Meeting the Challenge: the Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

人口研究表明，少数民族和种族以及妇女在科学、技术、工程和数学领域的代表性仍然不足。 在国家科学基金会的支持下，密歇根大学、密歇根州立大学、西密歇根大学和韦恩州立大学于2005年建立了少数群体参与的里根-路易斯·斯托克斯联盟。这项活动的发起，以帮助多样化的劳动力，包括更多的代表性不足的少数民族（URM），以反映人口，使学生和教师在不同的群体，在21世纪世纪有效的工作的要求合作。URM的持续目标是到2015年将获得STEM领域学士学位的URM学生数量增加一倍。 作为一个中层联盟，MI-LSAMP将充分利用第一阶段工作中确定的最佳实践，并扩大与9所密歇根社区学院的合作，以显着增加有潜力在MI-LSAMP支持下取得成功的入学学生人数。在第一阶段的努力，我们了解到，并确认转学招生，预第一年的过渡计划和研究是非常有效的工具，招聘，保留和确保MI-LSAMP学生的毕业。通过调查和评估，我们还了解到，参与MI-LSAMP联盟范围内的活动，通过多元文化服务办公室进行辅导，以及建立当地支持网络，都有助于第一年取得成功。经过仔细考虑他们的多样性，接近4年的MI-LSAMP机构和人口，大急流城社区学院，卡拉马祖谷社区学院，凯洛格社区学院，密歇根湖学院，兰辛社区学院，马科姆社区学院，马斯科贡社区学院，沃什特诺社区学院和韦恩县社区学院区的承诺被邀请正式与MI-LSAMP合作。这些机构之所以被选中，还因为它们与该州或马达加斯加的其他四年制机构合作，可以用来传播调查结果，扩大劳工部-LSAMP的覆盖范围。密歇根大学安娜堡分校是该项目的牵头机构。 在今后五年中，将继续为所有参与机构开展并加强上述方案和活动。

Demographic studies indicate that ethnic and racial minorities, and women continue to be under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Western Michigan University and Wayne State University established the Michigan-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) in 2005. This activity was launched to help diversify the workforce to include greater numbers of under-represented minorities (URM) to reflect the population and enable students and faculty to collaborate in diverse groups, a requirement for effective work in the 21st century.The MI-LSAMP?s continuing goal is to double the number of URM students earning baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields by 2015. As a Mid-Level Alliance, the MI-LSAMP will fully exploit best practices identified during the Phase I effort, and expand collaborations with 9 Michigan community colleges in order to significantly increase the number of enrolled students who have the potential to be successful with support from the MI-LSAMP. During the Phase I effort we learned and confirmed that transfer admissions, Pre-First Year transition programs and research are very effective tools for recruiting, retaining and ensuring the graduation of MI-LSAMP students. We also learned, via surveys and evaluations, that participation in the MI-LSAMP alliance-wide activities, mentoring through the multicultural services offices, and establishment of a local support network contributed to a successful first year. After careful consideration of their commitment to diversity, proximity to the 4-year MI-LSAMP institutions and demographics, Grand Rapids Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community College, Lake Michigan College, Lansing Community College, Macomb Community College, Muskegon Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Wayne County Community College District were invited to formally collaborate with the MI-LSAMP. These institutions were also selected because of their collaborations with other 4-year institutions in the State or Michiganthat could be used to disseminate findings and extend the reach of the MI-LSAMP. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is the lead institution for this project. The aforementioned programs and activities will be continued and enhanced over the next five years for all participating institutions.