Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians

边缘化数学家进步和联盟在线本科生资源博览会

• 批准号: 2230388
• 负责人: Michael Johnson
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Mathematical Association of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2230388&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Online; Undergraduate; Resource; Fair; Advancement

This project serves the national interest by providing undergraduate and graduate students in the mathematical sciences with “insider” knowledge that will allow them to make informed decisions about their educational and career choices. Specifically, this project will support the third offering of the Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians, a two-day online conference. Building from two prior offerings in 2020 and 2021 that involved 350 and 400 participants, respectively, the 2022 conference will include six main activities for participating students: (1) Our Stories talks, where recent PhD recipients will share their experiences; (2) crash courses that provide brief overviews of fields of mathematics common in undergraduate research; (3) a summer opportunities panel; (4) a student experiences panel; (5) two plenary presentations; and (6) two virtual networking lunches. Too often, students can be excluded from educational and career opportunities simply because they are not “in the know”, be that due to insufficient mentorship, underdeveloped institutional advising systems, or other circumstances. This is a particularly common challenge for individuals from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, and students from populations that have historically been underrepresented in the mathematical sciences. This conference looks to provide important mentoring and networking opportunities to promote positive and inclusive access to opportunities for all students. The conference builds upon three pillars: (1) sharing information about resources and opportunities through conference presentations and panel discussions; (2) providing access to role models and representation through a careful selection of speakers with diverse identities and experiences and a history of supporting students; and (3) providing access to networking opportunities. A participant overview and an assessment of the conference’s effectiveness will be conducted using a registration form, a Zoom meeting report, a post-conference survey immediately after the conference, and a post-conference survey four months after the conference. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.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.

该项目通过为数学科学的本科生和研究生提供“内幕”知识，使他们能够就自己的教育和职业选择做出明智的决定，从而为国家利益服务。具体而言，该项目将支持第三次提供在线本科生资源博览会的进步和边缘化数学家联盟，为期两天的在线会议。 在2020年和2021年分别涉及350和400名参与者的两个先前产品的基础上，2022年的会议将包括参与学生的六个主要活动：（1）我们的故事讲座，最近的博士生将分享他们的经验;（2）速成课程，提供本科研究中常见的数学领域的简要概述;（3）数学课程，包括数学课程，数学课程（3）暑期机会小组;（4）学生体验小组;（5）两次全体演讲;（6）两次虚拟网络午餐。 学生往往被排除在教育和就业机会之外，仅仅是因为他们不“知情”，无论是由于导师不足，机构咨询系统不发达，还是其他情况。对于来自低收入背景的个人，第一代学生以及来自历史上在数学科学中代表性不足的人群的学生来说，这是一个特别常见的挑战。本次会议旨在提供重要的指导和网络机会，以促进所有学生积极和包容的机会。 会议建立在三个支柱上：（1）通过会议演讲和小组讨论分享有关资源和机会的信息;（2）通过精心挑选具有不同身份和经验以及支持学生历史的演讲者，提供榜样和代表;（3）提供网络机会。将使用登记表、Zoom会议报告、会后立即进行的会后调查以及会后四个月进行的会后调查，对与会者进行概述并评估会议的有效性。NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生的STEM教育的有效性。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。