Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Alaska Alliance
Our ANSEP University Success component is an academic learning community composed of students, faculty, staff, and external partners who are focused on the academic success as well as the personal and professional development of each student. Students are co-enrolled in classes, participate in organized study groups, have opportunities for peer and professional mentoring, do undergraduate research projects, work summer internships, and participate in planned group social activities. ANSEP students understand the importance of community and teamwork in working together to be successful.
ANSEP University Success supports students in STEM degree programs as well as CBPP programs and CBSM programs.
For more information, UAA students can contact Charles Panigeo at cjpanigeo@alaska.edu or (907)-786-0899 and UAF students can contact Kate Iten at kiten@alaska.edu or 907-474-7610.
University Success Details
University Success Includes:
Weekly ANSEP Meetings. Students are required to attend weekly team building meetings where STEM professionals describe their jobs and the opportunities available in engineering and science. Students share their internship or research experiences. The sessions also provide a networking opportunity for the students with professionals, faculty, staff, and the other students.
Recitation Sessions. ANSEP students are required to participate in weekly study groups. Recitation Sessions are designed to strengthen skills in the gateway courses like calculus, chemistry, computer programming, and physics. Junior, Senior, and graduate students who have previously completed the course with a grade of ‘B’ or better lead the sessions. Students are required to participate and solve problems on the board and be able to explain what they are doing to the other students in the session.
Co-Enrollment. Students are co-enrolled in all of their classes so there is always another ANSEP student to attend classes and study with.
Internships. Summer internships are required in order for students to earn money for school, clarify their vision of a career in science or engineering, expand their professional network, and be exposed to additional mentoring opportunities. Internships are productive for the employer and educational for the student.
Research. Research opportunities are available to students through university faculty and industry partner organizations. We work to connect each of our students with undergraduate research opportunities, and foster mentoring relationships with current PhD candidates and research faculty. We encourage students to have one of their summer internships involve working with research scientists.
Scholarships. Merit based scholarships are provided by many of our industrial partners. Scholarships play an important role in retention, since many of our students would otherwise be unable to overcome the financial hurdles presented by the costs of education.
Housing. ANSEP students live together in the residence halls in the ANSEP ‘Alyeska Wing’ residential learning community.
Learning Center. In October 2006 ANSEP moved into a new 13,000 square foot building with a Tlingit dugout canoe design. The ANSEP Building is the center for ANSEP University Success efforts including academic recitations, peer study groups, career awareness and skill building, peer mentoring, Alaska Native-focused events and activities and other academic and support services.
Student Activities. Planned activities deepen the bond that is so important to student success. This includes activities like hiking, bowling, overnight camping trips, movies, rock climbing, and other activities the students choose. AISES or other professional society membership is required of all students to help them develop a network beyond the university.
Advising. Formal and informal advising sessions are available to all ANSEP students with faculty and professional advisors.
Good Standing Requirements for ANSEP University Success Students
- Be admitted and enrolled full-time, pursuing a 4-year BS, MS, or PhD degree in an approved
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) major at the University of Alaska. - Attend ALL weekly ANSEP meetings. No more than 3 absences will be excused. If you cannot
attend the weekly meeting, you must be excused. - Participate in Weekly One (1) Hour ANSEP Recitations for EACH of your enrolled Math and
Chemistry classes. The study group schedule will be announced at the beginning of each semester. - Complete a minimum of 12 ANSEP-approved credits each semester with a grade of “C” or higher
in each course, while maintaining a 2.5 or higher (term and cumulative) GPA. These must be credits
and classes that apply towards your STEM degree – other courses and minors not related to STEM
and that do not help you achieve your approved 4-year STEM degree will not count as approved
credits. - Successfully complete a 3 credit (or more) UA Class that is focused on Alaska Native Issues.
Classes that meet this requirement are any Rural Development class (RD), AK Native Studies class
(ANS), AK Native Language class (ANL) or Eskimo Language class (ESK). This class must be completed
within ONE year of joining ANSEP. - Successfully complete an 8-week (or longer) internship EVERY Summer with an ANSEP approved
Company. ANSEP Staff will notify you by email of upcoming internships to apply for. Please provide
ANSEP with a current email address that you check regularly. - Join and participate in one UAF student professional chapter club related to STEM. Some
examples are: AISES, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, SPE, SWE, ACS, AEG, AADE, AFS, Wildlife Society, Pre-Med
Society, etc.
If you are a current ANSEP university student and are interested in the ANSEP Study Away Scholarship, click here.
