Preparing and Advancing Scholars in Mathematics and Computer Science

培养和提升数学和计算机科学学者

• 批准号: 1259537
• 负责人: Robert Matthews
• 金额: $ 58.71万
• 依托单位: Truman State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-07-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1259537&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Advancing; Scholars; Mathematics; Computer

The project is designed to provide scholarships plus academic support services and career placement support to students in mathematics and computer science at the university who are both academically talented and financially needy. Intellectual Merit: The University is committed to offering a high-quality, affordable undergraduate education comparable to that of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges in the nation and currently awards the largest number of undergraduate mathematics degrees in the state. The overarching goal of this project is to improve the recruitment, retention, and career placement of mathematics and computer science students. This is being achieved through academic support services and activities such as personal tutoring, guest speakers, field trips, and discussion panels, and by utilizing strong ties with regional industry partners to provide career placement opportunities. Six faculty members are coordinating and overseeing all activities relating to the program. Of the 51 scholarships per year, 15 are targeted toward incoming freshmen and 22 toward upperclassmen with 14 available as incentive scholarships for potential majors taking mathematics or computer science courses. Emphasis is placed on increasing the number of women who major in computer science and mathematics and on improving retention for first-generation college students. Broader Impacts: This program is attracting more students to mathematics and computer science by recruiting more first-year students and by encouraging other students to consider mathematics or computer science as a first or second major. It is keeping these same students committed to the discipline, increasing the number of students who graduate with degrees in mathematics or computer science, and easing the transition of these students to graduate programs or to industry. In particular, graduation rates for women in computer science and first-generation college students in both disciplines are being improved. Results are being disseminated through relevant conference presentations and journal article submissions.

该项目旨在为大学数学和计算机科学专业的学生提供奖学金、学术支持服务和职业安置支持，这些学生既有学术天赋，又有经济困难。智力优势：该大学致力于提供与全国最负盛名的文科学院相媲美的高质量、负担得起的本科教育，目前授予该州最多的本科数学学位。该项目的总体目标是提高数学和计算机科学学生的招聘，保留和职业安置。这是通过学术支持服务和活动，如个人辅导，演讲嘉宾，实地考察和讨论小组，并通过利用与区域行业合作伙伴的紧密联系，以提供就业机会来实现的。六名教师正在协调和监督与该计划有关的所有活动。在每年的51个奖学金中，15个是针对新生的，22个是针对高年级学生的，14个是针对学习数学或计算机科学课程的潜在专业的奖励奖学金。重点是增加主修计算机科学和数学的妇女人数，并提高第一代大学生的保留率。更广泛的影响：该计划通过招收更多的一年级学生和鼓励其他学生将数学或计算机科学作为第一或第二专业来吸引更多的学生学习数学和计算机科学。它使这些学生致力于这一学科，增加了获得数学或计算机科学学位的学生人数，并减轻了这些学生向研究生课程或工业的过渡。特别是，计算机科学专业的妇女和这两个学科的第一代大学生的毕业率正在提高。正在通过相关会议介绍和提交期刊文章传播成果。