Improving Curriculum by Academic and Research Enrichment

描述(由申请人提供)：RISE I-CARE计划的目标是通过提供早期的学术干预、建议、指导和研究机会，显著增加获得生物医学本科学位并进入研究生院的弱势少数族裔学生的数量。 奥克伍德学院(OC)招收了大量生物、化学和生物化学专业的非裔美国学生，并向这些学生中的大多数授予学士学位的记录令人印象深刻，这些学生不仅进入了医学和牙科学校，而且还获得了生物医学科学的博士学位。这是通过以前资助的生物科学领域的联邦少数群体增强计划实现的。然而，OC发现了一些障碍，这些障碍阻碍了从奥克伍德学院毕业并最终进入研究生院的学生数量的增加。在这项建议中，我们精心制定了一些活动，专门针对学生在学业准备的不同阶段的需求(一年级和二年级的早期学术援助、学术咨询和指导、高级研究参与和GRE准备)。每项活动都旨在满足以下需要：1)留住理科学生的机制；2)积极参与研究；3)建立自信；4)为研究生院做准备。将建立一个仔细制定的评估程序，以评估这些活动的结果，并在整个计划期间进行合理的调整，以确保实现RISE I-CARE计划的目标和目的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed RISE I-CARE program is to significantly increase the number of disadvantaged minority students graduating with undergraduate degrees in the biomedical sciences and matriculating into graduate schools by providing early academic intervention, advising, mentoring and research exposure. Oakwood College (OC) enrolls large numbers of African American students majoring in Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry and has a very impressive record of awarding baccalaureate degrees to the majority of these students who have not only gone on to enroll in medical and dental schools, but have also earned Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences. This has been accomplished through previously funded federal minority enhancement programs in the biological sciences. However, OC has identified a number of barriers that have militated against increasing the number of students graduating from Oakwood College and eventually matriculating into graduate school. In this proposal we have carefully developed some activities that specifically address the needs of students at various stages of their academic preparation (early academic assistance during freshman and sophomore years, academic advising and mentoring, upper division research involvement and GRE preparation). Each activity is designed to address the following needs: 1) Mechanism for retention of students in the sciences, 2) active involvement in research, 3) building self-confidence, and 4) preparation for graduate school. A carefully created evaluation process will be instituted to evaluate the outcomes of these activities, with reasonable adjustments being made throughout the duration of the program to ensure the achievement of the goals and objectives of the RISE I-CARE program.