MBRS RISE Program at California State University San Marcos

CSU San Marcos RISE计划将增加种族和少数民族学生的人数， 在生物医学科学的研究生涯。该计划有三个发展活动： 学生，教师和机构。我们的主要可衡量目标是将90%的RISE 学者进入研究生院。我们的本科生发展计划有5个目标： 预上升计划，以创造一个大的，高素质的招聘池;提高学习成绩; 提高沟通技巧，参与生物医学研究，并申请研究生院。每个 一年，25名本科RISE学者（URS）将参加由5名RISE 学生（从预上升），10大三（5从社区学院进入）和10高年级-所有选择 并采用严格的标准进行保留。URS将参加一系列旨在使他们 有竞争力的录取到著名的研究生院，包括在一个具有挑战性的课程参与 由一系列的学术支持服务，研究培训，研究研讨会的支持，并监督 原创研究导致科学出版物。我们的学生将培养批判性思维的强大技能， 解决问题，写作和口头沟通，领导能力和团队合作。最后，URS将作为 一个为期一年的活动组，旨在让他们进入研究生院，并跟踪完成情况 他们的研究生学位。研究生发展计划有四个目标： 招聘;保留和提高学习成绩;参与研究;和申请 去读研究生在第1年和第2年，我们的研究生课程将选择6名研究生RISE学者（GRS）， 将在第3年和第4年增加到8个。GRS将参加一系列类似于 他们将承担作为URS的导师和榜样的额外责任。放置 URS和GRS进入研究生院将通过我们与几个机构的协议促进。的 教师发展活动有一个目标：提高学生的指导技能。体制 发展活动将倡导校园采用和成功的RISE活动的资金。我们 评估计划为每个项目目标提供了可衡量的目标和评估标准， 形成性和总结性方法。计算2003年和2004年的毕业生，63%（12/19）的毕业生进入了 研究生院此外，8名现任RISE学者已申请2005年秋季研究生院入学 和7名（88%）已被录取，使我们的就业记录增加到70%（19/27）-一个明显的模式， 通过严格的评估，在项目的前三年取得了更大的成功。国家崛起 该计划的目标和CSUSM战略计划是在很好的一致性。区域少数民族人口 增长，校园对多样性的承诺，当前RISE计划的成功， 教师，项目主任的经验，现有的高度协调的MBRS评分，MARC和 桥梁计划，以及配备现代科学仪器和强大的新科学大楼 教学资源共同使CSUSM成为成功实施RISE计划的理想地点。

The CSU San Marcos RISE Program will increase the pool of racial and ethnic minority students who pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. The proposed program has three Developmental Activities: Student, Faculty, and Institutional. Our Primary Measurable Objective is to place 90%of our RISE Scholars into graduate school. Our Undergraduate Student Developmental Plan has 5 goals: creating a Pre-RISE program to create a large, highly qualified recruitment pool; enhancing academic performance; enhancing communication skills, participation in biomedical research, and graduate school application. Each year, 25 Undergraduate RISE Scholars (URS) will participate in the program consisting of 5 RISE sophomores (from Pre-RISE), 10juniors (5 entering from community colleges) and 10 seniors- all chosen and retained using rigorous standards. URS will participate in a set of activities designed to make them competitive for admission to prestigious graduate schools, including participation in a challenging curriculum supported by a range of academic support services, research training, research seminars, and supervised original research leading to scientific publications. Our students will develop strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, writing and oral communication, leadership, and teamwork. Finally, URS will participate as a cohort in a year-long set of activities designed to place them into graduate school and to track completion of their graduate degrees. The Graduate Student Developmental Plan has four goals: RISE graduate scholar recruitment; retention and enhancement of academic performance; participation in research; and application to graduate school. In years 1 and 2 our Graduate Program will select 6 Graduate RISE Scholars (GRS) and will increase to 8 in years 3 and 4. GRS will participate in a set of activities similar to those described for the URS and they will assume additional responsibilities as mentors and role models for the URS. Placement of URS and GRS into graduate school will be facilitated through our agreements with several institutions. The Faculty Developmental Activity has 1 goal: enhancement of student mentoring skills. The Institutional Developmental Activity will advocate for campus adoption and funding of successful RISE activities. Our Evaluation Plan provides measurable objectives and assessment criteria for each project goal using formative and summative methods. Counting graduates for 2003 and 2004, 63% (12/19) have gone on to graduate school. In addition, 8 current RISE Scholars have applied for fall 2005 graduate school admission and 7 (88%) have already been admitted increasing our placement record to 70% (19/27) -a clear pattern of increased success over the first 3 years of the project facilitated by rigorous evaluation. The national RISE Program's goal and the CSUSM strategic plan are in nice alignment. The regional minority population growth, the campus' commitment to diversity, the success of the current RISE Program, the supportive faculty, the experience of the program director, the existing highly coordinated MBRS SCORE, MARC and Bridges Programs, and new science buildings equipped with modern scientific instruments and powerful instructional resources collectively make CSUSM an ideal location to operate a successful RISE Program.