Emerging Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates

新兴学者计划-REU将建立在新兴学者计划(ESP)30年成功记录的基础上，帮助从这些计划毕业的代表不足的一年级和二年级学生为数学专业、未来更高级的REU经验和研究生院做准备。马里兰圣玛丽学院拥有蓬勃发展的数学课程，在职业生涯早期与代表不足的群体合作方面取得了多年的成功，这使得它成为这个为期六周的夏季REU招收12名学生的理想地点。该项目将向全国30多个ESP征集申请，专门针对在微积分前两个学期表现优异的代表不足的少数族裔学生。参与者将参加上午的研讨会，为学生准备严格的以证据为基础的数学课程，并在下午调查博弈论、纽结理论和图论中的研究问题。额外的社交和学术活动将帮助学生为未来的数学和数学密集型职业做好准备。该计划的四个目标是帮助这些学生1)注册并在以证明为基础的数学课程中取得成功；2)申报并在数学主修或辅修中取得成功；3)为更高级的学生申请并进入REUS；以及4)进入数学或与数学相关的领域的研究生院。

The Emerging Scholars Program-REU will build on the 30-year record of success of Emerging Scholars Programs (ESPs), helping underrepresented freshmen and sophomores who graduate from those programs to prepare for the mathematics major, for future more advanced REU experiences, and for graduate school. St. Mary's College of Maryland boasts a thriving mathematics program and years of success in working with underrepresented groups early in their careers making it an ideal location to host twelve students for this six-week, summer REU. Applications for the program will be solicited from more than 30 ESPs around the country, specifically targeting underrepresented minority students who have excelled in the first two semesters of Calculus. Participants will attend morning seminars designed to prepare students for the rigors of proof-based mathematics courses, and will investigate research questions in Game Theory, Knot Theory, and Graph Theory during the afternoon. Additional social and academic activities will help prepare students for futures in mathematics and mathematics-intensive careers. The four goals of the program are to help these students 1) enroll in and succeed in proof-based math classes; 2) declare and succeed in math majors or minors; 3) apply for and attend REUs for more advanced students; and 4) attend graduate school in a math or a math-related field.