AMP: The University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation

HRD-9701775 ARENAZ德克萨斯大学少数族裔参与系统联盟(UT-SYSTEM AMP)汇集了德克萨斯大学系统的所有九个学术组成部分和十个地区社区学院合作伙伴，以努力增加代表不足的少数族裔学生和来自其他服务不足人群的学生的数量，这些学生注册和毕业于科学、数学、工程和技术的学士学位课程，并进入UT-System大学的MMET领域的研究生课程。UT系统AMP的活动得到了与行业和政府机构的伙伴关系的支持，特别是与国家实验室的伙伴关系。该联盟的教育机构服务于一个快速增长的区域，到本十年结束时，该区域的少数族裔将占人口的大多数。这些机构中最突出的是位于美墨边境地区的那些为大量拉美裔学生服务的机构，以及位于大都市地区的那些主要为通勤学生服务的机构，其中包括许多少数族裔。UT-System在全系统范围内高度重视提高本科生的留校率，并证明这些本科生有更多机会进入SMET的研究生课程。该提案还强调全系统共享资源以实现这些目标。在第二阶段，德克萨斯大学少数族裔参与系统联盟致力于实现以下目标：1)到2002年，德克萨斯大学系统AMP大学将在SMET毕业至少1500名代表不足的少数族裔和其他服务不足的学生，比1995-1996年基线增加70%；2)到2002年秋季，UT系统AMP大学将在SMET研究生课程中招收至少600名代表不足的少数族裔和其他服务不足的学生，比1995年秋季的基线增加约40%。AMP计划的活动将集中在三个主要领域：(1)通过制定所有合作机构的战略来留住SMET专业的学生，以解决SMET专业二年级学生的留住问题；(2)为有意攻读高级学位的SMET专业学生提供指导和职业发展机会。活动包括为UT-System机构开发联合研究生院申请，在每个伙伴机构举办GRE讲习班和职业发展/指导活动；以及(3)为参加研究和夏季桥牌活动的学生提供津贴支持、指导和培训。德克萨斯大学系统AMP正在永久性地改变德克萨斯州SMET高等教育的性质。通过UT-System AMP，参与的大学提高了知名度，并提高了校长、校长和首席学术官对SMET项目成果和未被充分代表的少数族裔学生地位的认识。为德克萨斯大学系统少数人参与联盟提供领导的将是一个理事会，由德克萨斯大学系统常务副校长詹姆斯·邓肯担任主席，该委员会包括UT系统成员机构和参与的社区学院的校长、副校长或发起人，以及来自行业和国家研发社区的选定数量的专家。在每年的会议上，理事会将继续对UT系统AMP进行全面监督。由院长、教席和杰出教员组成的学术领导委员会(ALC)参与了他们机构AMP活动的实施。ALC每年召开两次会议。

HRD-9701775 Arenaz The University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation (UT-System AMP) brings together all nine academic components of The University of Texas System and ten regional community college partners in an effort to increase the number of under-represented minority students and students from other underserved populations enrolling in and graduating from baccalaureate programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and entering graduate programs in SMET fields of UT-System universities. The activities of the UT-System AMP are supported by partnerships with industry and government agencies, particularly national laboratories. The educational institutions in the Alliance serve a rapidly growing region, where by the decade's end minorities will comprise a majority of population. Prominent among the institutions are those in the U.S.-Mexico Border regions serving large numbers of Hispanic students and those in metropolitan areas serving mainly commuter students, including many minorities. The UT-System places a high degree of importance, system-wide, on improving retention among undergraduates and proving enhanced opportunities for these undergraduates to enter graduate programs in SMET. This proposal also emphasize the system-wide sharing of resources to attain these goals. In Phase II, the University of Texas System Alliance for Minority Participation is committed to achieving the following objectives: 1) The UT-System AMP universities will graduate a minimum of 1,500 under-represented minority and other underserved students with B.S. degrees in SMET by 2002, an increase of 70% over 1995-1996 baseline and 2) the UT- System AMP universities will enroll a minimum of 600 under-represented minority and other underserved student in the SMET graduate programs by the fall of 2002, an increase of about 40% over the fall 1995 baseline. AMP program activities will focus on three major areas: (1) retention of students who are SMET majors through the development of strategies of all partner institutions to address retention of second year students in SMET; (2) mentoring and career development opportunities for SMET majors interested in pursuing an advanced degree. Activities include the development of a joint graduate school application for UT-System institutions, GRE workshops and career development/mentoring activities at each partner institution; and (3) stipend support, mentoring and training for students participating in research and summer bridge activities. The UT-System AMP is permanently changing the nature of SMET higher education in Texas. Through the UT-System AMP, the participating universities have raised the visibility and increased the awareness of the chancellor, presidents and chief academic officers about SMET program outcomes and the status of under-represented minority students. Providing leadership to the UT-System Alliance for Minority Participation will be a Governing Board, chaired by James Duncan, Executive Vice Chancellor of The University of Texas System which includes presidents, vice-presidents or provosts of UT-System member institutions and participating community colleges as well as a selected number of experts from industry and the national R&D community. Meeting annually, the Governing Board will continue to provide general oversight of the UT-System AMP. The Academic Leadership Council (ALC), composed of deans, chairs and distinguished faculty are involved in the implementation of AMP activities at their institution. The ALC meets twice yearly.