Option II MBRS RISE at CSUN: Developing a Model for Student Success

描述（由申请人提供）：有几件事作为美国梦的基础或作为美国的成功作为一个良好的教育必不可少。这一点从未像今天这样真实。在我们的孩子与中国和印度的孩子竞争的时候，你能拥有的最好的工作资格是大学学位或高级培训。如果你确实接受过这种教育，那么你就为未来做好了充分的准备--因为美国增长最快的工作中有一半需要学士学位或更高的学位”（奥巴马总统，2009年4月24日）和《美国竞争法》（P.L. 110-69）的任务表明，认识到这个国家的社会和经济福祉和稳定的未来取决于技术能力的劳动力的教育。在CSUN的MBRS RISE计划旨在提高兴趣，整体技能和资源，使学生积极和成功地从事数学，自然和行为科学。该计划和机构将为本科生和研究生提供发展活动。该计划旨在满足CSUN学生的需求。它是基于我们过去的计划和文献中发现的最佳实践的结果。CSUN MBRS RISE计划为那些到达校园准备大学水平课程的人提供支持和发展活动，并为那些为他们在这所大学遇到的严格课程做好更好准备的学生提供支持和发展活动。我们提出了一些活动，以提高学生的发展，促进成功完成学士或硕士学位，并产生毕业生，是研究生院课程的高度竞争力。MBRS RISE计划在夏季和整个学年提供各种研讨会，以帮助学生提高英语，数学和科学所需的基本技能。其中一些活动已经到位，我们建议其他活动，以更好地满足学生的需要。该计划的活动不仅会对学生的参与者产生积极的影响，但我们预计，一些活动将产生的影响超出了那些被选中参加活动的学生，为学生参与长期研究做准备。将对方案组成部分进行评估，并用于改进方案。该提案的具体目标是：每年增加3%的合格学生人数或在拟议的奖励期内增加15%;将进入研究生课程的RISE本科生人数从50%增加到60%（硕士/硕士或博士）; MA/MS学生82%至90%进入博士学位程序.我们希望100%保留博士学位。程序. 公共卫生相关性：科学受益于不同人的贡献及其观点。本申请中提出的教育研究计划将为学生提供机会，为基础生物医学科学的高级学位做准备，并将允许CSUN开发一个模型，可以用来更好地为基础生物医学科学的高级学位做好准备。在美国，更高的教育程度与更好的健康有关;继续接受高等教育的学生除了对科学做出有价值的贡献外，还可以过上更健康的生活。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There are few things as fundamental to the American Dream or as essential for America's success as a good education. This has never been more true than it is today. At a time when our children are competing with kids in China and India, the best job qualification you can have is a college degree or advanced training. If you do have that kind of education, then you're well prepared for the future -- because half of the fastest growing jobs in America require a Bachelor's degree or more" (President Obama, April 24, 2009) and the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) are mandates that show an awareness that the future of this country's social and economic well-being and stability depends on education of a technologically-competent workforce. The MBRS RISE program at CSUN seeks to increase the interest, overall skills and resources so that students will be actively and successfully engaged in mathematics, and natural and behavioral sciences. The program and the institution will provide developmental activities for undergraduate and graduate students. This program is designed to address the needs of CSUN students. It is based on the outcomes of our past program and best practices found in the literature. The CSUN MBRS RISE program provides support and developmental activities for those who arrive on campus under-prepared for college- level courses, and for those students who are better prepared for the rigorous curricula they encounter at this University. We propose a number of activities to enhance student development, promote successful completion of the bachelor or master's level degrees, and produce graduates that are highly competitive for graduate school programs. The MBRS RISE program offers a variety of workshops both during the summer and throughout the academic year to help students improve the fundamental skills needed in English, mathematics, and science. A number of these activities are already in place and we propose others to better meet the needs of the students. The program activities will not only positively impact student participants, but we expect that some of the activities will have an impact beyond those students who are chosen to participate in the activities preparing students for engagement in long-term research. The program components will be evaluated and used to improve the program. The specific aims of this proposal are: To increase the number of eligible students by 3% per year or 15% over the proposed award period; to increase the number of RISE undergraduates who enter graduate programs from 50% to 60% (MA/MS or Ph.D.); MA/MS students 82% to 90% into Ph.D. programs. We expect 100% retention in Ph.D. programs. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Science benefits from the contributions of diverse people and their perspectives. The Educational Research Program proposed in this application will provide opportunities for students to prepare for advanced degrees in basic biomedical sciences and will allow CSUN to develop a model that can be used to better prepare our diverse student body for advanced degrees in basic biomedical sciences. Higher educational attainment, in the USA, is associated with better health; students who continue in higher education can be expected to lead healthier lives in addition to making valuable contributions to science.