WEBAMP: DOCUMENTING TWENTY YEARS OF STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM THROUGH THE LSAMP PROGRAM

One of the oldest alliances in the country, the North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NCLSAMP) was initially funded by the National Science Foundation in 1992. The uniqueness of this alliance lies in the diversity and program autonomy allowed for each participating campus. North Carolina A&T State University (NCATSU) is the lead institution for the Alliance. NCATSU, a historically black institution, is a highly productive research focused institution that leads the nation in the production of African-American doctorate degrees awarded in engineering. In addition, for the 2010 academic year, NCA&T ranked third in the UNC system for research funding. The two flagship institutions within the Alliance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University are leading institutions for science, engineering and technology. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte awards doctorate degrees in eighteen STEM areas. In addition to NCATSU, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Central University, and Winston-Salem State University are HBCUs that contribute to the STEM pipeline through the production of students (primarily African American) in the biomedical and physical sciences, computer and information sciences, and mathematics; while the University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a primary contributor of Native American as well as African American graduates in various STEM disciplines. As a testament to its productivity, several alliance institutions are routinely listed in Diverse Issues in Higher Education's Top 100 Degree Producers at the baccalaureate, Master of Science, and doctorate levels. One of the seminal outcomes of the LSAMP Program began during Phase II, was the establishment of electronic reporting of participants and alliance activities now commonplace with most student training programs; known as WebAMP. Longitudinal data of student participation from the NCLSAMP Alliance based upon our current impact study will be included.