Scholarships for Undergraduates to Reach Goals in Education (SURGE)

德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校（University of Texas Arlington）的数学系正在为30名学生提供支持，他们分为两个不同的15名学生小组，在大二到大四期间攻读数学学士学位。奖学金获得者将获得与其证明的经济需求相称的财政支持，每年不超过10,000美元，平均每年约5,800美元。大多数学者在附近的两年制大学开始他们的本科教育，他们来自不同的背景。S-STEM学者计划是一个全面的学生支持组成部分，以现有的数学学习社区为基础，以美国数学协会当地学生分会为基础。S-STEM学者参与学位规划、网络、指导、与学生学科协会的接触、实习/研究、会议和职业研讨会等结构化项目，以支持学生当前的成就水平。通过每周午餐时间的会议，包括学生和教师，作为一个充满活力的学习社区的一部分，广泛的教师指导是可能的，从而促进专业发展，并最大限度地减少对参与者时间的需求。S-STEM项目的成功使数学专业毕业生进入劳动力市场或继续接受高等教育。研究结果和最佳实践正在与校园内的其他单位、德克萨斯大学系统LS-AMP项目的机构、数学联盟的学院和大学以及通过会议记录进行分享。

The Mathematics Department at the University of Texas Arlington is supporting 30 students in two distinct 15-student cohorts, during their sophomore through senior years as they pursue bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Scholars are receiving financial support commensurate with their demonstrated financial need, not exceeding $10,000 per year, and averaging about $5,800 per year. The majority of scholars began their undergraduate education at a nearby 2-year institution and come from a diverse set of backgrounds. The S-STEM scholar program is a comprehensive student support component that builds on an existing mathematics learning community, anchored by the local student chapter of the Mathematical Association of America. S-STEM scholars are engaged with degree planning, networking, mentoring, engagement with the student discipline society, internships/research, conferences, and career workshops in a structured program that is supportive for the students' current achievement level. Extensive faculty mentoring is being enabled by weekly lunch-time meetings that includes students and faculty as part of a dynamic learning community that enables professional development and minimizes demand on participants' time. The S-STEM project's success is leading to mathematics graduates entering the workforce or continuing on to additional higher education. Findings and best practices are being shared with other units on campus, with the institutions in the University of Texas System LS-AMP program, with colleges and universities in the Math Alliance, and through conference proceedings.