提供一个全面的方法，该方法基于多层次的基于力量的模型，包括强调研究和多模式指导计划，也涉及非认知能力。MI-LSAMP联盟的工作支持发展更加多样化和熟练的STEM劳动力，这是密歇根州和国家的强烈需求。MI-LSAMP联盟由四所四年制大学（密歇根大学，牵头机构；密歇根州立大学；韦恩州立大学；西密歇根大学）和两所社区学院（莫特社区学院和华盛顿社区学院）组成。该联盟的总体目标是将非裔美国人和其他历史上代表性不足的群体的四年制STEM学位产量提高20%。这一目标将通过以下活动来实现：增加社区学院和四年制大学的学位，增加从两年制转到四年制课程的学生数量，以及增加STEM研究生课程的学生数量。该联盟开发了一种全面的、基于群体的方法，即NXTGen STEM学者计划，学生在进入四年制大学之前一起参加暑期课程，并在整个学年和毕业期间得到持续的支持，包括研究经验。学生的专业和个人发展将包括个人发展计划、体验式学习、同伴指导、负责文化的财务建议。该联盟的知识生成研究侧重于调查在机构、项目和个人层面上，哪种基于优势的干预措施在扩大STEM参与方面最有效。MI-LSAMP参与者的基线调查数据最初将通过纵向随访数据收集收集，这些数据收集来自MI-LSAMP参与者和联盟机构STEM的可比非参与学生。该研究是对项目评估的补充，重点是测试联盟组成部分背后的理论。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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 groups (African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders) to successfully complete high quality degree programs in STEM. The Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP), a STEM Pathways and Research Alliance, has been supported by LSAMP funding since 2005 and will build on their successful work to provide a holistic approach to student success in STEM based on a Multilevel Strength-based model, including emphases on research and a multimodal mentoring plan, that also addresses non-cognitive abilities. The work of the MI-LSAMP Alliance supports developing a more diverse and skilled STEM workforce, a strong need for Michigan and for the Nation.The MI-LSAMP Alliance 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 overall goal of the Alliance is to increase four year degree production in STEM, by African Americans and other historically underrepresented groups, by 20%. This goal will be achieved by activities focused on increasing degrees earned at both community colleges and four year institutions, increasing numbers of students transferring from two year to four year programs, and increasing numbers of students matriculating in graduate programs in STEM. The Alliance has developed a holistic, cohort-based approach, the NXTGen STEM Scholars Program, where students start out together in a summer program before entering the four year institution and have continued support throughout the academic year and through graduation, including research experiences. Professional and personal development for students will include individual development plans, experiential learning, peer mentoring, culturally responsible financial advising. The Alliance’s knowledge generating research study is focused on investigating which strength based interventions, at the institutional, program and personal level, are most effective in broadening participation in STEM. Baseline survey data of MI-LSAMP participants will initially be collected with longitudinal follow-up data collection, from both MI-LSAMP participants and comparable non-participating students in STEM at Alliance institutions. The research is complementary to project evaluation with a focus on testing the theories underlying the Alliance components.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.