Facilitating Seamless Transition from Community College to Towson University

该项目的长期目标是建立一个正式的计划之间的陶森大学（TU）和 巴尔的摩城市社区学院（BCCC）和巴尔的摩县社区学院（CCBC） 这将加强少数民族学生的转移和保留，以完成他们的学士学位。在一个 这将使他们能够追求生物医学科学的职业生涯。BCCC是一个开放的访问，两个- 一年，国家赞助的机构与大部分学生谁是巴尔的摩市居民（80%）， 非裔美国人（81%）和女性（73%）。CCBC也是一个开放获取，为期两年，国家赞助的 机构，并从性别角度提供额外的多样性方案（CCBC 42%男性）， 代表性不足的学生观点（CCBC包括非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔学生- 40%），并从地理角度（包括巴尔的摩县）。这是一个四年 国立综合大学。目前在TU的学生人数是由 本科生14,495人，研究生3516人。TU承认大约1500名转学生a 年毕业率（六年）为60%，高于全国平均水平51.9%（教育中心）。 教育统计）。TU有13.4%的少数民族人口，但正试图增加这一数字， 倡议，以增加在TU的多样性，这是大学的使命声明的一部分。的 生物科学系已经在改善其多样性，少数民族人口占21%。 该方案的具体目标是：（一）继续在BCCC和CCBC进行招聘工作， 计划意识和增加合格的学生在社区学院合作机构的池; (ii)继续提高TU的计划意识，为桥梁创造支持性的制度环境 学生;（iii）为学生提供积极和支持性的学术课程（包括辅导，同行 指导，夏季研究经验，教师为每个学生提供咨询团队，以及每年 （四）申请人的姓名或者名称;（五）申请人的姓名或者名称; 在TU和研究生教育和职业成功所需的能力。每一届学生 将在学术上得到仔细的建议，以便他们通过完成许多 化学，数学和生物学核心课程，以及大多数通识教育 正式衔接协议中规定的要求。自从上次竞争性续约以来， 我的转会率为63%，高于我们50%的目标，也远高于23%的平均水平 桥梁计划（Mervis，2006年）。我们的桥梁计划的更新将使我们能够继续 成功地将BCCC和CCBC学生转入四年制院校，并为我们提供 有机会扩大我们的数据库，以便能够传播我们所学到的知识，支持 定量数据项目叙述 增加代表性不足的少数群体从一个国家成功转移到另一个国家的人数， 从社区学院到四年制大学，获得学士学位。在生物医学领域， 科学增加了那些可能继续获得博士学位的学生的数量。 从事生物医学研究这一点至关重要，因为 代表性不足的少数民族的人数继续增加，需要有所有有能力和 参与对健康敏感的生物医学研究的合格个人 他们社区中的不平等将对社会大有好处。这个程序有 成功地将63%的计划参与者转移到四年制机构， 在过去的授予期内，已有两人获得学士学位。化学和学士学位在 分子生物学、生物化学和生物信息学。

The long-term goal of this project is to establish a formal program between Towson University (TU) and the Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) that will enhance transfer and retention of minority students to the completion of their B.S. degree in an area that will allow them to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences. BCCC is an open access, two- year, state-sponsored institution with a majority of students who are Baltimore City residents (80%), African-American (81%), and female (73%). CCBC is also an open access, two-year, state-sponsored institution and provides additional diversity in the program from a gender perspective (CCBC 42% male), an underrepresented student perspective (CCBC includes both African American and Hispanic students- 40%), and from a geographic perspective (to include Baltimore County). TU is a four-year comprehensive state-sponsored university. Currently at TU the student population is comprised of 14,495 undergraduates and 3516 graduate students. TU admits approximately 1500 transfer students a year. The graduation rate (in six years) is 60%, which is above the national average of 51.9% (Center for Educational Statistics). TU has a minority population of 13.4%, but is trying to increase that number with initiatives to increase diversity at TU, which is part of the mission statement for the university. The Department of Biological Sciences is already improving its diversity with a minority population of 21%. The specific aims of this program are to: (i) continue recruitment efforts at BCCC and CCBC to increase program awareness and increase the pool of qualified students at community college partner institutions; (ii) continue to increase program awareness at TU to create a supportive institutional climate for Bridges students; (iii) provide an active and supportive academic program for students (including tutoring, peer mentoring, summer research experiences, faculty advising teams for each student, and annual evaluations of the program by a program evaluator); and, (iv) provide students with the skills and capacity required to succeed at TU and post-graduate education and careers. Each cohort of students will be carefully advised academically so that they enter TU with true junior status by completing many of the Chemistry, Mathematic and Biology core courses, as well as, most of the General Education requirements as prescribed in formal articulation agreements. Since the past competitive renewal we have had a transfer rate of 63%, which was above our target of 50% and well above the average of 23% for Bridges Programs (Mervis, 2006). The renewal of our Bridges program will allow us to continue the successful transfer of BCCC and CCBC students to four-year institutions and provide us with an opportunity to increase our database to be able to disseminate what we have learned supported by quantitative data. Project Narrative Increasing the number of underrepresented minorities who successfully transfer from a community college to a four-year institution to receive a B.S. in an area of biomedical science increases the numbers of those students that might go on to receive a Ph.D. and pursue a career in biomedical research. This is of critical importance as the number of underrepresented minorities continues to grow, the need to have all capable and eligible individuals participating biomedical research that are sensitive to health disparities in their communities will be of great benefit to society. This program has successfully transferred 63% of program participants to a four-year institution and in the past granting period two have already graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics.