Spotlight: November 2009
For nearly fifteen years, the Louis Stokes – Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation (LAMP) has focused Louisiana’s effort to increase the number and quality of underrepresented minority students pursuing and completing baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Led by Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LAMP is a consortium effort of eleven public and private universities, including Dillard University, Grambling State University, Louisiana State University and A&M College, McNeese State University, Nunez Community College, Southern University at New Orleans, Southern University at Shreveport, Tulane University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the University of New Orleans. Other participants include the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and the Louisiana Board of Regents.
LAMP, funded by the National Science Foundation with a significant match from the Board of Regents Support Fund, provides a systemic approach to increasing minority participation and success in post-secondary education.
Through initiatives like recruitment, mentoring, retention and graduate school attendance, the program interacts directly with students and the institutional structures that guide their studies. LAMP also seeks to address institutional issues, such as curriculum reform and infrastructure development, which contribute significantly to student success.
LAMP is committed to providing services for Louisiana in the long term and actively seeks resources to continue and expand its initiatives. Because of its efforts, minority participation in STEM disciplines continues to increase and the academic culture across the State is adapting to a new, more supportive and success-driven model of education.
To learn more, visit the LAMP website!