RCMS: Research Careers for Minority Scholars

德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校（UTSA）的少数民族学者研究职业（RCMS）计划的目的是增加少数民族学生在数学和统计专业毕业的人数，提高他们的教育成就，并增加参加研究生院并在这些领域从事职业的人数。为此，UTSA将为有才华的本科生提供奖学金。我们将确定并招募18名优秀少数民族学生（大一和大二各4名，大三和大四各5名）参加该计划。该项目将强烈以研究为导向，顶点将是研究教师和RCMS学者之间的导师关系。教师参与者将被要求致力于指导与学生的关系，鼓励他们追求研究生培训，并协助解决学术和个人问题。项目要素包括(1)与教师研究导师和研究生的导师关系；(2)为新生提供EXCEL暑期桥梁项目；(3)课程强化，以微积分为锚；(4)暑期数学与统计研究实习；(5)荣誉研究和专业发展研讨会；(6)本科研究性课程；(7)杰出客座讲师系列，利用少数民族在科学领域的榜样；（八）本学年至少参加一次国家级或国家级专业会议；(9) GRE备考、研究生入学等专题研讨；（10）学术和职业指导；（11）积极的挽留工作。

9550692 Travis The purpose of the Research Careers for Minority Scholars (RCMS) Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is to increase the number of minority student graduating in mathematics and statistics, to enhance their educational achievements, and to increase the number who attend graduate school and pursue careers in these fields. To this end, UTSA will make available scholarships to talented undergraduate students. We will identify and recruit 18 honors minority students (4 each of freshmen and sophomores and 5 each of juniors and seniors) to participate in the program. The program will be strongly research oriented and the capstone will be a mentor relationship between research faculty and RCMS Scholars. The faculty participants will be asked to commit themselves to mentor relationships with students, to encourage them to pursue graduate training, and to assist in addressing and solving academic and personal problems. Program elements include (1) Mentor relationships with a faculty research mentor and graduate student; (2) An EXCEL Summer Bridge Program for in-coming freshman; (3) Curriculum enhancement, using Calculus as the anchor; (4) Summer research internship in mathematics and statistics; (5) Honors Research and Professional Development Seminars; (6) Undergraduate Research courses; (7) Distinguished Guest Lecturer Series, utilizing minority role models in the science; (8) Participation in at least one professional meeting at the state or national level during the academic year; (9) Special Workshops such as Preparing for the GRE and Getting Into Graduate School; (10) Academic and career advisement; and (11) Aggressive retention efforts.