About Indiana LSAMP

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 broadening the participation of historically under-represented, under-resourced, and/or under-served individuals in a STEM discipline baccalaureate level and advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The LSAMP program provides funding to alliances that implement comprehensive, evidence-based, innovative, and sustained strategies that ultimately result in the graduation of well-prepared, highly-qualified students from underrepresented groups who pursue graduate studies or careers in STEM.

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The LSAMP program at ITCC is designed to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented minority (URM) students in the STEM fields. ITCC is strongly committed to implementing various activities that will foster growth and success of URM students to achieve the LSAMP goals.

The URM student community will benefit from the LSAMP program activities including peer mentoring and tutoring, orientation and faculty-mentored research at one of our alliance's four-year institutions. These activities will assist students in developing the skills and learning strategies that will support their success as they navigate college. Students who are selected as LSAMP scholars will receive stipends for their active participation as tutors, peer mentors and summer researchers. Hopefully, these efforts will lead to an increase in the number of URM students who successfully complete STEM baccalaureate degrees, an increase in enrollment in STEM fields and in the number of URM students going for graduate studies and into the STEM professional workforce.

Together, we will strengthen and diversify our STEM workforce!

The mission of IN LSAMP is to increase the quality and quantity of students from historically underrepresented (URM) populations receiving Bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. To accomplish this we focus on promoting student success by engaging students early in their academic career with undergraduate research, building a community of faculty mentors at our campuses, designing professional development activities for students, and support academic persistence through graduation with our network of peer mentors and tutors.

IN LSAMP formed in 2016 with an award from the National Science Foundation, HRD 1618-408. The alliance came together with a single shared goal of doubling the number of STEM Bachelor degrees earned by URM students at each campus.

The alliance focuses on:

• strengthening URM students' academic preparation
• increasing engagement with their STEM discipline
• retaining students in STEM majors to graduation
• transitioning students from community college to four-year institution
• preparing students for STEM careers and graduate school through professional development

The alliance consists of six institutions of higher education in Indiana. IU Indianapolis Executive Vice Chancellor Kathy Johnson serves as the current Principal Investigator (PI) for the IN LSAMP program. There are three Co-PI's, alliance director, project manager, campus coordinators (minimum of one on each campus) and other program staff.