RISE Option II at Xavier University of Louisiana

描述（由申请人提供）：路易斯安那州泽维尔大学RISE项目的目的是增加选择生物医学研究职业的非洲裔美国学生的数量。为此，我们设计了一个具有以下目标的项目：1)激发非裔美国学生对生物医学研究职业的兴趣，2)增加泽维尔大学RISE学生进入生物医学研究领域研究生课程的人数，3)增加泽维尔大学生物医学科学的保留率。为了实现这些目标，我们将继续提供一个综合的、发展的项目，在这个项目中，我们的学生参与校内和校外的实验室研究项目，参加跨学科的系列研讨会，参加期刊俱乐部和职业圆桌会议。我们还将提供必要的技能指导，以帮助学生获得接受并在生物医学研究生课程中取得好成绩。这些技能包括图书馆研究、技术写作、口头报告，以及对健康伦理和负责任的研究行为的透彻理解。我们还引入了一个新的项目重点，该项目将建立在全校范围内的倡议基础上，通过评估和改进二年级的科学和数学课程，以及有效指导本科生研究学生的教师研讨会，提高科学和数学的保留率。这笔资金将使泽维尔大学能够利用机构和联邦资金来加强其学生提升计划，并系统地提高每个学生成功进入并完成生物医学科学研究生课程的能力。！ ！ ！

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the RISE Program at Xavier University of Louisiana is to increase the number of African American students who choose careers in biomedical research. Toward this end, we have designed a program with the following goals: 1) Stimulate interest of African American students in biomedical research careers, 2) Increase the number of Xavier RISE students entering graduate programs in biomedical research areas, and 3) Increase retention in the biomedical sciences at Xavier University. In an effort to attain these goals, we will continue to provide an integrated, developmental program in which our students participate in both intramural and extramural laboratory research projects, attend an interdisciplinary seminar series, and take part in journal clubs and career roundtables. We will also provide instruction in the skills necessary to help students gain acceptance into and do well in biomedical graduate programs. These skills include library researching, technical writing, oral presentations, and a thorough understanding of health ethics and responsible conduct in research. We are also introducing a new program focus that will build upon a university-wide initiative to increase retention in the sciences and mathematics through evaluation and improvement of sophomore-level science and mathematics courses, as well as faculty workshops on effective undergraduate research student mentoring. This funding will allow Xavier to leverage institutional and federal funding to strengthen its student enhancement initiatives and systematically improve each individual student's ability to successfully enter and complete a graduate program in the biomedical sciences. ! ! !