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About Nutmeg State LSAMP

Mission Statement
The Nutmeg State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) will bring together the four regional public comprehensive universities in the State of Connecticut with the primary goal of increasing the number of STEM graduates from underrepresented minorities (African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Native Pacific Islanders) at each institution by at least 20% per year over the five-year period of the grant.

Each campus will use best practices from other LSAMP programs to create campus-based structures that address three main areas for the students in the program: success in
gateway mathematics and science courses, financial need, and creation of a sense of belonging and self-identity as a STEM scholar. The four campuses will come together as a cohesive LSAMP alliance through shared research seminars, social events, collaborative project-based learning, and the sharing of best teaching practices through faculty development workshops.

Activities, Services and Programs
•    Summer Bridge Program
•    First-Year Learning Community
•    Research Seminar
•    Project-Based Learning
•    Peer and Faculty Mentoring
•    Peer Tutoring
•    Connections to Research and Internship Opportunities
•    Paid Summer Opportunities

About Congressman Louis Stokes

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In 1991, the United States Congress authorized and established the Alliances for Minority Participation, an initiative designed to substantially increase the quality and quantity of students from historically underrepresented groups who successfully complete baccalaureate degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and continue on to earn advanced degrees in STEM disciplines. Eight years later, the initiative was renamed the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation in honor of Louis Stokes, the first African American elected to congress in the State of Ohio.

The life of Louis Stokes was one of incredible inspiration. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925 and raised by his widowed mother and grandmother in the local housing projects. Despite economic hardships, he excelled in his studies in the Cleveland Public School system and graduated from high school in 1943. After serving in the United States Army, he completed his bachelor’s degree at the Cleveland College of Western Reserve University and then received his law degree from the Cleveland Marshal College of Law School in 1953. Mr. Stokes’ law practice focused on upholding civil rights, often representing underprivileged clients and activists pro bono. In 1968, he was elected to Congress as a Democrat and served 15 consecutive terms, retiring from his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. Throughout his career as a congressman, Mr. Stokes was a champion of civil rights, social and economic justice, and equality for all. Louis Stokes passed away in 2015, leaving a great legacy and improving the lives of countless individuals.

Sources: 
https://lsmrce.org/lsamp/about-louis-stokes.aspx
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20590/nsf20590.htm
https://new.anamp.org/about/