Michigan Bridges to the Baccalaureate Programs (MBBP)

密歇根州的桥梁学士学位计划（MBBP）将促进转让代表性不足 少数民族（URM）科学学生在社区学院（CC）的学士学位授予计划 并鼓励和支持他们向生物医学或行为研究事业的发展。这一目标将 通过大急流城社区学院（GRCC）、亨利福特社区 学院（HFCC），卡拉马祖山谷社区学院（KVCC），凯洛格社区学院（KCC），湖 密歇根大学（LMC）和西密歇根大学（WMU）。每个CC将有一个程序 协调员和一个致力于MBBP目标的教师干部，他们将招募URM 理科学生加入这个项目在学年期间，对MBBP感兴趣的学生 可以从计划协调员和每个合作学院的参与教师那里获得信息， 该计划的网站www.example.com。约12名竞争性选择的CC URM学生 每年将开始指导下的研究经验（MRE）下一个夏天的指导下， 教师导师MRE将包括为期两周的实验室技术研讨会， WMU、韦恩州立大学（WSU）或货车安德尔研究所的研究导师的实验室 研究所（VARI），每两周一次全天座谈会，实验室和校园访问，或者在WSU，VARI和WMU。 约一半的新RA将有机会在学年期间继续进行MRE， 夏天之后。RA的研究结果将在众议院，州和国家科学院发表。 会议，并可能发布。预计这些经验的累积效应将 鼓励将CC Bridges RA转移到BS学位授予科学计划及其进展 生物医学或行为研究职业的

The Michigan Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (MBBP) will facilitate the transfer of underrepresented minority (URM) science students in community colleges (CCs) to baccalaureate-degree granting programs and inspire and support their progression toward biomedical or behavioral research careers. This goal will be realized through a partnership of Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), Henry Ford Community College (HFCC), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), Kellogg Community College (KCC), Lake Michigan College (LMC), and Western Michigan University (WMU). Each CC will have a Program Coordinator and a cadre of faculty who are committed to the goals of MBBP and who will recruit URM science students into the program. During the academic year, students who become interested in MBBP can get information from the Program Coordinator and participating faculty of each partner college and'from the program's website www.wmich.edu/bios/bridges. Approx. 12 competitively selected CC URM students per year will begin a mentored research experience (MRE) the following summer under the guidance of faculty mentors. The MRE will include a two weeks laboratory techniques workshop, research experience in the laboratory of a research mentor at WMU, Wayne State University (WSU), or Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), biweekly all day Colloquia, lab and campus visits, alternatively at WSU, VARI and WMU. Approx. half of the new RAs will have the opportunity to continue MRE during the academic year and the following summer. RAs' research findings will be presented at in house, state, and national scientific meetings and may be published. It is expected that the cumulative effect of these experiences will encourage the transfer of CC Bridges RAs to BS-degree granting science programs and their progress toward biomedical or behavioral research careers '