Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians

边缘化数学家进步和联盟在线本科生资源博览会

• 批准号: 2230388
• 负责人: Michael Johnson
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Mathematical Association of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2230388&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Online; Undergraduate; Resource; Fair; Advancement

This project serves the national interest by providing undergraduate and graduate students in the mathematical sciences with “insider” knowledge that will allow them to make informed decisions about their educational and career choices. Specifically, this project will support the third offering of the Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians, a two-day online conference. Building from two prior offerings in 2020 and 2021 that involved 350 and 400 participants, respectively, the 2022 conference will include six main activities for participating students: (1) Our Stories talks, where recent PhD recipients will share their experiences; (2) crash courses that provide brief overviews of fields of mathematics common in undergraduate research; (3) a summer opportunities panel; (4) a student experiences panel; (5) two plenary presentations; and (6) two virtual networking lunches. Too often, students can be excluded from educational and career opportunities simply because they are not “in the know”, be that due to insufficient mentorship, underdeveloped institutional advising systems, or other circumstances. This is a particularly common challenge for individuals from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, and students from populations that have historically been underrepresented in the mathematical sciences. This conference looks to provide important mentoring and networking opportunities to promote positive and inclusive access to opportunities for all students. The conference builds upon three pillars: (1) sharing information about resources and opportunities through conference presentations and panel discussions; (2) providing access to role models and representation through a careful selection of speakers with diverse identities and experiences and a history of supporting students; and (3) providing access to networking opportunities. A participant overview and an assessment of the conference’s effectiveness will be conducted using a registration form, a Zoom meeting report, a post-conference survey immediately after the conference, and a post-conference survey four months after the conference. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.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.

该项目通过为数学科学的本科生和研究生提供“内部人士”知识来为国家利益提供服务，这将使他们能够就其教育和职业选择做出明智的决定。具体而言，该项目将支持在线本科资源博览会的第三次发行，以促进边缘化数学家的发展和联盟，这是为期两天的在线会议。从2020年和2021年的两个先前的报价建设，分别涉及350名和400名参与者，2022年会议将包括参加参与学生的六项主要活动：（1）我们的故事谈话，最近的博士学位获得者将分享他们的经验； （2）崩溃课程提供了本科研究中常见数学领域的简要概述； （3）夏季机会小组； （4）学生体验小组； （5）两个全体演讲； （6）两个虚拟网络午餐。通常，仅仅是因为他们不是“知道”，这是由于心态不足，机构咨询系统或其他情况所致。对于来自低收入背景，第一代学生以及来自历史上数学科学人数不足的人群的学生而言，这是一个特别普遍的挑战。这次会议旨在为所有学生提供重要的指导和网络机会，以促进积极和包容的机会。会议以三个支柱为基础：（1）通过会议演讲和小组讨论共享有关资源和机会的信息； （2）通过仔细选择具有不同身份和经验的演讲者以及支持学生的历史来提供榜样和代表性； （3）提供获得网络机会的访问。将使用注册表，Zoom会议报告，会议后的会议后调查以及会议后的会议后调查，对会议的有效性进行了参与概述和会议效力的评估。 NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研发项目，以提高所有学生的STEM教育的有效性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准，被认为值得通过评估来提供支持。