Bridging Arizona Native American Students to Bachelor Degrees

项目总结/摘要 拟议项目的目标是增加美国原住民学生的转移， 认可的两年制学位授予机构，以生物医学学士学位课程， 行为科学的最终目标是帮助这些学生获得学士学位。 该计划驻留在北方亚利桑那大学（NAU）和合作伙伴与可可尼诺社区 学院（CCC）;这两个机构都位于亚利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫。2008年，NAU和CCC开始转移 一个名为CCC 2NAU的项目，通过以下方式为CCC的学生创造了一个无缝的过渡 在两个机构录取，为学生提供共享资源。NAU的地理位置 理想的提高美洲土著学生的学术经验，因为弗拉格斯塔夫被认为是 纳瓦霍和霍皮族的边境城镇，靠近怀特河阿帕奇和华拉派 Nations.通过NAU和CCC对美国原住民学生的忠诚和模范 地理位置的几个部落的土地，桥梁亚利桑那州土著美国学生学士 学位课程为美国原住民学生提供了一条途径，以追求生物医学和行为 科学事业拟议的T34计划将管理学年培训和专业 发展写作、交流，并沿着实践提高再现性 研究经验。此外，该计划将侧重于学生咨询和指导，并将 将美洲原住民科学榜样与新兴的学生研究人员联系起来。该计划是 以24个月的经验为中心的美国原住民学生谁将在他们的第一年被招募 在CCC。该计划的结构将提供支持，以三个桥梁学者在他们的 大二在CCC，和三个桥梁学者谁转移到NAU在他们的大三 年除了通过CCC计划招聘外，拟议的计划还将与区域 美国原住民学生入学率高的高中招收有动力的学生。程序 将在NAU的桥梁学者在他们的大三顾问，以确定和申请财政支持， 他们的高年级，使生物医学或行为科学学位完成，同时探索研究生 培训机会。作为一项为期八年的R25赠款，我们培训了超过54名美国原住民学生 并成功地将46%的学生过渡到四年制学士学位课程。我们的目标是 T34的应用是为了提高桥梁参与者的70%转移率。我们认为 经过24个月的战略支持和方案的重新调整，这一目标是可以实现的。 T34应用程序的程序修改以R25程序的评价为指导。

Project Summary/Abstract The objective of the proposed project is to increase the transfer of Native American students from accredited 2-year degree-granting institutions to baccalaureate degree programs in biomedical and behavioral sciences with the ultimate goal to aid these students in attaining their baccalaureate degrees. The program resides at Northern Arizona University (NAU) and partners with Coconino Community College (CCC); both institutions are located in Flagstaff, AZ. In 2008, NAU and CCC began a transfer program called CCC2NAU, which creates a seamless transition for students at CCC to NAU by matriculating in both institutions with shared resources for the students. NAU’s geographic location is ideal for enhancing the academic experiences of Native American students since Flagstaff is considered a border town for the Navajo and Hopi Nations and is near the White River Apache and Hualapai Nations. With allegiance to Native American student excellence by NAU and CCC and an exemplary geographic location to several tribal lands, the Bridging Arizona Native American Students to Bachelor Degrees program provides a pathway for Native American students to pursue biomedical and behavioral science careers. The proposed T34 program will administer academic year training and professional development in writing, communication, and enhancement of reproducibility along with hands-on research experiences. Additionally, the program will focus on student advising and mentorship and will connect Native American science role models with the burgeoning student researchers. The program is centered on a 24-month experience for Native American students who will be recruited in their first year at CCC. The structure of the program will provide support to three Bridges scholars during their sophomore year at CCC, and three Bridges scholars who have transferred to NAU during their junior year. In addition to recruiting through CCC programs, the proposed program will network with regional high schools with high Native American student enrollment to recruit motivated students. The program will counsel Bridges scholars at NAU during their junior year to identify and apply for financial support in their senior year to enable biomedical or behavioral science degree completion while exploring graduate training opportunities. As an eight-year R25 grant, we trained more than 54 Native American students and successfully transitioned 46% of these students to 4-year baccalaureate programs. Our goal in this T34 application is to improve the percentage to 70% transfer rates of Bridges participants. We believe with 24 months of strategic support and the reconfiguration of the program, this goal is achievable. Programmatic modifications for the T34 application were guided by the evaluation of the R25 program.