Louis Stokes STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: PUI-SATX-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划帮助大学和学院努力大幅增加科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的高质量学位课程录取并成功完成的学生数量，以实现STEM劳动力的多样化。特别强调通过创新的、基于证据的招聘和保留战略以及相关的教育经验来转变本科STEM教育，以支持在STEM学科中历来代表性不足的种族和民族：非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美国印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。这些战略有助于培养准备充分、高素质、有动力在STEM接受研究生教育或从事职业生涯的学生。培养STEM人才的需求已经确立。对于美国(美国)为了保持全球竞争力，至关重要的是要挖掘所有公民的才华，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。圣玛丽大学、圣母湖大学、三一大学和化身世界大学，主要是圣安东尼奥的本科大学(PUI)，组成了Pui-Satx Louis Stokes少数民族参与联盟，这是一个新的STEM Path Implementation-Only(SPIO)联盟。这一机构联盟将主要面向社会经济邮政编码较低地区的学生，主要是在得克萨斯州中部参加STEM干预措施，以获得STEM学士学位并为进入STEM研究生学位课程做准备。活动将包括津贴支持、参与体验式研究、同行辅导、导师圈和其他STEM专业发展活动。活动将把家庭成员纳入招募和保留活动，如La Familia迎新活动。Pui-Satx LSAMP项目将通过其网站和STEM专业社区以及STEM教育杂志和STEM教育研究杂志等出版物广泛传播其项目成果。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 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. The need for cultivating STEM talent has been well established. 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. St. Mary’s University, Our Lady of the Lake University, Trinity University, and the University of the Incarnate Word, all Primarily Undergraduate Universities (PUIs) in San Antonio, have formed the PUI-SATX Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, a new STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO) alliance. This alliance of institutions will target students in low socioeconomic zip codes primarily in Central Texas for participation in STEM interventions leading to the STEM baccalaureate degree and preparation for entry into STEM graduate degree programs. Activities will include stipend support, participation in experiential research, peer mentoring, mentoring circles and other STEM professional development activities. Activities will incorporate family members in recruitment and retention activities such as La Familia orientations. The PUI-SATX LSAMP project will disseminate its project findings broadly via its website and through STEM professional communities and publications such as the Journal of STEM Education and Journal of Research in STEM Education.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.