Louis Stokes Renewal STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: Alabama LSAMP

Louis Stokes 更新 STEM 途径和研究联盟：阿拉巴马州 LSAMP

• 批准号: 2308715
• 负责人: James Dalton
• 金额: $ 252.45万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308715&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louis; Stokes; Renewal; STEM; Pathways

The overall goal of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program is to assist universities and colleges in diversifying the nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce by increasing the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to persons from LSAMP populations. LSAMP populations are defined as persons from groups underrepresented in the STEM enterprise: Blacks and African-Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.The Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) consists of nine diverse institutions, including doctoral granting institutions and five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The institutions are: The University of Alabama (Lead Institution); University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Huntsville; University of South Alabama; Oakwood University (HBCU); Miles College (HBCU); Talladega College (HBCU); Stillman College (HBCU); and Alabama A&M University (HBCU). The overarching goal of the 2023-2028 ALSAMP program is to continuously improve strategies to institutionalize and sustain evidence-based recruitment and retention practices for student success in completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines, particularly scientific and technical areas of national priority. Specifically, in support of developing a well-prepared 21st century workforce to meet the challenge of the NSF Big Idea, "Harnessing the Data Revolution", the Alabama LSAMP incorporates a required suite of hybrid computational programming for all students. Evidence-based practices to be implemented include: performance-based stipend support, first-year bridge programs, spring research conference, summer research experiences, community college/transfer bridge, and international research opportunities. The research study investigates factors affecting the participation of LSAMP populations in extra- and co-curricular career development (ECCD) activities. With little research on this topic for this population of STEM students, the study contributes to research on STEM programming for underrepresented groups, as well as psychological research on motivation in educational settings. In project year 5, a broadening participation research conference is proposed that will involve participation from the STEM Pathways Research Alliances within the LSAMP community for broad dissemination of the community's STEM educational research activities. Dissemination of external evaluation and the research study will also occur through the alliance websites, conference participation and publication in STEM and professional association journals. ALSAMP activities have the potential to promote widespread and sustained transformation of undergraduate STEM education. The new computational component will broaden the skillset of STEM majors to address the growing needs of computation as a transdisciplinary skill. Research experiences, both domestic and abroad, contribute to the development of a globally competitive workforce. Findings from the research study and evaluation have the potential to improve LSAMP and other programs that target students from underrepresented groups, contributing to the larger goal of increasing the number of degrees earned in STEM programs.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.

路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (LSAMP) 计划的总体目标是通过增加授予人员的 STEM 学士学位和研究生学位的数量，帮助大学和学院实现国家科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 劳动力的多元化来自 LSAMP 人群。 LSAMP 人群被定义为来自 STEM 事业中代表性不足的群体的人：黑人和非裔美国人、西班牙裔和拉丁美洲裔美国人、美洲印第安人、阿拉斯加原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。阿拉巴马州路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (ALSAMP) 包括九个不同的机构，包括博士授予机构和五所历史黑人学院和大学 (HBCU)。 这些机构是： 阿拉巴马大学（牵头机构）；阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校；阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校；南阿拉巴马大学；奥克伍德大学（HBCU）；迈尔斯学院（HBCU）；塔拉迪加学院（HBCU）；斯蒂尔曼学院（HBCU）；和阿拉巴马农工大学 (HBCU)。 2023-2028 ALSAMP 计划的总体目标是不断改进策略，以制度化和维持基于证据的招聘和保留实践，以帮助学生成功完成 STEM 学科（特别是国家优先的科学和技术领域）的本科和研究生学位。具体来说，为了支持培养一支准备充分的 21 世纪劳动力队伍，以应对 NSF 大理念“利用数据革命”的挑战，阿拉巴马州 LSAMP 为所有学生提供了一套所需的混合计算编程。 将实施的循证实践包括：基于绩效的津贴支持、第一年桥梁计划、春季研究会议、夏季研究经验、社区学院/转学桥梁和国际研究机会。该研究调查了影响 LSAMP 群体参与课外和课外职业发展 (ECCD) 活动的因素。 由于针对 STEM 学生群体的这一主题的研究很少，这项研究有助于针对代表性不足群体的 STEM 编程研究，以及教育环境中动机的心理学研究。在项目第 5 年，建议召开一次扩大参与的研究会议，LSAMP 社区内的 STEM 路径研究联盟将参与其中，以广泛传播社区的 STEM 教育研究活动。外部评估和研究的传播也将通过联盟网站、会议参与以及在 STEM 和专业协会期刊上发表来进行。 ALSAMP 活动有潜力促进本科 STEM 教育的广泛和持续变革。新的计算组件将拓宽 STEM 专业学生的技能组合，以满足计算作为跨学科技能日益增长的需求。 国内外的研究经验有助于培养具有全球竞争力的劳动力队伍。研究和评估的结果有可能改善 LSAMP 和其他针对弱势群体学生的项目，有助于实现增加 STEM 项目获得学位数量的更大目标。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的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来获得支持。