INITIATIVE FOR A MINORITY STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

少数民族学生发展计划倡议

• 批准号: 6044691
• 负责人: KIISA C NISHIKAWA
• 金额: $ 0.81万
• 依托单位: NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-04-01 至 2002-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6044691
• 关键词: ethnic group; minority institution research support; teacher; university student

Northern Arizona University (NAU) request support for a program to increase the academic performance, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented minority students, especially Native Americans, who are or could become interested in careers in biomedical sciences. To achieve these goals, NAU proposes to implement a Minority Student Development (MSD) program with four specific aims: (1) to provide opportunities for minority students to become actively involved in ongoing biomedical research with selected NAU faculty; (2) to implement academic enrichment programs for minority students, that will strengthen their background in the sciences and develop their skills and understanding, thereby increasing not only their GPAs but also their interest in biomedical sciences; (3) to create an academic support system for minority students that till foster a sense of belonging, rather that isolation, in the sciences; and (4) to provide professional development for faculty who teach gatekeeper courses in biomedical sciences. The MSD program will replace the MBRS program that has been in place at AU since 1983. As a result of the MSD program, it is hoped that the retention rate of Native American student will increase to a t least 70 percent, and hopefully 100 percent, for the sophomore year. Further, participation in the MSD program should result in increased rates of acceptance into and completion of post-graduate programs by Native American student in the biomedical sciences at NAU, as well as at other institutions. The development of such a center would be highly advantageous both to NAU and to southwestern tribes. This application is part of a university-wide effort to develop NAU's capabilities for minority student development, especially for Native Americans, in the biomedical sciences.

北亚利桑那大学(NAU)请求支持一项计划，以 提高学生的学业成绩、留校率和毕业率 代表不足的少数族裔学生，特别是美洲原住民，他们是 或者可能会对生物医学科学的职业产生兴趣。至 为了实现这些目标，NAU建议实施少数民族学生 有四个具体目标的发展(MSD)计划：(1)提供 为少数族裔学生提供积极参与 与选定的NAU教员进行生物医学研究；(2)实施 针对少数民族学生的学术充实计划，这将加强 他们的科学背景，并发展他们的技能和 理解，从而不仅提高他们的GPA，而且还提高他们的 对生物医学科学的兴趣；(3)创建学术支持 少数民族学生的制度，直到培养归属感， 而是与世隔绝，在科学上；以及(4)提供专业 生物医学守门人课程师资队伍的发展 科学。MSD计划将取代已经被 自1983年以来一直在非盟任职。作为MSD计划的结果，希望 美洲原住民学生的保留率将增加到 对于二年级来说，至少是70%，希望是100%。 此外，参加可持续发展教育方案应增加 研究生课程的录取率和完成率 北卡罗来纳大学生物医学科学专业的美国原住民学生，以及 在其他机构。这样一个中心的发展将是高度 对瑙族和西南部落都是有利的。此应用程序 是全校努力发展NAU能力的一部分 少数族裔学生的发展，特别是对美洲原住民来说， 生物医学科学。