 Nicole Campos CSU-LSAMP Project Manager California State University, Sacramento Lisa Hammersley, Ph.D. CSU-LSAMP Co-PI, Lead Project Director California State University, Sacramento California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

 What is CSU-LSAMP?  Brief Overview  Structure  Overall Goals  Specific Objectives  Success in the Numbers

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the CSU Chancellor's Office. A Brief Overview  CSU system-wide commitment to broadening participation in STEM disciplines  Initiated in with 17 campuses  Funded by the National Science Foundation LSAMP Program (HRD ) and the CSU Office of the Chancellor  As of , programs on ALL 23 CSU campuses

 Individual programs on 23 campuses of the CSU  Program size varies widely by campus from 20 participants to more than 600 participants  Administrative structure varies widely by campus from a single faculty or staff coordinator to being part of a larger unit that manages multiple programs (e.g., Science Educational Equity, UROC, etc.) CSU-LSAMP Participants = 3,520

 Activity emphases and delivery modes vary Emphasis 1: Emphasis on Lower Division Students and Academic Support Activities Emphasis 2: Comprehensive Program Emphasis 3: Emphasis on Upper Division Students, Research and Grad Prep CSU-LSAMP SUPPORTING THE PIPELINE CSU-LSAMP SUPPORTING THE PIPELINE

Emphasis 1: Academic Preparation/Persistence Emphasis on providing academic support in “gatekeeper” courses facilitating transitions with the primary goal of improving preparation/performance, persistence to baccalaureate degree, and qualifications for advancement to graduate programs and professional careers in STEM. Primarily Lower Division CSU-LSAMP Lower Division Participants = 758

Emphasis 3: Professional Preparation Emphasis on engagement of students in research and other professional development activities with the primary goal of enhancing professional development and student competitiveness for and success in advancing to graduate programs and professional careers in STEM. Primarily Upper Division CSU-LSAMP Upper Division Participants = 2,762

Emphasis 2: Dual Emphasis Comprehensive program with substantial activities at different stages in the pipeline, including academic support activities, transitional activities, and research and professional development activities, with the dual goals of (1) improving preparation/performance and persistence to baccalaureate degree; and (2) enhancing student competitiveness for success in gaining admission to graduate programs and careers in STEM Comprehensive Program

 A “lead institution” responsible for administration, funding, data collection, evaluation and reporting.  Collegial decision making processes Campus Coordinators at annual meetings A Program Oversight Committee  Common set of objectives  Common set of policies and procedures pertaining to campus budgets, data collection, and reporting  Common set of required program components

 Enhance the academic and professional preparation of CSU- LSAMP participants, most of whom are students from underrepresented minorities (URM), for careers in STEM  Further improve persistence and graduation rates for CSU- LSAMP participants  Increase aggregate production of STEM degrees awarded by the CSU to URM students  Increase the number of CSU-LSAMP students who advance to STEM graduate study  Document, disseminate, and replicate undergraduate intervention models that increase access to, and success in STEM baccalaureate degree programs and facilitate admissions to STEM graduate programs.

How do you make those goals a reality? In order to meet all of the goals for our alliance, a set of specific objectives were laid out to measure participation in a variety of activities. T O BE CONSIDERED A CSU-LSAMP “L EVEL 1” PARTICIPANT, STUDENTS MUST : Have a CSU-LSAMP application on file Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. Be enrolled at a participating campus in an undergraduate major in a STEM discipline. Be an individual who has faced or faces social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in STEM. Participate in one or more CSU-LSAMP activities during the calendar year

CSU-LSAMP Common Objective On-going LSAMP student support and exposure to career and research opportunities in STEM with the goal of increasing persistence in STEM and enhancing interest in pursuing graduate study and professional careers in STEM Required Activities  Continuous LSAMP advising/counseling  Continued contact and participation in project activities  Communications  Exposure to and support in opportunities (REUs, Summer Enrichment conference, SACNAS etc.)  Attendance at conferences (not presenting) Optional Activities  Clubs  Seminars  Recruiters  Student cohesion activities  Peer mentoring  Material Support  Regular meetings Objective 1 Academic Support Supporting students in “gatekeeper” courses in STEM with the goal of improving student performance and persistence in STEM Objective 2 First Year or Transition Programs Supporting students as they transition into STEM disciplines (e.g. as first-time freshmen, transfer students, or newly declared majors) with the goal of improving persistence in STEM Objective 3 Research and International Activities Providing opportunities for students to engage in research projects, internships and international activities, with the goal of encouraging continuation to graduate school and professional careers in STEM Objective 4 Professional Development activities Providing additional professional development and graduate school preparation activities with the goal of increasing the number of students entering graduate programs and professional careers in STEM.  Summer Bridge programs  AEWs  Textbook loan/reimbursement programs  Other academic support activities  Orientation programs  Summer Bridge (not science/ mathematics based)  Freshman first year programs  Community college transfer student first-year programs  Other transition activities  CSU-LSAMP supported research  Other research  Internships  International activities  Presentation/publication of research  Graduate school preparation activities  Facilitators/mentors/trainers  Other professional development activities

