MBRS SCORE Program at California State University Fresno

描述（由申请人提供）：MBRS-SCORE项目于2000年6月在加州州立大学弗雷斯诺分校（CSU-Fresno）启动，寻求第二个四年项目周期的更新。加州州立大学弗雷斯诺分校是加州州立大学23个校区系统中地理上孤立的校区，服务于加州第六大城市和快速发展的加州中部地区。科罗拉多州立大学弗雷斯诺分校招收了19,000多名学生，其中约55.5%的学生认为自己是少数群体（约45.2%是美国国立卫生研究院合格的少数群体）。科罗拉多州立大学弗雷斯诺分校是一所指定的西班牙裔服务机构，其14.9%的全职教师是少数族裔的成员。该计划支持了科学与数学学院3个系的5个常规项目；其中三个继续免费延期。最初的项目目标要求整个CSM学院（所有六个系）在五个可测量的领域达到至少130%的score项目前4年基线平均水平：外部提交的资助活动提高到基线平均水平的246%，资助提案提高到338%，资助金额提高到245%；出版物保持在107%；国内/国际演讲增长了126%。这五个领域平均提高了212%，达到了项目研究活动翻倍的总体目标。本申请提出了一个由CSM三个部门的五个项目组成的新计划，其中一个持续的常规项目，三个新的常规项目和一个试点项目。新的方案特点包括：机构支持的发布时间补充，以加强出版活动；以项目为基础的专题讨论会和研讨会，旨在为学生和更广泛的教师提供信息和参与，以建立能够进一步影响机构发展的更强大的研究活动核心。新项目的目标类似于提高教师研究绩效130%的目标，但也包括提高少数民族教师参与的目标，将项目教师扩大到包括CSM以外的部门和学院，以及增加学生对研究的参与。值得注意的是，这三个系在帮助学生完成博士课程方面有着良好的记录——过去10年里有163个，其中48个以前的学生目前正在攻读博士课程，其中包括15个代表性不足的少数民族成员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MBRS-SCORE program initiated in June 2000 at the California State University, Fresno (CSU-Fresno) seeks renewal of its program for a second 4-year program cycle. CSU-Fresno is a geographically isolated campus of the 23 campus CSU system, serving California's sixth largest city and the rapidly growing Central California region. CSU-Fresno enrolls over 19,000 students, approximately 55.5% of which identify themselves with minority groups (approximately 45.2% as NIH-qualified minorities). CSU-Fresno is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, with 14.9% of its full-time faculty being members of underrepresented minority groups. The SCORE program has supported five regular projects in three departments of the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM); three continue under a no-cost extension. The original program goals challenged the entire CSM faculty (all six departments) to achieve at least 130% of the 4-year baseline average pre-SCORE program levels in five measurable areas: grantsmanship activities improved to 246% above baseline average for external submissions, 338% for funded proposals, and 245% for funding amounts; publications stayed steady at 107%; and national/international presentations rose 126%. A combined 212% average improvement for all five areas met the program's overall goal to double research activity. This application proposes a new program of five projects in three departments of the CSM, with one continuing regular project, three new regular projects and one pilot. New program features include: institutionally-supported release time supplements for enhancing publication activity; program-based symposia and seminars which are designed to inform and engage both students and the broader faculty in establishing a stronger core of research activity that can further influence institutional development. Similar 130% targets for elevated faculty research performance are the objectives for new program, but also included are targets for greater minority faculty involvement, expansion of project faculty to include departments and colleges outside the CSM, and increased student involvement in research. It should be noted that the three departments have strong records in helping students to complete Ph.D. programs--163 in the past 10 years with 48 of their former students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs, including 15 underrepresented minority members.