Bridge To the Doctorate: Mississippi-LSAMP, Cohort 14

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）项目帮助大学和学院通过培养具有高度竞争力的学生，使STEM劳动力多样化，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原住民。LSAMP通往博士学位的桥梁（BD）活动的目标是增加来自代表性不足人群的STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士学位的入学和完成。在美国高等教育机构实施的BD项目有助于实现美国国家科学基金会2014-2018年战略计划的目标之一，即“整合教育和研究，以支持具有尖端能力的多样化STEM劳动力的发展”。为了保持全球竞争力，美国必须在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供卓越的教育准备。杰克逊州立大学致力于增加受过高等教育的STEM劳动力的多样性。通过这个项目，JSU将为学生提供具有挑战性的研究和学术经验，以培养学术和协作技能。此外，该项目将通过参加会议、同行小组会议和讨论、研究报告以及通过国内和国际实习机会接触新的和具有挑战性的环境来提高专业、个人和网络技能。该项目将有助于满足国家对增加高素质STEM博士毕业生数量的需求，这些博士毕业生将成为未来STEM学生的研究人员和培训师，特别是在少数民族服务机构中，同时增强其为学生提供此类福利的能力。该项目采用队列方法招募合格的学生，他们打算完成硕士课程，然后在研究密集型机构过渡到博士课程。通过组织良好的活动，如强有力的项目导向、研究指导、每周参加通过与同龄人分享自我完善的队列会议、通过系列讲座接触榜样、参加国内和国际研究实习和会议以促进其专业网络的发展，促进参与学生向博士课程的过渡。

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 projects 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.Jackson State University is committed to increasing the diversity of a highly educated STEM workforce. Through this project, JSU will provide students with challenging research and academic experiences to develop academic and collaboration skills. In addition, the project will improve professional, personal, and networking skills through conference attendance, peer group meetings and discussions, research presentations, and exposure to new and challenging environments through national and international internships. The project will contribute to the national need of increasing the number of highly qualified STEM doctoral graduates who will serve as researchers and trainers of future STEM students particularly in the minority-serving institutions, while enhancing its capacity to provide such benefits to students. The project utilizes a cohort approach for recruiting qualified students who intend to complete their master's program and then transition to a doctoral program at a research intensive institution. The transition of the participating students to doctoral programs is facilitated through well organized activities, such as strong project orientation, research mentorship, weekly participation in cohort meetings that focus on self-improvement through sharing with peers, exposure to role models through lecture series, and attending national and international research internships and conferences to facilitate the development of their professional networks.