Three Mentoring Programs in Mathematics and Their Impacts in Broadening Participation Tuncay Aktosun Department of Mathematics University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 76019 aktosun@uta.edu 2017 LSMCE Conference, Indianapolis

Outline Info about UT Arlington Info about UTA Math Dept Info about Speaker Three programs (GAANN, Bridge, S-STEM) Focus on URM: attract, recruit, retain, mentor, graduate Data related to the focus Efforts toward the focus Obstacles to overcome

University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas System PhD, Master’s, Bachelor’s degrees 47,535 students (Fall 2017); 39,819 students (Fall 2016) 47,535 students (62.3% women; 37.7% men) 47,535 students (88.4% domestic; 11.6% int’l) 34,261 undergraduate (72.1%); 13,274 graduate (27.9%) 19,777 URM (41.6% of all students; 47.1% of domestic)

University of Texas at Arlington 47,535 students (34,261 UG; 13,274 GR; 5,503 int’l) 34,261 UG (61.6% women; 38.4% men) 13,274 GR (64.2% women; 35.8% men) 5,503 int’l (20.0% women; 80.0% men) 19,777 URM (34.6% Afr Am; 56.8 Hisp; 8.6% other) 42,032 domestic (11.1% Asian; 16.3% Afr Am; 26.7% Hisp)

University of Texas at Arlington 32,287 domestic UG (62.7% W; 37.3% M; 49.0% URM) 1,974 int’l UG (43.9% W; 56.1% M) 9,745 domestic GR (76.2% W; 23.8% M; 40.5% URM) 3,529 int’l GR (31.2% W; 68.8% M) Feeder community colleges in Dallas/Fort Worth

UT Arlington Mathematics Department Department offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, BA degrees 25 faculty members 120 GR (50% W; 50% M; 71 PhD students) 120 GR (71% domestic; 29% int’l) 120 GR (42 URM; 35% of GR; 49.4% of domestic GR)

UT Arlington Mathematics Department 272 UG; 120 GR 272 (45.2% W; 54.8% M) 272 (93.4% domestic; 6.6% int’l) 272 (103 URM; 37.9% of all; 40.1% of domestic UG)

Speaker at UTA Mathematics Department Professor of Mathematics, since 2005 LSAMP Campus Director, 2009-2014 LSAMP-BD Campus Director, 2010-2013 Mathematics GAANN Director, since 2006 Mathematics S-STEM Director, since 2008 Mathematics NSF-Bridge Director, since 2016 Math Undergraduate Director, 2008-2012 Math Graduate Director, 2012-2014

UTA Mathematics GAANN Program Funding from US Education Dept Support since August 2006, about $300K/year Support PhD students, need based Sustainability, leveraging resources, securing funding Collaborations, Regional Alliances, National Math Alliance

UTA Mathematics GAANN Program 2006-9, 2009-12, 2012-15, 2015-18 GAANN grants 14 current fellows (3 Afr Am, 2 Hisp, 1 Native Am) 36 GAANN fellows already received PhD since 2008 36 GAANN PhDs (23 men, 13 women) 36 GAANN PhDs (5 Hisp, 6 Afr Am)

UTA Mathematics S-STEM Program Funding from NSF-DUE Support since August 2008, about $150K/year Support undergrad math majors students, need based Sustainability, leveraging resources, securing funding Collaborations, Regional Alliances, community colleges

UTA Mathematics S-STEM Program 2008-12, 2013-18 grants 11 current scholars (6 women, 5 men; 4 URM) 71 scholars already received bachelor’s degrees 71 degrees (29 women, 42 men; 21 URM) 4 current interns (2 women, 2 men; 1 URM)

UTA Mathematics Bridge Program Funding from NSF-DHR Support since September 2016, about $500K Support for students transitioning to PhD programs Sustainability, leveraging resources, securing funding Collaborations, Regional Alliances Annual regional conference

UTA Mathematics Bridge Program 12 current fellows (8 women, 4 men; 9 URM) Pay comparable to Graduate Teaching Assistantship Strengthen background in Linear Algebra and Analysis Sustainability, leveraging resources, securing funding Collaborations, Regional Alliances, National Math Alliance

