Career Information in the mathematical sciences (CIMS)

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6543775· OSTI ID:6543775

Sterrett, A

In November of 1992, a CBMS Steering Committee for Career Information was appointed by the CBMS Council. An informal meeting of those members in attendance at the Annual Meeting of the MAA and the AMS was held in January, 1993. The first meeting was held on May 1, 2 in Washington, DC in conjunction with CBMS Council meeting. Information on existing career materials was provided to the Council at that time and Council reactions were obtained. These reactions, along with reviews of material by students, faculty members and counselors, were used by the Steering Committee to plan specific activities for the next 6--18 months. Three initiatives were given high priority: To produce and widely disseminate an annotated bibliography of career information relevant to the mathematical sciences; to remedy the lack of messages to junior high school students, parents, teachers and counselors on the importance of mathematics in finding good jobs in a technological society; and to encourage women and minorities to take all the mathematics that they can and to consider careers in which mathematics plays an important role.

• Research Organization: Mathematical Association of America, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-93ER75840
• OSTI ID: 6543775
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/75840-1; ON: DE93013780
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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