MBRS RISE Program at California State University San Marcos

加州大学圣马科斯分校的Rise计划将增加种族和少数民族学生的人数 从事生物医学科学研究的职业。拟议的方案有三项发展活动： 学生、学院和机构。我们的主要可衡量目标是将90%的增长 学者进入研究生院。我们的本科生发展计划有5个目标：创建一个 Pre-Rise计划创建一个庞大的、高素质的招聘库；提高学业成绩； 提高沟通能力，参与生物医学研究，申请研究生院。每个人 今年，25名本科生RISE学者(URS)将参加由5名RISE组成的计划 二年级(Pre-Rise)，10名大三(5名来自社区学院)和10名大四--都是被选中的 并使用严格的标准予以保留。URS将参与一系列活动，旨在使他们 竞争名牌研究生院的入学资格，包括参加具有挑战性的课程 由一系列学术支持服务、研究培训、研究研讨会和监督提供支持 导致科学出版物的原创性研究。我们的学生将发展强大的批判性思维能力， 解决问题、写作和口头交流、领导力和团队合作。最后，URS将作为 一组为期一年的活动，旨在将他们送进研究生院并跟踪他们的完成情况 他们的研究生学位。研究生发展计划有四个目标：培养研究生 招聘；保留和提高学业成绩；参与研究；申请 去读研究生。在第一年和第二年，我们的研究生计划将挑选6名研究生上升学者(GR)和 在第三年和第四年将增加到8个。GRS将参与一系列类似于 他们将承担更多的责任，作为城市居民服务的导师和榜样。放置位置 通过我们与几个机构达成的协议，将为URS和GRS进入研究生院提供便利。这个 教师发展活动有一个目标：提高学生的指导技能。《机构》 发展活动将倡导校园采用和资助成功的RISE活动。我们的 评估计划使用以下工具为每个项目目标提供可衡量的目标和评估标准 形成法和总结法。算上2003和2004年的毕业生，63%(12/19)的人继续 研究生院。此外，8名新秀学者已申请2005年秋季研究生院入学 7人(88%)已经被录取，将我们的安置记录增加到70%(19/27)-这是一个明显的模式 在严格评估的推动下，项目的头3年取得了更大的成功。国家崛起 计划的目标和CSUSM的战略计划是很好的一致的。区域少数民族人口 成长，校园对多样性的承诺，当前RISE计划的成功，支持性 教师，项目主任的经验，现有的高度协调的MBRS分数，MARC和 桥梁项目和配备现代科学仪器和强大功能的新科学建筑 教学资源共同使CSUSM成为成功实施RISE计划的理想地点。

The CSU San Marcos RISE Program will increase the pool of racial and ethnic minority students who pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. The proposed program has three Developmental Activities: Student, Faculty, and Institutional. Our Primary Measurable Objective is to place 90%of our RISE Scholars into graduate school. Our Undergraduate Student Developmental Plan has 5 goals: creating a Pre-RISE program to create a large, highly qualified recruitment pool; enhancing academic performance; enhancing communication skills, participation in biomedical research, and graduate school application. Each year, 25 Undergraduate RISE Scholars (URS) will participate in the program consisting of 5 RISE sophomores (from Pre-RISE), 10juniors (5 entering from community colleges) and 10 seniors- all chosen and retained using rigorous standards. URS will participate in a set of activities designed to make them competitive for admission to prestigious graduate schools, including participation in a challenging curriculum supported by a range of academic support services, research training, research seminars, and supervised original research leading to scientific publications. Our students will develop strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, writing and oral communication, leadership, and teamwork. Finally, URS will participate as a cohort in a year-long set of activities designed to place them into graduate school and to track completion of their graduate degrees. The Graduate Student Developmental Plan has four goals: RISE graduate scholar recruitment; retention and enhancement of academic performance; participation in research; and application to graduate school. In years 1 and 2 our Graduate Program will select 6 Graduate RISE Scholars (GRS) and will increase to 8 in years 3 and 4. GRS will participate in a set of activities similar to those described for the URS and they will assume additional responsibilities as mentors and role models for the URS. Placement of URS and GRS into graduate school will be facilitated through our agreements with several institutions. The Faculty Developmental Activity has 1 goal: enhancement of student mentoring skills. The Institutional Developmental Activity will advocate for campus adoption and funding of successful RISE activities. Our Evaluation Plan provides measurable objectives and assessment criteria for each project goal using formative and summative methods. Counting graduates for 2003 and 2004, 63% (12/19) have gone on to graduate school. In addition, 8 current RISE Scholars have applied for fall 2005 graduate school admission and 7 (88%) have already been admitted increasing our placement record to 70% (19/27) -a clear pattern of increased success over the first 3 years of the project facilitated by rigorous evaluation. The national RISE Program's goal and the CSUSM strategic plan are in nice alignment. The regional minority population growth, the campus' commitment to diversity, the success of the current RISE Program, the supportive faculty, the experience of the program director, the existing highly coordinated MBRS SCORE, MARC and Bridges Programs, and new science buildings equipped with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources collectively make CSUSM an ideal location to operate a successful RISE Program.