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的RISE计划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计划：1）激发非裔美国学生对生物医学研究职业的兴趣，2）增加进入生物医学研究领域研究生课程的泽维尔RISE学生的数量，以及3）增加保留在泽维尔大学的生物医学科学。在努力实现这些目标，我们将继续提供一个综合的，发展计划，其中我们的学生参加校内和校外实验室研究项目，参加跨学科研讨会系列，并参加杂志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做得很好。这些技能包括图书馆研究，技术写作，口头报告，以及对健康道德和负责任的研究行为的透彻理解。我们还推出了一个新的计划重点，将建立在一个大学范围内的倡议，以增加保留在科学和数学通过评估和提高大学生水平的科学和数学课程，以及教师研讨会上有效的本科研究生指导。这笔资金将使泽维尔利用机构和联邦资金，以加强其学生的增强举措，并系统地提高每个学生的能力，成功进入并完成在生物医学科学研究生课程。! ! !

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. ! ! !