Model Project for Women in Mathematics and Physical Science

该项目涉及威斯敏斯特学院、两个当地学区、犹他州数学/科学网络和犹他大学。该网络由来自犹他州学校、大学和工业界的一群女科学家组成，目的是提高人们对科学职业机会的认识，鼓励年轻女性进入这些领域，并为她们提供支持结构。从1990年秋季开始，一组高中教师将根据犹他州数学/科学网络举办的一系列研讨会的讲座，开始为他们的课程开发补充材料。这些材料将由选定的大学教职员工和学生进一步开发，用于一门特殊的暑期课程。1991年春，12名即将进入犹他大学并表示有兴趣从事数学或物理科学工作的女学生将被选入该计划。所有参与的学生将在暑期学习一门关于化学和物理动态过程的课程。经过15个月的特殊指导和培训，这12名学生将成为积极的研究参与者。计划在1992年挑选12名新学生和3名新的高中教师，开始第二个周期的方案。9月将每隔一个星期六为教师举行为期两天的特别战略会议，讨论消除性别偏见的方法，并为制定和讨论有效的外联方法提供一个论坛。该计划的重点是招聘和留住员工。

This project involves Westminister College, two local school districts, the Utah Mathematics/Science Network, and the University of Utah. The Network was formed by a group of women scientists from Utah schools, universities, and industry to increase awareness of career opportunities in science, to encourage young women to enter those fields, and to provide a support structure for them. Beginning in the fall of 1990, a group of high school teachers will begin developing supplementary materials, for their classes based on lectures in a seminar series conducted by the Utah Math/Science Network. The materials will be further developed, by selected University faculty and students, for a special summer course. In the spring of 1991, 12 female students who will be entering the University of Utah and who have expressed an interest in a career in mathematics or physical science shall be selected for the program. All participating students will take a course during the summer on the dynamical processes of chemistry and physics. After 15 months of special instruction and training, the 12 students will become active research participants. It is intended that 12 new students and 3 new high school teachers will be selected in 1992 to begin a second cycle of the program. Special two day strategy sessions for teachers will be held on alternate Saturdays in September to discuss ways of neutralizing gender bias and to provide a forum for developing ad discussing effective methods of outreach. The foci of the program are recruitment and retention.