MBRS RISE Program at Virginia Union University

描述（由申请人提供）： 弗吉尼亚联合大学（VUU）是一所私立的四年制，完全认可，文科，历史上黑人机构位于弗吉尼亚州里士满。1865年，在一个前奴隶监狱的网站上，VUU成立，以提供优质教育时，几乎没有机会提供给非洲裔美国人在全国各地的大学。虽然自VUU举办第一届课程以来的几年里发生了很大变化，但它仍然致力于其基本使命和目标。 今天，联合国大学不断努力提高自己，使学生更好地准备迎接二十一世纪的挑战。拟议的MBRS RISE计划旨在提高自然科学系学生在追求生物医学研究事业方面的兴趣，技能和竞争力。因此，该计划的具体目标是：1）在四年奖励期结束时，将生物学和化学入门课程学生的课程完成率从目前的46%提高到75%，2）为15-20名学生提供入门研究经验（即，平均班的25-33%），3）每年增加50%，有资格参加研究培训项目的学生人数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Virginia Union University (VUU) is a private four-year, fully accredited, liberal arts, historically black institution located in Richmond, Virginia. In 1865, on the site of a former slave jail, VUU was founded to provide quality education when few opportunities were available to African-Americans at colleges across the nation. Although much has changed in the years since VUU held its first classes, it has remained committed to its fundamental mission and goals. Today, the University seeks, on a continuous basis, to upgrade itself and better prepare its students to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. The proposed MBRS RISE Program is designed to increase the interest, skills, and competitiveness of students in the Department of Natural Sciences in the pursuit of biomedical research careers. The specific goals of the program, therefore, are: 1) to increase the course completion rate of students in introductory biology and chemistry "gatekeeper" courses from the current 46% to 75% at the end of the four year award period, 2) to provide introductory research experiences to 15-20 sophomores (i.e., 25-33% of the average class) each year, and 3) to increase by 50% each year, the number of students who have the qualifications to participate in research training programs.