Pre-Alliance Planning: Northern New England LSAMP

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）项目向机构联盟提供资金，这些机构实施全面、循证和持续的方法，以扩大历史上在STEM中代表性不足的种族/族裔群体（非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民）学生的参与，主要是在本科阶段。这些方法有助于培养出准备充分的、高素质的、有动力追求STEM研究生教育或职业生涯的学生。从2016财年开始，LSAMP现在接受“联盟前规划拨款”的提议，这些拨款将支持发展伙伴关系和形成新联盟（包括通往学士学位的桥梁）所需的活动所需的规划。这些资助的预期成果包括：(i)机构领导人和合作机构的STEM教师的承诺；（ii）机构间紧密合作的证据；（iii）制定未来联盟的愿景和/或主题；（iv）将导致提交LSAMP（联盟）提案的联盟活动的综合计划。新罕布什尔大学（UNH）的最终目标是在新英格兰北部（NNE）建立一个联盟，该大学将利用联盟前规划拨款来评估潜在联盟伙伴的需求、制度环境和基础设施。特别是，联合国大学将带头努力：(i)组建一个由经验丰富的LSAMP方案主任组成的咨询小组，就LSAMP运作的文化和最佳做法提供指导；（ii）为东北东北部地区制定和整合新的LSAMP，与该地区高等教育机构的承诺保持一致，并利用这些机构的承诺，增加STEM学位持有者的种族和民族多样性；（iii）为东北地区LSAMP活动制定循证和目标导向的方法。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program provides funding to alliances of institutions that implement comprehensive, evidence-based, and sustained approaches to broadening participation of students from racial/ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders) primarily at the undergraduate level. These approaches facilitate the production of well-prepared students highly-qualified and motivated to pursue graduate education or careers in STEM.Beginning FY2016, LSAMP now accepts proposals for "pre-alliance planning grants" that would support the planning necessary for developing the partnerships and activities required to form new alliances (including Bridge to the Baccalaureate). The expected outcomes of these grants include: (i) commitment from institutional leaders and STEM faculty at partner institutions; (ii) evidence of cohesive partnerships between institutions; (iii) creation of a vision and/or theme for a future alliance; and (iv) comprehensive plans for alliance activities that would lead to the submission of an LSAMP (alliance) proposal.With the ultimate goal of forming an alliance in Northern New England (NNE), The University of New Hampshire (UNH) will use the pre-alliance planning grant to assess the needs, institutional climates and infrastructure of potential alliance partners. In particular, UNH will lead efforts to: (i) assemble an advisory team comprised of experienced LSAMP program directors for guidance on the culture and best practices for LSAMP operation; (ii) develop and integrate a new LSAMP for NNE that aligns with and leverages the commitments of the region's institutions of higher education to increase the racial and ethnic diversity among holders of STEM degrees; and (iii) develop an evidence-based and goal-oriented approach for NNE LSAMP activities.