North San Diego County Bridges to the Future

描述（由申请人提供）：桥梁计划将侧重于合作伙伴社区学院代表性不足的学生无缝转移到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计划举措之一。这些举措都是为了帮助桥梁学者完成他们的学士学位。学位，并最终进入全国各地的研究生课程。桥梁计划将涉及20名一年级和二年级的学生，每年在合作伙伴社区学院在一个综合的学术和职业发展计划，其中包括：1）在严格的课程参与; 2）在选定的历史上difficlt课程补充说明; 3）夏季课程工作; 4）参加研讨会和会议; 5）研究参与; 6）全面的学术和职业咨询;和7）参与一个积极的跟踪计划。桥梁计划的具体目标是：1）吸引有前途的、代表性不足的科学专业学生参加桥梁计划; 2）提高桥梁学者的学术资格; 3）让桥梁学者参与研究; 4）发展合作伙伴关系，支持和促进桥梁学者在教育管道关键点的转移;和5）大力跟踪所有桥梁学者10年。每个主要的计划目标都有一套可衡量的目标，这些目标将用于监控整个项目的成功。目前的桥梁计划是非常成功的，平均96%的转移率，以四年制院校。四名桥梁校友获得了博士学位，12名目前正在攻读博士学位。此外，9人已完成硕士学位，7人正在攻读硕士学位。合作机构对多样性和多元文化主义的承诺、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学者学生库、现有桥梁计划的成功、拟议的项目主任的经验和承诺，以及CSUSM目前正在实施的MARC U* 星星和MBRS RISE项目，使合作机构成为成功实施“通往未来的桥梁”项目的理想场所。

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.