Bridging Tribal Colleges to Montana State University

将部落学院与蒙大拿州立大学联系起来

• 批准号: 7679615
• 负责人: NANCY JANE SHELBY
• 金额: $ 20.46万
• 依托单位: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7679615
• 关键词: American Indians; Area; Bachelor' s Degree; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical Research; Calculi; Child; Collaborations; Communities; Development; Diabetes Mellitus; Discipline; Educational workshop; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Goals; Grant; Hand; Heart Diseases; Horns; Housing; Incidence; Internships; Laboratories; Leadership; Malignant Neoplasms; Measurable; Measures; Mentors; Montana; Native Americans; Oral; Participant; Positioning Attribute; Preparation; Procedures; Process; Readiness; Research; Research Ethics; Research Project Grants; Research Support; Reservations; Schools; Science; Stroke; Students; Support System; Testing; Training; Travel; Universities; Visit; Work; base; career; college; design; experience; health disparity; improved; interest; meetings; posters; programs; reservation-based; responsible research conduct; skills; symposium; training project; tribal college; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This continuing project will maintain and enhance the partnership between Montana State University- Bozeman and four tribal colleges in Montana: Little Big Horn College, Fort Peck Community College, Stone Child College and Chief Dull Knife College. The goal of this partnership is to build a seamless educational experience between these two-year tribal colleges and the MSU thereby increasing the number of underrepresented Native American tribal college students successfully transferring to MSU and pursuing academic studies in the biomedical and other health-related sciences. "Bridging Tribal Colleges to MSU" (BRIDGES) will focus on achieving the following aims: (1) Annually at the tribal colleges, BRIDGES will sponsor 8 research seminars by MSU faculty and others in biomedical and behavioral sciences; (2) will annually host a three-day spring workshop at MSU to introduce 20 tribal college students to MSU; (3) will provide 11 students with meaningful, hands-on research experiences in biomedical and related laboratories at MSU during an 8-week program each summer; (4) will provide summer participants with math coursework to improve their academic competitiveness and confidence; (5) will provide tribal college faculty with opportunities for professional development, including support for travel to biomedical and related professional conferences, research supplies, and opportunities for collaborative research with MSU faculty; (6) will provide on-campus support after students bridge from one campus to the other, continuing to motivate and guide these students through their completion of a B.S. degree. These specific project aims are designed to create multiple opportunities for strengthening academic skills and improving confidence when transferring from two-year, tribal colleges to four-year MSU. By hosting tribal college students on the MSU campus during spring semester, the summer research experience, and by reciprocal visits by MSU faculty and others to the students' campuses and communities, the program will create a seamless sense of place and belonging to carry students throughout their undergraduate studies. Since BRIDGES' inception in 2001, 64% (28 out of 44) of its summer research students have progressed from their tribal colleges to B.S. degree programs. BRIDGES proposes to advance 75% of its summer participants to 4-year schools and to graduate 70% of the MSU transfer students with baccalaureate degrees. This student training project will increase the number of underrepresented Native American students successfully transferring and pursuing academic studies in the biomedical and other health-related sciences from two-year tribal colleges to Montana State University. It will strengthen the collaborations between MSU's health-related research programs and tribal colleges on Montana reservations where significant health disparities exist in areas such as the incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. As a result of the program, more American Indians will be trained to work in biomedically related fields to eliminate the health disparities among their peoples.

描述（由申请人提供）：该持续项目将维持和加强蒙大拿州立大学博兹曼分校与蒙大拿州四所部落学院之间的合作关系：小大角学院、佩克堡社区学院、斯通柴尔德学院和酋长钝刀学院。这一合作伙伴关系的目标是在这些两年制部落学院和密歇根州立大学之间建立无缝的教育体验，从而增加代表性不足的美国原住民部落大学生成功转学到密歇根州立大学并在生物医学和其他健康相关科学领域进行学术研究的数量。 “将部落学院与密歇根州立大学联系起来”（BRIDGES）将重点实现以下目标：（1）每年，BRIDGES 将在部落学院赞助 8 场由密歇根州立大学教师和其他生物医学和行为科学领域的研究研讨会； (2) 每年将在密歇根州立大学举办为期三天的春季研讨会，向密歇根州立大学介绍 20 名部落大学生； (3) 每年夏天为期 8 周的项目将为 11 名学生在密歇根州立大学的生物医学和相关实验室提供有意义的实践研究经验； （4）将为暑期参加者提供数学课程，以提高他们的学术竞争力和自信心； (5) 将为部落学院教职人员提供专业发展机会，包括参加生物医学和相关专业会议的旅行支持、研究用品以及与密歇根州立大学教职人员合作研究的机会； (6) 将在学生从一个校园过渡到另一个校园后提供校内支持，继续激励和指导这些学生完成理学学士学位。程度。这些具体的项目目标旨在为从两年制部落学院转学到四年制密歇根州立大学时创造多种机会来加强学术技能和提高信心。通过春季学期在密歇根州立大学校园接待部落大学生、暑期研究体验，以及密歇根州立大学教职员工和其他人员互访学生的校园和社区，该计划将营造一种无缝的地方感和归属感，让学生在整个学习过程中都能感受到归属感。他们的本科学习。自 BRIDGES 于 2001 年成立以来，64%（44 名中的 28 名）的暑期研究生已从部落学院升读为理学士学位。学位课程。 BRIDGES 计划将 75% 的暑期学员升入四年制学校，并让 70% 的 MSU 转学生获得学士学位。该学生培训项目将增加代表性不足的美国原住民学生的数量，从两年制部落学院成功转学到蒙大拿州立大学并继续攻读生物医学和其他健康相关科学的学术研究。它将加强密歇根州立大学与健康相关的研究项目和蒙大拿州保留地的部落学院之间的合作，这些保留地在癌症、心脏病、中风和糖尿病等领域存在显着的健康差异。该计划的结果是，更多的美洲印第安人将接受培训，在生物医学相关领域工作，以消除各民族之间的健康差距。