%0 Journal Article %T Sustaining STEM Initiatives: The Challenge of a Worthy Investment %A Isiah M. Warner %A Linda Hooper-Bui %A Megan Stone %A Melissa B. Crawford %A Tyrslai M. Williams %A Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy %J Archive of "CBE Life Sciences Education". %D 2018 %R 10.1187/cbe.18-06-0086 %X This essay includes highlights of a program within the LSU Office of Strategic Initiatives and also addresses the challenges of sustaining successful initiatives that increase persistence and broaden participation in the STEM fields. Suggestions for securing the longevity of such efforts are also provided %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234815/