Utica College says it will use a federal grant of $35,000 for its study abroad program. (Photo credit: Utica College)
UTICA, N.Y. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Utica College a grant to help the school increase the number of students from “underrepresented minorities” earning bachelors’ degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Utica College is part of the Central New York Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP). It includes a group of schools throughout upstate New York, such as Ithaca College, SUNY Cortland, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Herkimer College.
The National Science Foundation’s LSAMP is designed to assist colleges and universities in “diversifying” the nation’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce by increasing the number of STEM degrees to populations historically underrepresented in these disciplines.
Utica College’s portion of the award is $244,561 over five years, the school said.
“This program is incredibly prestigious and highly competitive,” Laura Casamento, president of Utica College, contended. “We are pleased to be able to provide even greater assistance to under-represented minority students in computer and information sciences, biological sciences, mathematics and physical sciences, as well as those in interdisciplinary programs.”
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