Leadership Alliance National Symposium

描述（由申请人提供）：领导力联盟（LA）是一个由31所大学和学院组成的联盟，其共同使命是鼓励未被充分代表的少数民族寻求研究和学术事业。该联盟解决的主要社会问题是这些群体作为教育者、领导者和决策者在学术界的参与度相对较低。洛杉矶商学院采用的一种方法是扩大机会，增加这些学生在研究和技术经验方面的参与，从而获得研究生和专业培训。洛杉矶理工学院的旗舰项目，暑期研究早期识别项目（SR-EIP）为19个不同的研究机构的学生提供8-10周的暑期研究实习；自项目启动以来，已有近1400名SR-EIP学生参加。该提案旨在为领导联盟全国研讨会（LANS）系列寻求支持，该系列每年为300名本科生，50-75名研究生和50名教师/管理人员举办一次研讨会，为期五年（2004-2008）。局域网的具体目标是：1)为代表性不足的本科生提供高质量的科学和技术演示体验；2)培养一批新兴博士，为他们提供科学传播、管理和博士后决策方面的工具和技能；3)扩大和加强局域网内和各局域网之间的网络、职业建设和指导机会；4)评估结果以监控项目目标的实现，开发有用的产品并维护和传播最佳实践。通过这种共同的努力，局域网照亮了通往教授的教育途径，并通过提供关键的资源、工具和指导网络来增强学生的努力。局域网络产品将继续通过局域网络网站定期向其与会者、其他会议组织者、机构和一般公众分发。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Leadership Alliance (LA) is a consortium of 31 universities and colleges which have as their collective mission to encourage underrepresented minorities to seek research and academic careers. The primary societal problem the Alliance addresses is the relatively low participation of these populations in academia as educators, leaders and decision makers. One means the LA employs is to expand opportunities and increase the participation of these students in research and technical experiences leading to graduate and professional training. The flagship program of the LA, the Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) provides 8-10 week summer research intemships for students at 19 different research institutions; nearly 1400 SR-EIP students have participated in this program since its inception. This proposal seeks support for the Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS) series, an annual symposium for 300 undergraduates, 50-75 graduate students and 50 faculty/administrators each year for five years (2004-2008). The specific aims of LANS are to: 1) provide a quality scientific and technical presentation experience for underrepresented undergraduates; 2) assemble a cohort of emerging Ph.D.s and provide them with tools and skills in scientific communication, management and post Ph.D. decisionmaking; 3) extend and enhance networking, career-building and mentoring opportunities within and among various LANS cohorts; and 4) evaluate results to monitor achievement of program aims, develop useful products and maintain and disseminate best practices. Through this concerted effort, the LANS illuminates the educational pathway leading to the professoriate and enhances students' endeavors by providing critical resources, tools and mentoring network. LANS products will continue to be routinely disseminated to its conferees, other conference organizers, institutions and the general public through the LA website.