Targeted Infusion Project: Developing a Minor in Applied Mathematics at Savannah State University

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。萨凡纳州立大学（SSU）的项目旨在开发一个新的应用数学辅修课程，并对高级数学课程进行课程改进，以加强应用数学的重点。该项目旨在通过提供应用数学，主动学习重点的未成年人来提高高级课程的数学教学质量。通过吸引和激励学生，未成年人将增加上一级数学课程的入学率，并为SSU STEM专业提供日益数据驱动的21世纪世纪就业市场所需的数学问题解决技能。该项目预计将加强数学知识和能力，并增加保留，毕业，并进入少数应用数学未成年人和其他SSU毕业生竞争STEM工作。总体项目目标是建立一个可持续的应用数学辅修课程，从而增加本科STEM入学，保留，毕业和进入STEM工作和研究生课程。具体目标是：1）提高对数学领域的兴趣和入学率，2）加强数学教学和学习，培养学生的数学知识和解决问题的能力，3）加强与STEM职业的联系，4）加强从K-12到大学数学课程的管道。该项目将产生新的知识和证据，说明包括跨学科问题和积极学习方法的应用数学辅修课程将如何加强数学问题解决技能和代表性不足的少数民族学生的能力，以及他们竞争STEM工作和研究生课程的资格。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Savannah State University (SSU) seeks to develop a new applied math minor and make curricular improvements to upper level math courses that will strengthen the applied math focus. This project is aimed at improving the quality of math teaching and learning in upper level courses by offering the minor through an applied math, active learning focus. By engaging and inspiring students, the minor will increase enrollment in upper level math courses, and provide SSU STEM majors with the mathematical problem-solving skills demanded in the increasingly data-driven 21st century job market. The project is expected to strengthen the mathematical knowledge and capabilities and increase retention, graduation, and entry into competitive STEM jobs by minority applied math minors and other SSU graduates.The overarching project goal is to establish a sustainable minor program in Applied Mathematics, and thereby increase undergraduate STEM enrollment, retention, graduation and entry into STEM jobs and graduate programs. The specific goals are to 1) increase interest and enrollment in math fields, 2) strengthen math teaching and learning and develop students' mathematical knowledge and problem solving capabilities, 3) strengthen connections to STEM careers, and 4) strengthen pipelines from K-12 to college math programs. The project will generate new knowledge and evidence on how an applied math minor program which includes interdisciplinary problems and an active learning approach will strengthen the mathematical problem solving skills and competencies of underrepresented minority students and their qualifications for competitive STEM jobs and graduate programs.