Objective 1 – Academic Support Supporting students in “gatekeeper” courses in STEM with the goal of improving student performance and persistence in STEM  Summer Bridge programs  Academic Excellence Workshops  Textbook loan/reimbursement programs  Other academic support activities

Objective 2 – First Year or Transition Programs Supporting students as they transition into STEM disciplines (e.g. as first-time freshmen, transfer students, or newly declared majors) with the goal of improving persistence in STEM  Orientation programs  Summer Bridge (non-STEM)  Freshman first year programs  Community college transfer student first-year programs  Other transition activities

Objective 3 – Research and International Activities Providing opportunities for students to engage in research projects, internships and international activities, with the goal of encouraging continuation to graduate school and professional careers in STEM  CSU-LSAMP supported research  Other funded research  Internships  International activities

Objective 4 – Professional Development activities Providing additional professional development and graduate school preparation activities with the goal of increasing the number of students entering graduate programs and professional careers in STEM.  Presentation/publication of research  Graduate school preparation activities  Facilitators/mentors/trainers  Other professional development activities

CSU-LSAMP Common Objective On-going LSAMP student support and exposure to career and research opportunities in STEM with the goal of increasing persistence in STEM and enhancing interest in pursuing graduate study and professional careers in STEM Required Activities Continuous LSAMP advising/counseling Continued contact and participation in project activities Communications Exposure to and support in opportunities (ERN, REUs, SACNAS etc.) Attendance at conferences (not presenting) Optional Activities Clubs Seminars Recruiters Student cohesion activities Peer mentoring Material Support Regular meetings

CSU-LSAMP Common Objective (Continued)

 CSU-LSAMP has helped to more than triple the number of STEM BA/BS degrees awarded by the CSU to students from URM groups from 917 in to 3,455 in ; Percent Change URM STEM2,8653, % URM non-STEM24,78627, % Non-URM STEM8,8319,6319.1% Non-URM non-STEM42,30241, % Total78,78481,8873.9% Changes in Bachelor’s Degrees Relative to the Previous Year by URM/STEM Category (23 Senior Alliance Campuses)

 Increased persistence and graduation rates of CSU-LSAMP URM participants in comparison to rates of URM non- participants First through Eighth Year Average STEM Discipline Persistence Rates, Cohorts Sources: Longitudinal participant database constructed from WebAMP records matched to CSU ERS records. Non-participant and non- URM student data is from the ASD Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) Data for California State University.

 Increased persistence and graduation rates of CSU-LSAMP URM participants in comparison to rates of URM non- participants Comparison of Average 4 th – 8th Year Graduation Rates 1 No "achievement gap” for Hispanic CSU-LSAMP participants. Achievement gap for African American CSU-LSAMP participants closed by >50%

 It takes flexibility and creativity to develop a program that both meets the campus’ specific needs and capitalizes on its strengths (one size does not fit all)  It relies on the commitment and effectiveness of individuals at the program level  It’s not easy, but well worth the effort

 PI/Co-PI’s o Dr. Frederika “Fraka” Harmsen (PI), Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Sacramento State o Dr. Scott Farrand, Prof. Mathematics, Sacramento State o Dr. Jill Trainer, Dean College of NSM, CSU Sacramento  CSU-LSAMP Statewide Office staff o Nicole Campos, Project Manager o Camanch Camacho, Office Manager  Project Evaluators: Institute for Social Research David Barker, Director Valory Messier, Research Specialist  Campus Coordinators  Dr. Juanita Barrena, Professor Emerita, Former CSU-LSAMP PI, Sacramento State 23 1 Source: Longitudinal participant database constructed from WebAMP records matched to CSU ERS records. Non-participant and non-URM student data is from the ASD Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) Data for California State University.

 Visit our website: Contact Information: Nicole Campos Project Manager CSU-LSAMP Sacramento State (916) Dr. Lisa Hammersley Co-PI, Lead Project Director, CSU-LSAMP Professor of Geology Sacramento State (916)