Minority Student Development Program at Northern Arizona University

描述（由申请人提供）：在NAU，我们的目标是提高学术成绩，保留和代表性不足的少数民族学生，特别是美洲原住民，谁是或可能成为在生物医学科学的职业感兴趣的毕业率。作为这个计划的结果，我们希望提高接受率和完成研究生学位课程在NAU生物医学科学，以及在全国各地的其他机构。为了实现这些目标，我们实施了少数民族学生发展计划（MSD）。MSD计划包括研究参与，学术充实，学术支持和教师发展活动。MSD方案的具体目标是： (1)为少数民族学生提供机会，与选定的NAU教师一起参与生物医学研究项目。将鼓励学生在国家会议上介绍他们的研究，并在同行评审的期刊上发表他们的研究结果。我们将继续为MSD研究参与者教授两门课程，“生物医学研究入门”和“负责任的研究行为”，这将为MSD学生提供更多有关生物医学研究职业的信息。 (2)为少数民族学生实施学术充实方案，以加强他们在理科专业守门人课程中的学业成绩。持续的活动包括补充教学，教师主导的背诵，准备测试，和“在科学上取得成功的技能”，这将针对学生的准备分数表明，他们可能不会成功的看门人课程。 (3)为少数民族学生提供学术支持。这个支持系统将包括一个中央会议场所，学生可以与学术顾问和补充教学领导人会面。通过这个支持系统，顾问将为MSD学生提供学术咨询和个人咨询，并为他们提供有关研究参与和学术丰富的机会，通过MSD计划提供的信息。 (4)为教授生物医学科学守门人课程的教师提供专业发展。教师将使用新的教学模式来调整他们的课程，以促进代表性不足的学生，特别是美洲原住民的学习。最终，教师是NAU MSD计划持续存在的催化剂。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): At NAU, our goals are to increase the academic performance, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented minority students, especially Native Americans, who are or may become interested in careers in biomedical sciences. As a result of this program, we hope to increase rates of acceptance into and completion of post-graduate degree programs in biomedical sciences at NAU, as well as at other institutions across the nation. To achieve these goals, we have implemented a Minority Student Development Program (MSD). The MSD Program includes research participation, academic enrichment, academic support, and faculty development activities. The specific aims of the MSD program are: (1) to provide opportunities for minority students to become involved in biomedical research projects with selected NAU faculty. Students will be encouraged to give presentations on their research at national meetings and to publish the results of their research in peer-reviewed journals. We will continue to teach two courses for MSD research participants, "Introduction to Biomedical Research" and "Responsible Conduct of Research," that will provide MSD students with more information about careers in biomedical research. (2) to implement academic enrichment programs for minority students that will strengthen their academic performance in gatekeeper courses in science majors. Continuing activities include Supplemental Instruction, faculty-led recitations, readiness tests, and "Skills for Success in Science" which will target students whose readiness scores indicate that they may not succeed in gatekeeper courses. (3) to maintain an academic support system for minority students. This support system will include a central meeting place where students can meet with academic advisors and Supplemental Instruction leaders. Through this support system, advisors will provide academic advisement and personal counseling for MSD students, and provide them with information about research participation and academic enrichment opportunities that are available through the MSD Program. (4) to provide professional development for faculty who teach gatekeeper courses in biomedical sciences. Faculty will restructure their courses using new models of teaching that facilitate increased learning by underrepresented students, especially Native Americans. Ultimately, the faculty members are catalysts for the persistence of the MSD Program at NAU.