Obtaining the PhD and the Road to STEM Careers

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划帮助大学和学院通过培养具有高度竞争力的学生来实现STEM劳动力的多样化，这些学生来自历史上在STEM学科中代表性不足的群体：非洲裔美国人，阿拉斯加原住民，美洲印第安人，西班牙裔美国人，夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。LSAMP桥梁博士（BD）活动的目标是提高STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士学位。入学和毕业。在全国高等教育机构实施的BD计划有助于实现NSF 2014-2018战略计划中的目标之一，即“整合教育和研究，以支持具有尖端能力的多元化STEM劳动力的发展。“美国要保持全球竞争力，就必须在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。 在佛罗里达大学（UF）的BD项目为2017-2019学年将支持12名博士生从谁参加了路易斯·斯托克斯联盟少数民族参与（LSAMP）全国各地的本科生课程的学生中选出。 UF研究生院指导该项目与四个UF学院与STEM博士课程的支持。 UF有一个长期的承诺，以增加各级多样性，在博士课程的多样性和扩大博士生人口的重点。BD计划通过鼓励BD学者在校园里与各种学生为基础的群体参与，促进学生之间的协作和同行支持的环境。 该计划元素的影响，包括专业发展机会，正式的课程，讲习班，研讨会和研究培训，将准备BD学者的研究，教学和创新在他们的职业生涯的各个方面。预计许多参与者将成为未来STEM学生和年轻STEM专业人员的榜样和导师。 编程将开始之前，通过一个创新的为期六周的夏季方向研究生院和UF社区的正常课程开始。 预计许多参与者将成为未来STEM学生和年轻STEM专业人员的榜样和导师。

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. BD programs implemented in the nation's institutions of higher education contribute to addressing one of the objectives in NSF's 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, namely to "integrate education and research to support development of a diverse STEM workforce with cutting-edge capabilities." For the U.S. to remain competitive globally, it must provide exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. The BD project at the University of Florida (UF) for the 2017-2019 academic period will support 12 doctoral students selected from students who participated in Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) undergraduate programs across the nation. The UF Graduate School directs the project with support from four UF colleges with STEM PhD programs. The UF has a long-standing commitment to increasing diversity at all levels, with an emphasis on enhancing diversity in PhD programs and expanding the PhD student population.The BD program fosters an environment of collaboration and peer support among students by encouraging BD scholars to engage with the various student-based groups on campus. The impact of the program elements, including professional development opportunities, formal coursework, workshops, seminars, and research training, will prepare BD scholars for all aspects of research, teaching and innovation in their professional careers. It is anticipated that many participants will serve as role models and mentors for future cohorts of STEM students and young STEM professionals. Programming will begin before the onset of regular coursework through an innovative six-week summer orientation to graduate school and the UF community. It is anticipated that many participants will serve as role models and mentors for future cohorts of STEM students and young STEM professionals.