Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: Nutmeg State LSAMP

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努力显著增加进入科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科并成功完成高质量学位课程的学生人数，以使STEM劳动力多样化。特别强调通过创新的、基于证据的招聘和保留策略，以及相关的教育经验来改变本科STEM教育，以支持在STEM学科中代表性不足的种族和族裔群体：黑人和非裔美国人、西班牙裔和拉丁裔美国人、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。这些策略有助于培养准备充分、高素质、有动力追求STEM研究生教育或职业生涯的学生。培养STEM人才的需求已经确立。美国要保持全球竞争力，至关重要的是要挖掘所有公民的才能，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供卓越的教育准备。肉豆蔻州立路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟将汇集康涅狄格州的四所地区性公立综合大学。该联盟由南康涅狄格州立大学（SCSU）领导，包括合作机构：中康涅狄格州立大学（CCSU）、东康涅狄格州立大学（ECSU）和西康涅狄格州立大学（WCSU）。主要目标是在资助的五年期间，增加每所院校来自代表性不足群体的STEM毕业生人数。肉豆蔻州立联盟将采用综合入门数学和科学课程干预措施，以提高STEM专业学生的早期保留率。这些干预措施包括第一年的学习社区、体验式学习和夏季桥梁项目。与教师导师的早期研究经历以及随后的实习将建立学生作为科学家、计算机科学家或数学家的自我认同。这些举措的结果将与我们的附属社区学院和高中分享，以更好地告知和准备来自代表性不足的群体的学生，让他们在进入STEM本科课程之前对STEM感兴趣。最后，该联盟将加强本地业界和STEM研究人员之间的合作和联系，进一步促进成功招聘和保留实践的制度化和可持续性。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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 their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines: Blacks and African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. These strategies facilitate the production of well-prepared students, highly qualified and motivated to pursue graduate education or careers in STEM. The need for cultivating STEM talent has been well established. For the United States to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. The Nutmeg State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation will bring together the four regional public comprehensive universities in Connecticut. The alliance is led by Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and includes partner institutions: Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), and Western Connecticut State University (WCSU). The primary goal is to increase the number of STEM graduates from underrepresented groups at each institution over the five-year period of the grant. The Nutmeg State alliance will employ comprehensive gateway mathematics and science course interventions to improve the early retention of students in STEM majors. These interventions include first-year learning communities, experiential learning, and summer bridge programs. Early research experiences with faculty mentors followed by an internship will build student self-identity as a scientist, computer scientist, or mathematician. The results of these initiatives will be shared with our feeder community colleges and high schools to better inform and prepare students from underrepresented groups interested in STEM before they come to undergraduate STEM programs. Finally, the alliance will enhance collaboration and strengthen ties between the local industry and STEM researchers to further facilitate institutionalization and sustainability of successful recruitment and retention practices.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.