MBRS RISE Program at Virginia Union University

描述(由申请人提供)： 弗吉尼亚联合大学(VUU)是一所位于弗吉尼亚州里士满的私立四年制文理学院，历史上一直是黑人。1865年，在一座前奴隶监狱的旧址上，Vuu成立的目的是在全国各地的大学里为非裔美国人提供很少的机会时提供优质教育。尽管自Vuu开办第一批课程以来，这些年发生了很大变化，但它仍然致力于其根本使命和目标。 今天，香港大学不断提升自身水平，为学生迎接二十一世纪的挑战做好更好的准备。拟议的MBR Rise计划旨在提高自然科学系学生在追求生物医学研究职业方面的兴趣、技能和竞争力。因此，该计划的具体目标是：1)将生物和化学入门课程的完成率从目前的46%提高到四年获奖期结束时的75%；2)每年向15-20名大二学生(即平均班级的25%-33%)提供入门研究经验；以及3)每年增加50%的有资格参加研究培训计划的学生数量。

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.