Facilitating Seamless Transition to Towson University

促进无缝过渡到陶森大学

• 批准号: 6790048
• 负责人: GAIL E GASPARICH
• 金额: $ 20.26万
• 依托单位: TOWSON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6790048
• 关键词: African American; Hispanic Americans; curriculum; education evaluation /planning; educationally disadvantaged; ethnic group; health science research support; role model; science education; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The long-term goal of this proposal is to establish a formal program between Towson University (TU) and both Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) and the Community College of Baltimore County- Catonsville (CCBC) that will enhance transfer and retention of minority students to the completion of their B.S. degree in an area that will allow them to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences. BCCC is an open access, two-year, state-sponsored institution with a majority of students who are Baltimore City residents (85%), African-American (82%), and female (75%). CCBC is also an open access, two-year, state sponsored institution. The inclusion of CCBC allows for more diversity in the program from a gender perspective (CCBC 42% male), a minority perspective (CCBC includes both African American and Hispanic students) and from a geographic perspective (to include Baltimore County). TU is a four-year comprehensive state-sponsored university with a minority student population of 16%. The specific aims of this program are to (i) Increase program awareness at BCCC in order to ensure that qualified students are directed to the program; (ii) Initiate a program with CCBC to increase the diversity and number of Baltimore area minority students involved in the program; (iii) Increase program awareness at TU to change stereotypical expectations of students and the program; (iv) Provide for an active and supportive academic program for students (including tutoring, peer mentoring, summer research experiences, faculty mentoring teams for each students, and annual evaluations of the program by an outside program evaluator); and, (v) Provide students with the skills and capacity required to succeed at TU and post-graduate education and careers. Each cohort of students will be carefully advised academically so that they enter TU with true junior status by completing many of the Biology core courses and most of the General Education requirements. Experience gained through the first two years of this grant have led to the following changes in this renewal: the inclusion of a more formalized assessment program; the inclusion of CCBC to increase diversity and applicant pool; and the incorporation of a general education course in the first semester of the program where students will be exposed to preparing oral and written scientific presentations (credit earned will count toward B.S. degree upon transfer to TU).

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的长期目标是在陶森大学（TU）与巴尔的摩城市社区学院（BCCC）和巴尔的摩县社区学院-卡顿斯维尔（CCBC）之间建立一个正式的计划，以提高少数民族学生的转移和保留，以完成他们的学士学位。在一个领域的学位，这将使他们能够追求在生物医学科学的职业生涯。BCCC是一个开放式的，为期两年的，国家赞助的机构，大部分学生是巴尔的摩市居民（85%），非洲裔美国人（82%）和女性（75%）。CCBC也是一个开放获取，为期两年，国家赞助的机构。包括CCBC允许从性别角度（CCBC 42%男性），少数民族角度（CCBC包括非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔学生）和地理角度（包括巴尔的摩县）更多的多样性方案。TU是一所四年制综合性国立大学，少数民族学生占16%。该计划的具体目标是：（一）提高BCCC的计划意识，以确保合格的学生被引导到该计划;（二）与CCBC发起一项计划，以增加参与该计划的巴尔的摩地区少数民族学生的多样性和数量;（三）提高TU的计划意识，以改变学生和计划的陈规定型期望; ㈣为学生提供积极和支助性的学术方案（包括辅导，同伴指导，暑期研究经验，教师指导团队为每个学生，并由外部程序评估程序的年度评估）;和，（五）为学生提供在TU和研究生教育和职业成功所需的技能和能力。每一批学生都将在学术上得到认真的建议，以便他们通过完成许多生物学核心课程和大部分通识教育要求，以真正的初级身份进入TU。通过该补助金的前两年获得的经验导致了这次更新的以下变化：纳入了一个更正式的评估计划;纳入CCBC以增加多样性和申请人库;并在该计划的第一学期纳入了通识教育课程，学生将接触到准备口头和书面科学报告（获得的学分将计入学士学位）。转任后转任）。