California State University San Marcos MARC U*STAR Program

描述（由申请人提供）：CSUSM MARC-U*STAR项目将增加在生物医学科学领域从事研究工作的少数种族和少数民族学生的数量。我们的主要可衡量目标是将100%的MARC学者（MS）送入研究生院，并监督/支持他们完成博士学位。我们的计划有六个目标。目标包括通过一系列Pre-MARC活动，提高学术成绩，提高科学交流技能，提高计算技能，参与生物医学研究，以及研究生院申请/入学/保留，创造大量符合MARC计划条件的学生。6名MS将参加该项目。每年有3名硕士将从Pre-MARC项目中选出大三学生，或从社区大学进入大三学生，还有3名将是大四学生——所有这些都是通过严格的标准选出和保留的。MS将参加一系列旨在使他们在进入一流研究生院时具有竞争力的活动。这些活动包括参加由几个学术支持服务机构支持的具有挑战性的课程，参加技能发展讲习班、研究培训、研究研讨会，以及在监督下发表科学出版物的原创研究。MS将培养批判性思维、解决问题、写作和口头沟通、领导能力和团队合作能力。最后，MS将作为一个小组参加为期一年的活动，旨在帮助他们完成研究生院申请和在研究生院的安置。我们的评估计划使用形成性和总结性评估为每个项目目标提供可测量的目标和评估标准。截至2006年5月，12/16的硕士毕业生进入研究生院或研究生学习，安置率为75%（2006年完成一名博士学位）。此外，我们预计将有3名在读硕士在2007年秋季被研究生院录取，使我们的安置记录达到16/20（80%）。MORE MARC项目的目标和CSUSM的战略计划是完全一致的。该地区少数民族人口的增长，校园对多样性的承诺，当前MARC项目的成功，支持性教师，项目主任的经验，现有的MBRS SCORE， RISE和桥梁项目，以及配备现代科学仪器和强大教学资源的新科学大楼，共同使CSUSM成为成功开展MARC项目的理想场所。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The CSUSM MARC-U*STAR Program will increase the pool of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students who pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. Our Primary Measurable Objective is to place 100% of our MARC Scholars (MS) into graduate school and monitor/support completion of their Ph.D. Our Program has six goals. The goals include creation of a large pool of MARC Program eligible students through a set of Pre-MARC activities, Enhance Academic Performance, Enhance Scientific Communication Skills, Enhance Computational Skills, Participation in Biomedical Research, and Graduate School Application/Admission/Retention. Six MS will participate in the program. Each year, 3 MS will be juniors selected from the Pre-MARC program, or juniors entering from community colleges, and three will be seniors- all chosen and retained using rigorous standards. MS will participate in a set of activities designed to make them competitive for admission to first-class graduate schools. These activities include participation in a challenging curriculum supported by several academic support services, participation in skills development workshops, research training, research seminars, and supervised original research leading to scientific publications. MS will develop strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, writing and oral communication, leadership, and teamwork. Finally, MS will participate as a group in a year-long set of activities designed to support completion of their graduate school application and placement in graduate school. Our Evaluation Plan provides measurable objectives and assessment criteria for each project goal using formative and summative evaluation. As of May 2006, 12/16 MS graduates have gone on to graduate school or post-graduate studies for a 75% placement rate (one Ph.D. completed in 2006). In addition, we expect 3 current MS to be admitted to graduate school for fall 2007 making our placement record 16/20 (80%). The MORE MARC Program's goal and the CSUSM strategic plan are in perfect alignment. The regional minority population growth, the campus commitment to diversity, the success of the current MARC Program, the supportive faculty, the experience of the program director, the existing MBRS SCORE, RISE and Bridges Programs, and new science buildings with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources collectively make CSUSM an ideal location to operate a successful MARC Program.