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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. Speaker at UTA Mathematics Department
Professor of Mathematics, since 2005
LSAMP Campus Director,
LSAMP-BD Campus Director,
Mathematics GAANN Director, since 2006
Mathematics S-STEM Director, since 2008
Mathematics NSF-Bridge Director, since 2016
Math Undergraduate Director,
Math Graduate Director,

9. 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

10. UTA Mathematics GAANN Program
2006-9, , , 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)

11. 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

12. UTA Mathematics S-STEM Program
, 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)

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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%)

17. 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%)

18. 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%)

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. 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

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