EPCC's RISE to the Challenge Program

描述(由申请人提供)：埃尔帕索社区学院(EPCC)，一所拥有88%少数民族学生入学的西班牙裔服务机构，向MBRS Rise计划提交这份竞争性的继续申请。总体目标是将EPCC发展成为通往生物医学专业研究职业生涯的门户，面向传统上在科学界代表性不足的少数族裔和弱势学生。RISE计划将通过积极让我们的学生、教师和社区参与适当的丰富、发展和研究活动，继续发展一个相互支持的学习社区。这最终将导致EPCC转到四年制院校并从事生物医学研究事业的学生数量增加。 EPCC的崛起挑战计划包括学生、教师、社区和机构发展活动。所有活动的目的都是为了增加少数群体和处境不利的学生的数量，使他们获得在大学取得成功和从事生物医学研究事业所必需的工具。EPCC的RISE计划的目标和目的与MBR RISE计划的使命是一致的，即改善少数族裔机构的研究环境。该计划分为五个部分： I)生物医学科学丰富计划(BSEP)。Rise-BSEP计划的目标是继续为有才华的新生提供在一年级和二年级水平的课程中取得成功和脱颖而出的工具，并让他们接触到生物医学研究。目标是：a)为10名即将入学的新生提供暑期实习，这些新生将参与发展活动，包括数学、英语、大学生存技能的小型课程，以及开发和介绍小型研究项目；b)为BSEP学生提供整个学年的延长实习，以便他们能够参与辅导、补充指导和研究。 Ii)无借口研究发展计划(NRDP)。NRDP计划的目标是继续为EPCC学生提供研究实习、辅导、指导和发展活动，以提高他们在大学的成功，以及他们转到四年制大学并攻读博士学位的潜力。目标是a)通过为15名大二学生和精选的大一学生提供全年研究实习机会，让学生接触到生物医学研究；b)为他们提供辅导、指导、科学提高和研究技术迷你课程。 (Iii)学院发展部分。目标是继续开发RISE教师的研究和教学潜力，使他们成为RISE计划目标的有效倡导者。目标是：a)提供足够的释放时间和资源，以便教员能够有效地参与这些活动；b)提供培训和研究机会，以提高教员成为更独立的研究人员的能力；c)加强EPCC教员与其他机构之间的合作；以及d)提高教员在演讲、出版物和补助金方面的生产力。 四)社区发展部分。我们的目标是提高我们社区的科学素养，使他们成为RISE计划的积极支持者。目标是：a)在社区成员中提高对生物医学研究重要性的认识并树立积极形象，b)积极参与社区，提高学生和教职员工在“科学社区”中的地位。 五)体制发展部分。目标是改善EPCC的研究基础设施。目标是：a)翻新教室，将其改造成分析化学仪器实验室；b)提供最先进的计算机、多媒体和小型设备，以提高教学和研究能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): El Paso Community College (EPCC), a Hispanic Serving Institution with an 88% Minority student enrollment submits this competing continuation application to the MBRS RISE Program. The overall goal is to develop EPCC into a gateway to biomedical professional research careers for minority and disadvantaged students that have been traditionally under-represented in the sciences. The RISE Program will continue developing a mutually supportive learning community by actively engaging our students, faculty and the community in appropriate enrichment, developmental and research activities. This will ultimately lead to an increase in the number of EPCC students transferring to four-year institutions and pursuing a biomedical research career. EPCC's RISE to the Challenge Program consists of Student, Faculty, Community and Institutional Development Activities. All activities are aimed at increasing the number of minority and disadvantaged students acquiring the tools necessary to succeed in college and pursue biomedical research careers. The goals and objectives of EPCC's RISE Program are consistent with the mission of the MBRS RISE Program to enhance the research environment at minority institutions. The program is divided into five components: I) The Biomedical Science Enrichment Program (BSEP). The Goals of the RISE-BSEP Program are to continue providing talented incoming freshmen with the tools to succeed and excel in their freshman and sophomore-level courses and to expose them to biomedical research. The objectives are: a) to provide a summer internship for ten incoming freshman who will participate in developmental activities including Mini-courses in Mathematics, English, College Survival Skills and developing and presenting a Mini-research project, b) to provide an extended internship for BSEP students throughout the academic year so that they can participate in tutoring, supplemental instruction and research. II) The No-Excuse Research Development Program (NRDP). The goal of the NRDP Program is to continue providing research internships, tutoring, mentoring and developmental activities for EPCC students to increase their success in college as well as their potential to transfer to a four-year university and pursue a Ph.D. degree. The objectives are a) to expose students to biomedical research by providing year-round research internships for fifteen sophomores and selected freshman, b) to provide them with tutoring, mentoring, scientific enhancement and research techniques mini-courses. III) The Faculty Development Component. The goal is to continue developing the research and teaching potential of RISE faculty so that they become effective advocates of the objectives of the RISE Program. The objectives are: a) to provide adequate release time and resources so that faculty can effectively participate in these activities, b) to provide training and research exposure to increase the ability of the faculty to become more independent researchers, c) to enhance collaborations between EPCC faculty and other institutions, and d) to increase the productivity of the faculty in terms of presentations, publications and grants. IV) The Community Development Component. The goal is to improve the science literacy of our community so that they become active supporters of the RISE Program. The objectives are: a) to increase the awareness and project a positive image of the importance of biomedical research among community members, and b) to actively engage the community and RISE students and faculty in a "Community of Science". V) The Institutional Development Component. The goal is to improve the research infrastructure of EPCC. The objectives are: a) to renovate a classroom to transform it into an analytical chemical instrumentation laboratory, and b) to provide state-of-the-art computers, multimedia, and small equipment items to enhance the teaching and research capabilities.