AMP: Heartland's Alliance for Minority Participation

The Heartland's Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program是一项由11所中西部大学和学院共同努力的项目，其目的是大幅提高获得科学、工程和数学（SEM）学士学位的少数民族学生的质量和数量，随后，增加攻读研究生学位的少数民族学生的数量。该联盟有两个主要目标：在未来10年内，将参与机构中获得SEM学士学位的少数族裔人数增加15%，并将参与机构中获得SEM学科博士学位的少数族裔人数增加50%。大学前拓展计划将强调科学和数学教育在公立中小学的重要性，并鼓励有能力的少数族裔学生攻读经济管理硕士学位。专上/本科过渡计划将帮助SEM少数民族学生从高中和社区大学过渡到四年制大学。这一层次的特点是准备研讨会，辅导援助，支持团队，夏季研究机会和相关的丰富活动，旨在确保这些学生的成功。毕业生过渡学习计划将根据个人需求量身定制，并在学士学位后一年提供专门的导师和经济支持。在成功完成学士学位后的一年，学生将获得奖学金，以支持他们的正常研究生学习。研究生展将为参与的研究型大学的SEM项目提供额外的少数族裔招聘机会。

9550704 Sampson The Heartland's Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program is a collaborative effort of eleven midwestern universities and colleges whose purpose is to substantially increase the quality and quantity of minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in science, engineering and mathematics (SEM), and subsequently, to increase the number of minority students pursuing graduate degrees. There are two major objectives of the Alliance: to increase by 15 percent the number of minorities SEM baccalaureate degree recipients in participating institutions and to increase by 50 percent the number of minorities at participating institutions who earn doctorates in SEM disciplines in the next 10 years. The Pre-college Outreach Program will emphasize the importance of science and mathematics education in elementary and secondary public schools and encourage high-ability minority students to pursue SEM degrees. The Post-secondary/Undergraduate transition Program will assist SEM minority students in the transitions from high schools and community colleges to four-year institutions. This tier features readiness seminars, tutorial assistance, support teams, summer research opportunities and related enrichment activities, designed to ensure the success of these students. The Graduates Transition Program of study will be tailored to individual needs, and include a dedicated mentor and financial support during the post-baccalaureate year. After successful completion of the post-baccalaureate year, students will be awarded fellowships to support their regular graduate study. A graduate fair will provide for additional minority recruitment to the SEM programs of the participating research universities.