Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Alabama LSAMP

Louis Stokes 更新 STEM 途径和研究联盟：阿拉巴马州 LSAMP

• 批准号: 2308715
• 负责人: James Dalton
• 金额: $ 252.45万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 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: 2023-07-01 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308715&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louis; Stokes; Renewal; STEM; Pathways

The overall goal of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program is to assist universities and colleges in diversifying the nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce by increasing the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to persons from LSAMP populations. LSAMP populations are defined as persons from groups underrepresented in the STEM enterprise: Blacks and African-Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.The Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) consists of nine diverse institutions, including doctoral granting institutions and five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The institutions are: The University of Alabama (Lead Institution); University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Huntsville; University of South Alabama; Oakwood University (HBCU); Miles College (HBCU); Talladega College (HBCU); Stillman College (HBCU); and Alabama A&M University (HBCU). The overarching goal of the 2023-2028 ALSAMP program is to continuously improve strategies to institutionalize and sustain evidence-based recruitment and retention practices for student success in completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines, particularly scientific and technical areas of national priority. Specifically, in support of developing a well-prepared 21st century workforce to meet the challenge of the NSF Big Idea, "Harnessing the Data Revolution", the Alabama LSAMP incorporates a required suite of hybrid computational programming for all students. Evidence-based practices to be implemented include: performance-based stipend support, first-year bridge programs, spring research conference, summer research experiences, community college/transfer bridge, and international research opportunities. The research study investigates factors affecting the participation of LSAMP populations in extra- and co-curricular career development (ECCD) activities. With little research on this topic for this population of STEM students, the study contributes to research on STEM programming for underrepresented groups, as well as psychological research on motivation in educational settings. In project year 5, a broadening participation research conference is proposed that will involve participation from the STEM Pathways Research Alliances within the LSAMP community for broad dissemination of the community's STEM educational research activities. Dissemination of external evaluation and the research study will also occur through the alliance websites, conference participation and publication in STEM and professional association journals. ALSAMP activities have the potential to promote widespread and sustained transformation of undergraduate STEM education. The new computational component will broaden the skillset of STEM majors to address the growing needs of computation as a transdisciplinary skill. Research experiences, both domestic and abroad, contribute to the development of a globally competitive workforce. Findings from the research study and evaluation have the potential to improve LSAMP and other programs that target students from underrepresented groups, contributing to the larger goal of increasing the number of degrees earned in STEM programs.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·斯托克斯联盟（Louis Stokes）联盟（LSAMP）计划的总体目标是帮助大学和学院通过增加从LSAMP人口授予的人的STEM学士学位和研究生学位来增加国家科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）劳动力的多样化。 LSAMP人口被定义为STEM企业中代表性不足的人：黑人和非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔和拉丁美洲裔美国人，美国印第安人，美国印第安人，阿拉斯加原住民，华盛顿州土著人以及太平洋岛民。 （hbcus）。 机构是：阿拉巴马大学（主要机构）；阿拉巴马大学伯明翰；阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔大学；南阿拉巴马大学；奥克伍德大学（HBCU）;迈尔斯学院（HBCU）；塔拉迪加学院（HBCU）；斯蒂尔曼学院（HBCU）；和阿拉巴马州A＆M大学（HBCU）。 2023 - 2028年ALSAMP计划的总体目标是不断改善制度化和维持基于证据的招聘和保留惯例的战略，以成功完成STEM学科的本科和研究生学位，尤其是国家优先的科学和技术领域。具体而言，为了支持制定精心准备的21世纪劳动力，以应对NSF的挑战，“利用数据革命”，阿拉巴马州LSAMP为所有学生提供了一套所需的混合计算计划。 要实施的循证实践包括：基于绩效的津贴支持，一年级桥梁计划，春季研究会议，夏季研究经验，社区学院/转移桥以及国际研究机会。该研究研究了影响LSAMP人群参与外部和课外职业发展（ECCD）活动的因素。 对于这个STEM学生人群的该主题的研究很少，该研究有助于研究代表性不足的群体的STEM编程以及教育环境中动机的心理学研究。在项目第5年，提出了一个扩大参与研究会议，该会议将涉及LSAMP社区内研究联盟的STEM途径的参与，以广泛传播社区的STEM教育研究活动。外部评估和研究研究的传播还将通过联盟网站，会议参与以及STEM和专业协会期刊的出版物进行。 ALSAMP活动有可能促进本科生教育的广泛和持续转变。新的计算组件将扩大STEM专业的技能，以满足跨学科技能的日益增长的计算需求。 国内外的研究经验为全球竞争劳动力的发展做出了贡献。研究和评估的发现有可能改善针对代表性不足小组的学生的LSAMP和其他计划，这有助于增加STEM计划中获得的学位数量的更大目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过评估该基金会的知识分子功能和广泛的影响来评估NSF的法定任务。