Graduate Scholars in Mathematics at the University of Kentucky

妇女和少数民族在数学领域的代表性不足，特别是在教授职位上。肯塔基州大学的数学系在培养毕业生成为教师和学术领袖方面有着良好的记录。该部门也有很长的推广到阿巴拉契亚K-12计划和公立和私立大学在阿巴拉契亚的历史。在数学研究生学者（GSM）计划在肯塔基州的大学将支持传入数学研究生谁是来自代表性不足的群体的头两年的博士研究。我们的目标是增加女性，少数民族和阿巴拉契亚学生在数学科学的参与，并为这些代表性不足的群体培养新一代的学术领袖和榜样。该计划将提供严格的高等数学专业前培训，提供数学研究的早期介绍，并培养学术领导能力。GSM研究员将开始他们的职业生涯与广泛的职前培训，有效的教学方法，建立与国家数学界的联系，并做原来的数学工作的经验与国家认可的研究教师在数学。通过将GSM研究员与数学专业人士联系起来，它将告知并扩大他们的职业兴趣，并帮助他们专注于为数学教育工作者和从业者的职业生涯做准备。该计划每年将招募5-6名新的GSM研究员，在项目过程中支持28名博士生。除了奖学金，每个GSM研究员将获得补充的学术准备和职前培训;夏季研究奖学金和支持前往专业会议，以展示他们的研究成果和与数学科学专业人士的网络。这些支持将帮助GSM研究员在第二年年底之前完成所需的数学初步考试，减少获得学位的时间，让GSM研究员尽早了解研究和先进的教学方法，并帮助他们成为国家数学界的一部分。GSM课程的形成性评估将与外部评估员的调查和访谈相一致。 为了评估该计划的长期成功，GSM学者的成就将进行比较，使用定量和定性数据与当地和全国其他数学博士候选人进行比较。

Women and minorities are underrepresented in mathematics, particularly in the professoriate. The Mathematics Department at the University of Kentucky has a strong track record of preparing its graduates to become faculty members and academic leaders. The department also has a long history of outreach to Appalachian K-12 programs and to public and private universities in Appalachia. The Graduate Scholars in Mathematics (GSM) program at the University of Kentucky will support incoming Mathematics graduate students who are from underrepresented groups for the first two years of doctoral study. The goal is to increase the participation of female, minority, and Appalachian students in the Mathematical Sciences and to develop a new generation of academic leaders and role models for these underrepresented groups. This program will provide rigorous pre-professional training in advanced mathematics, provides an early introduction to research in Mathematics, and develops academic leadership skills. GSM Fellows will begin their careers with extensive pre-service training in effective teaching methods, established connections with the national mathematical community, and the experience of doing original mathematical work with a nationally recognized research faculty member in mathematics. By connecting GSM fellows with mathematics professionals, it will inform and expand their career interests and help them focus their preparation for careers as educators and practitioners of Mathematics. The program will recruit 5-6 new GSM fellows each year, supporting 28 doctoral students over the course of the project. In addition to the scholarship, each GSM fellow will receive supplementary academic preparation and pre-professional training; a summer research fellowship and support for travel to professional meetings to present the results of their research and network with professionals in the Mathematical sciences. These supports will help GSM fellows complete the required preliminary examinations in Mathematics by the end of the second year, reducing time-to-degree, give GSM fellows an early introduction to research and advanced teaching methods, and help them become a part of the national mathematical community. Formative assessment of the GSM program will consistent of surveys and interviews by an external evaluator. To assess the long-term success of the program, the achievements of the GSM scholars will be compared, using both quantitative and qualitative data with other mathematics PhD candidates both locally and nationally