Bridges to the Baccalaureate

通往学士学位的桥梁

• 批准号: 8045146
• 负责人: Benjamin L Clarke
• 金额: $ 16.44万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2011-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8045146
• 关键词: American Indians; Area; Arts; Bachelor' s Degree; Benchmarking; Biochemistry; Biology; Biomedical Research; Cellular biology; Chemistry; Communities; Computer Simulation; Computer software; Counseling; Databases; Development; Discipline; Educational workshop; Engineering; Evaluation; Faculty; Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Funding; Goals; Hygiene; Knowledge; Laboratories; Laboratory Research; Learning; Mathematics; Measurable; Methods; Minnesota; Molecular Biology; Organic Chemistry; Physics; Psychologist; Psychology; Readiness; Records; Research; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Schools; Science; Students; Testing; Thinking; Time; Training; Universities; Work; career; cohort; college; computer science; computerized; falls; interest; meetings; posters; programs; skills; success; tool; virtual reality

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This revised submission is for the competitive renewal of a Bridge to the Baccalaureate Degree Program. The University of Minnesota Duluth has a long established consortium with two community colleges: Lake Superior College and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The consortium targets American Indian students to promote their success in undergraduate studies in biomedical related disciplines. This application combines scholastic assessment of trainees to identify areas for academic enrichment and participation in biomedical research. Developmental tools to be used for scholastic assessment of students include: computerized assessment of academic abilities; counseling by educational psychologists; and application of computerized learning to target specific scholastic weaknesses. Trainees enter into a two-year program with an academic year centered at the community college, and a full-time summer program at the University of Duluth. During the academic year, the trainees will participate in a research project for credit while working with the college coordinators at the community colleges. Additionally, the "Bridging Forum" will showcase faculty and outside speakers to the trainees for the purpose of learning about careers in biomedical research. In the summer program, trainees will participate in workshops and research with UMD faculty. Workshops offered are: 1) Laboratory Hygiene, 2) Responsible Conduct in Research, 3) Quantitative Methods, 4) Critical Thinking, 5) Introduction to College Learning, and 6) Computer Modeling. This five year program will accept a total of 40 students; eight per cohort, in the fall of each new academic year. The program anticipates 75% of the trainees will receive the Associate of Arts degree within the two-year training cycle; students beginning in year 5 will be in their freshman year and not receive an AA. Thus, 24 students will receive the AA degree by the end of year 5. A minimum of 70% of all trainees receiving an AA degree will enter into biomedical related majors at UMD with 23 students transferring to UMD, within the funding period of the program. A minimum of 75% of these transfer students, or 17 trainees, will receive a baccalaureate degree and be prepared for entry into graduate school. This is a revised submission for a competitive renewal application for the Bridge to the Baccalaureate Degree Program. The University of Minnesota-Duluth will collaborate with two community colleges, to increase American Indian students' completion of baccalaureate degrees in biomedical science.

说明（由申请人提供）：此修订提交内容用于学士学位课程的竞争性更新。明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校与两所社区学院建立了长期的联盟：苏必利​​尔湖学院和丰迪拉克部落和社区学院。该联盟的目标是美国印第安人学生，以促进他们在生物医学相关学科的本科学习中取得成功。该应用程序结合了学员的学术评估，以确定学术丰富和参与生物医学研究的领域。用于学生学业评估的发展工具包括： 计算机化的学术能力评估；教育心理学家的咨询；以及应用计算机化学习来针对特定的学术弱点。学员将参加为期两年的课程，其中一个学年以社区学院为中心，并在德卢斯大学参加全日制暑期课程。在学年期间，学员将在与社区学院的大学协调员合作的同时参加一个研究项目以获得学分。此外，“桥梁论坛”还将向学员展示教师和外部演讲者，以了解生物医学研究的职业。在暑期项目中，学员将参加 UMD 教师的研讨会和研究。提供的研讨会包括：1) 实验室卫生，2) 负责任的研究行为，3) 定量方法，4) 批判性思维，5) 大学学习简介，以及 6) 计算机建模。该项目为期五年，共招收40名学生；在每个新学年的秋季，每组八人。该计划预计75%的学员将在两年的培训周期内获得文学副学士学位；从 5 年级开始的学生将进入大一学年，不会获得 AA。因此，到第 5 年结束时，将有 24 名学生获得 AA 学位。在该计划的资助期内，获得 AA 学位的所有学员中至少 70% 将进入 UMD 生物医学相关专业，其中 23 名学生将转学到 UMD 。这些转学生中至少有 75%（即 17 名实习生）将获得学士学位，并为进入研究生院做好准备。这是针对学士学位课程的竞争性更新申请的修订提交。明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校将与两所社区学院合作，提高美国印第安人学生完成生物医学科学学士学位的数量。