RCMS: Research Careers for Minority Scholars

小行星9550692 少数民族学者研究职业（RCMS）计划在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥（UTSA）的目的是增加少数民族学生在数学和统计学毕业的人数，以提高他们的教育成就，并增加谁参加研究生院和追求这些领域的职业生涯的人数。 为此，UTSA将为有才华的本科生提供奖学金。 我们将确定并招募18名荣誉少数民族学生（大一和大三各4名，大三和大四各5名）参加该计划。 该计划将是强烈的研究导向和顶点将是研究教师和RCMS学者之间的导师关系。 教师参与者将被要求致力于与学生的导师关系，鼓励他们追求研究生培训，并协助解决和解决学术和个人问题。 计划内容包括：（1）与教师研究导师和研究生的导师关系;（2）针对新生的EXCEL夏桥计划;（3）课程改进，使用微积分作为锚;（4）数学和统计的夏季研究实习;（5）荣誉研究和专业发展研讨会;（6）本科研究课程;（7）杰出的客座讲师系列，利用少数民族在科学方面的榜样;（8）在学年期间至少参加一次州或国家一级的专业会议;（9）特别研讨会，如准备GRE和进入研究生院;（10）学术和职业发展;（11）积极的保留努力。

9550692 Travis The purpose of the Research Careers for Minority Scholars (RCMS) Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is to increase the number of minority student graduating in mathematics and statistics, to enhance their educational achievements, and to increase the number who attend graduate school and pursue careers in these fields. To this end, UTSA will make available scholarships to talented undergraduate students. We will identify and recruit 18 honors minority students (4 each of freshmen and sophomores and 5 each of juniors and seniors) to participate in the program. The program will be strongly research oriented and the capstone will be a mentor relationship between research faculty and RCMS Scholars. The faculty participants will be asked to commit themselves to mentor relationships with students, to encourage them to pursue graduate training, and to assist in addressing and solving academic and personal problems. Program elements include (1) Mentor relationships with a faculty research mentor and graduate student; (2) An EXCEL Summer Bridge Program for in-coming freshman; (3) Curriculum enhancement, using Calculus as the anchor; (4) Summer research internship in mathematics and statistics; (5) Honors Research and Professional Development Seminars; (6) Undergraduate Research courses; (7) Distinguished Guest Lecturer Series, utilizing minority role models in the science; (8) Participation in at least one professional meeting at the state or national level during the academic year; (9) Special Workshops such as Preparing for the GRE and Getting Into Graduate School; (10) Academic and career advisement; and (11) Aggressive retention efforts.