Strides Toward Encouraging Professions in Science (STEPS)

6.项目摘要/摘要： 自1998年以来，STEPS方案一直是以下机构之间的合作：大都会 丹佛州立学院(大都会州立大学)、丹佛社区学院(社区学院)和社区 奥罗拉学院(CCA)。该项目确定并选择了未被充分代表的少数族裔学生 参与的社区学院(社区学院和社区学院)对科学的兴趣将参与课外活动 经验和研究将引导他们：1)从事生物医学研究；和2) 进入大都会州立大学。这项为期五年的拨款由Rosemarie DePoy-Walker博士监督，并提供 以及咨询委员会的见解，包括参与拨款的教职员工、来自大都会州立大学的院长 和赞助项目参与，以及赠款和合同会计的参与 经理。两个重要的项目目标是：1)增加进入 科学，否则他们可能不会考虑生物医学研究事业；以及，2)增加少数族裔 学生在追求生物医学研究事业的过程中取得成功。 通过这一机构伙伴关系，STEPS计划支持合作伙伴社区的所有学生 学院在涉及具体门户课程时，通过引入补充说明，获取 辅导员，帮助修改社区学院的课程，以更紧密地匹配较低级别的课程 大都会州立大学和其他四年制大学的课程，并为社区学院提供机会 让教职员工参与有助于他们提高课程水平的活动。此外，STEP计划 确定并挑选参与社区学院的少数族裔学生群体 他们对科学表现出兴趣，而且他们的导师认为他们有潜力。这些学生是 接触课外活动和经历，希望能引导他们在 生物医学研究。参加STEPS鼓励进入学士学位院校的入学， 大都会州立大学，在很多方面。选定的步骤参与者参加研讨会，这有助于 向这些学生介绍他们参与本科研究所需的特殊技能。这 题为“生物医学研究导论”(IBR)的研讨会提供：1)对大都会州立大学和 洛瑞校区的生物技术实验室设施；2)教育学生在图书馆、计算机、 实验室和生物技术技术；以及3)向STEPS参与者告知职业机会和 实现这些目标所必需的教育途径。通过此协作设计，涉及多个 高等教育机构，代表性不足的少数族裔学生更容易过渡到学士学位 计划，并在探索生物医学研究事业方面得到支持和鼓励。7.

6. Project Summary/Abstract: Since 1998, the STEPS program has been a collaboration among the following institutions: Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro State); the Community College of Denver (CCD); and the Community College of Aurora (CCA). The project identifies and selects underrepresented minority students expressing interest in science at the participating community colleges (CCD and CCA) to be involved in extracurricular experiences and research that will lead them to: 1) pursue careers in biomedical research; and 2) matriculate to Metro State. This five-year grant is supervised by Dr. Rosemarie DePoy-Walker, with input and insights from an Advisory Committee, including faculty involved in the grant, deans from Metro State and CCD, Sponsored Program participation, and involvement by the Grants and Contracts Accounting Manager. Two significant project goals are to: 1) escalate the numbers of minority students entering the sciences, who might not have otherwise considered a biomedical research career; and, 2) increase minority student success as they pursue biomedical research careers. Through this institutional partnership, the STEPS program supports all students at the partner community colleges involved in specific gateway courses by the introduction of Supplemental Instruction, access to tutors, helping modify the curriculum at the community colleges to more closely match the lower division courses at Metro State and other 4-yr colleges and by providing opportunities for the community college faculty to engage in activities which will help them enhance their courses. Additionally, the STEPS program identifies and selects cohorts of underrepresented minority students at the participating community colleges who express an interest in science and whose instructors believe have potential. These students are exposed to extracurricular activities and experiences that hopefully will lead them to pursue careers in biomedical research. Participation in STEPS encourages the matriculation to the baccalaureate institution, Metro State, in many ways. Selected STEPS participants participate in a seminar, which serves to introduce these students to the special skills they will need to participate in undergraduate research. This seminar, entitled "Introduction to Biomedical Research" (IBR), provides: 1) an orientation to Metro State and the biotechnology laboratory facilities on the Lowry campus; 2) educates students in library, computer, laboratory and biotechnology techniques; and 3) informs STEPS participants of career opportunities and the necessary educational pathways to achieve them. Through this collaborative design involving multiple higher education institutions, underrepresented minority students have an easier transition to baccalaureate programs and are supported and encouraged in their exploration of biomedical research careers. 7.