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&quot;enable&quot;: false,\n      &quot;opacity&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;rotation&quot;: {\n        &quot;value&quot;: 45\n      },\n      &quot;width&quot;: 1\n    },\n    &quot;links&quot;: {\n      &quot;blink&quot;: false,\n      &quot;color&quot;: {\n        &quot;value&quot;: &quot;#ffffff&quot;\n      },\n      &quot;consent&quot;: false,\n      &quot;distance&quot;: 150,\n      &quot;enable&quot;: true,\n      &quot;frequency&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;opacity&quot;: 0.4,\n      &quot;shadow&quot;: {\n        &quot;blur&quot;: 5,\n        &quot;color&quot;: {\n          &quot;value&quot;: &quot;#000&quot;\n        },\n        &quot;enable&quot;: false\n      },\n      &quot;triangles&quot;: {\n        &quot;enable&quot;: false,\n        &quot;frequency&quot;: 1\n      },\n      &quot;width&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;warp&quot;: false\n    },\n    &quot;repulse&quot;: {\n      &quot;value&quot;: 0,\n      &quot;enabled&quot;: false,\n      &quot;distance&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;duration&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;factor&quot;: 1,\n      &quot;speed&quot;: 1\n    }\n  },\n  &quot;pauseOnBlur&quot;: true,\n  &quot;pauseOnOutsideViewport&quot;: true,\n  &quot;responsive&quot;: [],\n  &quot;smooth&quot;: false,\n  &quot;style&quot;: {},\n  &quot;themes&quot;: [],\n  &quot;zLayers&quot;: 100,\n  &quot;name&quot;: &quot;Basic&quot;,\n  &quot;motion&quot;: {\n    &quot;disable&quot;: false,\n    &quot;reduce&quot;: {\n      &quot;factor&quot;: 4,\n      &quot;value&quot;: true\n    }\n  }\n}\" data-particles-zindex=\"0\" data-particles-devices=\"desktop tablet\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc6922 e-con-full premium-particles-yes e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cc6922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;premium_particles_custom_style&quot;:&quot;{\\n  \\&quot;autoPlay\\&quot;: true,\\n  \\&quot;background\\&quot;: {\\n    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\\&quot;name\\&quot;: \\&quot;Basic\\&quot;,\\n  \\&quot;motion\\&quot;: {\\n    \\&quot;disable\\&quot;: false,\\n    \\&quot;reduce\\&quot;: {\\n      \\&quot;factor\\&quot;: 4,\\n      \\&quot;value\\&quot;: true\\n    }\\n  }\\n}&quot;,&quot;premium_particles_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;premium_particles_responsive&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;premium_particles_zindex&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b68ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72b68ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ab0c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60ab0c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b072d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b072d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3131b78 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3131b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b241906 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b241906\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f996ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f996ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-535\" alt=\"LSAMP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo.png 704w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;LSAMP Update&quot;,&quot;hideIfEmpty&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcdb9e e-con-full premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-flag premium-gbadge-left e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fcdb9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8e5db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e8e5db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f528e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f528e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) informed the PI of our CSU Nutmeg State LSAMP alliance via an email on Friday, May 2, 2025 10:02 AM that \u201cNSF has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF Priorities (https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/updates-on-priorities)\u201d.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107fb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107fb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Hence, effective immediately the CSU Nutmeg State LSAMP program, that includes our program at WCSU, is terminated. \u201cThis is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal.\u201d\nThis decision refers to all LSAMP programs in the US and it is not limited to our alliance or 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bars\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5bc4d77\"><a href=\"#about\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d17fa33\"><a href=\"#eligibility\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ELIGIBILITY<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-0e7458f\"><a href=\"#study\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Fields of Study<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-c1372f3\"><a href=\"#bridge\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-08cb589\"><a href=\"#contact\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT US<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5bc4d77\"><a href=\"#about\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d17fa33\"><a href=\"#eligibility\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ELIGIBILITY<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-0e7458f\"><a href=\"#study\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Fields of Study<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-c1372f3\"><a href=\"#bridge\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM<\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-08cb589\"><a href=\"#contact\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT US<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf6b7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bf6b7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c7ce4 premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"43c7ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-block premium-button-none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAPPLY LSAMP\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dab478 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dab478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714804f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"714804f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5eab9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df5eab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e9b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e9b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About LSAMP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc17ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc17ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nutmeg Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)\u00a0is a collaboration of the 4 CSU\u2019s<\/strong>, under the leadership of SCSU\u2019s provost, working together to create a program that provides academic support and specialized advising for students from historically underrepresented groups (Hispanic\/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black, African American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander) who wish to enter non-medical STEM professions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f19f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f19f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>LSAMP is a federally funded program through the National Science Foundation (NSF). At<\/strong> <strong>Western Connecticut State University (WCSU)<\/strong>, the NSF grant will support a total of 4 cohorts of 15 students with the second cohort beginning in Summer 2025. The program consists of a <a href=\"#bridge\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\"><u>summer bridge program<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Summer before first year at WCSU), math tutoring and peer mentor support, undergraduate research experiences, internships, field excursions,\u00a0 social events and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e715d7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e715d7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19febd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19febd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/L.