Strategies for Broadening Participation of Underrepresented Minority Students in STEM

LeRoy Jones II1, Kim Nguyen2, Pamella Shaw2, Meridith Bruozas3, Rafael Bahamonde2, Christopher Botanga1, Deborah Cole2, Sukey Blanc4, Beth Uzwiak4
1Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois; 2Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana; 3Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; 4Creative Research Evaluations, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES PROGRAM MODEL OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT GROWTH SINCE INCEPTION

The Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence (LSMCE) was created in 2012 to Total Number of Partner Institutions by Grant Year
communicate evidence-based program effectiveness garnered from the Louis LOUIS STOKES OF MIDWEST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE 25
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Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) consortium to a broader MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCIES, ONE GOAL 20
audience. The goal of LSMCE is to serve as a national hub of information for 15 14
scholars to access data, models, and funding opportunities in broadening the 10
participation of underrepresented minority (URM) students in Science, 5
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Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The Center is comprised of 0
three lead institutions: Chicago State University, Indiana University-Purdue Year 1-2 Year 3 Year 4*
University Indianapolis and Department of Energy-Argonne National Laboratory. * As of March 2016, Year 4 grant year ends July 31, 2016

The Center is currently in the fourth year of a five year grant and has recruited Annual Conference Engagement Growth by Grant Year
twenty one Midwestern non-LSAMP schools. It has collaborated with them in 300 284
developing strategies to improve their URM students’ performance, persistence 212
189
and graduation in STEM degree programs. The Center also affords a professional 200
platform for their faculty and students to participate in STEM activities.
100 69 73
36 35 50
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Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS EXECUTION & PRODUCTS OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Partner Representatives Posters Registrants

As of March 2016, LSMCE recruited twenty one institutional partners with the
shared commitment to increase diversity in STEM. The project goal is to recruit a Growth of Social Media and Email Distribution Reach by
total of 28 partner institutions by August 2017. Grant Year
1500 1148
930
Each partner signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) which outlined the overall 1000
goals of the partnership. The targeted institutions were identified by high rates 500 168 280
(10% or greater) of enrolled minority students with a disparity of 10% or greater 0 32
0
between the graduation rates of minority students compared to white students Year 1-2 Year 3 Year 4
based on data provided by IPEDS Data Center 2011.
Twitter Followers Email Recipients

Institutional Partners as of March 2016

Partner Institution
Grant Year
Recruited Type of Institution Total Enrollment Location
CONCLUSIONS & NEXT STEPS
Marian University 1 Private, Catholic 2,771 Indianapolis, Indiana
Bradley University 2 Private 5,300 Peoria, Illinois  LSMCE provides a viable dissemination strategy to address a widespread
Northern Illinois University 2 Public, Research 20,611 DeKalb, Illinois demand for information, resources, and networks to ameliorate the drastic
Lincoln University 2 Public, HBCU 3,117 Jefferson City, Missouri underrepresentation of URM students in the STEM fields in higher education.
Western Illinois University 2 Public 11,458 Macomb, Illinois
University of Missouri at St. Louis 3 Public, Research 17,072 St. Louis, Missouri
 The three LSMCE Annual Conferences have successfully promoted
Harris-Stowe State University 3 Public, HBCU 1,280 St. Louis, Missouri
collaboration and information sharing among faculty, staff, administrators,
University of Toledo 3 Public, Research 20,626 Toledo, Ohio
Eastern Illinois University 3 Public 8,913 Charleston, Illinois
and students from 22 LSAMP alliances and numerous institutions that are
From lower left:
Waubonsee Community College 3 Public, Community 10,904 Sugar Grove, Illinois 1) Online library of faculty and student professional development
new to the LSAMP network. In 2015, 96% of conference attendees rated their
Bowling Green State University 3 Public, Research 16,554 Bowling Green, Ohio resources; 2) Faculty workshop; 3 &4) Student poster session; 5) Student overall experience as “good” or “excellent.”
Indiana State University 3 Public 13,183 Terre Haute, Indiana professional development seminars; 6) Interactive map of LSAMP
institutions; 7) LSMCE website and cLSMCE
Loyola University Chicago 3 Private, Catholic 15,902 Chicago, Illinois  Future evaluation activities will track progress of 21 current Center’s partners
Roosevelt University 3 Private 6,069 Chicago, Illinois and 7 new partners, as well as providing summative data about the annual
Eastern Michigan University 4 Public 22,401 Ypsilanti, Michigan
OUTCOMES TO DATE conferences and on-line activities.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 4 Private 2,388 Terre Haute, Indiana
Marquette University 4 Private, Catholic 11,745 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
University of Akron 4 Public, Research 23,962 Akron, Ohio
The Center Outcomes as of March 2016:  Expansion of the LSAMP Digital Library, a repository of publications from the
Marygrove College 4 Private, Catholic 1,774 Detroit, Michigan 1) Development of the cLSMCE information hub to provide consistent online resources and sustained LSAMP Programs to date.
Dominican University 4 Private, Catholic 3,498 River Forest, Illinois initiatives to showcase best practices in STEM teaching/learning, information dissemination and
Valparaiso University 4 Private, Lutheran 4,507 Valparaiso, Indiana outreach.  At the LSAMP 25 Years Symposium,
*Enrollment data gathered from the IPEDS database 2014 final dataset at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/ held in February 2016 at the National
2) Faculty engagement in establishing programs, obtaining support and promoting growth across Harbor, MD, Dr. Clemencia Cosentino
Large Institution Midsize Institution HBCU institutions. from Mathematica Policy Research
3) Student development skill-building webinars and workshops. presented an updated LSAMP model
4) Annual conferences providing LSMCE partners and LSAMP community members the opportunity which prominently positions LSMCE
FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to network and learn/share successful program models, celebrate student success, and be a forum as the major scale up effort of NSF’s
for junior researchers to present in a supportive environment. mission in broadening participation
“Pilot Regional Louis Stokes Center: Midwest Center of Excellence,” is funded by of URM in STEM.
5) Partnering with key industry and corporate organizations to provide students access to internships,
the National Science Foundation grant number HRD-1202563 (BD 2012-2017)
as well as, sponsorship of LSMCE initiatives and awards.