USC-PUENTE PROJECT--BRIDGES TO BIOMEDICAL CAREERS

南科罗拉多大学PUENTE项目：通往生物医学职业的桥梁是一种合作方式，用于运营为期两年的NIGMS通往学士学位课程的桥梁（10/00- 9/02）。这个“管道”项目将(a)在第一年确定并招收15- 20名学生，并在第二年额外招收10-15名学生；(b)为两年制院校的教师提供研究方法方面的支持和培训，这些教师将在学年期间为暑期项目的研讨会准备桥梁学生；(c)在为期5周的暑期研讨会上，桥学生将被介绍不同的科学协议用于研究和旨在加强科学方法。这些研讨会将由大学和两年制学院的教师组成的团队主持，(d)由于夏季经验建立的合作，大学，社区学院的教师和桥梁学生将在参与机构之间调整数学，英语和科学方面的课程内容，(e)在第二个夏季期间，在前一年的研讨会中接受了广泛的培训之后。桥梁学生将有机会在科罗拉多大学健康科学中心或南科罗拉多大学的研究实验室应用他们获得的研究技能。这些活动将建立一种区域、机构间合作的方法，以应对确保选择从区域社区学院转到大学从事生物医学研究领域的西班牙裔/少数民族学生取得成功的挑战。南科罗拉多通往学士学位的桥梁项目（USC Puente-Project）旨在提高科罗拉多州东南部少数族裔学生的留校率和毕业率，并提高该地区社区学院及其普韦布洛综合大学的少数族裔学生的入学率和毕业率。参与的两年制合作伙伴包括普韦布洛社区学院（PCC）、拉马尔社区学院和特立尼达州立初级学院（TSJC）；都是为西班牙裔服务的机构。这个为期四年的合作伙伴是南科罗拉多大学（USC； HACU成员）。在第二年，南科罗拉多大学将让学生参与他们正在进行的研究活动。

The University of Southern Colorado PUENTE Project: Bridges to Biomedical Careers is a partnership approach to operating a two- year NIGMS Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree program (10/00- 9/02). This "pipeline" project will (a) identify and recruit 15- 20 students in the first year and additional 10-15 students in the second year of funding, (b) provide support and training in research methods for faculty from 2 year institutions which will in turn, during the academic year, prepare bridge-students for the summer program's workshops, (c) in 5 week long summer workshops, bridge-students will be introduced to different scientific protocols used in research and designed to reinforce scientific methods. These workshops will be presented by teams of University and two-year college faculty, (d) as a result of collaboration established by the summer experience, University, community college faculty, and the bridge-students will align curriculum content, among the participating institutions, in math, English, and the sciences, (e) during the second summer and following the extensive training received in the previous year's workshops, the bridge-students will have the opportunity to apply their acquired research skills in research laboratories at the University of Colorado Health Science Center or at the University of Southern Colorado. These activities will establish a regional, inter-institutional collaborative approach to the challenge of ensuring the success of Hispanic/minority students who choose to transfer from regional community colleges to the University in areas that lead to biomedical research careers. The Southern Colorado Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree project (USC Puente-Project) proposes to improve the retention and graduation rates among minority students in southeastern Colorado, and to increase matriculation and graduation rates of minority students pursuing careers in the sciences at the region's community colleges and its comprehensive university in Pueblo. Participating two-year partners are Pueblo Community College (PCC), Lamar Community College, and Trinidad State Junior College (TSJC); all are Hispanic-serving institution. The four-year partner is the University of Southern Colorado (USC; an HACU associate). In year two the University of Southern Colorado will include students in their on-going research activities.