Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways and Research Alliance-Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP)

Louis Stokes少数民族参与联盟(LSAMP)计划帮助大学和学院通过努力显著增加来自历史上代表性不足的群体(非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美国印第安人或阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民或其他太平洋岛民)的学生数量，使科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力多样化，从而成功完成STEM的高质量学位课程。密歇根·路易斯·斯托克斯少数群体参与联盟(MI-LSAMP)是一个STEM途径和研究联盟，自2005年以来一直得到LSAMP资金的支持，并将在其成功工作的基础上，根据基于力量的多水平模式提供学生成功的全面方法，包括重点研究和也解决非认知能力的多模式指导计划。MI-LSAMP联盟的工作支持培养一支更多样化和更熟练的STEM劳动力队伍，这是密歇根州和全国的强烈需求。MI-LSAMP联盟由四个四年制机构(密歇根大学为牵头机构；密歇根州立大学；韦恩州立大学；西密歇根大学)和两个社区学院(莫特社区学院和华盛顿社区学院)组成。该联盟的总体目标是将非洲裔美国人和其他历史上代表性不足的群体在STEM的四年制学位产量增加20%。这一目标将通过以下活动实现：增加社区学院和四年制院校获得的学位，增加从两年制转到四年制课程的学生人数，以及增加进入STEM研究生课程的学生人数。该联盟开发了一种全面的、以队列为基础的方法，即NxtGen STEM学者计划，在进入四年制学校之前，学生们在暑期计划中一起开始，并在整个学年和毕业期间得到持续的支持，包括研究经验。学生的职业和个人发展将包括个人发展计划、体验式学习、同伴指导、文化责任财务建议。该联盟的知识生成研究重点是调查机构、方案和个人层面的哪些基于力量的干预措施在扩大STEM的参与方面最有效。MI-LSAMP参与者的基线调查数据最初将从MI-LSAMP参与者和联盟机构STEM的可比非参与学生那里收集，并进行纵向后续数据收集。这项研究是对项目评估的补充，重点是测试联盟组成部分背后的理论。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students from historically underrepresented groups (African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders) to successfully complete high quality degree programs in STEM. The Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP), a STEM Pathways and Research Alliance, has been supported by LSAMP funding since 2005 and will build on their successful work to provide a holistic approach to student success in STEM based on a Multilevel Strength-based model, including emphases on research and a multimodal mentoring plan, that also addresses non-cognitive abilities. The work of the MI-LSAMP Alliance supports developing a more diverse and skilled STEM workforce, a strong need for Michigan and for the Nation.The MI-LSAMP Alliance consists of four, 4-year institutions (University of Michigan, lead institution; Michigan State University; Wayne State University; Western Michigan University) and two community colleges (Mott Community College and Washtenaw Community College). The overall goal of the Alliance is to increase four year degree production in STEM, by African Americans and other historically underrepresented groups, by 20%. This goal will be achieved by activities focused on increasing degrees earned at both community colleges and four year institutions, increasing numbers of students transferring from two year to four year programs, and increasing numbers of students matriculating in graduate programs in STEM. The Alliance has developed a holistic, cohort-based approach, the NXTGen STEM Scholars Program, where students start out together in a summer program before entering the four year institution and have continued support throughout the academic year and through graduation, including research experiences. Professional and personal development for students will include individual development plans, experiential learning, peer mentoring, culturally responsible financial advising. The Alliance’s knowledge generating research study is focused on investigating which strength based interventions, at the institutional, program and personal level, are most effective in broadening participation in STEM. Baseline survey data of MI-LSAMP participants will initially be collected with longitudinal follow-up data collection, from both MI-LSAMP participants and comparable non-participating students in STEM at Alliance institutions. The research is complementary to project evaluation with a focus on testing the theories underlying the Alliance components.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.