EMSW21-MCTP: Nebraska Mentoring through Critical Transition Points

由内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校数学系主办的内布拉斯加州关键过渡点指导（MCTP）项目，针对数学家准备中的两个关键过渡时期：从本科到研究生水平的过渡，以及从高级研究生水平到学术职位的早期过渡。在这两个过渡时期，提案的重点是授予博士学位的研究型大学和不授予博士学位的机构之间的关系。该项目包括几个项目，为数学家在这些过渡中导航提供重要的指导。核心内容，内布拉斯加州强化数学：指导，教育和研究暑期体验（沉浸），是一个暑期项目，同时为即将进入研究生院的学生，刚刚完成研究生院一年级的学生，获得博士学位后期阶段的研究生，以及主要本科院校的教师提供指导。其他项目包括本科MCTP学者、一年级MCTP研究生培训、高级MCTP研究生培训、数学科学区域研讨会、内布拉斯加州女大学生数学会议（NCUWM），以及为主要本科院校的早期职业教师举办的“保持研究活力”研讨会。从本科阶段到研究生阶段的过渡是许多潜在的数学家从管道中流失的时期，部分原因是缺乏指导。许多非博士部门的早期职业教师很难继续从事研究事业，适当的指导可以帮助防止这种情况的发生。内布拉斯加州MCTP项目在数学家培训的几个阶段为他们提供优秀的指导。此外，内布拉斯加州MCTP计划在几个方面使数学科学工作人员受益。其中几个组成部分将导致申请研究生院的学生增加（包括内布拉斯加州和全国），特别是来自非博士学位授予机构的学生。本科生MCTP学者计划、第一年研究生MCTP培训计划和NCUWM帮助学生进入研究生院，并在研究生学习的头几年留校。高级MCTP研究生培训计划和KRA工作坊简化了从研究生到教师的过渡。内布拉斯加沉浸和区域研讨会帮助发展中的数学家渡过这两个过渡时期。虽然本科MCTP学者计划、研究生MCTP培训计划和KRA研讨会是针对UNL本科生、研究生和校友的，但区域研讨会对内布拉斯加州和大部分周边地区的小型学院和大学的学生和教师产生了重大的积极影响。此外，内布拉斯加沉浸受益于全国各地的学生和早期职业教师，NCUWM是本科女数学家的首要全国会议。

The Nebraska Mentoring through Critical Transition Points (MCTP) project, hosted by the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln Department of Mathematics, targets two critical transition periods in the preparation of mathematicians: the transition from the undergraduate to the graduate level, and the transition from the advanced graduate level to the early years of an academic position. At both of these transition periods, the proposal focuses on the relationship between PhD-granting research universities and institutions which are not doctoral-granting. This project includes several programs which provide significant mentoring to mathematicians as they navigate through these transitions. The centerpiece, Nebraska Intensive Mathematics: a Mentoring, Education, and Research Summer Experience (IMMERSE), is a summer program which simultaneously provides mentoring for students about to enter graduate school, students who have just finished their first year of graduate school, graduate students in the latter stages of obtaining their doctorates, and faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions in the first few years beyond the PhD. Other programs include Undergraduate MCTP Scholars, First-Year MCTP Graduate Traineeships, Advanced MCTP Graduate Traineeships, Regional Workshop in the Mathematical Sciences, the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM), and a Keeping Research Alive workshop for early career faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.The transition from the undergraduate level to the graduate level is a time when many potential mathematicians are lost from the pipeline, in part due to insufficient mentoring. Many early career faculty in non-doctoral departments have difficulty keeping engaged in the research enterprise, and adequate mentoring could help to prevent this. The Nebraska MCTP program provides outstanding mentoring to developing mathematicians at several stages in their training. Further, the Nebraska MCTP program benefits the mathematical sciences workforce in several ways. Several of the components will result in an increase in students applying to graduate school (both at Nebraska and nationally), particularly students from non-PhD granting institutions. The Undergraduate MCTP Scholars program, the First-Year Graduate MCTP Traineeships program and NCUWM help with recruitment into graduate school and retention through the first few years of graduate study. The Advanced MCTP Graduate Traineeships and the KRA Workshops ease the transition from graduate student to faculty member. Nebraska IMMERSE and the Regional Workshop help developing mathematicians navigate through both of these transition periods. While the Undergraduate MCTP Scholars program, both Graduate MCTP Traineeship programs, and the KRA Workshops are for UNL undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni, the Regional Workshop has a significant positive impact on students and faculty at small colleges and universities in Nebraska and much of the surrounding region. Moreover, Nebraska IMMERSE benefits students and early-career faculty from around the country, and NCUWM is the premier national conference for undergraduate women mathematicians.