UT Arlington Math Dept Strategies Increase quality/quantity in grad/undergrad in STEM Diversity, URMs, women Recruitment, retention, mentoring, timely graduation Sustainability, securing funding, pipeline Collaborations, Regional Alliances, National Math Alliance Leveraging resources Encourage undergraduate research

PhD Enrollment (2014 US, 2017 UTA) URM (11%) 13,023 US Math 71 UTA Math Dom (55%) Int’l (45%) URM (49.4%) Dom (71%) Int’l (29%)

Annual PhD (2013-2014 US, Since 2008 UTA) 75 URM (8.8%) 1,758 US Math 86 UTA Math 856 Dom (49%) 903 Int’l (51%) 12 URM (25%) 48 Dom (56%) 38 Int’l (44%)

Annual PhD (2013-2014 US, Since 2008 UTA) 1,758 US Math 86 UTA Math 510 W (29%) 1,247 M (71%) 30 W (35%) 56 M (65%)

UT Arlington Mathematics Department Diversity in the graduate program Funding for PhD students (25 GTA, 25 Fellowships) Funding for math majors (NSF S-STEM) Maintain quality in grad/undergrad in mathematics Fellowships/Scholarships (GAANN, NSF-Bridge) Student organizations (MAA, MAAA, SIAM, AWM) Outreach activities (math camps, Calculus Bowl, SK Day)

UTA Math Dept PhD Production (M-W) 2017: 8-5 2010: 1-0 2003: 1-3 1996: 1-2 2016: 8-2 2009: 7-4 2002: 2-0 1995: 3-0 2015: 8-3 2008: 5-2 2001: 1-1 1994: 4-1 2014: 5-3 2007: 1-0 2000: 0-2 1993: 3-1 2013: 10-3 2006: 1-1 1999: 3-2 1992: 4-1 2012: 3-5 2005: 3-2 1998: 3-0 1991: 2-0 2011: 1-3 2004: 3-0 1997: 2-0 1990: 2-1

UTA Math Dept PhD Production (Dom-Int’l) 2017: 7-6 2010: 0-1 2003: 2-2 1996: 2-1 2016: 7-3 2009: 7-4 2002: 1-1 1995: 1-2 2015: 9-2 2008: 3-4 2001: 1-1 1994: 1-4 2014: 5-3 2007: 1-0 2000: 0-2 1993: 1-3 2013: 5-8 2006: 0-2 1999: 2-3 1992: 0-5 2012: 3-5 2005: 1-4 1998: 1-2 1991: 2-0 2011: 2-2 2004: 1-2 1997: 1-1 1990: 1-2

UTA Math Dept PhD Production (URM) 2017: 1 2010: 0 2003: 0 1996: 0 2016: 0 2009: 4 2002: 0 1995: 0 2015: 2 2008: 1 2001: 0 1994: 1 2014: 2 2007: 0 2000: 0 1993: 0 2013: 2 2006: 0 1999: 0 1992: 0 2012: 0 2005: 0 1998: 0 1991: 0 2011: 0 2004: 0 1997: 0 1990: 0

UT Arlington Mathematics Department Collaboration with the National Math Alliance (FGAP, FoD) Collaboration with Regional Alliances Gulf States Math Alliance (TX, LA, MS) Community partners (Freedom Schools, FW Rotary, etc.) Fort Worth (many URMs, many needy schools) Pipeline: middle/high schools, community colleges

Successes: UTA Mathematics Department Annual PhD production Recruitment and efforts to recruit URMs Diversity, URMs, women, domestic students Leveraging resources Regional Math Alliance, close relationships with mentors 2013 AMS Examplary Program Award

Challenges: UTA Mathematics Department Maintaining momentum Constant recruitment Faculty size Sustaining funding Funding lack for master’s students (eased by NSF-Bridge)

References Report on the 2013-2014 New Doctoral Recipients, AMS Fall 2014 Departmental Profile Report, AMS PhD Graduates (1990-Present), UTA Math Department UTA Graduate/Undergraduate Data (Fall 2017) Data by UTA Math Academic Advisor, Libby Carroll UT Arlington Wins AMS Exemplary Program Award, AMS Notices, v. 60, May 2013

Acknowledgments US Education Department, GAANN Program NSF S-STEM Program Libby Carroll, UTA Math Academic Advisor LSMCE 2017 LSMCE Conference Organizers