USC-PUENTE PROJECT--BRIDGES TO BIOMEDICAL CAREERS

南科罗拉多大学普恩特项目：通往生物医学职业的桥梁是一种合作方式，旨在运营为期两年的NIGMS桥到学士学位课程(10/00-9/02)。这个“管道”项目将(A)在第一年确定并招收15-20名学生，并在资助的第二年额外招收10-15名学生；(B)为两年制院校的教师提供研究方法方面的支持和培训，这些教师将在学年期间为暑期计划的研讨会准备桥梁学生；(C)在为期5周的夏季研讨会中，桥梁学生将被介绍用于研究并旨在加强科学方法的不同科学方案。这些工作坊将由大学和两年制学院教员团队举办：(D)作为暑期体验、大学、社区学院教员和桥梁建立合作的结果-学生将在参与机构之间调整数学、英语和科学的课程内容，(E)在第二个暑假期间，在前一年的研讨会中接受广泛培训后，桥梁学生将有机会在科罗拉多大学健康科学中心或南科罗拉多大学的研究实验室中应用所获得的研究技能。这些活动将建立一种区域、机构间协作方法，以应对确保选择从区域社区学院转到大学的拉美裔/少数族裔学生在导致生物医学研究职业生涯的领域取得成功的挑战。南科罗拉多州通向文凭学位的桥梁项目(USC Puente-Project)建议提高科罗拉多州东南部少数族裔学生的保留率和毕业率，并提高少数族裔学生在该地区的社区学院及其位于普韦布洛的综合性大学寻求理科职业的预科升学率和毕业率。参与的两年期合作伙伴是普韦布洛社区学院(PCC)、拉马尔社区学院和特立尼达州立大学(TSJC)；所有这些都是为拉美裔服务的机构。为期四年的合作伙伴是南科罗拉多大学(USC；HACU研究员)。在第二年，南科罗拉多大学将把学生纳入他们正在进行的研究活动中。

The University of Southern Colorado PUENTE Project: Bridges to Biomedical Careers is a partnership approach to operating a two- year NIGMS Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree program (10/00- 9/02). This "pipeline" project will (a) identify and recruit 15- 20 students in the first year and additional 10-15 students in the second year of funding, (b) provide support and training in research methods for faculty from 2 year institutions which will in turn, during the academic year, prepare bridge-students for the summer program's workshops, (c) in 5 week long summer workshops, bridge-students will be introduced to different scientific protocols used in research and designed to reinforce scientific methods. These workshops will be presented by teams of University and two-year college faculty, (d) as a result of collaboration established by the summer experience, University, community college faculty, and the bridge-students will align curriculum content, among the participating institutions, in math, English, and the sciences, (e) during the second summer and following the extensive training received in the previous year's workshops, the bridge-students will have the opportunity to apply their acquired research skills in research laboratories at the University of Colorado Health Science Center or at the University of Southern Colorado. These activities will establish a regional, inter-institutional collaborative approach to the challenge of ensuring the success of Hispanic/minority students who choose to transfer from regional community colleges to the University in areas that lead to biomedical research careers. The Southern Colorado Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree project (USC Puente-Project) proposes to improve the retention and graduation rates among minority students in southeastern Colorado, and to increase matriculation and graduation rates of minority students pursuing careers in the sciences at the region's community colleges and its comprehensive university in Pueblo. Participating two-year partners are Pueblo Community College (PCC), Lamar Community College, and Trinidad State Junior College (TSJC); all are Hispanic-serving institution. The four-year partner is the University of Southern Colorado (USC; an HACU associate). In year two the University of Southern Colorado will include students in their on-going research activities.