Ohio State LSAMP Newsletter Spring 2023

Spring Welcome

The Spring 2023 welcome back event for Ohio State University LSAMP Scholars was held virtually on Thursday, January 27, 2022, with many scholars in attendance. The welcome event was organized to discuss LSAMP spring requirements and help students create personal goals for the semester. It was a great way to welcome students back from the holidays and get them ready for the spring semester.

Fall/Spring Research Experience

In Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, one scholar, Naseem Strong engaged in either a semester or a year-long undergraduate research experience supervised by faculty research mentor.

Celebration of Accomplishments

The Ohio State LSAMP held its Celebration of Accomplishments on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Faculty Club, The Ohio State University. The event, sponsored by Aptiv, Northrup Grumman, and Watts Water Technologies, was to recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments of scholars to include scholars with a cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 or higher (at the end of Fall 2022), snapshot of scholar accomplishments, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates, and Ohio State LSAMP awards. Faculty mentors to Ohio State and Columbus State Community College LSAMP Scholars and advisory board members were also recognized during the event.

 

Outstanding LSAMP Scholar Award Recipients

Andrew Loney (First-Year Scholar)
Magdalene Adotey (Second-Year Scholar)
Zion Moss (Third-Year Scholar)
Sabrina Niezgoda (Fourth-Year or Above Scholar)

LSAMP Social Change Award

The LSAMP Social Change Award is given to one scholar who is actively involved in social change, social justice, and/or minority or diversity & inclusion work(s) to empower societal improvement. This year's recipient was Tyra Robertson.

Louis Stokes Trail Blazer Award

The Louis Stokes Trail Blazer Award is given to one scholar who demonstrates active leadership on campus and in the community. This scholar is actively involved in STEM work(s) such as research, internship(s), and/or volunteering. This year's recipient was Shauna Burkes.

A group of students hold awards and pose for a photo
Six people stand in a row, with the middle four holding awards
Four women stand together. The two on the end hold small awards
Three people stand together and smile
A man and two women stand together
Three women stand together with the woman on the left holding an award

The Ohio LSAMP Alliance Conference

The 2023 Ohio LSAMP Alliance Conference took place at the Blackwell Inn & Pfahl conference in Columbus, Ohio, February 16-18, 2023. The conference theme was "Celebrating Ten Years of Stem Excellence". The three-day conference included approximately 70 scholars and 30 faculty and staff from the 10 alliance institutions in attendance. Scholars engaged with faculty, staff, and peers through participation in sessions various topics.

Seven students hold orange boxes outside of COSI

Congratulations Spring 2023 Graduates

  • Charles Balina
  • Thomas Dawit
  • Courney Hernandez Paz
  • Yessica Jimenez
  • Sabrina Niezgoda
  • Tyra Robertson
  • Isaiah Wilson
  • Kat Zepeda-Romero
  • Tyra Robertson

Ohio State LSAMP Team

Dr. Dorinda Gallant, Co-PI and Director
Victoria Auger, Program Coordinator
Ildico Osei Twerefour, Graduate Associate
Emily Manzo, Graduate Student Intern

The Ohio LSAMP Alliance is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, award number HRD-1817314.