Impact and Systematic Changes

Undergraduate research has now become a more common experience than before the establishment of the AMP program at the WBHR alliance institutions. Typically, undergraduate students at all the WBHR LSAMP institutions are involved in research during the academic year and during the summer. Further, students at these institutions have opportunities to participate in research on their own campus, at the campuses of neighboring institutions, at government research laboratories, and at various industrial research facilities.

Research as an enhancement and enrichment experience has caused numerous curricula changes at alliance institutions. There has even been discussion on requiring research as a criterion for graduation via mechanisms such as senior projects in certain courses or senior research as a separate course offering. The aforementioned are clear indications that one of the goals of AMP, to institutionalize undergraduate research at minority and minority-serving institutions, can become a reality in the very near future.