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From page 31... ... A number of promising program models and strategies have been developed to retain minorities in the science and engineering pipeline. More than 40 precollege science programs, whose students are promising candidates for a National Scholars Program, have been established to motivate and prepare minority youth to pursue science and mathematics fields in college. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... Through this commentary, the distinctive character of a National Scholars Program will become evident. NATURE OF THE UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAM A prerequisite for a National Scholars consortium is a strong academic program. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... "NON-NEGOTIABLE" PROGRAM ELEMENTS The educational elements that each consortium site should provide include prefreshman summer bridge programs, mentoring, academic advisement, research participation, and enrichment. Most of our discussion pertains to the undergraduate component of a National Scholars Program, although some applies specifically either to the graduate level or to all levels, as in mentoring. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... Examples are highlighted to illustrate possible options. Prefreshman Summer Bridge Program High school seniors who are accepted in the National Scholars Program will be required to participate in a prefreshrnan summer bridge program at their undergraduate schools. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Thus, it is useful to review various concepts of mentoring and then to spell out what we mean by mentoring in the context of a National Scholars Program. Mentoring has long been associated with Ph.D. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... T believe that an effort that embodies excellence such as ~ envision for the National Scholars Program is absolutely essential. Such a program, if properly supported and opera/ionized, will have a high probability of increasing the number of role mentors on college faculties. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Venturing is crucial at each and every stage of a student's academic career. Therefore, mentoring should be an integral part of National Scholars Program activities from the time students are first contacted in high school through their Ph.D. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... Research Participation Participation in research must be an integral part of the National Scholars Program for all students, although its character will differ at different stages in a student's education. The recent National Science Education Sfan~rds study advocates handson, inquiry-oriented investigations as one elective strategy to motivate students and further science learning in young children, suggesting that "inquiry into authentic questions generated from student experiences is the central strategy for teaching science" (NRC ~ 996, 3 ~ ) Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... The mode] we propose for the National Scholars Program is patterned after the highly successful undergraduate research participation programs used by liberal arts colleges such as Cariton, Oberlin, Spelman, and Morehouse whose highly motivated students have consistently gone into top Ph.D. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... Building on the core elements described previously, taken in total, they will farther define the character of a consortium program. The following are examples of activities that we characterize as enrichment, in contrast to the "non-negotiable" program elements: travel to scientific meetings, structured teaching, industry internships, tutorial assistance and study groups, service, workshops, visiting scientists seminar series, and application assistance. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Thus student participants in the National Scholars Program should be encourages! to take on a structured teaching responsibility at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... By contrast, African American students tended to study alone and did not seek assistance either from others or from their teaching assistants. Emerging Scholars Programs are implemented as honors classes. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Mentoring relationships also are a means to strengthen linkages among the various levels of a consortium. In a broader sense, a prominent justification for a National Scholars Program derives from the importance of minority Ph.D.s serving as role models and mentors for minority youth. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... Meyerhoff students planned a Black History Program at another primary school that focused on Afiican American scientists, and two male Meyerhoff students worked with several fourth and fifth grade boys who had been disruptive in the classroom. In another instance, a group of eighth grade students in Prince George's County Maryland, created the Black Male Achievement Program aimed at emulating the Meyerhoff Program. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Visiting Scientists Seminar Series A student-oriented seminar series would expose the scholars to a broad range of academic and industry leaders in scientific and engineering disciplines who could Unction as strong, positive role models. In addition, the seminar series would provide Sequent opportunities for all scholars and faculty to get together, allowing for the development of esprit de corps. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... Project 1000 also sponsors a similar activity. Both CTC and Project 1000 were prompted to initiate a centralized application process to encourage minority students to apply to more than one or two graduate schools. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... If, abler one or two years at a consortium institution, the student does obtain the necessary academic qualifications, then he or she may apply to the National Scholars Program at the end of the Deshman or sophomore year. Community College Bridge Programs Although most students will enter the program as college freshmen, community Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... Prior to the students' participation in laboratory research, under the direction of the faculty members throughout the rest of the summer, the trainees would be exposed to topics such as the philosophy and ethics of research; experimental design; the literature of the physical sciences, including computerized databases; and safety in the research laboratory. In 1992 three two-year community colleges joined with California State Un~versi~ at Los Angeles to establish a bridge program to increase the number of well-prepared community college minority students who could transfer to four-year institutions and successfully complete a bachelor's degree in the biomedical sciences. Read the entire page →

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... A number of promising program models and strategies have been developed to retain minorities in the science and engineering pipeline. More than 40 precollege science programs, whose students are promising candidates for a National Scholars Program, have been established to motivate and prepare minority youth to pursue science and mathematics fields in college.

4 PROGRAM DESIGN (PROGRAM ELEMENTS) Pages 31-48

4 PROGRAM DESIGN (PROGRAM ELEMENTS)
Pages 31-48