North San Diego County Bridges to the Future

描述(由申请者提供)：Bridges计划将专注于将合作伙伴社区学院中代表性不足的学生无缝地转移到CSUSM，并将尽一切努力将他们整合到目前正在运作的几个NIGMS-TWD计划计划之一。这些举措都是为了帮助布里奇斯奖学金获得者完成学士学位，并最终被全国各地的研究生项目录取。Bridges计划每年将有20名合作社区学院的一年级和二年级学生参加一项综合的学术和职业发展计划，该计划包括：1)参与严格的课程；2)对选定的历史上有困难的课程进行补充指导；3)暑期课程作业；4)参加研讨会和会议；5)参与研究；6)全面的学术和职业建议；以及7)参与积极的跟踪计划。布里奇斯计划的具体目标是：1)为布里奇斯计划吸引有前途的、代表性不足的理科专业；2)提高布里奇斯学者的学术资历；3)让布里奇斯学者参与研究；4)发展合作伙伴关系，支持和促进布里奇斯学者在教育渠道中的关键点的转移；以及5)积极跟踪所有桥梁学者，为期10年。每个主要计划目标都有一套可衡量的目标，这些目标将用于监测项目的整体成功。目前的Bridges计划非常成功，四年制院校的平均转读率为96%。四名桥梁校友已获得博士学位，12名正在攻读博士学位。此外，9人已完成学业，7人目前正在攻读硕士学位。合作院校对多元化和多元文化的承诺，大量校园财政资源的承诺，北县高等教育联盟(NCHEA)的积极支持，配备现代科学仪器和强大教学资源的新科学和学术建筑，合作伙伴社区学院的重要桥梁奖学金学生池，现有桥梁计划的成功，拟议项目主任的经验和承诺，以及CSUSM目前正在运营的MARC U*STAR和MBRS Rise计划，使合作机构处于成功运营通往未来的桥梁计划的理想位置。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Bridges Program will focus on the seamless transfer of partner community college underrepresented students to CSUSM and every effort will be made to integrate them into one of several NIGMS-TWD Program initiatives currently in operation. These initiatives are all designed to assist Bridges Scholars in completing their B.S. degrees and eventual admission to graduate programs around the country. The Bridges Program will involve 20 first and second year students each year at the partner community colleges in an integrated academic and career development program that includes: 1) participation in a rigorous curriculum; 2) Supplemental Instruction in selected historically difficlt courses; 3) summer course work; 4) participation in seminars and conferences; 5) research participation; 6) comprehensive academic and career advising; and 7) participation in a vigorous tracking program. The Specific Aims of the Bridges Program are to: 1) Attract promising underrepresented science majors for the Bridges program; 2) Enhance the academic credentials of Bridges Scholars; 3) Engage Bridges Scholars in research; 4) Develop partnerships that support and facilitate transfer of Bridges Scholars at key points in the educational pipeline; and 5) Vigorously track all Bridges Scholars for 10 years. Each major program aim has a set of measurable objectives that will be used to monitor overall project success. The current Bridges Program is very successful, averaging a 96% transfer rate to four- year institutions. Four Bridges alumni have earned PhDs and 12 are currently pursuing PhDs. In addition, 9 have completed and 7 are currently pursuing Master's degrees. The partner institutions' commitment to diversity and multiculturalism, the pledges of significant campus financial resources, the active support of the North County Higher Education Alliance (NCHEA), new science and academic buildings equipped with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources, the significant Bridges Scholar student pool at the partner community colleges, the success of the existing Bridges Program, the experience and commitment of the proposed program director, and the currently operating MARC U*STAR and MBRS RISE Programs at CSUSM make the partner institutions ideally situated to operate a successful Bridges to the Future program.