AMP: University of Maryland System Alliance for Minority Participation

9550593 Hrabowski拟议的马里兰大学少数族裔参与联盟(AMP)是一项全面的计划，旨在扩大和增加当前倡议的影响，这些倡议旨在大幅提高获得科学、工程和数学学士学位的少数族裔学生的数量和质量(SEM)。以下UMS机构将作为正式合作伙伴参与拟议的AMP：1)马里兰大学巴尔的摩县大学(UMBC)；2)马里兰大学学院公园(UMCP)；以及3)马里兰东岸大学(UMES)，这是一所历史上的黑人院校。更多的UMS机构已表示有兴趣参与拟议的UMS AMP。关于在第二年至第五年增加UMS合作伙伴的讨论正在进行中。UMBC主席Freeman A.Hrabowski博士三世在开发创新项目以扩大少数族裔EM学生的教育机会方面的领导能力获得了全国认可，他将成为拟议中的UMS AMP的首席研究员。Hrabowski博士因其在科学和数学领域对少数民族教育的杰出承诺和奉献精神而获得国家科学基金会1994年教育家奖。参加AMP的还有以下社区学院，它们位于参与的密歇根州州立大学机构附近，是少数民族SEM转学学生的主要供给者：1)安妮·阿伦德尔社区学院；2)巴尔的摩市社区学院；3)卡通斯维尔社区学院；4)切萨皮克社区学院；5)霍华德社区学院；6)蒙哥马利社区学院；7)乔治王子社区学院；8)WOR WIC社区学院。为了支持国家科学基金会的目标，建议的UMS AMP的主要目标包括：1.到1999-2000年这是一个关键的年份，每年产生大约800名少数族裔的理工科学士学位获得者。2.从1997年秋季开始，每年招收至少300名少数民族研究生。拟议的UMS AMP的次要目标是增加进入SEM职业生涯的少数族裔学生的数量，特别是教师职位。拟议的AMP的设计包括以下特点：院校领导人对项目成功的坚定承诺；消除少数族裔学生的经济障碍；夏季桥梁部分；学年部分；专注于提高知识和技能；专注于激励和支持；专注于监督和建议；专注于学术和社会互动；专注于“过滤”的SEM课程课程修订；以及支线社区学院的参与。

9550593 Hrabowski The proposed University of Maryland System (UMS) Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) is a comprehensive program that is designed to extend and increase the impact of current initiatives to increase substantially the quantity and quality of minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM). The following UMS institutions will participate as full partners in the proposed AMP: 1) the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); 2) the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); and 3) the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), a historically black institution. Additional UMS institutions have expressed and interest in participating in the proposed UMS AMP. Discussions regarding additional UMS partners for years two through five are underway. Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President of UMBC, has received national recognition for his leadership in developing innovative programs to expand educational opportunities for minority SEM students, and he will be the principal investigator for the proposed UMS AMP. Dr. Hrabowski received the National Science Foundation's 1994 Educator Award for his outstanding commitment and dedication in the education of minorities in the fields of science and mathematics. Also participating in the AMP will be the following community colleges located in close proximity of the participating UMS institutions and that serve as the primary feeders of minority SEM transfer students: 1) Anne Arundel Community College; 2) Baltimore City Community College; 3) Catonsville Community College; 4) Chesapeake Community College; 5) Howard Community College; 6) Montgomery Community College; 7) Prince Georges Community College; and 8) Wor Wic Community College. In support of NSF's goals, the primary goals of the proposed UMS AMP include the following: 1. To produce approximately 800 minority SEM baccalaureate recipients each year by the end of the 1999-2000 a cademic year. 2. To enroll at least 300 minority SEM graduate students per year beginning in the fall of 1997. The secondary goals of the proposed UMS AMP is to increase the number of minority students entering SEM careers, especially faculty positions. The proposed AMP's design includes the following characteristics: Strong commitment by institutional leaders to the program's success; Removal of financial barriers for minority students; A Summer Bridge Component; An Academic Year Component; Focus on improving knowledge and skills; Focus on motivation and support; Focus on monitoring and advising; Focus on academic and social interaction; Focus on "filter" SEM course curricula revision; and Involvement of feeder community colleges.