2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

The NSF supported New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NYC LSAMP) at the City University of New York (CUNY) has, since its inception in November 1992, been at the forefront of a concentrated effort to substantially increase the number of underrepresented minority students (African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Native Pacific Islanders), who pursue and graduate with Baccalaureate Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Since inception in November 1992 (through 2018), over 18,000 baccalaureate degrees have been awarded to underrepresented minority students in CUNY.
The campus-based NYC LSAMP Activity Coordinators (ACs) served a critical role in the NYC LSAMP from inception. Initially focused on the operation of the STEM Learning Centers across the NYC LSAMP in Phase I (1992-1997), the role was institutionalized and changed to include the ACs as components of the STEM Pipeline across the university. Campus coordinators were institutionalized by restricting the role to graduate students primarily in STEM. All formed the university wide Activity Coordinators (AC) Committee led by the Executive Director and this committee met ten times during the reporting period. The day-to-day operation of the NYC LSAMP at the campus level is the main focus of the meetings, as well as scholar/mentor recruitment, NYC LSAMP Calendar/Deadlines, NYC LSAMP collaborations, NYC LSAMP Scholar academic and research progress, internships and graduate opportunities. Campus ACs served as the link to the NYC LSAMP central office, scholars, campus faculty, STEM programs and the campus Steering Committee structure working closely with the senior administrator (usually a dean), The paper will present the career outcomes of the 93 Activity Coordinators who participated with special emphasis to completion of the graduate degree, doctoral degree and career outcomes. Preliminary results show value of total immersion in a Higher Education Administration role led to a significant number completing the graduate degree and moving to careers in Higher Education.