REU Site: National Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in the Mathematical Sciences

每年数学科学教师被邀请申请补助金主办美国数学协会（MAA）国家研究经验的本科生计划（NREUP）在自己的校园在夏天。NREUP的结构既提高了本科毕业率，并鼓励更多的学生在完成大二后通过接触研究经验来追求研究生学习。NREUP的目的是达到少数民族学生在他们的职业道路的关键点-中途通过他们的本科课程。随着课程工作变得越来越抽象，许多有前途的学生无法适应数学专业的要求，但通过NREUP与教师导师建立了密切的联系，学生们获得了成功所需的工具。NREUP计划在学生学习的关键过渡点上帮助学生。到了大二的夏天，学生们通常有很强的微积分背景和一门课程，如线性代数或微分方程，在进行数学研究项目之前，一定程度上接触到基于证明的数学。在这个过渡点，低年级和高年级之间的研究，教师将提供指导，在一个具有挑战性的暑期课程，支持学生，因为他们继续他们的本科学习，并鼓励学生追求研究生学习和职业生涯中的数学。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Each year mathematical sciences faculty are invited to apply for a grant to host the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) National Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NREUP) at their own campus over the summer. NREUP is structured both to increase undergraduate completion rates and encourage more students to pursue graduate study by exposing them to research experiences after they complete their sophomore year. NREUP is designed to reach minority students at a critical point in their career path - midway through their undergraduate programs. As course work becomes more abstract, many promising students are not able to adjust to the demands of a major in mathematics, but with a strong connection to a faculty mentor established through the NREUP, students are given the tools they need to succeed.The NREUP program reaches students at a critical transition point in their studies. By the summer after their sophomore year, students typically have a strong background in calculus and a course such as linear algebra or differential equations with some degree of exposure to the proof-based mathematics needed prior to undertaking a research project in mathematics. At this transition point, between lower division and upper division studies, faculty will provide mentoring in a challenging summer program that supports students as they continue their undergraduate studies and encourage students to pursue graduate studies and careers in mathematics. Longitudinal external evaluation data collected from students in this program over several decades helps us better understand the STEM pipeline.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.