The VA–NC LSAMP Program

The Virginia North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC LSAMP) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, regional alliance of eight institutions from Virginia and North Carolina charged with commitment to increase the following over five years
(2007-2012):

        
          • The quality and quantity of African American, Hispanic
             and Native American students successfully completing
             Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
             (STEM) Baccalaureate degree programs. 

             • The number of interested students that are academically
             qualified and successfully matriculated to STEM
             programs at the graduate level.

The alliance is led by the University of Virginia (UVA) and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the LSAMP program.
Alliance Institutions

          
         • Bennett College for Women
         • Elizabeth City State University
         • George Mason University
         • Johnson C. Smith University
         • St. Augustine’s College
         • University of Virginia
         • Virginia Commonwealth University
         • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

VCU LSAMP activities include,
but are not limited to:

         • Summer Transition Program
         • Peer/faculty mentoring
         • Workshops and guest speakers
         • Summer research experience
         • Internships and field trips
         • Annual symposium
         • Tutoring

         • Enhance your ability to research, innovate,
           and communicate
         • Learn more about a variety of STEM careers
         • Gain valuable professional development
         • Expand your support network

         • Increase STEM students enrollment and graduation
         • Graduate outstanding competitors and a qualified
           workforce to meet the markets’ changing requirements
         • Prepare creative citizens serving and developing
           society through the effective utilization of technology,
           social values and skills