Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at EPCC-UTEP

项目总结 对即将上大学的拉美裔学生进行的全国性调查显示，这些学生更有可能 在社区大学开始他们的本科学习。然而，只有25%的人转学；只有3%的人获得了 副学士学位。解释这些令人沮丧的数字的因素是：西班牙裔学生更有可能是第一个进入 他们的家庭开始上大学；而且，那些“中途退出”的学生不太可能回来。高影响力的教育 实践--例如本科生研究、实习和学习社区--已经被证明是有效的 支持学生转学和学位完成。鉴于这些挑战和机遇，拟议的桥梁 EPCC-UTEP的学士学位研究培训计划很好地满足了这些需求， 鉴于德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校(UTEP)和埃尔帕索社区学院(EPCC)的地位 多数--拉美裔机构。此外，UTEP和EPCC历史上一直合作，以增加区域 学生成功，是得克萨斯州西部大埃尔帕索地区唯一的高等教育机构 EPCC的格兰德河校区距离UTEP不到一英里。拟议中的培训任务 桥梁计划是培养一批多元化的、以研究为导向的社区学院学生，他们将过渡到 四年制院校，具备完成学士学位所需的知识和技能，以及 升入研究生或专业学校，为从事生物医学研究工作做好准备。这个 总体目标是提供有组织的活动，为不同的社区大学生群体做好准备 转读并完成生物医学研究领域的学士学位。为了实现这一总体目标， 目标和目标是：具体目标1：培养一批以研究为主的本科生 他们在EPCC和UTEP之间架起了桥梁，这些专业通向生物医学生涯。实现这一目标的目标是：(1) 招募和留住埃尔帕索全日制本科生中代表性不足的受训人员 对生物医学职业感兴趣的社区学院；以及(2)保持90%的桥梁转校率 生物医学学士学位课程的实习生。具体目标2：发展多数--UR 训练有素的生物医学科学家，具有必要的技术、操作和专业技能 以推动生物医学研究事业的发展。达到这一目标的目标是：(1)建立社区意识 和归属感在布里奇斯受训人员中建立信心、归属感和身份认同 生物医学科学；和(2)增加完成学士学位的转业学员的百分比 生物医学学位。拟议的桥梁计划的预期结果是：92%的实习生 转校率；UTEP的保留率和学业成就更高；社区意识和 归属感；提高对生物医学职业的认识和教育抱负；以及增强自我 被认定为生物医学研究人员或科学家。

PROJECT SUMMARY Studies examining the national landscape of college-going Hispanic students report these students more likely to start their undergraduate studies at a community college. Yet, only 25% transfer; and a mere 3% obtain an associate degree. Factors explaining these dismal numbers are: Hispanic students are more likely to be first in their family to start college; and, students who “stop out” are less likely to return. High-impact educational practices — such as undergraduate research, internships, and learning communities — have been proven to support student transfer and degree completion. Given these challenges and opportunities, the proposed Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at EPCC-UTEP is well positioned to address these needs, given The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) and El Paso Community College’s (EPCC) statuses as majority-Hispanic institutions. Moreover, UTEP and EPCC have historically worked together to increase regional student success, and are the only higher education institutions in the greater El Paso region of Far West Texas with EPCC’s Rio Grande campus less than one mile away from UTEP. The training mission of the proposed Bridges program is to develop a pool of diverse, research-oriented community college students who transition to a 4-year institution, possess the requisite knowledge and skills to complete their baccalaureate degree, and advance into graduate or professional school to position themselves for careers in biomedical research. The overarching goal is to provide structured activities to prepare a diverse cohort of community college students to transfer to and complete a bachelor's degree in biomedical research fields. To meet this overarching goal, the aims and objectives are: Specific Aim 1: Develop a majority-UR pool of research-oriented undergraduates who bridge from EPCC to UTEP with majors leading to biomedical careers. Objectives meeting this aim are: (1) recruit and retain trainees from underrepresented groups who are full-time undergraduates at El Paso Community College with an interest in biomedical careers; and (2) maintain a transfer rate of 90% of Bridges trainees to baccalaureate degree programs in the biomedical sciences. Specific Aim 2: Develop a majority-UR pool of well-trained biomedical scientists who have the necessary technical, operational, and professional skills to advance in biomedical research careers. Objectives meeting this aim are: (1) create a sense of community and belonging among Bridges trainees that builds confidence, belonging, and identity as researchers in biomedical sciences; and (2) increase the percentage of transferred trainees who complete a baccalaureate degree in the biomedical sciences. Expected outcomes of the proposed Bridges program are: 92% trainee transfer rate; higher levels of retention and academic achievement at UTEP; increased sense of community and belonging; increased awareness and educational aspirations of biomedical careers; and enhanced self- identification as biomedical researchers or scientists.