Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation: A Senior Alliance for Broadening Participation in STEM

牵头机构科罗拉多州立大学（CSU）与14个机构合作伙伴组成了CO-AMP联盟。该联盟提出了一项战略和全面的努力，以解决与代表性不足的少数民族，有色人种妇女和残疾人成功完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学士学位相关的以下目标：1）继续提高STEM学科的学士学位完成率;2）提高从两年制到四年制院校的保留率和转移率; 3）加强与科罗拉多的西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）的伙伴关系;4）加强研究生院的准备工作;5）推广国际研究经验，以增强全球多样性和理解。自成立以来，CO-AMP联盟的努力已经从预科阶段延伸到研究生院课程的招生。该联盟一直是伙伴机构的主要推动力，鼓励和激励学生脱颖而出，并以学士学位毕业？S.在STEM领域的学位。不同学生的入学率和知名度也有所增加，最近LS CO-AMP入学率增加了84%。除了NSF的支持外，中央管理部门、联盟的部门和学院以及行业合作伙伴也提供了大量支持。最重要的是，联合会的教职员工为学生提供了个性化的支持，没有这些支持，活动就不会如此成功。目标1至5中的大多数（如果不是全部的话）拟议举措已经并将继续在伙伴机构中制度化。少数民族学生尽早融入大学生活必须从招生办公室开始，早期的教师建议和指导与这个过程有关。拟议的数学技能建设和科学课程援助将继续并进一步扩大。学生的学术进步也将通过参与NAPIRE和其他国际研究经验得到加强，为全球多样性和理解做出贡献。此外，在2年制和4年制大学进一步建立专业协会对于提高科学认同和融入专业社区至关重要。这种来自这些不同方案的国家资源的合作，对于确保代表性不足的少数民族、有色人种妇女和残疾人的利益至关重要;并将继续作为一个重要的结构后，继续从theNSF的资金不再可用。智力功绩创新计划的基础上，廷托模型和研究成果，从高等教育研究所（HERI）将以提高学生的学术和社会融入大学生活为目标，并促进学生？作为科学家的自我认同CO-AMP将整合2年制和4年制机构之间的数学援助和学习。高中，2年/4年制大学和研究生院之间的管道将通过教师指导整合到招生过程中，在校园内建立专业社团，并通过创新的夏季研讨会，在2年和4年制校园的研究以及国际研究经验建立桥梁。评估工作将提供以证据为基础的方法，以提高学生的保留率。CO-AMP拥有合格员工的历史，以及设施，网络和合作伙伴关系，专注于建立更强大的基础设施，将继续建立联盟的能力和兼容性。更广泛的影响CO-AMP将开展的计划和活动涵盖招聘和保留的核心领域，包括教师培训，推广成熟的计划，行业参与的支持，以及进行研究，以确定最佳做法，为学生准备更高水平的数学和科学。CO-AMP与科罗拉多和FortLewis（美国仅有的三所美洲原住民服务非部落学院之一）的所有西班牙裔服务机构合作，使其处于最佳位置，为最多的西班牙裔和美洲原住民学生提供服务。研究结果将在会议上介绍并出版，以进一步了解多样性教育这一重要领域。这些成果将减少教育差距，提高少数民族/部落社区的科学知识，因为受过训练的少数民族科学家将发挥榜样和教育者的作用。

Colorado State University (CSU), the lead institution, in collaboration with fourteen institutionalpartners constitutes the CO-AMP consortium. The Consortium is proposing a strategic andcomprehensive effort to address the following goals in connection with underrepresented minorities,women of color, and persons with disabilities successfully completing baccalaureate degrees in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM):1) Continue to increase bachelor degree completion in STEM disciplines;2) Improve retention and transfer rates from 2-year to 4-year institutions;3) Enhance partnerships with Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in Colorado;4) Strengthen graduate school preparation;5) Promote international research experiences to enhance global diversity and understanding.Since its inception, efforts of the CO-AMP Consortium have extended from the pre-freshmenlevel to enrollment in graduate school programs. The Consortium has been a major driving force atpartner institutions to encourage and motivate students to excel and graduate with a bachelor?s. degree inSTEM fields. The enrollment and visibility of diverse students has also increased, demonstrated by therecent 84% increase in LS CO-AMP enrollment. A significant level of support, in addition to that fromthe NSF, has been provided by central administrations, Departments and Colleges of the Consortium,and industry partners. Most importantly, the Consortium faculty and staff have provided individualizedstudent support without which the activities would not have been as successful.Most, if not all, of the proposed initiatives in goals 1 through 5 have been and will continue to beinstitutionalized at partner institutions. Early integration of minority students into college life must start inthe admissions office with early faculty advising and mentoring linked to the process. Proposed math skillbuilding and science course assistance will be continued and further expanded. Student academicadvancement will also be enhanced by participation in NAPIRE and other international researchexperiences, contributing to global diversity and understanding. In addition, further establishment ofprofessional societies at 2-year and 4-year colleges is critical to increasing science identity andintegration into the professional community. This collaboration of national resources, resulting from thesediverse programs, is essential to assure benefits to underrepresented minorities, women of color, andperson with disabilities; and will be sustained as an essential structure continuing after funding from theNSF is no longer available.Intellectual MeritInnovative programs based on the Tinto Model and research results from the Higher EducationResearch Institute (HERI) will target improved academic and social integration of students into college lifeand promote students? self-identity as scientists. CO-AMP will integrate math assistance and curriculabetween 2-year and 4-year institutions. Pipelines between high school, 2-year/4-year colleges, andgraduate school will be integrated by faculty mentoring into the admissions process, establishingprofessional societies on campuses, and building bridges through innovative summer workshops,research at 2-year and 4-year campuses, and international research experiences. Evaluation efforts willprovide evidence-based methodologies for improving student retention. CO-AMP has a history of qualified staff, as well as the facilities, networks, and partnerships in place to focus onbuilding a stronger infrastructure that will continue to build capacity and compatibility in the Consortium.Broader ImpactsThe programs and activities CO-AMP will undertake cover the core areas of recruitment andretention, including training of faculty, promotion of proven programs, support from industry involvement,as well as conducting research to determine best practice in preparing students for higher levels of mathand science. CO-AMP is partnered with all of the Hispanic Serving Institutions in Colorado and FortLewis (one of only three Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Colleges in the US) making it optimallypositioned to serve the greatest number of Hispanic and Native American students. Results of researchconducted will be presented at conferences and published to further knowledge in this important area ofdiversity education. The results will reduce educational disparities and improve scientific knowledge inminority/tribal communities, as trained minority scientists act as role models and educators.