2019 |
Julian, David [⬀] Moody, Vertigo |
R25Activity Code Description: For support to develop and/or implement a program as it relates to a category in one or more of the areas of education, information, training, technical assistance, coordination, or evaluation. |
Sf2uf: a New Bridges Baccalaureate Program Between Santa Fe College and the University of Florida.
? DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Santa Fe College (SF) and the University of Florida (UF) seek to develop the SF2UF program, a partnership designed to increase the number of underrepresented students who transfer from SF to UF and graduate with baccalaureate degrees in biomedical and behavioral science- related disciplines. For the purposes of the SF2UF project, UR students are those who are racial or ethnic minorities under-represented in the sciences, persons with disabilities, or persons with low-income. The two guiding themes of the SF2UF program are that the first two years of college are the most critical for recruitment and retention of students in the sciences, and that early participation in mentored research increases retention and academic performance, especially among UR students. More undergraduate students transfer to UF from SF than from all other community colleges combined, within the biomedical and behavioral science-related disciplines, UR students at SF are half as likely as non-UR students to transfer to UF. The SF2UF program will target this disparity with nine main components: 1) establish guaranteed UF transfer admission policies for student participants; 2) establish mechanisms for communicating changes in transfer requirements and expectations between academic advisors at SF and UF; 3) establish common learning outcomes between SF and UF and effective instructional techniques in the foundational science courses; 4) modernize the teaching resources available in science and behavior courses at SF; 5) create a Chemistry and Biology Studio at SF that will provide tutoring to all interested SF students; 6) develop and offer an Entering Research course at SF that will introduce students to the profession of science and engage them with enthusiastic UF research scientists; 7) develop and offer the X-Lab Institute, a summer program to provide the SF2UF participants training in key biomedical and behavioral science research skills, basic statistics and RCR; 8) recruit UF faculty preceptors, graduate students and post-docs to complete a mentoring workshop designed to increase their effectiveness in mentoring UR students; 9) place 48 SF students with NIH-funded faculty preceptors at UF for three years of continuous research experience and effective mentorship. 1
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2021 |
Cruz-Almeida, Yenisel (co-PI) [⬀] Julian, David [⬀] Moody, Vertigo |
T34Activity Code Description: To enhance the undergraduate research training of individuals from groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences through Institutional National Research Service Award Training Grants, in preparation for research doctorate degree programs. |
Sf2uf: the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Partnership Between Santa Fe College and the University of Florida
Project Summary/Abstract Santa Fe College (SF) and the University of Florida (UF) seek to continue the SF2UF program, a partnership designed to increase the number of underrepresented (UR) students who transfer from SF to UF, graduate with baccalaureate degrees, and continue to careers in biomedical and behavioral science-related disciplines. For the purposes of the SF2UF project, UR students are those who meet at least one of the following criteria:1) individuals from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in health-related sciences (Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders), 2) individuals with disabilities, and 3) individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (per NIH NOT- OD-20-031). The SF2UF program design is based on three foundational principles: 1) the first two years of college are the most critical for recruitment and retention of students in the sciences; 2) early and consistent participation in high-quality mentored research increases retention and academic performance, especially among UR students; and 3) addressing mental health and wellness with students should be an essential component of a training program for UR undergraduate transfer students. The program has five measurable specific aims as performance targets: 1) increase by 25% the number of freshman students at SF enrolled in the program-associated courses who are considering a career as a research scientist, 2) recruit 29 trainees into the SF2UF program over five years, 2) achieve 100% of the trainees successfully transferring to UF or another four-year institution, 3) retain at least 90% of the trainees for the full three-year training period, 4) graduate at least 90% of the trainees with a B.S. degree within four years of joining the program, and 5) achieve at least 75% of the trainees continuing to a post-baccalaureate degree programs ? including at least 60% continuing to a Ph.D. degree program ? within two years of earning the BS degree. The SF2UF program aims to achieve these targets with novel educational programs at SF, and an integrated research mentoring and career development experience at SF and UF designed to prepare the trainees for matriculation to a competitive Ph.D. program.
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