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Mathematical Field of Dreams Conference at UI set for Sept. 25-27
(Media-Newswire.com) - In the mathematical sciences field, it's hard enough attracting talented students into graduate school. But drawing underrepresented students into mathematics doctoral programs is almost as hard.
Organizers hope a conference at the University of Iowa next week will put the formula for successful recruitment of underrepresented students more within reach.
UI mathematics professor Philip Kutzko, along with the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, is holding the third annual Iowa Mathematical Field of Dreams Conference and StatFest Conference Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27, at the UI.
Sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, the conference gives 80 to 90 undergraduate minority math sciences majors - African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders - a chance to learn more about graduate programs related to mathematics. The students were nominated to attend the conference by their Alliance Mentors, a group of more than 70 mathematics professors at colleges and universities serving large numbers of students who are traditionally underrepresented in the mathematical sciences. About 40 of these mentors will attend the conference, hosted by math science departments from the UI, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa.