Mathways

在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域招募和留住代表性不足的学生是国家的优先事项。越来越多的证据表明，让本科生参与到学者群体和研究中来，可以在激励未被充分代表的群体中的学生参与科学研究方面发挥重要作用。该项目将开发多种数学途径（Mathways），通过连接伊利诺伊大学的两个成功项目：新兴学者优秀项目和伊利诺伊几何实验室（IGL），扩大参与合作数学研究和教学的学生群体。优等生项目在建立学者社区方面有着良好的记录，特别是来自弱势群体的学者，他们成功地完成了包括微积分在内的数学入门课程。该项目将从优秀项目中招募学生进入伊利诺伊几何实验室，这是一个本科数学研究和推广的社区。Mathways将成为增加从事stem的学生，特别是来自代表性不足的少数群体的学生的全国模式。Mathways有三个主要组成部分：优秀学生参与IGL研究项目，由nsf支持的Mathways博士后指导；创建Mathways夏令营，这些研究学生将担任八年级和九年级学生的导师，参与引导自我发现项目；并对这些活动进行独立的评估和评估。

The recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is a national priority. A growing body of evidence suggests that involving undergraduates in communities of scholars and in research can play an important role in motivating students from underrepresented populations to become involved in science. This project will develop multiple mathematical pathways (Mathways) to expand the pool of students who participate in collaborative mathematics research and instruction, by connecting two successful programs at the University of Illinois: the Merit Program for Emerging Scholars and the Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL). The Merit Program has a strong record of building communities of scholars, especially from underrepresented populations, who successfully complete introductory mathematics courses including calculus. The project will recruit students from the Merit Program into the Illinois Geometry Lab, a community for undergraduate research and outreach in mathematics.Mathways will serve as a national model for increasing the pipeline of STEM-engaged students, in particular students from underrepresented minority groups. Mathways has three main components: the participation of Merit students in IGL research projects, mentored by NSF-supported Mathways postdocs; the creation of a Mathways summer camp in which these research students will serve as mentors for 8th and 9th grade students participating in guided-self-discovery projects; and an independent evaluation and assessment of these activities.