Benedict College MBRS RISE Program

描述（由申请人提供）：本尼迪克特学院，一个私人的，快速增长的HBCU在南卡罗来纳州提交此修订后的RISE应用程序，以提高兴趣，技能和本科理科学生在生物医学研究的竞争力。这一目标与美国国立卫生研究院制定的MBRS-RISE计划的总体目标非常吻合。我们根据学生发展活动和学院的研究教育能力制定了以下可衡量的目标： 目标1：增加理科学生的入学率和保留率，理科是RISE参与部门 目标2：增加参与校园研究的学生人数 目标3：增加参加校外暑期研究的学生人数 目标4：增加学生在专业会议上的研究报告数量 目标5：提高成功进入研究生课程和顺利完成博士学位的比率。程序. 为了实现这些目标，我们已经制定了一些相关的发展活动，包括建立一个上升办公室，新生前招聘活动，在新生入学，招聘上升计划在第一年的科学类，建立访问科学家研讨会，支持看门人课程，夏季丰富课程，生物医学研究培训和研讨会，校内（校内）和校外（校外）的研究，参与和介绍少数民族学生的年度生物医学研究会议和基于学科的专业会议，参加GRE和研究生申请研讨会，以及发展活动的后续行动和与RISE学者的沟通。 拟议的RISE计划实施了一项全面的评估计划，旨在随着计划的进行，对计划活动进行基于成果的评估和改进。来自人口和机构研究服务的顾问已经与项目主任协商，为本尼迪克特学院的RISE项目准备了评估计划。所有活动都旨在增加少数民族学生获得从事生物医学研究所需工具的人数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Benedict College, a private, fast growing HBCU in the state of South Carolina submits this amended RISE application to enhance the interest, skills, and competitiveness of the undergraduate science students in biomedical research. This goal fits well with the overall purpose of the MBRS-RISE Program as laid out by the National Institutes of Health. We have set up the following measurable objectives that are based on student development activities and the research education capability of the College: Objective 1: Increase enrollment and retention of students in the science disciplines, which are the RISE-participating departments Objective 2: Increase the number of students participating in on-campus research Objective 3: Increase the number of students participating in off-campus summer research Objective 4: Increase the number of research presentations by students at professional meetings Objective 5: Increase the rate of successful admission to graduate programs and successful completion of Ph.D. programs. To achieve these objectives we have developed a number of related developmental activities that include establishing a RISE Office, a pre-freshman recruitment activity, recruitment during freshman orientation, recruitment for the RISE Program in first year science classes, establishing visiting scientist seminars, support for gatekeeper courses, summer enrichment courses, biomedical research training and workshops, intramural (on-campus) and extramural (off-campus) research, participation and presentation in the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students and in discipline-based professional conferences, participation in GRE and graduate application workshops, and developmental activity follow-up and communication with the RISE scholars. The proposed RISE Program implements a comprehensive evaluation plan designed for outcome-based evaluation and improvement of program activities as the program proceeds. The consultant from Demographic and Institutional Research Services has prepared the evaluation plan for the Benedict College RISE program in consultation with the program director. All activities are aimed at increasing the number of minority students acquiring the tools necessary to pursue biomedical research careers.