Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: The Tennessee Valley Tri-State LSAMP Alliance-Creating a Pathway of Success for General STEM Education

Louis Stokes 新 STEM 途径实施联盟：田纳西河谷三州 LSAMP 联盟 - 为普通 STEM 教育创造成功之路

• 批准号: 2308688
• 负责人: Katherine Kinney
• 金额: $ 249.72万
• 依托单位: University of North Alabama
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2028-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308688&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louis; Stokes; New; STEM; Pathways

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: Blacks and African Americans, Hispanic and Latino 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 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 Tennessee Valley Tri-State STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO) Alliance, under the leadership of the University of North Alabama (UNA), includes the University of Tennessee Martin (UTM), Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC). The institutions are located in NSF's Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions. Resulting from a 2020 LSAMP planning award, the project's objective is designed to execute a pathway specifically devised to improve general STEM education outcomes for students matriculating in undergraduate studies. Activities include creating and implementing an annual Summer Bridge Program for incoming Scholars focused on basic math preparation and basic science skills, an annual Alliance-wide symposium, practical skills development, peer tutoring, and social supports. Dedicated access to a cohort of STEM Faculty mentors at each of our sites will promote and support student engagement in research activities. In the long-term, the alliance has an unprecedented opportunity to infuse regional and national job markets with trained and diverse STEM professionals from rural backgrounds.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.

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划协助大学和学院努力显著增加学生入学人数并成功完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的高质量学位课程，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，以及支持在STEM学科中历史上代表性不足的种族和族裔群体的相关教育经验来改造本科STEM教育：黑人和非裔美国人，西班牙裔和拉丁美洲人，美洲印第安人，阿拉斯加原住民，夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。这些战略促进了准备充分的学生的生产，高素质和积极性，追求研究生教育或职业生涯在干。培养STEM人才的必要性已经确立。美国要保持全球竞争力，就必须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。田纳西河流域三州STEM路径实施唯一（SPIO）联盟，北亚拉巴马大学（UNA）的领导下，包括田纳西马丁大学（UTM），密西西比女子大学（MUW）和西北浅滩社区学院（NW-SCC）。 这些机构位于NSF的既定计划，以刺激竞争力的研究（EPSCoR）管辖区。从2020年LSAMP规划奖的结果，该项目的目标是执行专门设计的途径，以提高本科学生录取的一般STEM教育成果。活动包括为即将入学的学者创建和实施年度夏桥计划，重点是基本的数学准备和基本的科学技能，年度联盟范围的研讨会，实践技能发展，同伴辅导和社会支持。在我们的每个站点专门访问STEM教师导师的队列将促进和支持学生参与研究活动。 从长远来看，该联盟有一个前所未有的机会，为地区和国家就业市场注入来自农村背景的训练有素和多样化的STEM专业人员。该奖项反映了NSF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力审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。