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

描述(由申请人提供)：好的教育是美国梦的基础，也是美国成功的关键。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样的教育，那么你已经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学位“(奥巴马总统，2009年4月24日)和《美国竞争法案》(第110-69号法律)，它们表明了这样一种意识，即这个国家的社会和经济福祉和稳定的未来有赖于一支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，以便学生能够积极和成功地从事数学、自然和行为科学。该项目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结果和文献中找到的最佳实践。CSUN MBRS RISE计划为那些进入校园时对大学水平的课程准备不足的学生，以及为他们在这所大学遇到的严格课程做好准备的学生提供支持和发展活动。我们提出了一些活动来促进学生的发展，促进学士或硕士学位的顺利完成，并培养出对研究生院项目具有很强竞争力的毕业生。MBR Rise计划在暑期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。许多这样的活动已经到位，我们建议举办其他活动，以更好地满足学生的需求。项目活动不仅将对学生参与者产生积极影响，而且我们预计其中一些活动的影响将超出那些被选中参加活动的学生，这些活动将为学生参与长期研究做好准备。将对计划组件进行评估，并将其用于改进计划。这项建议的具体目标是：每年增加3%的合格学生人数，或在拟议的奖励期限内增加15%；将RISE本科生进入研究生课程的人数从50%增加到60%(MA/MS或博士)；将MA/MS学生进入博士课程的人数从82%增加到90%。我们希望博士课程能100%留住学生。 公共卫生相关性：科学受益于不同的人及其观点的贡献。本申请中提出的教育研究计划将为学生提供准备基础生物医学科学高级学位的机会，并将使CSUN开发一种模式，可用于更好地为我们多样化的学生群体准备基础生物医学科学高级学位。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，还有望过上更健康的生活。

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.