Northern Arizona University: Minority Student Support

描述（由申请人提供）：在NAU，我们的目标是增加 代表性不足的学生的学业成绩、留校率和毕业率 少数民族学生，特别是美洲原住民，谁是或谁可能成为 对生物医学科学感兴趣。由于这项计划，我们 希望提高研究生入学率和毕业率 NAU以及其他机构的生物医学科学学位课程 在全国范围内。为了实现这些目标，我们实施了一项少数 学生发展计划（MSD）。MSD计划包括研究 参与，学术丰富，学术支持和教师发展 活动MSD方案的具体目标是： 1)为少数民族学生提供机会， 生物医学研究项目与选定的NAU教师。学生将 鼓励他们在国家会议上介绍他们的研究， 在同行评议的期刊上发表他们的研究成果。变化 上一个资助周期包括参与的教师从16个增加到16个， 和开发两门新课程，“生物医学研究导论” 和“研究轮换”，将提供更多的信息MSD学生 关于生物医学研究的职业 2)为少数民族学生实施学术充实计划， 加强他们在科学和技术方面的看门人课程的学习成绩， 数学持续的活动包括补充说明（SI）， 教师主导的复习课和准备测试我们还建议发展 一个新的课程，“科学技能”，这将针对学生， 准备分数表明他们可能无法在守门人课程中取得成功。 3)为少数民族学生提供学术支持。这种支持 系统将包括一个中央会议场所，学生可以在那里与 学术顾问和补充指导领导人。通过这种支持 系统，学术顾问将提供学术咨询和个人 为MSD学生提供咨询，并为他们提供有关研究的信息 参与和学术丰富的机会，可通过 MSD计划。 4)为教授看门人课程的教师提供专业发展， 在生物医学科学中。教师将通过使用新的模式来改革他们的课程 促进代表性不足的学生增加学习的教学， 尤其是美洲土著最终，教师是催化剂， 持续的MSD计划在NAU。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): At NAU, our goals are to increase the academic performance, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented minority students, especially Native Americans, who are or who could become interested in careers in biomedical sciences. As a result of this program, we hope to increase rates of acceptance into and completion of post- graduate degree programs in biomedical sciences at NAU as well as at other institutions across the nation. To achieve these goals, we have implemented a Minority Student Development Program (MSD). The MSD Program includes research participation, academic enrichment, academic support and faculty development activities. The specific aims of the MSD program are: 1) to provide opportunities for minority students to become involved in biomedical research projects with selected NAU faculty. Students will be encouraged to give presentations on their research at national meetings and to publish the results of their research in peer-reviewed journals. Changes from the previous funding cycle include an increase in participating faculty from 16 to 30 and development of two new courses, "Introduction to Biomedical Research" and "Research Rotations" that will provide MSD students with more information about careers in biomedical research. 2) to implement academic enrichment programs for minority students that will strengthen their academic performance in gatekeeper courses in science and mathematics. Continuing activities include Supplemental Instruction (SI), faculty-led recitations and a readiness test. We also propose the development of a new course, "Skills for Science" which will target students whose readiness scores indicate that they may not succeed in gatekeeper courses. 3) to maintain an academic support system for minority students. This support system will include a central meeting place where students can meet with academic advisors and Supplemental Instruction leaders. Through this support system, academic advisors will provide academic advisement and personal counseling for MSD students, and provide them with information about research participation and academic enrichment opportunities that are available through the MSD program. 4) to provide professional development for faculty who teach gatekeeper courses in biomedical sciences. Faculty will reform their courses by using new models of teaching that facilitate increased learning by underrepresented students, especially Native Americans. Ultimately, the faculty are catalysts for the persistence of the MSD program at NAU.