LSAMP: Islands of Opportunity Alliance

太平洋地区拥有丰富的财富，来自不同背景的人，不幸的是，他们在科学领域的代表性不足，但如果存在的障碍和障碍得到改善，并提供适当的机会鼓励学生取得成功，他们在STEM领域为社会做出贡献的潜力巨大。特殊的障碍包括与世隔绝、中学科学教育资源往往不足、大学中科学和数学技能的补救能力不足，以及导致STEM学科毕业的代表性不足群体的学生“渠道不畅”。我们建议在NSF的路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与计划联盟内建立一个机会之岛联盟，通过实现四个具体目标来帮助堵住管道中的漏洞。我们的第一个目标是建立联盟活动，通过建立桥梁计划来改善联盟学校STEM专业的学生招聘，改进联盟各校区之间的科学课程衔接协议，并开展有针对性的招聘活动。我们的第二个目标是为这些本科生提供STEM领域的研究和/或实习经验。我们的第三个目标是通过改进咨询、导师计划、同伴辅导、学术技能研讨会、为学生和教师建立年度联盟会议以及为联盟成员创建通讯渠道（包括通讯和网站），提高通过STEM领域学士学位毕业的代表性不足的学生的保留率。我们的第四个目标是通过教师发展，包括文化意识讲习班，夏季研究机会，bown bagseminars和新的教师方向讲习班，以改善STEM领域的教学。智力MeritThe Islands of Opportunity Alliance建立在全国各地过去和当前LSAMP计划的成功基础上，利用已被证明是最好的实践来实现提高STEM领域代表性不足的学生毕业率的主要目标。联盟利用关于跨文化交流和岛民学习方式的广泛学术研究成果，以及成功地跨越岛屿之间遥远距离的行政结构，使这些最佳做法适应太平洋地区独特的文化和地理环境。更广泛的影响夏威夷和太平洋地区总的来说横跨地球仪的很大一部分，具有巨大的战略、经济、社会和文化影响力。和文化意义。太平洋地区的人民是美国的重要资源，他们可以为地方和国家的经济、知识和科学发展做出更大的贡献。太平洋地区的人们运用当地的科学原理航行了数千英里的海洋，这可以被认为是人类成就的奇迹之一。在即将到来的世纪里，它们将为世界提供更多的东西。

Project SummaryThe Pacific region has a rich treasury of people from diverse backgrounds who areunfortunately underrepresented in the sciences, but who have great potential to contributeto society in STEM areas if the barriers and obstacles that exist are ameliorated andappropriate opportunities are provided to encourage students success. Special barriersinclude isolation, often inadequate resources for secondary level science education,insufficient ability for remediation of science and mathematics skills in colleges, and aresulting "leaky pipeline" of students from underrepresented groups who graduate in theSTEM disciplines. We propose establishment of an Islands of Opportunity Alliancewithin the Louis Stokes-Alliances for Minority Participation Program of NSF to helpstaunch the leaks in the pipeline through fulfilling four specific objectives.Our first objective is to set up Alliance activities that will improve recruitment ofunderrepresented students into STEM majors at Alliance schools through theestablishment of bridge programs, improved articulation agreements for science coursesamong Alliance campuses, and creation of targeted recruitment activities. Our secondobjective is to provide research and/or internship experiences for these undergraduatestudents in STEM fields. Our third objective is to improve retention of underrepresentedstudents through graduation with a baccalaureate degree in STEM fields throughimproved advising, mentorship programs, peer tutoring, academic skills workshops,establishment of an annual Alliance conference for students and faculty, and creation ofcommunication outlets for Alliance members, including a newsletter and web site. Ourfourth objective is to improve instruction in STEM fields through faculty developmentincluding cultural awareness workshops, summer research opportunities, bown bagseminars and new faculty orientation workshops.Intellectual MeritThe Islands of Opportunity Alliance builds upon the successes of past and current LSAMPPrograms throughout the country, utilizing practices that have been shown to bestaccomplish the primary goal of increasing graduation rates of underrepresented studentsin STEM fields. The Alliance has adapted these best practices to the unique cultural andgeographic setting of the Pacific region, utilizing the extensive scholarship on crossculturalcommunication and on learning styles of islander peoples, and administrativestructures that have succeeded in spanning the vast distances between islands.Broader ImpactHawaii and the Pacific region in general spans a large proportion of the globe, havinggreat strategic, economic, and cultural significance for the nation. The people of thePacific are an important resource for the U.S. who can provide greater contributions toeconomic, intellectual and scientific growth at local and national levels. The Pacificpeoples have used native scientific principles to navigate over thousands of miles ofocean in what may be considered one of the wonders of human achievement. They havemuch more to offer the world in the coming century.