RISE Option I at Savannah State University

萨凡纳州立大学 RISE 选项 I

• 批准号: 8267387
• 负责人: Eugene Richard Mesco
• 金额: $ 23.1万
• 依托单位: SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8267387
• 关键词: African American; Behavior; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Behavioral Sciences; Biology; Chemistry; Collaborations; Communities; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Faculty; Feeling; Foundations; Funding; Future; Gatekeeping; Goals; Grooming; Health Personnel; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Imagination; Institution; Knowledge; Leadership; Marines; Measurable; Mentors; Minority; Mission; Motivation; Outcome; Peach; Process; Production; Public Health; Qualifying; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Training; STEM field; STEM student; Schools; Science; Scientist; Students; Training; Training Programs; Underrepresented Minority; Universities; career; doctoral student; experience; improved; interest; professor; programs; skills; success; undergraduate research

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Savannah State University (SSU), an HBCU with 94% African-American enrollment, submits this proposed MBRS-RISE Option I program application to increase the number of underrepresented minority students enrolling in Ph.D. degrees in biomedical and behavioral science. Our current funded programs over the past 8 years have engaged more than 200 STEM students in mentored research and increased the STEM enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Lacking, however, has been corresponding increases in SSU STEM students completing Ph.D. programs. Over the past 13 years, only 29 SSU BS graduates (27 URMs) have entered biomedical/behavioral science Ph.D. programs (~2/year). In addition, as with many similar institutions, we have significant challenges with key gatekeeper courses including biology and chemistry, resulting in lower than desired rates of retention and matriculation within STEM majors. The goal of this MBRS-RISE proposal is to build on the institutional momentum created by these previous programs, enhancing them with focused, interrelated initiatives that will improve student outcomes in courses that lay the foundation for further study in biology, chemistry, marine science and behavioral analysis at SSU and future success in graduate school; stimulate the scientific imagination of minority students and their interest in research careers; and develop the mentoring, research, and teaching skills of SSU faculty. The five-year program will have broad institutional impact, through curriculum enhancements and workshops; it will have targeted impact on 27 research interns from the biology, chemistry, marine science, and behavioral analysis undergraduate programs who will be recruited, mentored and groomed to enter Ph.D. programs after graduation and succeed in their pursuit of research careers. Three specific aims and associated measurable objectives are proposed: Specific Aim #1 (Broad Impact): By year 5, achieve an increase in the number of graduates in RISE relevant undergraduate programs by 35% over the baseline level of 65 BS graduates (average number for the last 4 years), in order to increase the pool of SSU majors who are prepared for graduate biomedical/behavioral science programs. Activities include curriculum enhancements to Freshman Year Experience Classes and to Biology, Chemistry, and Behavior Analysis Fundamental Courses (benefiting over 400 students/year); and ongoing K-12 recruitment leveraged with other programs. Specific Aim #2 (Targeted Impact): Produce 10 SSU graduates who apply for and enter biomedical/behavioral science Ph.D. programs, through a high-quality and productive undergraduate research training program. These 10 new Ph.D. candidates will be produced by supporting 27 interns over 5 years (15 each year with 3 replacements each year due to graduation). Activities will include a comprehensive, progressively challenging and rigorous mentored research training program; ongoing tutoring, mentoring, academic advisement, and professional development to nurture the students' motivation to persist and feeling of connectedness to the academic community; and guidance of each intern through the graduate school application process. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Savannah State University (SSU), an HBCU with 94% African-American enrollment, submits this proposed MBRS-RISE Option I program application to increase the number of well qualified underrepresented minority students enrolling in Ph.D. degrees in biomedical and behavioral science. Minority students are significantly underrepresented in biomedical/behavioral doctoral programs and degrees attained. This SSU program will support the NIH's mission to improve the public health, specifically by increasing the production of well-trained minority biomedical/behavioral research scientists who can contribute to the scientific knowledge.

描述（由申请人提供）：萨凡纳州立大学 (SSU) 是一所 HBCU，其 94% 的学生为非裔美国人，提交了拟议的 MBRS-RISE 选项 I 计划申请，以增加就读博士学位的少数族裔学生的数量。生物医学和行为科学学位。我们目前资助的项目在过去 8 年里已经吸引了 200 多名 STEM 学生参与指导研究，并提高了 STEM 入学率、保留率和毕业率。然而，完成博士学位的 SSU STEM 学生却没有相应增加。程序。在过去的 13 年里，只有 29 名 SSU 学士毕业生（27 名 URM）进入了生物医学/行为科学博士学位。计划（~2/年）。此外，与许多类似机构一样，我们在生物和化学等关键把关课程方面面临着重大挑战，导致 STEM 专业的保留率和入学率低于预期。 MBRS-RISE 提案的目标是建立在这些先前项目所创造的机构动力的基础上，通过有针对性的、相互关联的举措来加强它们，这些举措将提高学生的课程成绩，为在 SSU 进一步学习生物学、化学、海洋科学和行为分析以及未来在研究生院取得成功奠定基础；激发少数民族学生的科学想象力和对研究事业的兴趣；培养 SSU 教师的指导、研究和教学技能。这个为期五年的计划将通过课程改进和研讨会产生广泛的机构影响；它将对来自生物学、化学、海洋科学和行为分析本科项目的 27 名研究实习生产生有针对性的影响，他们将被招募、指导和培养以进入博士学位。毕业后继续学习课程并在研究事业中取得成功。提出了三个具体目标和相关的可衡量目标： 具体目标#1（广泛影响）：到第 5 年，将 RISE 相关本科课程的毕业生人数比 65 名 BS 毕业生（过去 4 年的平均人数）的基线水平增加 35%，以增加为研究生生物医学/行为科学课程做好准备的 SSU 专业人才库。活动包括对新生体验班以及生物、化学和行为分析基础课程进行课程改进（每年使 400 多名学生受益）；以及与其他计划相结合的持续 K-12 招聘。具体目标#2（有针对性的影响）：培养 10 名申请并进入生物医学/行为科学博士学位的 SSU 毕业生。通过高质量和富有成效的本科生研究培训计划。这 10 位新博士。候选人将在 5 年内通过支持 27 名实习生（每年 15 名，每年因毕业而替换 3 名）来产生。活动将包括全面的、逐步具有挑战性和严格的指导研究培训计划；持续的辅导、指导、学术建议和专业发展，以培养学生坚持下去的动力以及与学术界的联系感；并指导每位实习生完成研究生院申请流程。 公共卫生相关性：萨凡纳州立大学 (SSU) 是一所 HBCU，其 94% 的学生为非裔美国人，该大学提交了拟议的 MBRS-RISE 选项 I 计划申请，以增加就读博士学位的合格且代表性不足的少数族裔学生的数量。生物医学和行为科学学位。少数族裔学生在生物医学/行为博士课程和获得的学位中所占比例明显不足。该 SSU 计划将支持 NIH 改善公众健康的使命，特别是通过增加训练有素的少数族裔生物医学/行为研究科学家的培养，他们可以为科学知识做出贡献。