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

Louis Stokes 新 STEM 途径实施联盟：Nutmeg State LSAMP

• 批准号: 2308738
• 负责人: Robert Prezant
• 金额: $ 319.17万
• 依托单位: Southern Connecticut State University
• 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: 2023-10-01 至 2028-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2308738&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louis; Stokes; New; STEM; Pathways

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.

路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (LSAMP) 计划协助大学和学院努力显着增加入学并成功完成科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学科高质量学位课程的学生数量，以实现多元化STEM 劳动力。特别强调通过创新、循证的招募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 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、西班牙裔和拉丁美洲人、美洲印第安人、阿拉斯加人原住民、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。这些策略有助于培养出准备充分、高素质、有动力追求研究生教育或 STEM 职业的学生。培养 STEM 人才的需求已经明确。美国要保持全球竞争力，就必须发挥所有公民的才能，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把康涅狄格州的四所地区公立综合大学聚集在一起。 该联盟由南康涅狄格州立大学 (SCSU) 领导，包括合作机构：中央康涅狄格州立大学 (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个机构中代表性不足群体的 STEM 毕业生数量。 Nutmeg State 联盟将采用全面的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。这些干预措施包括一年级学习社区、体验式学习和夏季桥梁项目。早期与教师导师的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支线社区学院和高中分享，以便在对 STEM 感兴趣的弱势群体的学生进入本科 STEM 课程之前更好地为他们提供信息和做好准备。最后，该联盟将加强当地行业与 STEM 研究人员之间的合作并加强联系，以进一步促进成功招募和保留实践的制度化和可持续性。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势进行评估，被认为值得支持以及更广泛的影响审查标准。