Our Campuses

The previous Indiana STEM LSAMP and the current SPIO: Indiana LSAMP consists of three research institutions: Indiana University Indianapolis (lead institution), Indiana University Bloomington and Ball State University; two four-year regional universities: Indiana University Northwest and Indiana University South Bend; and Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, working together to address the critical need of increasing the participation and advancement of URM students in STEM disciplines.

To reach our goal we focus on two areas:

Implement High-Impact Practices (HIPs) that improve IN LSAMP students’ competitiveness for graduate school admissions and/or employment in STEM:

• Faculty Mentored STEM Research
• Research Conference Participation
• STEM Peer Mentoring
• Professional and Grad School Preparation
• STEM Career Exploration

Facilitate seamless transitions into STEM degrees

IN LSAMP designs activities for community college transfers that improve undergraduate STEM discipline connections and prepares them for STEM undergraduate programs at a four-year university. At the four-year universities we design professional development activities to increase connection with STEM careers and graduate opportunities.