Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.s in the Mathematical Sciences

将在这里开展的项目的目标是大幅增加数学、统计学和其他以数量为基础的学科的非裔美国人博士的数量。目标包括：-确定在参与的HBCU中有潜力获得数学科学或使用数学技能和方法的领域的高级学位的学生。-在以上确定的学生的本科职业生涯中为他们提供指导、培养和研究经验。-在参与的HBCU和大多数机构之间建立桥梁，提供无缝过渡到研究生院。这些项目将由数学科学中的非裔美国人博士生产联盟、三所爱荷华州议会大学和四所历史上的黑人学院和大学的数学、统计、测试和测量系组成的联盟实施；M大学、本尼迪克特学院、佛罗里达农工大学和杰克逊州立大学。第一个项目将涉及在四个参与的HBCU中各挑选、指导和培养八名本科生联盟学者。这些学生中的每个人都将获得两名导师：一名来自学生所在机构的导师和一名爱荷华州摄政王导师。这些导师将与学生一起开发个性化的学习过程以及一系列研究项目。学生们将在爱荷华州议会大学度过一段时间，毕业后通常会在其中一所大学获得适当的博士项目的录取和支持。第二个项目是为期八周的联盟暑期学院，每年夏天在爱荷华州立大学或爱荷华大学举行。这个项目的目标之一是：-为有定量能力和培训的学生提供有关各种研究领域和职业道路的信息。-为一所大型、多数族裔大学的生活和工作提供文化和学术方面的介绍。-为少数族裔服务机构的学生和教授与多数大学的同行之间的互动提供机会。-接触著名的少数族裔学者和其他少数族裔奖学金的长期支持者。-提供单独和集体开展研究项目的机会。每年夏天将有24名学生被选入暑期学院。他们将被组织成研究小组，由三名学生、一名教员和一名研究生助理组成。教师将从联盟的教职员工中挑选；研究生助理将尽可能从爱荷华大学数学系27名代表不足的少数族裔研究生中挑选出来。符合条件的联盟学者将优先考虑；其余职位将由本科生填补，他们将从这里提供的经验中受益最大。欲了解更多信息，请致电Phil Kutzko，电话：319-335-0758，或发送电子邮件至pkutzko@Blue.weeg.uiowa.edu。

The projects to be undertaken here have as their goal a substantial increase in the number of African American Ph.D.s in mathematics, statistics and other quantitatively based disciplines. Objectives include:-Identifying of students at participating HBCUs who have the potential to obtain an advanced degree in a mathematical science or a field employing mathematical skills and methods.-Providing mentoring, nurturing and research experiences for the students identified above throughout their undergraduate careers.-Building bridges between participating HBCUs and majority institutions to provide a seamless transition to graduate school.These projects will be carried out by the Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.s in the Mathematical Sciences, a consortium of departments of mathematics, statistics and testing and measurement at the three Iowa State Regents Universities and four Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Alabama A&M University, Benedict College, Florida A&M University and Jackson State University. The first project will involve the selection, mentoring and nurturing of eight undergraduate Alliance Scholars at each of the four participating HBCUs. Each of these students will be provided with two mentors: a mentor at the student's home institution and an Iowa Regent mentor. These mentors will work together with the student to develop an individualized course of study as well as a series of research projects. Students will spend time at Iowa Regents Universities and will normally be offered admission and support at an appropriate Ph.D. program at one of these universities upon graduation.The second project will be an eight-week Alliance Summer Institute to be held each summer at either Iowa State University or the University of Iowa. Among the objectives of this project are:-Providing information about the variety of research areas and career paths available to students with quantitative abilities and training.-Providing a cultural and academic introduction to life and work at a large, majority university.-Providing opportunities for interactions between students and professors at minority serving institutions and their counterparts at majority universities.-Providing exposure to distinguished minority scholars and other longtime supporters of minority scholarship.-Providing opportunities to carry out research projects, both alone and in groups.Twenty-four students will be selected for the Summer Institute each summer. They will be organized into research teams consisting of three students, one faculty member and one graduate student assistant. Faculty will be drawn from a pool of Alliance faculty; graduate student assistants will be selected, where possible, from among the twenty-seven underrepresented minority graduate students in the University of Iowa Department of Mathematics. Preference will be given to eligible Alliance Scholars; remaining positions will be filled by undergraduate students who will most benefit from the sort of experience provided here. Further information may be obtained by calling Phil Kutzko at 319-335-0758 or sending him email at pkutzko@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu.