Faculty who are interested in getting involved with the Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance can do so in a number of ways:
1. Mentor an Alliance student
- Serve as a departmental liaison to the Alliance
- Guide students through graduate school planning
- Guide students into undergraduate research
- President's Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Program (UMTC)
2. Welcome an Alliance student to your research team
- Provide an opportunity for LS-NSSA scholars to complete undergraduate research (funding provided by LS-NSSA)
- Includes undergraduate researchers in international research programs abroad
- Students can attend regional/national meetings through Alliance funding with your research team
- Join the LS-NSSA/MnDRIVE summer research program as a faculty mentor! Complete this interest form by December 1 each year to be considered for the upcoming summer research program cycle.
3. Teaching and Learning
- Develop a STEM-focused seminar with a multicultural context
- Propose a customized teaching and learning workshop that promotes multicultural education
- Apply for a Multicultural Teaching and Learning Fellowship
- Attend Alliance events
If you are a faculty member and would like to mentor a scholar, hire a scholar as an undergraduate research assistant, or be involved in the teaching and learning part of LS-NSSA, please email nssa@umn.edu.