This talk will focus on an educational program at Louisiana State University (LSU) for enhancing the participation and success of a diverse group of undergraduate students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This program is called the Louisiana-STEM (LA-STEM) program and focuses on a successful hierarchical model for enhancing the educational experiences of a diverse group of undergraduate students. This model is employed for embedding the elements of mentoring, research, and educational tools into these students. This program is also designed to enhance the educational performances of this high achieving diverse student population. The LA-STEM program fosters a “community of learners” atmosphere by providing an environment which focuses on peer-mentoring, metacognition (learning how to learn), time management, and undergraduate research. The elements and successes of this program, including the student selection process, will be outlined and discussed. In addition, a comparison of the performance of these students relative to their LSU and other cohorts will also be outlined.

Hierarchical mentoring model for enhancing diversity among undergraduate students in STEM

254th National Meeting (2017)

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