An Educational Network to Gain STEM Graduates and Enhance STEM Education (ENGAGE)

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努力显著增加历史上代表性不足的少数民族人口的学生数量，成功完成科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科的高质量学位课程，使STEM劳动力多样化。LSAMP通往学士学位（B2B）的桥梁资助机会为历史上代表性不足的少数族裔STEM学生提供支持，这些学生在社区大学开始他们的教学，意图转入4年制STEM学位课程，此外还有其他基础设施支持，如STEM教师专业发展。该项目名为“获得STEM毕业生和加强STEM教育的教育网络”（ENGAGE），旨在扩大代表性不足的少数族裔学生的参与，并增强STEM的多样性。瓦伦西亚学院，代表中佛罗里达STEM联盟（CFSA），寻求显著增加URM STEM学生从CFSA两年制学院，瓦伦西亚学院，萨姆特湖州立学院和波尔克州立学院转到区域大学合作伙伴，佛罗里达理工学院，佛罗里达理工大学，中佛罗里达大学，佛罗里达大学和南佛罗里达大学的STEM学士学位课程的人数。ENGAGE在中等教育、社区学院、四年制大学和研究生课程之间建立了一个网络，为获得STEM学位提供可行的途径。ENGAGE通过与大学LSAMP合作伙伴（包括佛罗里达州-佐治亚州LSAMP桥梁项目）的联系，为URM学生提供全面的支持服务，帮助他们尽早接触STEM学科。ENGAGE通过与LSAMP模型相一致的STEM的学术、社会和专业整合，推进了对URM学生参与的有效实践的研究。ENGAGE向STEM社区介绍影响两年制大学URM STEM学生成功的招聘、保留和转学准备策略的机构实践。通过这种LSAMP B2B合作伙伴关系，ENGAGE寻求在发展多元化，具有全球竞争力的劳动力方面取得重大进展，并为URM学生创造新的STEM途径，从而增加URM毕业生获得STEM学士学位和研究生学位。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students from historically underrepresented minority populations to successfully complete high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The LSAMP Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) funding opportunity provides support for historically underrepresented minority STEM students who begin their instruction at a community college with the intent to transfer into 4-year STEM degree programs in addition to other infrastructure support such as STEM faculty professional development. This project, Educational Network to GAin STEM Graduates and Enhance STEM Education (ENGAGE), broadens participation of underrepresented minority (URM) students and enhances diversity in STEM. Valencia College, on behalf of the Central Florida STEM Alliance (CFSA), seeks to significantly increase the number of URM STEM students transferring from CFSA two-year colleges, Valencia College, Lake-Sumter State College and Polk State College, to STEM baccalaureate degree programs at regional university partners, the Florida Institute of Technology, Florida Polytechnic University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida and University of South Florida. ENGAGE creates a network between secondary education, community colleges, four-year institutions and graduate programs to offer viable pathways to STEM degree achievement. ENGAGE supports URM students' access and early exposure to STEM disciplines through comprehensive support services with linkages to university LSAMP partners including the Florida-Georgia LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate program. ENGAGE advances research on effective practices in engaging URM students through the academic, social, and professional integration of STEM that aligns with the LSAMP model. ENGAGE informs the STEM community on institutional practices that impact recruitment, retention, and transfer-readiness strategies specific to URM STEM student success at two-year colleges. Through this LSAMP B2B partnership, ENGAGE seeks to achieve significant gains in the development of a diverse, globally-competitive workforce and create new STEM pathways for URM students leading to an increase of URM graduates with STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees.