Improving Curriculum by Academic and Research Enrichment

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的RISE I-CARE计划的目标是通过提供早期学术干预，咨询，指导和研究接触，显着增加获得生物医学科学本科学位毕业并进入研究生院的弱势少数民族学生的数量。 奥克伍德学院（OC）招收了大量的非洲裔美国学生主修生物学，化学和生物化学，并有授予学士学位的大多数学生谁不仅继续在医学和牙科学校注册的非常令人印象深刻的记录，但也获得了博士学位。生物医学科学学位。这是通过以前资助的生物科学领域的联邦少数民族增强方案实现的。然而，OC已经确定了一些障碍，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人数的增加。在这个提案中，我们精心开发了一些活动，专门解决学生在学术准备的各个阶段的需求（在大一和大二的早期学术援助，学术咨询和指导，上师研究参与和GRE准备）。每项活动都旨在满足以下需求：1）保留学生在科学领域的机制，2）积极参与研究，3）建立自信，4）为研究生院做准备。将制定一个精心创建的评估过程，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.