Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at EPCC-UTEP

项目摘要 研究调查了正在上大学的西班牙裔学生的国家景观报告说，这些学生更有可能 在社区大学开始他们的本科学习然而，只有25%的人转学，只有3%的人获得了学位。 副学士学位。解释这些令人沮丧的数字的因素是：西班牙裔学生更有可能是第一个在 他们的家庭开始上大学;和，学生谁“停止了”不太可能返回。高影响力教育 实践-如本科生研究，实习和学习社区-已被证明， 支持学生转学和完成学位。考虑到这些挑战和机遇， 在EPCC-UTEP学士学位研究培训计划是很好的定位，以满足这些需求， 鉴于德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）和埃尔帕索社区学院（EPCC）的地位， 西班牙裔机构此外，UTEP和EPCC在历史上一直合作，以增加区域 学生的成功，是唯一的高等教育机构在大埃尔帕索地区的远西得克萨斯州 EPCC的格兰德河校区距离UTEP不到一英里。拟议的培训使命 桥梁计划是发展一个多元化，研究型社区大学的学生谁过渡到池 4年制院校，拥有完成学士学位所需的知识和技能，以及 进入研究生或专业学校，为自己在生物医学研究的职业生涯定位。的 总体目标是提供结构化的活动，以准备社区大学的学生多样化的队列 转入并完成生物医学研究领域的学士学位。为了实现这一总体目标， 目的和目标是：具体目标1：发展一个以研究为导向的本科生的大部分-UR池 谁桥梁从EPCC UTEP与专业导致生物医学职业生涯。实现这一目标的目标是：（1） 从代表性不足的群体中招募和留住在埃尔帕索的全日制本科生 社区学院，对生物医学职业感兴趣;（2）保持90%的桥梁转移率 生物医学学士学位课程的受训人员。具体目标2：发展多数-乌拉圭回合 一批训练有素的生物医学科学家，他们拥有必要的技术、操作和专业技能 在生物医学研究事业中取得进步。实现这一目标的目标是：（1）创造一种社区意识 和归属感，建立信心，归属感和身份，作为研究人员， 生物医学科学;以及（2）增加完成学士学位的转校生的百分比 生物医学科学学位。拟议的桥梁计划的预期成果是： 转移率;在UTEP更高水平的保留和学术成就;增加社区意识， 归属感;提高对生物医学职业的认识和教育愿望;增强自我- 生物医学研究人员或科学家的身份。

PROJECT SUMMARY Studies examining the national landscape of college-going Hispanic students report these students more likely to start their undergraduate studies at a community college. Yet, only 25% transfer; and a mere 3% obtain an associate degree. Factors explaining these dismal numbers are: Hispanic students are more likely to be first in their family to start college; and, students who “stop out” are less likely to return. High-impact educational practices — such as undergraduate research, internships, and learning communities — have been proven to support student transfer and degree completion. Given these challenges and opportunities, the proposed Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at EPCC-UTEP is well positioned to address these needs, given The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) and El Paso Community College’s (EPCC) statuses as majority-Hispanic institutions. Moreover, UTEP and EPCC have historically worked together to increase regional student success, and are the only higher education institutions in the greater El Paso region of Far West Texas with EPCC’s Rio Grande campus less than one mile away from UTEP. The training mission of the proposed Bridges program is to develop a pool of diverse, research-oriented community college students who transition to a 4-year institution, possess the requisite knowledge and skills to complete their baccalaureate degree, and advance into graduate or professional school to position themselves for careers in biomedical research. The overarching goal is to provide structured activities to prepare a diverse cohort of community college students to transfer to and complete a bachelor's degree in biomedical research fields. To meet this overarching goal, the aims and objectives are: Specific Aim 1: Develop a majority-UR pool of research-oriented undergraduates who bridge from EPCC to UTEP with majors leading to biomedical careers. Objectives meeting this aim are: (1) recruit and retain trainees from underrepresented groups who are full-time undergraduates at El Paso Community College with an interest in biomedical careers; and (2) maintain a transfer rate of 90% of Bridges trainees to baccalaureate degree programs in the biomedical sciences. Specific Aim 2: Develop a majority-UR pool of well-trained biomedical scientists who have the necessary technical, operational, and professional skills to advance in biomedical research careers. Objectives meeting this aim are: (1) create a sense of community and belonging among Bridges trainees that builds confidence, belonging, and identity as researchers in biomedical sciences; and (2) increase the percentage of transferred trainees who complete a baccalaureate degree in the biomedical sciences. Expected outcomes of the proposed Bridges program are: 92% trainee transfer rate; higher levels of retention and academic achievement at UTEP; increased sense of community and belonging; increased awareness and educational aspirations of biomedical careers; and enhanced self- identification as biomedical researchers or scientists.