The Paschal Scholars Program in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computer Information Systems

数学、计算机科学和计算机信息系统逾越学者计划

• 批准号: 0422180
• 负责人: Jennifer Hontz
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Meredith College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0422180&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Paschal; Scholars; Program; Mathematics; Computer

This project addresses the national need to prepare more women for careers in mathematics, computer science, and computer information systems. It provides 28 Paschal Scholarships per year for four consecutive years to seven academically talented, financially needy students from each class level who are completing undergraduate degrees in these majors. Meredith has forged strong partnerships with faculty and professionals across multiple fields to aid in mentoring and placing students. The Paschal Scholars Program will recruit talented students from diverse backgrounds, retain students in these fields to degree completion, place students in mathematics and IT fields upon graduation, and build a mentor network during and after the award period. The Paschal Scholars Program will develop new features, including a speaker series on issues related to the underrepresentation of women in mathematics and computing and a mentor network, and will combine these with existing supportive structures to assist in retaining these students to degree completion.Intellectual Merit. The Paschal Scholars Program encourage academically-talented women to enter these demanding fields, enabling a greater proportion to complete their degrees and increasing their post-graduation opportunities. Faculty and student scholars will also disseminate research and components of the program through presentations at national conferences. Broader Impacts. Meredith faculty in mathematics and information sciences will continue their collaborations with colleagues at NC State University to study "pipeline issues" and extend the benefits and results of this research to students in the region and to researchers and practitioners around the country.

该项目旨在满足国家培养更多妇女从事数学、计算机科学和计算机信息系统职业的需要。它每年提供28个Paschal奖学金，连续四年向来自每个班级的七名学业优秀，经济困难的学生提供奖学金，这些学生正在完成这些专业的本科学位。梅雷迪思与多个领域的教师和专业人士建立了牢固的合作伙伴关系，以帮助指导和安置学生。Paschal学者计划将招募来自不同背景的优秀学生，保留这些领域的学生完成学位，毕业后将学生安置在数学和IT领域，并在颁奖期间和之后建立导师网络。Paschal学者计划将开发新的功能，包括一系列关于妇女在数学和计算机领域代表性不足问题的演讲者和一个导师网络，并将联合收割机与现有的支持结构相结合，以帮助留住这些学生完成学位。Paschal学者计划鼓励有学术才能的女性进入这些要求苛刻的领域，使更大比例的人能够完成学位并增加毕业后的机会。教师和学生学者还将通过在全国会议上的演讲传播研究和该计划的组成部分。更广泛的影响。梅雷迪思数学和信息科学学院将继续与北卡罗来纳州立大学的同事合作，研究“管道问题”，并将这项研究的好处和成果推广给该地区的学生以及全国各地的研究人员和从业人员。