Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence

Midwest LSAMP Alliance Partners

The Center has partnered with six Midwest Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP). These partnerships harness the expertise and knowledge of LSAMP program administrators to identify and develop needed resources in the community. By pooling our resources, each project leverages more impacts per NSF-funded dollar spent. In addition, by bridging our networks we reach a broader audience of faculty mentors and URM STEM students.

Illinois LSAMP (ILSAMP)
Established in 1993, the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ILSAMP) is focused on the goal of increasing the number of underrepresented minorities receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), ILSAMP represents the Illinois branch of the National Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. If consists of a consortium of fourteen (14) institutions and one federal laboratory. Of the 14 institutions there are eight (8) four year universities, one (1) senior institution, and five (5) community colleges. Chicago State University is the lead institution for ILSAMP.

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Iowa Illinois LSAMP (IINSPIRE LSAMP)
The Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, referred to as IINSPIRE LSAMP, is a Midwest STEM partnership for innovation in research and education. The alliance is committed to broadening the participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM education in the Midwest. With NSF LSAMP support as a new alliance starting in 2011, significant new initiatives, partnering, and leveraging within and across institutions have led to progress on every campus.

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Indiana STEM LSAMP (IN LSAMP)
The Indiana STEM LSAMP (IN LSAMP) consists of three research institutions: IUPUI, Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), Ball State University (BSU); two four-year regional universities: Indiana University Northwest (IUN) and Indiana University South Bend (IUSB); and Ivy Tech Community College(ITCC) Indianapolis, working together to increase the participation and advancement of underrepresented students in STEM disciplines.

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Kentucky West Virginia LSAMP (KY-WV LSAMP)
The Kentucky -West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (KY-WV LSAMP) is a consortium of colleges and universities working together to create, enhance, and expand programs designed to broaden participation and increase the quality andquantity of students from underrepresented populations who receive degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Program goals and activities focus on undergraduate research experiences. LSAMP is a federally funded program through the National Science Foundation.

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Ohio LSAMP
The Ohio State University and nine additional Ohio colleges and universities will share over five years a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant to help increase underrepresented student success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The grant, awarded through the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, establishes an alliance that will work to double the number of bachelor’s degrees completed in STEM fields at partner institutions within five years. Diversifying the STEM workforce is one of the country’s major challenges, and the LSAMP grant will provide comprehensive, integrative, and sustainable strategies for strengthening the nation’s STEM talent pool.

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