The Mathematical Association of America National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NREUP)

美国数学协会（MAA），通过其加强代表性不足的少数民族数学成就（SUMMA）计划，将支持来自代表性不足的群体的数学本科生参与重点和具有挑战性的研究经验，以提高他们对数学高级学位和职业的兴趣。我们的目标是每年在四个当地站点中的每个站点支持至少四名学生，每个站点在夏季运行六周。该项目将从2004年开始进行两年。MAA SUMMA项目旨在建立在七年的历史上，协助教师为来自代表性不足群体的大学预科学生提供数学丰富项目。通过在地理位置不同的地方提供小规模的项目，我们相信我们可以扩大来自代表性不足群体的学生在夏季研究项目中的参与。MAA及其SUMMA计划，重点是本科数学，具有独特的定位，以确定和支持教师指导这些计划。最初，研究将在数学的这些子领域：公平分配，组合和合作博弈论，图论，数学生物学和纽结理论。增加美国公民参与数学科学的需要要求我们从代表性不足的群体中识别和培养学生，既要成为专业数学家，又要成为后代的榜样和导师。在教师导师的支持下，并通过参与该计划的学生分享重点同行经验，MAA国家本科生研究经验计划将鼓励和支持这些学生在数学研究生学习和职业生涯中的广泛参与。此外，通过支持教师在一个不同的团体的机构直接夏季研究计划，我们同时支持技能教师导师的社区的发展，我们希望这将导致本科研究的机会不断增加。48名参与者将大大增加少数民族研究生的人数。计划联系人：William Hawkins，MAA SUMMA Michael Pearson，MAA Programs and Services bhawkins@maa.org pearson@maa.org美国数学协会Ph：202-387-52001529 Eighteenth St NW，华盛顿DC 20036 Robert Megginson，MSRImeggin@msri. org数学科学研究所Ph：510-642-01431000 Centennial Drive，Berkeley，CA 94720-5070

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), through its Strengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement (SUMMA) program, will support the participation of mathematics undergraduates from underrepresented groups in focused and challenging research experiences to increase their interest in advanced degrees and careers in mathematics. Our goal is to support a minimum of four students at each of four local sites annually, each site to run for six weeks in the summer. The project will be conducted for two years starting in 2004.The MAA SUMMA program seeks to build on a seven-year history of assisting faculty to provide mathematics enrichment projects for pre-college students from underrepresented groups. By offering small-scale programs at geographically diverse locations, we believe that we can broaden the participation in summer research programs by students from underrepresented groups. The MAA and its SUMMA Program, with a focus on undergraduate mathematics, are uniquely positioned to identify and support faculty to direct such programs. Initially, research will be done in these subareas of mathematics: fair division, combinatorial and cooperative game theory, graph theory, mathematical biology, and knot theory.The need for increased participation of U.S. citizens in the mathematical sciences requires that we identify and nurture students from underrepresented groups, both to serve as professional mathematicians and to serve as role models and mentors for future generations. With support of faculty mentors and the focused peer-group experience shared by students participating in this program, the MAA National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program will encourage and support broadened participation of these students in graduate studies and careers in mathematics. Moreover, by supporting faculty at a diverse group of institutions to direct summer research programs, we are simultaneously supporting the development of a community of skilled faculty mentors which we expect will lead to ever-increasing opportunities for undergraduate research. The 48 participants will significantly increase the pool of minority graduate students.Program Contacts:William Hawkins, MAA SUMMA Michael Pearson, MAA Programs and Services bhawkins@maa.org pearson@maa.org Mathematical Association of America Ph: 202-387-52001529 Eighteenth St NW, Washington DC 20036Robert Megginson, MSRImeggin@msri.orgMathematical Sciences Research Institute Ph: 510-642-01431000 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720-5070