Bridges to Success in the Sciences

描述(由申请者提供)：凯霍加社区学院正在与凯斯西储大学和克利夫兰州立大学这两个大学合作伙伴一起向美国国立卫生研究院的学士学位桥项目提交续签申请。凯霍加社区学院在科学项目中的成功之桥的持续目标是增加在社区学院完成科学教育、转到四年制院校完成科学教育的人数不足的学生的数量。TRI-C的科学项目通向成功的桥梁提供学术支持和活动，旨在提高在生物医学和行为科学领域学习的少数族裔学生的成功。布里奇斯将在该项目中为我们的学生使用队列模型和特定的研究途径。这种方法确保了学生在参加布里奇斯项目的整个过程中研究经验的连续性。剑桥大学的学生将被指派给我们合作的四年制大学和其他参与研究机构的研究导师。在助学金期限内，75名学生将在实验室工作 在学年期间，研究导师每周至少工作15个小时。40名Bridges学生(每年8名)将获得继续暑期研究经验，他们在分配给他们的研究导师的实验室工作35-40小时。在Tri-C参加Bridges项目的学生将与一位经验丰富的Tri-C Bridges教师导师配对，该导师将为学生提供建议，并在他们在该项目的整个任期内仔细监督他/她的学业进步。这些学生还将接受同行学生研究人员(较高水平的本科生，可能还有一些研究生)的指导，这些研究人员要么是布里奇斯的校友，要么与项目中的学生有类似的背景经验，目前在研究导师的实验室工作。除了典型的课程要求，布里奇斯的学生还将被要求完成最近开发的BIO 1806研究方法导论课程和新开发的系列研讨会“实验室技术和实践”。研讨会系列将被整合到现有的桥梁研讨会、研讨会和会议框架中，这些研讨会为学生提供额外的培训，并允许讨论如何实施该计划以及还可以做些什么来更好地满足学生的需求。布里奇斯项目的学生还将准备和维护一个电子档案，让学生反思他们的 进步和成功，促进坚持和保持，磨练计划和组织技能，并为学生提供反思性写作练习。布里奇斯计划使教师顾问、研究导师和布里奇斯同行导师能够满足参与计划的学生在学术整合、掌握课程和付费研究经验方面的需求。这些指导、学术支持和研究努力的结果是校外工作时间减少，对研究的兴奋，完成教育的时间增加，GPA更高，STEM学位完成，以及大学转学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cuyahoga Community College's renewal application to the National Institutes of Health's Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program is being submitted with two university partners, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University. The continuing goal of Cuyahoga Community College's Bridges to Success in the Sciences program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who complete their science education at the community college level, transfer to and complete their science education at a four-year institution. Tri-C's Bridges to Success in the Sciences Program provides academic supports and activities designed to increase the success of underrepresented minority students studying in biomedical and behavioral science fields. Bridges will use a cohort model and specific research pathways for our students in the program. This approach assures continuity of the research experience throughout the students' participation in the Bridges program. Bridges students will be assigned to research mentors from our partnering four-year universities and other participating research institutions. Over the term of grant, 75 students will work in the lab of the research mentor for a minimum of 15 hours a week during the academic year. Continuing summer research experiences will be available for 40 Bridges students (8 each year), working 35-40 hours in the labs of their assigned research mentors. Students entering the Bridges program at Tri-C will be paired with an experienced Tri-C Bridges faculty mentor who will advise the student and carefully monitor his/her academic progress throughout their tenure in the program. The students will also be mentored by peer student researchers (upper level undergraduates and possibly some graduate students) that are either Bridges alumni or have had similar background experiences as students in the program and currently work in the research mentors' laboratories. In addition to typical course requirements, Bridges students will be required to complete the recently developed BIO 1806 Introduction to Research Methods course and a newly developed seminar series "Laboratory Techniques and Practices". The seminar series will be integrated into the existing framework of Bridges workshops, seminars and meetings, which provide additional training for students and allow for discussion about how the program and what else could be done to better meet the students' needs. Bridges program students will also prepare and maintain an e-portfolio, which allows students to reflect upon their progress and successes, which promote persistence and retention, sharpens planning and organizations skills, and provides students with reflective writing practice. The Bridges program makes it possible for faculty advisors, research mentors and Bridges peer mentors to fill participating students' needs for academic integration, course mastery and paid research experiences. The results of these mentoring, academic support and research efforts are fewer hours spent employed outside school, an excitement for research, increased hours of education completed, higher GPA's, STEM degree completion, and university transfer.