Scholarships for Undergraduates to Reach Goals in Education (SURGE)

德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校数学系支持30名学生攻读数学学士学位，这些学生分成两组，每组15名学生，从二年级到四年级。奖学金获得者得到的资助与他们所证明的经济需要相称，每年不超过10,000美元，平均每年约为5,800美元。大多数学者在附近的两年制院校开始他们的本科教育，他们来自不同的背景。S-STEM学者项目是一个全面的学生支持组成部分，建立在现有的数学学习社区的基础上，以美国数学协会当地学生分会为依托。S-STEM学者参与学位规划、网络、指导、与学生学科协会的接触、实习/研究、会议和职业研讨会，这是一个有条不紊的计划，以支持学生目前的成就水平。每周午餐时间的会议使广泛的教师指导成为可能，学生和教师作为动态学习社区的一部分，促进专业发展并最大限度地减少对参与者时间的需求。S-STEM项目的成功正在引导数学毕业生进入劳动力大军或继续接受额外的高等教育。正在与校园内的其他单位、德克萨斯大学系统LS-AMP计划中的机构、数学联盟中的学院和大学以及通过会议记录分享研究结果和最佳做法。

The Mathematics Department at the University of Texas Arlington is supporting 30 students in two distinct 15-student cohorts, during their sophomore through senior years as they pursue bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Scholars are receiving financial support commensurate with their demonstrated financial need, not exceeding $10,000 per year, and averaging about $5,800 per year. The majority of scholars began their undergraduate education at a nearby 2-year institution and come from a diverse set of backgrounds. The S-STEM scholar program is a comprehensive student support component that builds on an existing mathematics learning community, anchored by the local student chapter of the Mathematical Association of America. S-STEM scholars are engaged with degree planning, networking, mentoring, engagement with the student discipline society, internships/research, conferences, and career workshops in a structured program that is supportive for the students' current achievement level. Extensive faculty mentoring is being enabled by weekly lunch-time meetings that includes students and faculty as part of a dynamic learning community that enables professional development and minimizes demand on participants' time. The S-STEM project's success is leading to mathematics graduates entering the workforce or continuing on to additional higher education. Findings and best practices are being shared with other units on campus, with the institutions in the University of Texas System LS-AMP program, with colleges and universities in the Math Alliance, and through conference proceedings.