The 2024 Gulf States Math Alliance Conference and Faculty Development Workshop

该项目致力于扩大来自代表性不足和服务不足人群的学生对数学科学的参与，从而符合国家利益。具体而言，该项目将组织2024年海湾国家数学联盟（GSMATH）年度会议，并提供教师发展研讨会，以支持参与机构的数学教师使用协作指导策略。GSMATH会议将于2024年2月23日至25日在德克萨斯州纳科多奇斯的斯蒂芬·f·奥斯汀州立大学举行。这次会议是由GSMATH组织的，GSMATH是覆盖德克萨斯州、路易斯安那州和密西西比州的区域性数学联盟。GSMATH包括一个活跃而强大的教师导师网络，在超过25个hsi（西班牙裔服务机构），hbcu（历史上的黑人学院和大学）和其他服务于不同学生群体的机构中。根据之前的七次GSMATH会议，预计将有超过100名学生和50名教师参加会议。学生会议将集中在通过数学科学本科学位课程揭开道路的神秘面纱。主题演讲、小组讨论、学生海报会议和研究生展将为学生提供多种交流、提问和接受指导的机会。教师研讨会的重点是支持学生从两年制和四年制大学过渡到研究生教育或劳动力市场。GSMATH会议将直接促进扩大参与和促进数学科学公平的努力。这反过来又有可能改善STEM教育和跨学科学生的学术成果。像“我希望在研究生院之前就知道什么”、“数学职业”和本科生研究生对话等小组讨论，将使参与的学生能够从教师和经验丰富的同龄人那里获得建议。社区大学数学教师和学生的参与是GSMATH会议的关键因素，因为两年制大学是许多学生攻读数学科学学士和研究生学位的起点。教师发展研讨会不仅将使教师能够全年协作指导这些学生，而且还将解决从cc到四年制大学以及从本科到研究生学习的关键过渡点。教师的发展也将加强参与机构之间的联系，支持跨学科导师社区的发展。本项目由科学与技术研究所资助，旨在加强科学与技术研究所的本科教育，扩大科学与技术研究所的参与，并加强科学与技术研究所的能力建设。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project serves the national interest by working to broaden participation of students from underrepresented and underserved populations in the mathematical sciences. Specifically, this project will organize the 2024 Annual Gulf States Math Alliance (GSMATH) Conference and offer a faculty development workshop to support the use of collaborative mentoring strategies by mathematics faculty at participating institutions. The GSMATH Conference will be held at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX on February 23 - 25, 2024. The conference is organized by GSMATH, which is the regional mathematics alliance covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. GSMATH includes an active and strong network of faculty mentors in over 25 HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions), HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), and other institutions that serve a diverse population of students. Building from seven prior GSMATH conferences, it is anticipated that over 100 students and 50 faculty will attend the conference. Student sessions will center on demystifying pathways through undergraduate degree programs in the mathematical sciences. Keynote speakers, panel discussions, a student poster session, and a graduate school fair will provide multiple opportunities for students to network, ask questions, and receive mentoring. The faculty workshop will focus on supporting students as they transition from 2-year and 4-year colleges into graduate education or the workforce.The GSMATH conference will directly contribute to efforts to broaden participation and promote equity in the mathematical sciences. This, in turn, has potential to improve STEM education and academic outcomes for students across disciplines. Panels like “What I wish I knew Before Graduate School”, “Math Careers", and an undergraduate-graduate student dialogue, will allow participating students to get advice from faculty and experienced peers. The involvement of community college mathematics faculty and students is a critical element of the GSMATH conference, as 2-year colleges are a starting point for many students pursuing bachelor’s and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences. The faculty development workshop will not only enable faculty to collaboratively mentor those students throughout the year but will also address critical transition points from CCs to four-year institutions and from undergraduate to graduate studies. Faculty development will also strengthen connections between participating institutions, supporting the growth of a responsive community of mentors across the discipline. This project is funded by the HSI Program, which aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education, broaden participation in STEM, and build capacity at HSIs.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.