Graduate Scholars in Mathematics at the University of Kentucky

女性和少数族裔在数学领域的代表性不足，尤其是在教授领域。肯塔基大学数学系在培养毕业生成为教职员工和学术领袖方面有着良好的记录。该部门还长期与阿巴拉契亚地区的K-12课程以及阿巴拉契亚地区的公立和私立大学合作。肯塔基大学数学研究生（GSM）项目将支持来自代表性不足群体的数学研究生进行前两年的博士学习。其目标是增加女性、少数族裔和阿巴拉契亚学生在数学科学领域的参与度，并为这些代表性不足的群体培养新一代学术领袖和榜样。该计划将提供严格的高等数学专业前培训，为数学研究提供早期介绍，并培养学术领导技能。GSM研究员将在开始他们的职业生涯时，接受广泛的职前培训，学习有效的教学方法，与全国数学界建立联系，并与全国公认的数学研究教员一起从事原创数学工作。通过将GSM研究员与数学专业人士联系起来，它将告知和扩大他们的职业兴趣，并帮助他们集中精力为成为数学教育者和实践者的职业做准备。该项目每年将招收5-6名新的GSM研究员，在整个项目过程中支持28名博士生。除奖学金外，每位GSM研究员还将获得补充的学术准备和专业前培训；夏季研究奖学金，并支持参加专业会议，展示他们的研究成果，并与数学科学领域的专业人士建立联系。这些支持将帮助GSM研究员在第二年结束前完成所需的数学初步考试，减少获得学位的时间，使GSM研究员尽早了解研究和先进的教学方法，并帮助他们成为国家数学界的一部分。GSM计划的形成性评估将与外部评估人员的调查和访谈一致。为了评估该计划的长期成功，将使用定量和定性数据将GSM学者的成就与本地和全国其他数学博士候选人进行比较

Women and minorities are underrepresented in mathematics, particularly in the professoriate. The Mathematics Department at the University of Kentucky has a strong track record of preparing its graduates to become faculty members and academic leaders. The department also has a long history of outreach to Appalachian K-12 programs and to public and private universities in Appalachia. The Graduate Scholars in Mathematics (GSM) program at the University of Kentucky will support incoming Mathematics graduate students who are from underrepresented groups for the first two years of doctoral study. The goal is to increase the participation of female, minority, and Appalachian students in the Mathematical Sciences and to develop a new generation of academic leaders and role models for these underrepresented groups. This program will provide rigorous pre-professional training in advanced mathematics, provides an early introduction to research in Mathematics, and develops academic leadership skills. GSM Fellows will begin their careers with extensive pre-service training in effective teaching methods, established connections with the national mathematical community, and the experience of doing original mathematical work with a nationally recognized research faculty member in mathematics. By connecting GSM fellows with mathematics professionals, it will inform and expand their career interests and help them focus their preparation for careers as educators and practitioners of Mathematics. The program will recruit 5-6 new GSM fellows each year, supporting 28 doctoral students over the course of the project. In addition to the scholarship, each GSM fellow will receive supplementary academic preparation and pre-professional training; a summer research fellowship and support for travel to professional meetings to present the results of their research and network with professionals in the Mathematical sciences. These supports will help GSM fellows complete the required preliminary examinations in Mathematics by the end of the second year, reducing time-to-degree, give GSM fellows an early introduction to research and advanced teaching methods, and help them become a part of the national mathematical community. Formative assessment of the GSM program will consistent of surveys and interviews by an external evaluator. To assess the long-term success of the program, the achievements of the GSM scholars will be compared, using both quantitative and qualitative data with other mathematics PhD candidates both locally and nationally