RISE Option II at San Jose State University

描述（由申请人提供）：这个拟议的MBRS上升选项II计划的总体目标是提高机构的研究和相关的教育能力，使圣何塞州立大学可以更好地提供代表性不足的本科少数民族学生的研究和学术经验，以确保在生物医学研究的成功职业生涯。除了指导，该计划为学生提供机会，以提高他们的平均成绩通过准备研讨会/课程和学术卓越研讨会，提供补充支持，以学生参加困难的看门人课程。通过这种方式，该计划将帮助该机构提高保留率和毕业率。计划参与者将与教师一起参与研究活动，这一奋进将导致学生演讲和出版物的合著。介绍研究活动将有助于帮助谁需要协助过渡到研究计划的学生。每周一次的生物医学研讨会有助于学生保持专注，并使他们能够与可以作为榜样的成功科学家进行互动。需要开设伦理课程，以确保参与者成为负责任的科学家。为了让学生为各种生物医学技术做好准备，将创建涵盖选定仪器和方法的研究培训研讨会。RISE计划将鼓励教师变得更加积极和富有成效的研究，如演示文稿，出版物，赠款和他们的研究学生的成功所证明的。SJSU RISE Option II计划旨在增加准备充分的少数民族学生的管道，他们可以完成生物医学科学的学习计划，因此它将与其他具有类似目标的计划合作，包括NIH MARC和NSF LSAMP。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this proposed MBRS RISE Option II program is to improve institutional research and related educational capabilities so that San Jose State University can better provide underrepresented undergraduate minority students with the research and academic experience needed to ensure successful careers in biomedical research. In addition to mentoring, the program offers opportunities for students to improve their grade point averages through Preparation Workshops/Course and Academic Excellence Workshops that provide supplemental support to students enrolled in difficult gatekeeper courses. In this manner, the program will assist the institution in improving retention and graduation rates. Program participants will be involved in research activity with faculty and this endeavor will result in student presentations and co-authorship of publications. An Introduction to Research activity will serve to help students who require assistance transitioning into a research program. A weekly biomedical seminar helps students stay focused and it will allow them to interact with successful scientists who can serve as role models. An ethics course is required to ascertain that participants become responsible scientists. To prepare students for the variety of biomedical techniques, Research Training Workshops covering selected instrumentation and methodologies will be created. The RISE program will encourage faculty to become more research active and productive as evidenced by presentations, publications, grants and the success of their research students. The SJSU RISE Option II Program aims to increase the pipeline of well- prepared minority students who can complete a program of study in the biomedical sciences and as such it will work in collaboration with other programs with similar goals already present at the institution including NIH MARC and NSF LSAMP.