RISE Option II at San Jose State University

描述(由申请人提供)：这项拟议的MBR Rise Option II项目的总体目标是提高院校研究和相关教育能力，以便圣何塞州立大学能够更好地为未被充分代表的本科生提供必要的研究和学术经验，以确保在生物医学研究领域取得成功。除了指导，该计划还为学生提供机会，通过准备研讨会/课程和学术卓越研讨会，为注册难度较大的看门人课程的学生提供补充支持，以提高他们的平均成绩。通过这种方式，该计划将帮助该机构提高留校率和毕业率。计划参与者将与教师一起参与研究活动，这一努力将导致学生陈述和出版物的共同作者。研究活动导论将帮助需要帮助的学生过渡到研究计划。每周一次的生物医学研讨会有助于学生保持专注，并允许他们与可以作为榜样的成功科学家互动。为了确保参与者成为负责任的科学家，需要开设一门伦理课程。为了帮助学生掌握各种生物医学技术，将开设研究培训工作坊，涵盖选定的仪器和方法。RISE计划将鼓励教师更加积极地进行研究，并从演讲、出版物、助学金和他们的研究型学生的成功中得到证明。SJSU Rise Option II计划旨在增加准备充分的少数族裔学生的渠道，他们可以完成生物医学科学的学习计划，因此它将与该机构已有类似目标的其他计划合作，包括NIH Marc和NSF LSAMP。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this proposed MBRS RISE Option II program is to improve institutional research and related educational capabilities so that San Jose State University can better provide underrepresented undergraduate minority students with the research and academic experience needed to ensure successful careers in biomedical research. In addition to mentoring, the program offers opportunities for students to improve their grade point averages through Preparation Workshops/Course and Academic Excellence Workshops that provide supplemental support to students enrolled in difficult gatekeeper courses. In this manner, the program will assist the institution in improving retention and graduation rates. Program participants will be involved in research activity with faculty and this endeavor will result in student presentations and co-authorship of publications. An Introduction to Research activity will serve to help students who require assistance transitioning into a research program. A weekly biomedical seminar helps students stay focused and it will allow them to interact with successful scientists who can serve as role models. An ethics course is required to ascertain that participants become responsible scientists. To prepare students for the variety of biomedical techniques, Research Training Workshops covering selected instrumentation and methodologies will be created. The RISE program will encourage faculty to become more research active and productive as evidenced by presentations, publications, grants and the success of their research students. The SJSU RISE Option II Program aims to increase the pipeline of well- prepared minority students who can complete a program of study in the biomedical sciences and as such it will work in collaboration with other programs with similar goals already present at the institution including NIH MARC and NSF LSAMP.