-Stokes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-621\" alt=\"Lois Stokes - LSAMO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/L.-Stokes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/L.-Stokes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/L.-Stokes-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ce4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ce4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lois Stokes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90398e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90398e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The LSAMP program name came from\u00a0 the late <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/People\/Detail?id=22311\">Ohio Congressman Louis Stokes<\/a>, who was responsible for numerous minority focused programs through the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2243c04 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2243c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"eligibility\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcccd2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bcccd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b210ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b210ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb4a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb4a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Based on NSF requirements:<\/strong> <br \/>To be accepted into the program for the <strong>first 2<\/strong> of the 4 years at WCSU, a student must 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6575a40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6575a40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d719744 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d719744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fca9f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fca9f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf2836 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baf2836\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b989a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b989a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fields <br>of Study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49efbec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49efbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3669bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3669bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is a list of LSAMP applicable WCSU majors <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b610 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"220b610\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f344c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33f344c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6c3b2 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"5e6c3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-e5c3f65\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Biology\"> Biology <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Biology\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Biology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-0a1b872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Chemistry\"> Chemistry <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Chemistry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-71cd14e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Computer Science\"> Computer Science <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Computer Science\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Computer Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d21c16 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"9d21c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-59e49d6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Math\"> Math <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Math\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/math\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Math<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-f503d06\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Secondary Education Math\"> Secondary Education Math <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Secondary Education Math\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/math\/bs_sec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Secondary Education Math<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ca3e3de\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Psychology\"> Psychology <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Psychology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3fc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e3fc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13951a premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"e13951a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-cc7edff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Applied &amp; Computational Math\"> Applied &amp; Computational Math <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Applied &amp; Computational Math\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/math\/bachelor-of-science-in-applied-and-computational-mathematics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Applied &amp; Computational Math<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6158889 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"6158889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-59e49d6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Option 1: Mathematics of Data Science and Machine Learning \"> Option 1: Mathematics of Data Science and Machine Learning  <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-572f914\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Option 2: Actuarial Science\"> Option 2: Actuarial Science <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-2d1b74a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Option 3: Applied Differential Equations and Scientific Computing\"> Option 3: Applied Differential Equations and Scientific Computing <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d58e70 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d58e70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"bridge\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccd7da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ccd7da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8245b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8245b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer Bridge Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a71c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a71c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Covered for the WCSU LSAMP scholars and taking place the summer right before the beginning of your first year at WCSU, the Summer Bridge Program is a required, one-time, 5-week, pre-college residential program that includes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01d1c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b01d1c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b8b87 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b8b87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1871721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1871721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/math-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-704\" alt=\"WCSU Math Course\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/math-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/math-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63b3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a63b3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Math Course<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The Summer Bridge course will address any foundational math skills gaps the students have (through STEM related problems) and how such skills are linked to the kinds of questions they will see later on in their respective STEM fields.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fe8e9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45fe8e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ea83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73ea83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/Lake-trip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-438\" alt=\"WCSU Candlewood Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/Lake-trip.