Initative Minority Students: BRIDGES to Baccalaureate

描述(由申请人提供)：弗吉尼亚州立大学(VSU) 与以下列出的九所两年制学院达成的协议建议提供 对生物医学科研企业来说，谁才是合格的青年 来自代表不足的少数群体(非裔美国人群体) 实施“通向文凭的桥梁”项目，资金来自 美国国立卫生研究院。VSU已经制定了适当的财团协议 与其合作的学院，南边弗吉尼亚社区学院-艾伯塔省 南区弗吉尼亚社区学院校园-基斯维尔校区，丹维尔 社区学院、日尔曼纳社区学院、J.中士·雷诺兹社区 大学，约翰·泰勒社区学院，托马斯·纳尔逊社区学院， Rappahannock社区学院和Richard Bland学院，计划和 协调有助于少数群体做好准备的活动 (来自合作学院的学生)从理科副学士过渡 将学位课程转化为理科学士课程。这样做的主要目标是 项目旨在将这一过渡率提高30%(7名学生/年)；50%(14名 学生)；90%(18名学生)在一、二、三年级结束时， 分别通过提供转学、动手研究的必修课 在生物医学、指导、学术咨询服务方面的经验 由模范专业人员主办职业意识讲习班。这个 可衡量的目标是：(1)加强正在进行的关于 以上列出的两年制合作学院的学生为 他们从理科副学士学位课程过渡到学士学位课程 生物医学学位课程，通过学年相结合的方式 和暑期计划；(Ii)开展以学生为中心的辅导活动， 学术咨询，举办技能发展研讨会和研讨会 生物医学科学；(3)举办暑期方案：(A)提供 VSU资助研究的实验室研究经验，(B)提供 高级课程(例如，人体解剖学-生物315，基础统计-统计 210)学分和生物医学研究地点的实地考察；(4)装备 学生在国家专业会议上发言；(五) 让合作院校的理科教员参与VSU正在进行的研究 计划；及(Vi)让伙伴学院参与持续的师资发展 威斯康星州立大学的课程。该项目的进展将通过以下评估进行评估 所有纲领性活动、材料、工作人员、教职员工和学生 参与者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Virginia State University (VSU) in agreement with nine two-year colleges listed below proposes to make available to the biomedical science research enterprise the qualified youth who will be from the underrepresented minority group (African-American group) by implementing the project, "BRIDGES to Baccalaureate" with funding from the National Institutes of Health. VSU has made appropriate consortium agreements with its partner colleges, Southside Virginia Community College - Alberta campus, Southside Virginia Community College-Keysville campus, Danville Community College, Germanna Community College, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, John Tyler Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College, Rappahannock Community College, and Richard Bland College, to plan and coordinate activities which will contribute to the preparation of the minority students (from partner colleges) for their transition from Associate of Science degree programs into Bachelor of Science programs. The main goal of this project is to increase this transition rate by 30% (7 students/year); 50% (14 students); and 90% (18 students) at the end of first, second, and third year, respectively, by offering required courses for transfer, hands-on research experiences in biomedical science, mentoring, academic advising services, and hosting of career awareness workshops by role model professionals. The measurable objectives are:(i) To strengthen the ongoing activities on the preparation of students from the partner two-year colleges listed above for their transition from Associate of Science degree programs into baccalaureate degree programs in biomedical sciences, through a combination of academic year and summer programs; (ii) To conduct student-centered activities on mentoring, academic advising, hosting workshops for skills development, and seminars in biomedical sciences; (iii) To conduct a summer program for: (a) offering laboratory research experiences in VSU's funded research, (b) offering upper-level courses (e.g. Human Anatomy-BIOL 315, Elementary Statistics-STAT 210) for credit, and field trips to biomedical research sites; (iv) To equip students for making presentations at national professional meetings; (v) To involve partner colleges' science faculty in the ongoing VSU's research projects; and (vi) To involve partner college in ongoing faculty development programs at VSU. The progress of the project will be evaluated by assessment of all programmatic activities, materials, staff, faculty, and student participants.