Morehouse College MBRS RISE Program

描述（由申请人提供）：莫尔豪斯学院建立了卓越的本科教育传统，特别是在科学方面。超过50%的理工科毕业生在获得学士学位后继续接受正规培训。莫尔豪斯学院使命的一个重要组成部分是增加从事研究工作的毕业生人数。虽然莫尔豪斯学院的毕业生去健康专业学校的人数近年来有所增加，但去研究型研究生课程的毕业生人数却有所减少。这个拟议的MBRS项目有几个长期目标：增加莫尔豪斯学院成功进入科学领域的学生数量，增加从事生物医学研究的毕业生数量，增加从事生物医学研究的教师数量。学生发展活动包括暑期预科新生学术研究和培训（艺术预科）体验，大一/大二研究培训体验，大三/大四研究培训体验。这些经验将包括学术支持和指导，参与跨学科研究研讨会/课程，必修科学课程的学术指导，学年开始的指导研究经验和夏季预备课程。教师发展活动包括合作研究培训经验。机构发展活动包括赞助项目的部门官员，以提供培训和促进教师的研究。这些活动将改善莫尔豪斯的研究环境，为本科生提供更多的研究培训机会，并为教师积极参与、展示和发表生物医学研究创造机会。此外，这些活动将帮助教师寻求研究者发起的资金。评估程序将用于评估发展活动对学生和教师成果的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Morehouse College has established a tradition of excellence in undergraduate education, particularly in the sciences. More than 50% of science graduates continue their formal training beyond the baccalaureate degree. A major component of Morehouse College's mission is to increase the number of graduates pursuing a career in research. While the number of Morehouse graduates going to health professional schools has increased over the years, the number of graduates going to research oriented graduate programs has decreased. There are several long-term goals of this proposed MBRS program: to increase the number of Morehouse students successfully matriculating in the sciences, to increase the number of graduates pursuing careers in biomedical research, and to increase the number of faculty conducting biomedical research. Student developmental activities include a summer Pre-freshmen Academic Research and Training (Pre-Art) experience, Freshman/Sophomore Research Training experience, and Junior/Senior Research Training experience. These experiences will include academic support and mentoring, participation in an interdisciplinary research seminar/course, academic coaching in required science classes, mentored research experiences starting during the academic years and summers preparatory course. Faculty development activities include collaborative research training experiences. Institutional development activities include a Division Officer of Sponsored Programs to provide training and facilitate the research of faculty. These activities will enhance the research environment at Morehouse by providing enhanced research training opportunities of undergraduates, and by creating opportunities for faculty to actively engage, present and publish biomedical research. Further, these activities will assist faculty in pursuing investigator initiated funding. Evaluation procedures will be used to assess the impact of the developmental activities on student and faculty outcomes.