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/Lake-trip-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b20925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b20925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Field Trips &amp; Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Besides the specially designed math course, the Bridge program will include community building and professional development through field trips, social events and intro to STEM faculty mentors for research opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72f548 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d72f548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36f4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f36f4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/tutor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-705\" alt=\"WCSU Math Tutoring\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/tutor.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/tutor-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7060a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7060a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tutoring and Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Along with a relevant First Year Experience (FYE) academic course, the summer bridge program will also include academic coaching sessions, orientation to all university resources and workshop with our Career Success Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694800a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"694800a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73b307 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b73b307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6b122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd6b122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0516c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b0516c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The LSAMP program also includes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc66602 premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"bc66602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-24f600b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Free outreach training programs by industry mentors\"> Free outreach training programs by industry mentors <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-544ca3f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"First Year Seminar Series biweekly with all the CSUs (CSU STEM faculty\/industry partners) and all the LSAMP scholars. Follow-up meetings at each campus\"> First Year Seminar Series biweekly with all the CSUs (CSU STEM faculty\/industry partners) and all the LSAMP scholars. Follow-up meetings at each campus <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-5746e2a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><svg class=\"premium-svg-nodraw e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Relevant undergraduate summer research with research faculty or industry mentors and paid internships in industry that aren\u2019t based on advanced (3rd or 4th year) knowledge within the student\u2019s major; rather the LSAMP scholars will be involved in such activities early on (in the summer of their first year) within a group setting and a supportive and encouraging environment preparing them for further learning within their chosen field\"> Relevant undergraduate summer research with research faculty or industry mentors and paid internships in industry that aren\u2019t based on advanced (3rd or 4th year) knowledge within the student\u2019s major; rather the LSAMP scholars will be involved in such activities early on (in the summer of their first year) within a group setting and a supportive and encouraging environment preparing them for further learning within their chosen field <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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the CSUs (collaborative among the 4 CSUs)\"> Interdisciplinary teams to solve project-based learning projects given by industry partners or professors from the CSUs (collaborative among the 4 CSUs) <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f148cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f148cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kathwari Honors Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5637136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5637136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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As part of this Honors program, students are required to take 3 HON courses as well as complete 2 Honors Activities in their years 3 and 4 at WCSU.<\/p><p>Benefits in years 3 and 4: Priority Registration; Credit Boost of up to 21 credits, instead of 17.9, with no additional charges or fees; 24\/7 access to the Honors House for study and communal space; Strong Network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af946c1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af946c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"contact\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae8e25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ae8e25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a593dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a593dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7aab16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7aab16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7889fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7889fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We invite students to connect with us to learn more about how they can become active in the LSAMP program. We also invite industry professionals, student organizations, faculty, potential WCSU students, and more to reach out to learn more about how they can get involved with the program.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ff9ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22ff9ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698cfe3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"698cfe3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74413d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74413d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Stavros Christofi<\/b>, PhD<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Professor &amp; Math Clinic Director<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Co-Pi\/IC, Nutmeg NSF LSAMP @ WCSU<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\"><a style=\"color: #ff4d00;\" title=\"mailto:christofis@wcsu.edu\" href=\"mailto:christofis@wcsu.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"8f1857af-d85f-42f4-a4ac-1650e6a645ea\">christofis@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423ba73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423ba73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a950fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a950fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\"><a style=\"color: #ff4d00;\" href=\"mailto:lsamp@wcsu.edu\">lsamp@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(203) 837-9003<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee27498 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee27498\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259455b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"259455b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cd69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0cd69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-535\" alt=\"LSAMP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo.png 704w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/LSAMP-Logo-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3b8cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd3b8cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276ff88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"276ff88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/NSF.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-776\" alt=\"U.S National Science Foundation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/NSF.png 372w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2024\/01\/NSF-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) informed the PI of our CSU Nutmeg State LSAMP alliance via an email on Friday, May 2, 2025 10:02 AM that \u201cNSF has determined that termination of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-wcsu.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nsf-lsamp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}