EMSW21-MCTP: Nebraska Mentoring through Critical Transition Points

内布拉斯加州通过关键过渡点指导(MCTP)项目由内布拉斯加州大学林肯数学系主办，目标是数学家准备过程中的两个关键过渡期：从本科生到研究生水平的过渡，以及从高级研究生水平到学术职位早期的过渡。在这两个过渡期，该提案都侧重于授予博士学位的研究型大学和不授予博士学位的机构之间的关系。这个项目包括几个项目，这些项目在数学家经历这些转变时为他们提供了重要的指导。该项目的核心是内布拉斯加州密集数学：辅导、教育和研究暑期体验(Immerse)，是一个暑期项目，同时为即将进入研究生院的学生、刚刚完成研究生第一年学业的学生、获得博士学位后期阶段的研究生以及博士毕业后最初几年以本科为主的机构的教职员工提供指导。其他计划包括本科生MCTP奖学金、MCTP第一年研究生实习生、高级MCTP研究生实习生、数学科学区域研讨会、内布拉斯加州数学本科生女性会议(NCUWM)，以及为以本科生为主的机构的早期职业教师举办的保持研究活力研讨会。从本科生水平过渡到研究生水平是许多潜在数学家失去机会的时期，部分原因是指导不足。许多非博士系的早期教师很难保持对研究事业的投入，适当的指导可能有助于防止这种情况发生。内布拉斯加州MCTP项目为发展中的数学家在培训的几个阶段提供出色的指导。此外，内布拉斯加州的MCTP计划在几个方面使数学科学工作者受益。其中几个部分将导致申请研究生院(包括内布拉斯加州和全国)的学生增加，特别是来自非博士学位授予机构的学生。本科生MCTP奖学金计划、第一年研究生MCTP培训生计划和NCUWM帮助研究生学校招生和在研究生学习的头几年留住学生。MCTP高级研究生培训计划和KRA研讨会使从研究生到教职员工的过渡变得容易。内布拉斯加州沉浸和地区研讨会帮助发展中的数学家度过这两个过渡期。虽然本科生MCTP学者计划、研究生MCTP培训计划和KRA研讨会都是为UNL本科生、研究生和校友举办的，但区域研讨会对内布拉斯加州和周边大部分地区的小型学院和大学的学生和教职员工产生了重大的积极影响。此外，内布拉斯加州沉浸式课程让来自全国各地的学生和职业早期教师受益，NCUWM是面向本科生女性数学家的首屈一指的全国性会议。

The Nebraska Mentoring through Critical Transition Points (MCTP) project, hosted by the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln Department of Mathematics, targets two critical transition periods in the preparation of mathematicians: the transition from the undergraduate to the graduate level, and the transition from the advanced graduate level to the early years of an academic position. At both of these transition periods, the proposal focuses on the relationship between PhD-granting research universities and institutions which are not doctoral-granting. This project includes several programs which provide significant mentoring to mathematicians as they navigate through these transitions. The centerpiece, Nebraska Intensive Mathematics: a Mentoring, Education, and Research Summer Experience (IMMERSE), is a summer program which simultaneously provides mentoring for students about to enter graduate school, students who have just finished their first year of graduate school, graduate students in the latter stages of obtaining their doctorates, and faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions in the first few years beyond the PhD. Other programs include Undergraduate MCTP Scholars, First-Year MCTP Graduate Traineeships, Advanced MCTP Graduate Traineeships, Regional Workshop in the Mathematical Sciences, the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM), and a Keeping Research Alive workshop for early career faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.The transition from the undergraduate level to the graduate level is a time when many potential mathematicians are lost from the pipeline, in part due to insufficient mentoring. Many early career faculty in non-doctoral departments have difficulty keeping engaged in the research enterprise, and adequate mentoring could help to prevent this. The Nebraska MCTP program provides outstanding mentoring to developing mathematicians at several stages in their training. Further, the Nebraska MCTP program benefits the mathematical sciences workforce in several ways. Several of the components will result in an increase in students applying to graduate school (both at Nebraska and nationally), particularly students from non-PhD granting institutions. The Undergraduate MCTP Scholars program, the First-Year Graduate MCTP Traineeships program and NCUWM help with recruitment into graduate school and retention through the first few years of graduate study. The Advanced MCTP Graduate Traineeships and the KRA Workshops ease the transition from graduate student to faculty member. Nebraska IMMERSE and the Regional Workshop help developing mathematicians navigate through both of these transition periods. While the Undergraduate MCTP Scholars program, both Graduate MCTP Traineeship programs, and the KRA Workshops are for UNL undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni, the Regional Workshop has a significant positive impact on students and faculty at small colleges and universities in Nebraska and much of the surrounding region. Moreover, Nebraska IMMERSE benefits students and early-career faculty from around the country, and NCUWM is the premier national conference for undergraduate women mathematicians.