Georgia Southwestern is a member of the Southwest Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) consortium, also known as the Southwestern Georgia STEM Pathways Alliance Program.
The program is designed to aid in the diversification of the nation’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce by increasing the number of STEM-related degrees earned by underrepresented minority (URM) students. The initiative focuses on student development and retention as a means to help achieve that goal, with an emphasis on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STE disciplines. The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant-funded program will offer a limited amount of scholarship opportunities for minority students enrolled in STEM programs at GSW. The purpose of the program is to collaboratively transform the STEM learning environment at GSW and to significantly increase the number of URM students graduating with Baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields within a five-year period.
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Dr. Samuel T. Peavy
Professor of Geology
Roney Building, Room 206
229-931-2330
samuel.peavy@gsw.edu