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NACME is a not-for-profit corporation that, for 25 years, has led the national effort to increase access to careers in engineering and other science-disciplines. Supported by Americaís leading technology-intensive companies, NACME conducts research and public policy analysis, develops and operates education programs at pre-college and university levels, and disseminates information through publications, conferences, and electronic media. Since 1980, almost 10 percent of all minority graduates in engineering have gone through college with NACME scholarships. NACMEís Corporate Scholars Program which offers students professional development, academic support and an industry mentor and valuable R&D experience through summer internships has seen a retention rate of 83 percent and an average GPA of 3.3. The PhD Project is an alliance of corporations, higher educational institutions, and academic and professional associations. Its objective is a comprehensive, long-range effort to substantially increase minority faculty and, ultimately, minority student representation in the nationís business schools. The PhD Project aims to advance this goal by acting as a catalyst for more minorities to pursue PhDs in business and become professors. The presence of minority professors as mentors and role models has been shown in research to be a determining factor in leading more minority undergraduates to enroll in business schools. The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. Preference goes to African American, Hispanic American, and Native American high school and college students with 3.0 or better grade averages. More than 8,000 graduates are pursuing professional and managerial careers. INROADS college internships combine two to five summers of work experience at a local client organization with year-round academic instruction. INROADS also works with both high and college students. Over the past five years, about eight of ten graduates who received offers from their INROADS sponsor company accepted full-time employment with them.
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