MBRS IMSD Program at the University of Kansas

描述（由申请人提供）：自堪萨斯大学（KU）IMSD项目开始以来的短短三年内，包括六名美洲印第安人在内的十二名少数民族学生将申请研究生院。这是一项延续性建议，使我们能够在这些成功的基础上再接再厉。KU IMSD与其他NIH资助的项目（Bridge，RISE，IRACDA）合作，并充分利用了研究I机构（KU）和最大的部落学院之一（Haskell Indian Nations University）的并列优势。KU IMSD由四个部分组成：1）为美国印第安人和其他少数民族学生提供研究经验，特别注重从Bridge或RISE计划中招募Haskell学生; 2）加强和修改课程; 3）提供跨学科研讨会系列和4）提供经济援助和指导。本科生的研究经验需要一个广泛的，跨学科的方法，将学生放入77个可能的KU实验室之一，并包括学生在地方和国家会议上分享他们的研究成果的机会。该计划还将支持几个美国印第安人研究生谁获得了学士学位从哈斯克尔。在过去三年中，IMSD支持的课程改进取得了显着成效，生物学，化学和数学的看门人课程将继续下去，仅在生物学方面，完成生物学入门课程的美国印第安学生的平均成绩点在过去六年中从0.86增加到2.94。综合研讨会系列将汇集来自IMSD，桥梁和RISE计划的学生，以促进社区和学习。KU IMSD对本科研究人员的支持将成为为美国印第安学生提供财政支持的基石，沿着KU奖学金。指导将由教师（研究顾问），IMSD计划协调员（个人和小组会议）和同行（其他IMSD学生）提供。评估和跟踪程序将允许在方案执行过程中定期调整活动，并评估是否达到了目标。如果再资助四年，KU/Haskell合作提供了一个机会，可以显著影响美国印度科学家的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Within the three short years since the University of Kansas (KU) IMSD program began, twelve minority students, including six American Indians, will have applied to graduate school. This is a continuation proposal to allow us to build on these successes. KU IMSD works in concert with other NIH funded programs (Bridge, RISE, IRACDA) and takes full advantage of the juxtaposition of a Research I Institution (KU) and one of the largest tribal colleges (Haskell Indian Nations University). KU IMSD consists of four components: 1) providing research experiences to American Indian and other minority students, with a particular a focus on recruiting Haskell students from the Bridge or RISE program; 2) enhancing and modifying the curriculum; 3) offering an interdisciplinary seminar series and 4) providing financial aid and mentoring. The undergraduate research experience takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to placing students into one of 77 possible KU labs and includes opportunities for students to share their research results at local and national meetings. The program will also support several American Indian graduate students who have obtained BA's from Haskell. IMSD supported curricular enhancements that have shown remarkable results over the past three years will be continued for gatekeeper courses in biology, chemistry and math. In biology alone, the average grade point average of American Indian students who completed the introductory biology course has increased from 0.86 to 2.94 over the past six years. An integrative seminar series will bring together students from the IMSD, Bridge, and RISE programs to foster community and learning. Support from KU IMSD for undergraduate researchers will be a cornerstone in providing financial support along with KU scholarships targeted for American Indian students. Mentoring will be provided from faculty (research advisors), the IMSD Program Coordinator (individual and group meetings) and peers (other IMSD students). Evaluation and tracking procedures will allow for regular adjustment of activities during the course of the program and assessment of whether goals have been met. If funded for another four years, the KU/Haskell collaboration provides the opportunity to significantly impact the number of American Indian scientists in this country.