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

描述（由申请人提供）：对于美国梦来说，没有什么比良好的教育更重要，也没有什么比良好的教育更重要。这一点从未像今天这样真实。当我们的孩子与中国和印度的孩子竞争时，你能拥有的最好的工作资格是大学学位或高级培训。如果你受过这样的教育，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），《美国竞争法》（P.L. 110-69）的授权表明，美国未来的社会和经济福祉与稳定取决于对有技术能力的劳动力的教育。CSUN的MBRS RISE项目旨在提高学生的兴趣、综合技能和资源，使他们能够积极、成功地从事数学、自然科学和行为科学。该计划和该机构将为本科生和研究生提供发展活动。该项目旨在满足CSUN学生的需求。它是基于我们过去项目的成果和文献中发现的最佳实践。CSUN MBRS RISE项目为那些对大学课程准备不足的学生提供支持和发展活动，也为那些对在这所大学遇到的严格课程有更好准备的学生提供支持。我们提出了一系列的活动来促进学生的发展，促进学士或硕士学位的成功完成，并培养在研究生院项目中具有高度竞争力的毕业生。MBRS RISE计划在夏季和整个学年提供各种研讨会，帮助学生提高英语，数学和科学所需的基本技能。一些这样的活动已经到位，我们建议其他更好地满足学生的需要。项目活动不仅会对学生参与者产生积极的影响，而且我们希望一些活动的影响将超出那些被选中参加活动的学生，为他们参与长期研究做准备。计划的组成部分将被评估并用于改进计划。该提案的具体目标是：在拟议的奖励期内，每年增加3%或15%的合格学生人数；将RISE本科生进入研究生课程的人数从50%增加到60%（硕士/硕士或博士）；硕士/硕士学生82%至90%进入博士课程。我们希望博士课程的保留率达到100%。

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.