Bridges to the Future

描述（由申请人提供）：加州州立大学洛杉矶、安赫勒斯城学院、东洛杉矶学院和帕萨迪纳城市学院提议改进并继续他们成功的“未来之桥”项目，自上次审查以来，“未来之桥”项目的学生转学到四年制大学的比率为78%，是少数族裔理科学生通常转学率的五倍多。许多毕业生已经转学并完成了学士学位，许多人现在正在攻读博士学位。两人完成了博士学位。合作机构招收大量来自生物医学科学研究职业中代表性不足的群体的学生。我们提出了一个项目，将涉及21个有才华的少数民族洛杉矶生物医学桥梁学者每年（在每个社区学院7名学生的队列）。长期目标是增加有才华的少数民族学生谁完成研究生课程导致博士学位的池。在生物医学科学学科。该计划旨在提高学生在扎实的科学课程中的学术成就;将他们融入他们的主要部门和大学社区;让他们接触生物医学科学和科学家;加强他们向四年制机构的过渡;并为他们未来成功的独立生物医学研究事业奠定基础。两个目标指导拟议的项目：目标1。在接下来的三年里，80%的参与社区学院的学生将转入四年制大学的科学专业;目标2：参与学院和大学将该计划的特点制度化，以改善所有理科学生的教育经验和职业生涯。这些目标将通过关注下属可衡量的目标来实现，通过一个计划来实现，该计划包括：1）扎实的科学课程; 2）参加特别研讨会; 3）认真的学术交流; 4）通过研究员与社区学院和加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的科学教师和其他成功的科学学生的互动建立网络; 5）辅导，以提高在生物医学科学的成就; 6）在生物医学科学研讨会系列的参与;和7）一个重要的介绍研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, and Pasadena City College propose to improve and continue their successful Bridges to the Future effort, which in the period since last review enjoyed a transfer rate of Bridges Scholars to four-year universities of 78%, over five times the rate normally seen for minority science students. Many graduates have transferred and completed the BS, and many are now in PhD programs. Two have completed the PhD. The partner institutions enroll large numbers of students from groups underrepresented in biomedical science research careers. We propose a project that will involve 21 talented minority LA Biomed Bridges Scholars each year (in cohorts of 7 students at each community college). The long-term objective is to increase the pool of talented minority students who complete graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical science disciplines. The proposed program is designed to increase student academic achievement in a solid science curriculum; integrate them into their major department and college communities; expose them to the biomedical sciences and scientists; enhance their transition to four-year institutions; and lay the foundation for their future successful independent biomedical research careers. Two goals guide the proposed project: Goal 1. That during the next three year period, 80% of the participating community college students will transfer to four-year universities in science majors; Goal 2: That the participating colleges and university institutionalize features of the program to improve the educational experience and careers of all their science students. These goals will be met through attention to subordinate measurable objectives, achieved through a program that includes: 1) a solid science curriculum; 2) participation in special workshops; 3) careful academic advisement; 4) networking through interaction of the Fellows with science faculty and other successful science students both at their community colleges and at Cal State LA; 5) tutoring for enhanced achievement in the biomedical sciences; 6) participation in biomedical sciences seminar series; and 7) a significant introduction to research.