MARC UNDERGRADUATE (U-STAR) PROGRAM AT LEHMAN COLLEGE

描述(由申请人提供)：雷曼学院MARC计划最初于1986年8月获得资助，并于1992年和1997年续签。它在雷曼兄弟作为布朗克斯的城市通勤学院面临的特殊挑战的背景下，解决了少数族裔在生物医学科学中代表性不足的问题。MARC计划的目标是：保持较高的学术水平，同时增加符合条件的学生申请该计划的人数，并增加对生物医学研究感兴趣的学生人数；丰富MARC和非MARC学生的教育和研究经验；继续加强科学课程并扩大本科生科学社区；增加MARC和非MARC少数民族学生继续获得生物医学博士学位的人数。我们建议通过以下活动加强该计划并提高我们的成功率：棕色袋子午餐系列；MARC/生物学研讨会和研究课程中的负责任行为；教员指导研讨会；有指导的校内和校外研究；MARC学生和教职员工讨论科学文章的个人会议；同行指导；海报演示；出席科学会议；以及外部评估。雷曼学院MARC计划的标志仍然是为其学者提供研究经验的机会。MARC学者将在校园内与雷曼兄弟的教师导师合作，并可能与他们的导师一起参与与三州地区其他研究机构的合作。学者将被要求至少有一次校外暑期研究经验，以扩大他们对研究的接触。我们相信，所有这些活动将为MARC以及最终非MARC学生提供他们进入研究生院、完成博士学位并开始成功的研究生涯所需的工具。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Lehman College MARC Program was funded initially in August 1986 and was renewed in 1992 and 1997. It addresses the problems of minority underrepresentation in the biomedical sciences in the context of the particular challenges Lehman faces as an urban commuter college in the Bronx. The goals of the MARC Program are to: maintain high academic standards while increasing the number of qualified students who apply to the program and increase the number of students interested in biomedical research; enrich the education and research experience of MARC and non-MARC students; continue to enhance the science curriculum and expand the undergraduate science community of students; increase the number of MARC and non-MARC minority students who go on to earn Ph.D.s in biomedical sciences. We propose to strengthen the program and improve our success rate through the following activities: the Brown Bag Luncheon Series; MARC/Biology Seminar and the Responsible Conduct in Research courses; faculty mentoring workshops; mentored intra- and extramural research; individual meetings of MARC students and faculty to discuss scientific articles; peer mentoring; poster presentations; attendance at scientific meetings; and an outside evaluation. The hallmark of the Lehman College MARC Program remains the opportunity for the research experience afforded its scholars. MARC scholars will work with Lehman faculty mentors on campus and may participate with their mentors in collaborations with other research institutions in the tristate area. Scholars will be required to have at least one extramural summer research experience to broaden their exposure to research. We believe that all of these activities will provide the MARC and ultimately the non-MARC students with the tools they need to be admitted to graduate school, complete their doctorate, and embark upon successful research careers.