Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Alabama LSAMP

路易·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟(LSAMP)计划的总体目标是通过增加授予LSAMP人口的STEM学士学位和研究生学位的数量，帮助大学和学院使国家的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力多样化。LSAMP人口被定义为来自STEM企业中代表性不足的群体：黑人和非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔和拉丁裔美国人、美国印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。阿拉巴马州路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(ALSAMP)由9个不同的机构组成，包括博士授予机构和5所历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)。这些机构是：阿拉巴马大学(牵头机构)；阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校；阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校；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)；阿拉巴马农工大学(HBCU)。2023-2028年ALSAMP计划的总体目标是不断改进战略，使基于证据的招生和保留做法制度化和持续，以确保学生成功完成STEM学科的本科和研究生学位，特别是国家优先的科学和技术领域。具体地说，为了支持培养一支准备充分的21世纪劳动力队伍，以迎接美国国家科学基金会的大想法--“驾驭数据革命”--的挑战，阿拉巴马州的LSAMP为所有学生整合了一套必要的混合计算编程。将实施的循证实践包括：基于绩效的津贴支持、第一年的桥梁项目、春季研究会议、夏季研究体验、社区大学/转学桥梁和国际研究机会。这项研究调查了LSAMP人群参与课外和课外职业发展(ECCD)活动的影响因素。由于对这一群体的STEM学生很少进行这一主题的研究，这项研究有助于针对代表性不足群体的STEM规划研究，以及关于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的研究会议，将有LSAMP社区内的STEM路径研究联盟参加，以广泛传播社区的STEM教育研究活动。还将通过联盟网站、参加会议以及在STEM和专业协会期刊上发表文章来传播外部评估和研究报告。ALSAMP活动有可能促进本科生STEM教育的广泛和持续变革。新的计算部分将扩大STEM专业的技能集，以满足计算作为一种跨学科技能的日益增长的需求。国内外的研究经验有助于培养一支具有全球竞争力的劳动力队伍。研究研究和评估的结果有可能改善LSAMP和其他针对代表不足群体的学生的项目，有助于实现增加STEM项目学位数量的更大目标。这一奖项反映了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 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.