Planning Forward to Create an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) at a Community College

该奖项来自化学系，用于资助本科生研究中心(URC)的规划拨款。少年派是伊拉杰·B·内贾德，由共同的少年派珍妮·S·陈协助。圣安东尼奥山学院(Mt.SAC)是一家为期两年的机构，将与加州大学洛杉矶分校、西方学院和加州州立大学洛杉矶分校合作，试行一项为Mt.这些合作院校的SAC学生。将制定一项衔接计划，其中包括多层次招聘战略、学生情况介绍和准备、导师指导、研究机构的学生支持、Mt.SAC会议日、研究成果展示和项目评估。专业人员将与四年制院校的教员合作，发展一年级的“研究方向”工作坊和二年级的“研究入门”课程。将开发合作研究项目，以涵盖更多的学生，并使他们能够平稳过渡到四年制院校。规划期将用于与两年和四年的机构和联邦实验室建立进一步的伙伴关系，从而建立一个本科生研究中心，为合作学校的社区大学生提供研究机会。

The award from the Chemistry Division supports an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) planning grant. The PI is Iraj B. Nejad, assisted by co-PI, Jenny S. Chen. Mount San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), a two-year institution, will partner with the University of California at Los Angeles, Occidental College, and California State University at Los Angeles to pilot a program that provides research opportunities for Mt. SAC students at these partner institutions. A bridging program will be developed that includes a multi-level recruitment strategy, student orientation and preparation, mentorship, student support at the research institutions, a Mt. SAC Conference Day and presentation of research results, and program evaluation. The PIs will develop a freshman-level "Orientation to Research" workshop and a sophomore "Introduction to Research" course in collaboration with faculty at the four-year institutions. Collaborative research projects will be developed to encompass more students and allow them to experience a smooth transition to a four-year institution. The planning period will be used to develop further partnerships with two-year and four-year institutions and federal laboratories leading to development of a undergraduate research center that will provide research opportunities for community college students at the partner schools.