University System of Maryland, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, 2010-2015 (Senior-Level Alliance Project)

马里兰州路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（USM-LSAMP）的大学系统是一个高级联盟（10年或以上的NSF LSAMP资金）由三个机构组成。UMBC是与马里兰州大学帕克分校（UMCP）和马里兰州东海岸大学（UMES）合作的牵头机构。每个机构的独特特点为学生提供独特的不同环境;总之，这些机构为代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生提供了各种选择，主修科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域，选择一个校园，他们的学术，以及他们的心理社会需求可能会得到满足，他们可以茁壮成长。USM LSAMP的主要目标是通过历史上在STEM中代表性不足的群体扩大STEM学科的参与。 以下目标支持该项目的5年目标：-继续提高URM STEM本科生的保留率和毕业率的既定势头; -提高URM和其他学生在STEM领域的五年和六年毕业率; -增加URM STEM学生继续STEM领域研究生课程的人数;- 加强与社区学院的合作伙伴关系，以促进URM STEM和其他转入LSAMP机构的学生的顺利过渡和随后的学术成功; -促进和鼓励国际教育，研究和服务经验，以增加URM STEM学生的数量;以及-继续努力使USM LSAMP的成功组成部分制度化。这些目标将通过九个完善的联盟组成部分的活动来实现，这些组成部分基于在提高参与率，保留率，学习成绩，毕业率以及为URM学生在STEM领域的研究生课程的成功做准备等领域的最佳实践，并将得到NSF和其他资金来源的支持。这九个组成部分是：（1）夏桥项目;（2）学年研究和研究生入学准备;（3）在扩大STEM参与领域与更广泛社区合作的正式结构;（4）课程审查和修订;（5）社区学院转移到4年STEM项目;（6）国际教育，研究和服务;（7）学者社交网络社区;（8）跟踪学生进入STEM劳动力队伍;（8）继续制度化和传播吸引和留住STEM学科学生的最佳实践。该项目包括一个严格的评估计划，将提供形成性和总结性数据，用于持续改进项目。当前的全球经济状况增加了通过完成研究生课程来支持更多学生的必要性，因此他们将准备共同努力解决导致我们经济危机的许多短期和长期问题（例如，能源和信息技术的来源和使用。USM LSAMP机构已经建立了他们的声誉的一部分，能够认识到URM学生一直是美国未开发的STEM资源将这种认识转化为行动，USM LSAMP培养了URM STEM学生，发现他们敏锐的智力，磨练的领导能力和抛光的专业敏锐性使这些学生成为科学和工程劳动力非常宝贵的资产。USM LSAMP的成果将在EHR/HRD联合年会上报告，并通过联盟网站传播。 此外，管理团队将寻求机会，通过出版物和在专业会议上介绍情况，向更广泛的学术界介绍成果。

The University System of Maryland Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (USM-LSAMP) is a senior alliance (10 or more years of NSF LSAMP funding) consisting of three institutions. UMBC is the lead institution in partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES.) The distinct characteristics of each institution provide uniquely different environments for students; together, these institutions provide a variety of options for underrepresented minority (URM) students in majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields to choose a campus where their academic, as well as their psychosocial needs are likely to be met, and they can thrive. The primary goal of the USM LSAMP is to broaden participation in the STEM disciplines by groups that historically have been underrepresented in STEM. The following objectives support the 5-year goal of the project: - To continue the established momentum in increasing the retention and graduation rates of URM STEM undergraduates; - To increase the five-year and six-year graduation rates of URM and other students in STEM fields; - To increase the number of URM STEM students who go on to graduate programs in STEM fields; - To enhance partnerships with community colleges to facilitate smooth transitions and subsequent academic success for URM STEM and other students transferring to LSAMP institutions; - To promote and encourage international education, research, and service experiences for increasing numbers of URM STEM students; and - To continue efforts to institutionalize successful components of the USM LSAMP. These objectives will be achieved through the activities of the nine well-developed Alliance components that are based on best practices in the areas of increasing the participation, retention, academic performance, graduation rates, and preparation for success in graduate programs of URM students in STEM fields, and will be supported by NSF and other funding sources. The nine components are: (1) summer bridge programs; (2) academic year research and grduate school preparation; (3) formal structure for collaborations with the broader community in areas of broadening participation in STEM; (4) curriculum review and revision; (5) community college transfer to 4-year STEM programs; (6)international education, research and service; (7) community of scholars social networking; (8) student tracking into the STEM workforce; and,(8) continued institutionalization and dissemination of best practices in attracting and retaining students in STEM disciplines.The project includes a rigorous evaluation plan that will provide both formative and summative data to be used for continuous program improvement. The current state of the global economy has increased the need to support more students through completion of graduate programs so they will be prepared to join efforts to resolve many short-term and long-term problems contributing to our economic crisis (e.g., sources and use of energy and information technology.) The USM LSAMP institutions have built a portion of their reputations on being able to recognize that URM students have been an untapped STEM resource for the U.S. Putting that recognition into action, the USM LSAMP has cultivated URM STEM students and found that their sharp intellectual abilities, honed leadership skills, and polished professional acumen make these students very valuable assets to the science and engineering labor force. The outcomes of the USM LSAMP will be reported at the EHR/HRD Joint Annual Meeting and disseminated via the alliance websites. In addition, the management team will seek opportunities to present outcomes to the broader academic community through publications and presentations at professional meetings.