The Paschal Scholars Program in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computer Information Systems

该项目旨在满足全国培养更多女性从事数学、计算机科学和计算机信息系统职业的需求。它每年提供28个“逾越节奖学金”，连续4年向7名在这些专业完成本科学位的学术上有天赋、经济上有困难的学生提供奖学金。梅雷迪思与多个领域的教师和专业人士建立了牢固的合作伙伴关系，以帮助指导和安置学生。Paschal学者计划将招收来自不同背景的有才华的学生，保留这些领域的学生完成学位，在毕业后将学生安置在数学和IT领域，并在奖励期间和之后建立导师网络。逾越节学者计划将开发新的功能，包括关于女性在数学和计算机领域代表性不足的问题的系列演讲和导师网络，并将这些与现有的支持结构相结合，以帮助这些学生完成学位。知识价值。Paschal学者计划鼓励有学术天赋的女性进入这些要求很高的领域，使更大比例的女性能够完成学位，并增加她们毕业后的机会。教师和学生学者也将通过在国家会议上的演讲来传播研究和项目的组成部分。更广泛的影响。梅雷迪思大学的数学和信息科学学院将继续与北卡罗来纳州立大学的同事合作，研究“管道问题”，并将这项研究的好处和成果推广到该地区的学生以及全国各地的研究人员和从业人员。

This project addresses the national need to prepare more women for careers in mathematics, computer science, and computer information systems. It provides 28 Paschal Scholarships per year for four consecutive years to seven academically talented, financially needy students from each class level who are completing undergraduate degrees in these majors. Meredith has forged strong partnerships with faculty and professionals across multiple fields to aid in mentoring and placing students. The Paschal Scholars Program will recruit talented students from diverse backgrounds, retain students in these fields to degree completion, place students in mathematics and IT fields upon graduation, and build a mentor network during and after the award period. The Paschal Scholars Program will develop new features, including a speaker series on issues related to the underrepresentation of women in mathematics and computing and a mentor network, and will combine these with existing supportive structures to assist in retaining these students to degree completion.Intellectual Merit. The Paschal Scholars Program encourage academically-talented women to enter these demanding fields, enabling a greater proportion to complete their degrees and increasing their post-graduation opportunities. Faculty and student scholars will also disseminate research and components of the program through presentations at national conferences. Broader Impacts. Meredith faculty in mathematics and information sciences will continue their collaborations with colleagues at NC State University to study "pipeline issues" and extend the benefits and results of this research to students in the region and to researchers and practitioners around the country.