New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NYC-LSAMP)
The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to the City University of New York to increase the number of underrepresented minority students graduating with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Specifically, the New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NYC-LSAMP) will provide training and academic support to students in STEM majors and prepare students for graduate school and STEM careers.
At Brooklyn College, the NYC-LSAMP program will present a new model of early intervention allowing students will begin as early as freshman year to receive academic advising, attend workshops and receive faculty and peer mentoring. Some students will also begin working on a funded research project with a faculty mentor in their sophomore year.
Benefits of Participation
- Academic advising
- Research experience
- Mentoring from research faculty
- Peer study group and tutoring
- Summer academic enrichment
- Support for attendance of conferences
- Career awareness, coaching, and internships
- Admissions support for graduate school and GRE test preparation
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a freshman at Brooklyn College
- Interested in pursing a STEM major and a research-based graduate program
- Be a member of a group considered historically underrepresented in STEM fields, including but not limited to: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, or Native Pacific Islanders
Contact
Leslie Davenport, Professor, Chemistry
344 Ingersoll Hall Extension
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 2825
E: ldvnport@Brooklyn.cuny.edu
Laura J. Juszczak, Associate Professor, Chemistry
3119 Ingersoll Hall
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 1426
E: ljuzak@Brooklyn.cuny.edu
