North Carolina LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program at NCA&T (2015-2017)

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划通过培养在STEM学科中历来代表性较低的群体中具有高度竞争力的学生，帮助大学和学院实现STEM劳动力的多样化：非洲裔美国人、阿拉斯加原住民、美国印第安人、西班牙裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。LSAMP通向博士的桥梁(BD)活动的目标是提高STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士入学和完成学业。对于保持全球竞争力的美国来说，至关重要的是挖掘其所有公民的才华，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。北卡罗来纳农业技术州立大学(NCA&amp；T)是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，也是北卡罗来纳州LSAMP(NCLSAMP)的牵头机构，将作为2015-2017年BD研究员队列的主办机构。NCLSAMP BD项目旨在通过结构化的咨询和指导模式，帮助学生融入研究生院的学术和社会文化。所采用的战略将有助于实现以下目标：从代表性不足的群体中增加训练有素、高技能的STEM专业人员的数量。最终，这些努力将增强学术界和STEM劳动力的多样性和代表性，从而提高国家的竞争力。NCA&amp；T的BD项目的总体目标是在全国范围内招募12名前LSAMP学生进入NCA&amp；T的STEM研究生项目，并通过密集的学术充实、专业发展、参与教师主导的研究和指导来揭开研究生学位过程的神秘面纱。这些活动旨在帮助成功过渡和保留BD研究员，包括：(I)定期安排与BD工作人员的会议；(Ii)为出席和参加专业会议和研讨会提供财政支持；(Iii)在学年和暑假期间积极参与研究；(Iv)在国家会议上发表演讲；(V)访问其他研究密集型机构的研究生研究实验室；以及(Vi)为申请选定的STEM博士学位课程做密集准备。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through the development of highly competitive students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The goal of the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity is to increase the quantity and quality of STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, with emphasis on Ph.D. matriculation and completion. For the U.S. to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T), a Historically Black University and lead institution for the North Carolina LSAMP (NCLSAMP), will serve as the host institution for the 2015-2017 cohort of BD Fellows. The NCLSAMP BD Program is designed to assist students' academic and social integration into the graduate school culture through a structured advisement and mentoring model. The strategies employed will contribute to the goal of increasing the quantity of well-trained, highly-skilled STEM professionals from underrepresented groups. Ultimately, these efforts would enhance diversity and representation in academia and the STEM workforce, thereby increasing the nation's competitiveness.The overall objectives of the BD Program at NCA&T are to recruit nationally a cohort of 12 former LSAMP students into STEM graduate programs at NCA&T and demystify the graduate degree process through intensive academic enrichment, professional development, involvement in faculty-led research, and mentoring. The activities, which are designed to assist the successful transition and retention of the BD Fellows, include: (i) regularly scheduled meetings with BD staff; (ii) financial support to attend and participate in professional meetings and seminars; (iii) active engagement in research during the academic year and summer; (iv) presentations at national conferences; (v) visitations to graduate research laboratories at other research-intensive institutions; and (vi) intensive preparation for application to selected STEM doctoral degree programs.