The 2024 Gulf States Math Alliance Conference and Faculty Development Workshop

该项目服务于国家利益，致力于扩大来自代表性不足和服务不足人口的学生在数学科学中的参与。具体而言，该项目将组织2024年年度海湾国家数学联盟（GSMATH）会议，并提供教师发展研讨会，以支持参与机构的数学教师使用协作指导策略。GSMATH会议将在Stephen F. 2024年2月23日至25日，德克萨斯州纳科多奇斯的奥斯汀州立大学。会议由GSMATH组织，GSMATH是一个区域数学联盟，覆盖德克萨斯州、路易斯安那州和密西西比州。GSMATH包括超过25个HSI（西班牙裔服务机构），HBCU（历史上的黑人学院和大学）以及其他服务于不同学生群体的机构的教师导师的积极和强大的网络。从七个先前的GSMATH会议的建设，预计将有超过100名学生和50名教师参加会议。学生会议将集中在揭开神秘的途径，通过本科学位课程的数学科学。主题演讲者，小组讨论，学生海报会议和研究生院博览会将为学生提供多种机会，以网络，提问，并接受指导。教师研讨会将侧重于支持学生，因为他们从2年制和4年制大学过渡到研究生教育或劳动力。GSMATH会议将直接有助于扩大参与和促进数学科学的公平。这反过来又有可能改善STEM教育和跨学科学生的学术成果。像“我希望我在研究生院之前知道什么”，“数学职业”和本科生与研究生对话这样的小组将允许参与的学生从教师和有经验的同龄人那里获得建议。社区大学数学教师和学生的参与是GSMATH会议的一个关键因素，因为两年制大学是许多学生攻读数学科学学士和研究生学位的起点。教师发展研讨会不仅使教师能够全年协作指导这些学生，而且还将解决从CC到四年制院校以及从本科到研究生学习的关键过渡点。教师发展也将加强参与机构之间的联系，支持整个学科的导师响应社区的增长。该项目由HSI计划资助，旨在加强本科STEM教育，扩大STEM参与，并建立HSI的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project serves the national interest by working to broaden participation of students from underrepresented and underserved populations in the mathematical sciences. Specifically, this project will organize the 2024 Annual Gulf States Math Alliance (GSMATH) Conference and offer a faculty development workshop to support the use of collaborative mentoring strategies by mathematics faculty at participating institutions. The GSMATH Conference will be held at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX on February 23 - 25, 2024. The conference is organized by GSMATH, which is the regional mathematics alliance covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. GSMATH includes an active and strong network of faculty mentors in over 25 HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions), HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), and other institutions that serve a diverse population of students. Building from seven prior GSMATH conferences, it is anticipated that over 100 students and 50 faculty will attend the conference. Student sessions will center on demystifying pathways through undergraduate degree programs in the mathematical sciences. Keynote speakers, panel discussions, a student poster session, and a graduate school fair will provide multiple opportunities for students to network, ask questions, and receive mentoring. The faculty workshop will focus on supporting students as they transition from 2-year and 4-year colleges into graduate education or the workforce.The GSMATH conference will directly contribute to efforts to broaden participation and promote equity in the mathematical sciences. This, in turn, has potential to improve STEM education and academic outcomes for students across disciplines. Panels like “What I wish I knew Before Graduate School”, “Math Careers", and an undergraduate-graduate student dialogue, will allow participating students to get advice from faculty and experienced peers. The involvement of community college mathematics faculty and students is a critical element of the GSMATH conference, as 2-year colleges are a starting point for many students pursuing bachelor’s and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences. The faculty development workshop will not only enable faculty to collaboratively mentor those students throughout the year but will also address critical transition points from CCs to four-year institutions and from undergraduate to graduate studies. Faculty development will also strengthen connections between participating institutions, supporting the growth of a responsive community of mentors across the discipline. This project is funded by the HSI Program, which aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education, broaden participation in STEM, and build capacity at HSIs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.