PUMP: Preparing Undergraduates through Mentoring toward Ph.D.s

PUMP：通过指导博士生为本科生做好准备

• 批准号: 0502258
• 负责人: Werner Horn
• 金额: $ 183.31万
• 依托单位: The University Corporation, Northridge
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0502258&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PUMP; Preparing; Undergraduates; through; Mentoring

PUMP: Preparing Undergraduates through Mentoring toward Ph.D.sThis project focuses on increasing the participation of highlyqualified underrepresented minority students from our region(San Fernando Valley, Ca.) in Mathematical Sciences Ph.D.programs. This will be done by addressing two transitionpoints in the academic life of those students. One is thetemporal transition from high-school to college to Ph.Dprograms, the other is the intellectual transitionfrom general course work to independent work and research.Built upon three cornerstones: aggressive recruitment, strongmentoring, and continuous assessment, this project willidentify and prepare talented and motivated high-school andundergraduate students to succeed in mathematical sciencescareers through a series of high-quality, personalizedactivities. These include summer institutes, weeklyseminars, honors Calculus for high-school students, advancedmathematics course work and undergraduate research projectsfor math majors, and problem-solving sessions. With theseactivities and under the guidance of the faculty involved inthis project, students willacquire the maturity needed forinitiation to mathematical discovery,and will also broaden their vision of mathematics.By identifying talented and highly motivated students fromminority groups, by addressing critical issues in their livesand choices, and by providing a solid mathematical educationto them, this project will make a significant contribution toincreasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of theMathematical Sciences workforce. The resultingincrease in numbers and quality of minority students from ourregion (particularly Hispanic/Latino students) entering Ph.D.math programs will do much to lift other students' aspirationsand encourage them to pursue careers in Mathematics or with aheavy mathematical component. This change will positivelyimpact the quality of mathematical education offered in theirhigh schools and in our institution's (CSUN) undergraduateprogram. In particular, this project will alter theintellectual atmosphere among faculty and students in theinstitutions involved and will have beneficialrepercussions beyond the time-frame covered by the project itself.

PUMP：通过指导博士生为本科生做好准备该项目的重点是增加来自我们地区（加利福尼亚州圣费尔南多谷）的高素质少数族裔学生对数学科学博士课程的参与。这将通过解决这些学生学术生活中的两个转折点来实现。一个是从高中到大学再到博士课程的暂时过渡，另一个是从一般课程工作到独立工作和研究的智力过渡。该项目建立在三个基石：积极招募、强有力的指导和持续评估的基础上，将通过一系列高质量、个性化的活动来识别和准备有才华和积极性的高中生和本科生，以在数学科学职业生涯中取得成功。其中包括暑期学院、每周研讨会、高中生荣誉微积分、数学专业的高级数学课程和本科研究项目以及问题解决课程。 通过这些活动，并在参与该项目的教师的指导下，学生将获得数学发现所需的成熟度，并拓宽他们的数学视野。通过从少数群体中甄别有才华和积极性高的学生，解决他们生活和选择中的关键问题，并为他们提供扎实的数学教育，该项目将为提高数学发现的数量、质量、 以及数学科学劳动力的多样性。由此带来的来自我们地区的少数族裔学生（特别是西班牙裔/拉丁裔学生）进入数学博士课程的数量和质量的提高将大大提高其他学生的抱负，并鼓励他们从事数学或具有大量数学成分的职业。这一变化将对他们的高中和我们机构 (CSUN) 本科课程提供的数学教育质量产生积极影响。特别是，该项目将改变相关机构教师和学生的学术氛围，并将产生超出项目本身时间范围的有益影响。