MARC U-STAR at SJSU

描述(由申请人提供)：本建议书旨在继续我们在上海州立大学成功的Marc U‘Star项目。在目前的四年时间里，我们培养出了我们第一个MARC实习生博士、S、医学博士/博士、S和博士后。在这四年中，我们收到了17份出版物，另有2份已提交。此外，我们的MARC预科课程提高了少数民族学生在理科方面的留存率。我们寻求继续开展和扩大现有赠款的活动。我们的Pre-Marc计划由三个主要活动组成：(1)支持科学2定向课程“在科学上的成功”。(2)扩大微积分预科(数学19)的辅导/辅导，这是我们的看门人课程之一。(3)继续与NSF AMP计划合作，提供高级工作坊，支持生物、化学、数学和物理的看门人课程。我们的MARC项目包括校内和校外暑期研究。学生们被要求完成他们专业中要求很高的课程。每个MARC实习生在每个学期都将参加MARC研讨会(CHEM 184)，他们将在留在该计划期间参加一次伦理课程。我们的MARC项目侧重于让学生进入博士或医学博士/博士项目。将每年对每项活动进行评价，并在五年竞争续展期结束时对其进行评价。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks to continue our successful MARC U'STAR Program at SJSU. In the current four year period we have produced our first MARC Trainee Ph.D.'s, MD/Ph.D.'s and postdoctorals. In the four years we have had 17 publications and 2 more submitted. In addition, our Pre-MARC Program has improved minority student retention in the sciences. We seek to continue and to expand upon the activities from the current grant. Our Pre-MARC Program consists of three major activities: (1) Support for the Science 2 orientation course, "Success in Science". (2) Expanding the tutoring/mentoring in Pre-calculus (MATH 19), one of our Gatekeeper courses. (3) To continue to work with the NSF AMP Program to provide advanced workshops in support of gatekeeper courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. Our MARC Program includes on-campus and off-campus summer research. Students are expected to complete the demanding curricula in their majors. Each MARC trainee will take the MARC seminar (CHEM 184) each semester they are in the Program and they will take an ethics course once while they remain in the Program. Our MARC Program focuses upon getting the students into Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. programs. Each of the activities will be evaluated annually and at the conclusion of the five-year competitive renewal period.