PI: Gail SmithOffice of the Associate Dean for Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs 33 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036-8099 Tel.: (212) 817-7540
(7542)
Fax: (212) 817-1630 Cell: (609) 284-6690 (for your information only;
please do not publish) E-mail: gsmith@gc.cuny.edu; gskeizer1@aol.com (for your information
only; please do not publish) |
Program Coordinator / Director: Lorraine TownsTel:
(212) 817-7540
Fax: (212)
817-1630 E-mail: ltowns@gc.cuny.edu |
Preferred day-to-day contact person: Gail SmithOffice of the Associate Dean for Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs 33 West 42nd Street Tel.: (212) 817-7540
(7542)
Fax: (212) 817-1630 Cell: (609) 284-6690 (for your information only;
please do not publish) E-mail: gsmith@gc.cuny.edu; gskeizer1@aol.com (for your information
only; please do not publish) |
Primary partners: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University, Stevens Institute of Technology Secondary partners: CUNY senior campuses |
Disciplines
/ departments:
Website address: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/oeodp
Impact nugget:
3. In little more than four years, the Mountain States Alliance
(MSA) has almost doubled the number of students in its mentored activities
(from 129 to 250) and established a network of more than 200 mentor faculty in
partner institutions. Minority doctoral STEM enrollment has increased from 111
in 1997 to 368 in 2002 (332% increase). The project’s baseline number of
underrepresented minority STEM PhDs was 23. In 2002, the project graduated 60
underrepresented minority STEM PhDs (261% above baseline). The project has
encouraged more doctoral students, particularly in engineering, while an
institute program developed by the alliance has “fostered a climate of
constructive problem solving.” Project staff has compiled a manual, a model
program, digital video, and an overall program related to the mentoring program
and is preparing it for regional and national dissemination. Having worked successfully with the New
Mexico and Colorado AGEP projects, MSA is now actively seeking collaborations
with AGEP projects in Puerto Rico and Texas.
The project’s partner LSAMP program, WAESO (Western Alliance to Expand
Student Opportunities), includes over 35 institutions, including 2 government
laboratories and 16 corporations, in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico, and Western Texas.
Statement:
1. By networking extensively
with other large HRD-funded projects in the region, the Alabama AGEP is
significantly increasing the professional opportunities its minority students
have once they are prepared to enter the STEM workforce.
2. The ongoing development of
the MSA mentoring institute in conjunction with linkages to other AGEP projects
nation wide has provided a potent foundation for minority STEM students seeking
academic careers, including the professoriate.
3. Building on previous
successful experiences with minority‑targeted programs, the project
combines social services, academic and non‑academic types of support, and
technology in the recruitment and retention efforts.