RISE Option II - The Next Generation of Black Women Scientists

描述（由申请人提供）：斯佩尔曼学院是一所私立的研究活跃的，历史上的黑人文理学院，是非洲裔妇女教育的领导者，特别是在生物医学和行为科学领域相关学科。学术卓越是学院使命的核心，鼓励斯佩尔曼女性批判性和创造性地思考，并完善他们的沟通，定量和技术技能。因此，在过去的15年里，斯佩尔曼一直在全国排名第二，作为STEM学科黑人博士学位获得者的学士学位机构。然而，我仍然认为，在科学领域，女性在博士及以上级别的代表性仍然不足;对于少数民族女性来说，数据甚至更糟。斯佩尔曼上升计划旨在解决这一需求，领导努力产生下一代黑人女科学家。目前的提案加强了我们现有的RISE计划的各个方面，该计划已经达到或超过了其既定目标，包括在过去3年中至少有80%的毕业生直接进入博士课程。目标1.为了提高学生对生物医学研究的认识，并鼓励学生从事研究工作，我们的主要重点是关于研究技术的夏季培训（START）计划，重点是进入新生-我们预计至少有55%的参与者在学年期间从事研究。目标2.为了培养学生的实证研究知识和技能，以便他们为博士课程的高级研究培训做好准备，我们的主要重点是学年研究发展计划，其中RISE学者在研究实验室与教师导师一起工作，以及学术准备模块的结构化序列（关键技能调查-CSI），重点是批判性思维，定量技能，研究设计RCR，阅读理解和科学写作。100%的RISE学者将展示对他们的研究设计的深入理解，每年展示他们的研究，参加至少一次专业会议，并经历同行评审他们的工作。为了在学年中吸引新生，我们引入了预研究经验（PREP）实验室技能靴子营。目标3.增加直接攻读博士学位的学生人数。研究计划，通过使他们更有竞争力的录取，我们正在采取一种全面的方法，通过加强研究生院的招生画像，并鼓励“软技能”的发展，以促进在当前和未来的实验室安置的成功。要求100%的大四学生参加GRE并申请研究生院，RISE毕业生直接进入博士课程的比例在第一年至少为50%，在第三年至少为75%。与导师和RISE学生的年度务虚会将促进对科学机构和实验室人际动态的许多文化的更好理解。100%的RISE学者会觉得他们在实验室里更有信心，并为研究生院的成功做好了更好的准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Spelman College is a private research-active, historically Black liberal arts college that is a leader in the education of women of African descent, particularly in the areas of biomedical and behavioral sciences-related disciplines. Academic excellence is the heart of the College's mission, in that Spelman women are encouraged to think critically and creatively and to refine their communicative, quantitative, and technological skills. As a result, for the last 15 years, Spelman has been ranked second in the country as baccalaureate institution of origin of Black doctorate recipients in STEM disciplines. I is still the case, however, that in the sciences women are still underrepresented at the PhD level and beyond; for minority women, the data are even worse. The Spelman RISE program seeks to address this need by leading the effort to produce the next generation of Black women scientists. The present proposal enhances aspects of our existing RISE program, which has met or exceeded its stated goals, including having at least 80% of its graduates go directly into doctoral programs for the last 3 years. Aim 1. To increase student awareness of biomedical research and to encourage students to pursue a career in research, our main focus is the Summer Training About Research Techniques (START) program, with an emphasis on entering freshmen - we expect at least 55% of participants to pursue research during the academic year. Aim 2. To develop empirical research knowledge and skills of students so that they will be prepared for the rigor of the advanced research training of doctoral programs, our main focus is the Academic Year Research Development Program, where RISE Scholars work in research labs with faculty mentors, and a structured sequence of academic preparation modules (Critical Skills for Investigation-CSI) that focus on critical thinking, quantitative skills, research design RCR, reading comprehension, and scientific writing. 100% of RISE Scholars will demonstrate in-depth comprehension of their research design, present their research every year, attend at least 1 professional conference, and experience peer-review of their work. To capture incoming freshmen during the academic year, we are introducing the Pre-Research ExPerience (PREP) lab skills boot camp. Aim 3. To increase the number of students going directly to Ph.D. research programs, by making them more competitive for admission, we are taking a holistic approach, by enhancing the graduate school admissions portrait, and encouraging the development of "soft skills" to foster success in current and future lab placements. It is required that 100% of seniors take the GRE and apply to graduate school, with the percentage of RISE graduates going directly into doctoral programs at least 50% in Year 1, and at least 75% by Year 3. A yearly retreat with mentors and RISE students will foster better understanding of the many cultures of science institutions and lab interpersonal dynamics. 100% of RISE Scholars will feel that they are more confident in the lab and better prepared for success in graduate school.