Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancement of Jarvis Christian College Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (J-CURE) Program in the Biological Sciences

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。贾维斯基督教学院（JCC）的项目旨在开发和实施生物课程中基于课程的本科生研究经验（CURE），为本科生提供科学研究经验，并提高生物科学教师的研究能力。该计划的总体目标是引进、培养和支持一群代表性不足的学生，并让他们接触到生物科学领域最前沿的教育和研究活动。具体目标是：1）通过将基于课程的本科生研究经验（CURES）整合到生物科学中来增强生物课程; 2）通过学术和暑期实习以及同行指导研究，增加学生对生物科学的接触和研究能力;以及3）提升教学和研究基础设施，以支持课程重新设计，为学生提供实践研究经验。 预计该计划将提高JCC STEM教育的质量，从而形成新的研究密集型学术课程。 该计划旨在提高JCC的能力，以培养更多对研究生院和STEM职业有竞争力的STEM毕业生。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Jarvis Christian College (JCC) seeks to develop and implement course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) in the biology curriculum, provide access to scientific research experiences for undergraduate students and increase the research capacity of faculty in the biological sciences. The benefits of the proposed activity to society will be measured by the ability to attract, retain and inspire more students to the bioscience disciplines and their eventual migration to graduate school and the STEM workforce.The overall goal of the program is to introduce, train and support a diverse group of underrepresented students and expose them to the cutting edge educational and research activities in the biological sciences. The specific goals are to: 1) enhance the biology curriculum with the integration of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) into the biological sciences; 2) increase students' exposure to and research competency in biological sciences through academic and summer internships and peer-mentored research; and 3) upgrade teaching and research infrastructure to support the curriculum redesign for hands-on research experience for students. It is anticipated that this program will enhance the quality of STEM education at JCC, leading to the formation of a new research-intensive academic curriculum. The proposed program is a strategy for increasing the capacity of JCC to produce more STEM graduates who are competitive for graduate school and STEM careers.