Rise to the Challenge Bridge

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• 批准号: 9751896
• 负责人: MARIA E ALVAREZ
• 金额: $ 32.4万
• 依托单位: EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9751896
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With a student population exceeding 37,000, El Paso Community College (EPCC) is the largest Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located on the US-Mexico Border and the largest grantor of Associate degrees to Hispanic students in the Nation. An average of 7114 students enroll in Biology courses, 2610 in Chemistry courses, and 7565 in Psychology courses per year. EPCC's student population closely mirrors the demographics of the region (88% URM, 85% Hispanic), and the students are already interested in health issues and disparities that affect the US-Mexico border region. EPCC has pioneered strategies to get students interested in biomedical research and entering the Ph.D. pipeline. EPCC was the first community college to be funded by the RISE program. To date 159 EPCC RISE students have transferred to a university and 90 graduated with baccalaureate degrees in biomedical sciences, 17 with master's degrees, 12 with doctoral degrees, 20 are in graduate school, 4 have College/University faculty positions. The proposed Rise to the Challenge Bridge program will keep the momentum generated by the RISE Program, capitalize on the experience gained by this young institution in its efforts to prepare students for biomedical research careers, and increase the number of EPCC students transferring to the university and graduating with a baccalaureate degree. The goals of the proposed RISE to the Challenge Bridge between EPCC, UTEP and NMSU are 1) to continue providing talented EPCC students with the tools to succeed and excel in their freshman and sophomore-level biology, chemistry and math courses, 2) to continue strengthening the research knowledge and skills of EPCC students and faculty and 3) to increase the number of minority and disadvantaged students that transfer to a four-year institution with the skills necessary to graduate with a baccalaureate degree and eventually a Ph.D in biomedical fields. Our goal is that the proposed Bridge program's interventions will increase the 89% transfer rate and 57% BS graduation rate achieved by the RISE program to date, to a 95% transfer rate and 65% graduation rate The specific aims are: 1) to enhance and enrich the EPCC Biology, Chemistry and Math curriculum with proven interventions including Supplemental Instruction (SI) combined with the benefits of authentic research experiences through Course Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs), using a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach, 2) to provide year-round meaningful research experiences for 12 EPCC students working with teams of faculty from EPCC, UTEP and NMSU 3) to maintain our excellent track record of students presenting at national professional meetings, 4) to create a seamless pathway to the baccalaureate degree through EPCC's Pathways for Student Success initiative, and 5) to strengthen the biomedical science learning community and support networks established through EPCC's RISE program.

埃尔帕索社区学院(EPCC)的学生人数超过3.7万人，是最大的 位于美墨边境的西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)，也是 为全国的西班牙裔学生提供副学士学位。平均有7114名学生注册生物 每年有2610门化学课程和7565门心理学课程。EPCC的学生人数 紧密地反映了该地区的人口结构(88%的URM，85%的西班牙裔)，学生们已经 对影响美墨边境地区的健康问题和差异感兴趣。EPCC开创了 让学生对生物医学研究感兴趣并进入博士学习阶段的策略。EPCC是 第一所由RISE计划资助的社区学院。到目前为止，已有159名EPCC Rise学生 转到大学，90人毕业，生物医学学士学位，17人 硕士学位，博士学位12人，研究生院20人，学院/大学教职员工4人 各就各位。拟议的Rise to the Challenger Bridge计划将保持由 RISE方案，利用这一年轻机构在其准备工作中获得的经验 学生进入生物医学研究职业，并增加EPCC学生转学到 大学毕业，并获得学士学位。 拟议的EPCC、UTEP和NMSU之间的挑战桥梁的目标是1)到 继续为有才华的EPCC学生提供工具，帮助他们在一年级和 二年级的生物、化学和数学课程，2)继续强化研究知识 EPCC学生和教职员工的技能和技能；3)增加少数群体和弱势群体的数量 转到四年制院校并具备获得学士学位所需技能的学生 学位，并最终获得生物医学领域的博士学位。我们的目标是提议的桥梁项目 干预措施将提高Rise计划实现的89%的转化率和57%的MBA毕业率 到目前为止，转校率为95%，毕业率为65% 具体目标是：1)加强和丰富EPCC的生物、化学和数学课程 经过验证的干预措施，包括补充说明(SI)和真实性的好处 通过基于课程的本科生研究经验(CURE)的研究经验，使用 多学科、协作方法，2)提供全年有意义的研究体验 EPCC的学生与EPCC、UTEP和NMSU的教职员工团队合作，以保持我们优秀的 学生在国家专业会议上发言的记录，4)创建一条通往 通过EPCC的学生成功之路倡议获得学士学位，以及5)加强 通过EPCC的RISE计划建立的生物医学科学学习社区和支持网络。