California State University San Marcos MARC U*STAR Program

描述(由申请者提供)：加州大学圣马科斯分校Marc-U*STAR计划将增加在生物医学科学领域从事研究事业的未被充分代表的种族和少数民族学生的人数。我们的主要可衡量目标是将90%的MARC学者(MS)送入研究生院。我们的计划和培训计划有六个目标。目标包括通过一系列MARC前活动创建一大批符合MARC项目资格的学生，提高学术表现，增强科学沟通技能，增强计算技能，参与生物医学研究，以及研究生院申请。8名硕士将在1年级和2年级参加该项目，9名在3年级参加，10名在4年级和5年级参加。在第一年，4名硕士将是从Marc前课程中挑选的大三学生，或者是从社区大学入学的大三学生--所有这些都是按照严格的标准选择和保留的--4名将是继续深造的学生。MS将参加一系列活动，旨在使他们在一流研究生院的录取中具有竞争力。这些活动包括参加一系列学术支助服务支持的具有挑战性的课程，参加一系列技能发展讲习班、研究培训、研究研讨会、受监督的原创研究，从而出版科学出版物。我们的学生将在批判性思维、解决问题、写作和口头沟通、领导力和团队合作方面发展强大的技能。最后，MS将以小组形式参加为期10个月的活动，旨在支持他们完成研究生院申请并将他们送入研究生院。我们的评估计划为每个项目目标提供了可衡量的目标和评估标准，以评估项目的成功。算上2005至2009年(本报告所述期间)的理科硕士毕业生，(12/12)继续深造(1个理科硕士和11个博士学位)，就业率为100%。国家MARC计划的目标与CSUSM战略计划是完美一致的。地区少数民族人口的增长、校园对多样性的承诺、当前MARC计划的成功、支持教师、计划主任的经验、现有的MBRS分数、Rise和Bridges活动，以及拥有现代科学仪器和强大教学资源的新科学大楼，这些都使CSUSM成为成功运作MARC计划的理想地点。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The CSU San Marcos MARC-U*STAR Program will increase the pool of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students who pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. Our Primary Measurable Objective is to place 90% of our MARC Scholars (MS) into graduate school. Our Program and Training Plan has six goals. The goals include creation of a large pool of MARC Program eligible students through a set of Pre-MARC activities, Enhance Academic Performance, Enhance Scientific Communication Skills, Enhance Computational Skills, Participation in Biomedical Research, and Graduate School Application. Eight MS will participate in the program in years 1 and 2, 9 in year 3 and 10 in years 4 and 5. In the first year, 4 MS will be juniors selected from the Pre-MARC program, or juniors entering from community colleges - all chosen and retained using rigorous standards - and 4 will be continuing seniors. MS will participate in a set of activities designed to make them competitive for admission to first-class graduate schools. These activities include participation in a challenging curriculum supported by a range of academic support services, participation in a range of skills development workshops, research training, research seminars, supervised original research leading to scientific publications. Our students will develop strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, writing and oral communication, leadership, and teamwork. Finally, MS will participate as a group in a 10-month set of activities designed to support completion of their graduate school application and to place them into graduate school. Our Evaluation Plan provides measurable objectives and assessment criteria for each project goal to assess project success. Counting MS graduates for 2005 to 2009 (current reporting period), (12/12) have gone on to graduate school (1 MS and 11 PhD) for a placement rate of 100%. The national MARC Program's goal and the CSUSM strategic plan are in perfect alignment. The regional minority population growth, the campus commitment to diversity, the success of the current MARC Program, the supportive faculty, the experience of the program director, the existing MBRS SCORE, RISE and Bridges activities, and new science buildings with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources collectively make CSUSM an ideal location to operate a successful MARC Program.