CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAN MACROS U*STAR PROGRAM

描述（由申请人提供）：CSUSM MARC U* 星星计划将准备 种族和少数民族学生的专业研究生涯， 生物医学科学该计划将是CSUSM管道的一部分，博士。 生产，其中将包括早期推广，高中推广，前MARC， 和MARC U* 星星培训和研究参与， MARC研究员进入著名的研究生和学术专业课程 在全国各地。该计划将涉及第三和第四年的荣誉 学生在一个综合的学术和研究环境，将包括： (1)参加为期八周的暑期研究培训学院， 由CSUSM科学教师;（2）在MARC荣誉课程（通信注册 有效性I和1 I，以及综合Capstone研究I和II）;（3） 参加系列研讨会;（4）有机会在 CSUSM或在一些批准的外部网站;（5）全面的学术和职业 建议;和（6）准备研究生入学考试沿着指导 在准备博士前奖学金（例如，MARC博士预科 奖学金）。我们计划的主要目标是创造一种文化， CSUSM，种族和少数民族学生认为在学术生涯 生物医学是可以实现的。创造这种学术生涯文化 成绩将使该计划达到它的目标：（1）地方MARC研究员 在全国各地著名的研究生课程;（2）加强 （3）增加CSUSM MARC U* 星星库 （4）提升科学的学术气氛 师.一项评价计划，对每项计划都有可衡量的评估标准 项目目标将用于监测项目的成功。我们的博士培养线 生产将发挥作用，创造一个学术上成功的大池 种族和少数民族的科学学生， MARC Fellow是一个重要的激励因素。计划主任有一个长期的 加州大学圣克鲁斯MARC计划1980- 1991年成功运行的历史 并且非常适合领导拟议的CSUSM MARC U* 星星计划。 与MARC计划的目标一致，CSUSM使命声明承诺 大学创造一个以学生为中心的多元文化教学， 学习环境。在这方面，校园有一个最大的 少数民族教师在全国任何一所大学的百分比。的 校园致力于通过多样性以及新的科学 以及配备现代科学仪器和强大的 教学资源使CSUSM成为一个理想的位置，开始一个成功的 MARC U* 星星计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The CSUSM MARC U*STAR Program will prepare racial and ethnic minority students for professional research careers in the biomedical sciences. The Program will be part of the CSUSM Pipeline for Ph.D. Production which will include early outreach, high school outreach, pre-MARC, and MARC U*STAR training and research participation leading to placement of MARC Fellows into prestigious graduate and academic professional programs around the country. The Program will involve third and fourth year honors students in an integrated academic and research environment that will include: (1) participation in an eight-week Summer Research Training Institute offered by CSUSM science faculty; (2) enrollment in MARC Honors Courses (Communication Effectiveness I and 1I, and Integrated Capstone Studies I and II); (3) participation in a Seminar Series; (4) an opportunity to conduct research at CSUSM or at some approved external site; (5) comprehensive academic and career advising; and (6) preparation for the Graduate Record Exam along with mentoring in preparation of pre-doctoral fellowships (e.g., MARC Pre-doctoral Fellowship). The primary objective of our Program is to create a culture at CSUSM where racial and ethnic minority students view a career in the academic biomedical sciences as achievable. Creation of this culture of academic career achievement will allow the program to reach it goals to: (1) Place MARC Fellows in prestigious graduate programs around the country; (2) Strengthen the academic credential of MARC Fellows; (3) Increase the pool of CSUSM MARC U*STAR eligible students; and (4) Enhance the intellectual climate of the Science Division. An evaluation plan with measurable assessment criteria for each project goal will be used to monitor project success. Our Pipeline for Ph.D. Production will function to create a large pool of academically successful racial and ethnic minority science students where the possibility of becoming a MARC Fellow is a major incentive. The proposed program director has a long history of successful operation of the UC Santa Cruz MARC Program from 1980-91 and is ideally suited to lead the proposed CSUSM MARC U*STAR Program. Consistent with the MARC Program's goals, the CSUSM Mission Statement commits the university to creating a student-focused multicultural teaching and learning environment. In this regard, the campus has one of the largest percentages of ethnic minority faculty of any university in the country. The campus commitment to Excellence Through Diversity coupled with its new science and academic buildings equipped with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources makes CSUSM an ideal location to initiate a successful MARC U*STAR Program.