Overview

The goal of the UA VIGRE Southwestern Network is to foster a broad exchange of ideas and people (faculty and students) throughout a seven-state region in the southwestern United states. The ultimate aim is to increase the number of students who pursue advanced training in the mathematical sciences and to increase the depth, breadth, and quality of their training. Some of the exchanges we hope will come out of this project include:

• an increased flow of talented students from diverse backgrounds into PhD programs at Research 1 institutions in the region (for example, by making more of them aware of the rewards and opportunities associated with advanced training in mathematics)
• better preparation of these students for careers at the range of institutions existing in the region (for example, by increasing our knowledge of the issues facing faculty members at institutions in the region)
• more opportunities for professional development of faculty in the region (for example, via the Arizona Summer Program and Network meetings)
• a lively interchange of ideas on research, education, and mentoring in a highly integrated environment

The Network will function on an informal basis, with people and institutions participating when and to the extent that it is of interest for them to do so. It is expected that there will be meetings once or twice a year (often in conjunction with other events such as regional AMS or MAA meetings or the AMUC undergraduate research conference). Network faculty and graduate students will be a priori first choice candidates to participate in the Arizona Summer Program and we expect that a large fraction of the undergraduate students participating in this program will also be from schools in the region.

Participating institutions

Institutions expressing an interest in the network include:

• Arizona State University
• Northern Arizona University
• California State University Dominguez Hills
• California State University Pomona
• California State University San Marcos
• Claremont McKenna College
• Harvey Mudd College
• San Diego State University
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Northern Colorado
• University of Nevada at Las Vegas
• New Mexico State University
• University of New Mexico
• Western New Mexico University
• Texas A&M Corpus Christi
• Texas State University San Marcos
• University of North Texas
• University of Texas Pan American
• University of Texas Arlington

Activities

• Network meeting, September 27, 2008 at the University of Arizona Department of Mathematics
• Network meeting, October 21, 2006 at the University of Arizona Department of Mathematics

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