RISE at UMET(Universidad Metropolitana)

描述(由申请人提供)： “大都会大学(UMET)崛起”计划的目标是：(1)增加波多黎各学生从事生物医学和行为研究的人数；(2)激励更多的科学与技术学院(SST)学生从大学毕业，投身生物医学和行为科学领域。在UMET，这是一个非常重要的挑战，因为它有一个开放的招生政策，但大多数学生，包括理科学生，数学知识非常有限，学习技能很差。“UMET的崛起”计划将通过一系列全面的活动来应对这两个挑战，这些活动将利用课堂研究作为一种新颖和有用的策略，以提高留校率和毕业率。该计划还将着重于从申请程序开始，为RISE学者研究生做准备。该计划的目标是：1.增加学生的数学知识。新生将参加暑期数学沉浸式课程(数学140)，这将把他们在数学方面的内容知识从算术提升到微积分之前的水平(数学151)。这将为掌握所有理科课程的分析部分提供坚实的数学基础；2.在本科课程中让学生沉浸在科学研究中。学生将参加旨在理解研究技术和发展分析问题解决技能的工作坊和课程。将通过在普通化学(一年级)、微积分I(二年级)和普通物理(三年级)课程中的试点项目，引入“课堂研究”(RIC模式)的概念；3.促进本科生在生物医学科学方面的竞争力。学生将参加一系列全面的生物医学研究技术工作坊(每年4次)、生物医学研究入门课程(大一)、负责任的研究行为课程(大一)和暑期研究实习(大三)，以培养他们对生物医学研究的兴趣和知识；以及4.促进学生进入生物医学和行为科学的研究生课程。学者将参加研究生院的准备活动，包括关于GRE和托福考试应试策略的培训，申请研究生院的研讨会，以及研究生学习入门课程(合作)。15名RISE奖学金获得者将从他们的大一年级到毕业后的第五年进行跟踪调查，以了解他们在研究生院的发展情况。UMET计划的Rise每年将使至少15名学生作为Rise研究员受益，但由于大多数活动将向整个学习社区开放，因此间接每年将使至少150名额外学生受益。 “UMET的崛起”项目将为居住在波多黎各的少数民族学生提供在与生物医学研究有关的职业生涯中取得成功的工具。这一点非常重要，因为美国的拉美裔美国人是增长最快的人口群体。因此，必须让更多的拉美裔人为联合国公共卫生知识做出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goals of the "RISE at Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)" program are: (1) to increase the number of Puerto Rican students engaging in biomedical and behavioral research, and (2) to motivate a larger number of students in the School of Science and Technology (SST) graduate from college and to pursue careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. In UMET this is a very important challenge since it has an open admission policy but most students, including the science students, come with very limited math knowledge and poor study skills. The "RISE at UMET" Program will target these two challenges through a comprehensive series of activities that will use research in the classroom as a novel and useful tactic to increase retention and graduation. This program will also emphasize in preparing RISE Scholars for graduate school starting with the application process. The objectives of the plan are: 1. to increase student knowledge in mathematics. Freshmen will participate in a summer math immersion course (MATH 140) that will elevate their content knowledge in mathematics from arithmetic to pre-calculus level (MATH 151). This will provide the solid mathematics foundation for mastering the analytical portions of all science courses; 2. To immerse students in scientific research within the undergraduate curriculum. Students will participate in workshops and courses directed towards the understanding of research techniques and developing analytical problem solving skills. The concept of "research in the classroom" (RIC Model) will be introduced through a pilot project in the General Chemistry (first year), Calculus I (second year) and General Physics (third year) courses; 3. To promote undergraduate competitiveness in the biomedical sciences. Students will participate in a comprehensive series of biomedical research techniques workshops (4 per year), a course on introduction to biomedical research (freshmen year), a course on Responsible Conduct of Research (freshmen year) and in summer research internships (junior year) to develop their interest and knowledge in biomedical research; and 4. To promote student entry into graduate programs in biomedical and behavioral sciences. Scholars will participate in a Preparation for Graduate School activities that include training on GRE and TOEFL test taking strategies, workshops on application to graduate school, and a course on introduction to graduate studies (collaboration). Cohorts of 15 RISE Scholars will be followed from their freshmen year to their 5th year after graduation in order to learn about their development through graduate school. The RISE at UMET Program will benefit at least 15 students per year as RISE Fellows, but indirectly will benefit at least 150 additional students per year since most activities will be open to the entire learning community. The Project "RISE at UMET" will provide Minority students living in Puerto Rico with the tools to be successful in a career related to biomedical research. This is very important because Hispanics in the U.S. is the population group that is growing most rapidly. Therefore it must be very important that more Hispanics contribute to the Nations Public Health knowledge.