Overview:
The goal of Grad For All is to empower and further inspire all
interested students from colleges and universities in Western
New York area to pursue advanced degrees in all fields. We are
especially looking to involve traditionally under-represetend
groups, including women and underrepresented minorities. Our
goal is to provide these students with the information, skills
and training needed to succeed in graduate school, academic
careers, and industry. The three components of the program are
coursework, research and mentoring. During the summer, faculty
from local universities will be teaching a series of
mini-courses that will enhance the undergraduate education the
students receive at their liberal arts institution. These
mini-courses are meant to be a preview of graduate coursework
and provide students with a deeper background in a variety of
subject areas. Each student participant will also be paired
with an experienced faculty mentor from an area college or
university, who can provide support and guidance throughout
the student's college career and beyond. By having an
identified mentor, students will more readily be able to get
involved in research projects, learn about graduate schools,
get advice on the application process, and learn more about
life in academia in general. We intend for the mentor/student
relationship to be long lasting, inspiring students to pursue
advanced coursework and careers in their chosenfield. After
the mini-courses, the program is going to enter the research
phase where the students are going to be guided through a
series of accessible open problems.
While the original focus of this program was on STEM fields
(see below), we have since expanded the concept to include all
areas, including social sciences and humanities.
You can check out the websites for the previous Grad Stem for
All programs here:
2018,
2019.
Organizers: This program was launched
in 2018 by
Drs.
Joseph Ciminelli and Alex
Iosevich from the Department of Mathematics at the
University of Rochester and by
Dr.
Sally Thurston from the Department Biostatistics and
Computational Biology.
You can
find the description of last year's program by clicking on
this link. Critical to the success of these efforts are
the cooperation from faculty from the School of Mathematics
from Rochester Institute of Technology, and other faculty and
graduate students from these departments. We hope to expand
this list to cover every college and university in the
Rochester area that teaches mathematics and statistics
courses.
This year the program is organized by
Alex
Iosevich.
Mentoring: Every participant in our
program will be assigned to a mentor, who will assist them
with course selection, advise them on additional readings and
help them seek out graduate and professional opportunities.
The participant will be able to maintain phone and email
contact with the mentor, in addition to regular meetings.
Mini-courses: The mini-course
is going to take place August 10-21. Students will be
responsible for their housing and transportation to the
program. The mini-course will run Monday through Friday for a
two-week period.
Each program will be followed by an informal two-week followup
where the interested students can explore the topics in more
depth with the instructor based on the background they have
gained during the initial phase of the program. Long term
research opportunity plans can be made for students who wish
to continue the process once the program ends.
Description of the mini-course:
Note:
This mini-course is a part of the NSF funded REU
under the auspices of the University of
Rochester-Cornell Tripods Grant.
The list of the participants and the description of the team
that made the program possible can be found on the enclosed
poster: Program Poster
Mini-course August
10-21, 2020
Organizer:
Alex Iosevich, Professor of Mathematics, University of
Rochester and Azita Mayeli, Professor of Mathematics,
CUNY
Co-organizers: Ian Alevy, Ayla Gafni, Sevak
Mkrtchyan, Hans Parshall, Steven Senger, Krystal Taylor,
Emmett Wyman, Ustun Yildirim, and Yujia Zhai.
Instructors: Ian Alevy, Alex Iosevich, Scott
Kirila, Sevak Mkrtchyan and Yujia Zhai.
Recitation instructors: Scott Kirila, Bai Lin,
Yuanyuan Pan, Yujua Zhai, Emmett Wyman
Python Instruction Team Road Runner (zoom: 947
4405 0929)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11,
7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30-noon,
Tuesday,
August 18, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 20, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST
Instructors:
Ustun Yildirim and Mandar Juvekar
Participants: Alexander Bowman, Jordan Darefsky,
Laura Doyle, Elana Elman, Albert Huang, Josh Kaplan and
Arian Nadjimzadah
Python Instruction Team Bugs Bunny (zoom: 985
8499 2904)
Meeting times: Tuesday, August 11, 7.30-9.00 p.m.
EST, Thursday, August 13, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30-noon,
Tuesday, August 18,
7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 20, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST
Instructors:
Charlotte Aten and Xiaobo Luo
Participants: Christopher Donohue, Anna
Effenberg, Cierra Tinson, and Steve Yeh
Python Instruction Team Simpsons (zoom: 573 239
4086)
Instructors: Alex Iosevich and Steven Senger
Meeting times:
Tuesday, August 11, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 13, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 10.30
a.m.-noon,
Tuesday,
August 18, 7.30-9.00 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 20, 7.30-9.00
p.m. EST
Participants:
Vincent Iglecias-Cardinale, Anna Myakushina, Madelaine
Rangel (Cornell, GradStemForAll2020),
Brith Rojas, Latavia Thompson
Python Instruction Team Tom and Jerry (zoom: 922
2250 2966)
Meeting times:
Tuesday, August 11, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 13, 6.00-7.30
p.m. EST, Sunday, August 16, 9.00-10.30 .m.
EST,
Tuesday,
August 18, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 20, 6.00-7.30
p.m. EST
Instructors:
Yujia Zhai and Arian Nadjimzadah
Participants: Kelly Aspinwall, Nikola Danevski,
Xuchen Fang, Filippo Iulianelli, Michele
Martino, Donovan Snyder,
Panzhen Wu, Qiaoyu Yang, Tongyu Yang
Python Instruction Team SouthPark (zoom:
925 5248 9486)
Meeting
times: Tuesday, August 11, 6.00-7.30
p.m. EST, Thursday, August 13, 6.00-7.30 p.m.
EST, Sunday, August 16, 9.00-10.30 .m.
EST,
Tuesday,
August 18, 6.00-7.30 p.m. EST, Thursday,
August 20, 6.00-7.30
p.m. EST
Instructors: Hans Parshall and Yiyang Su
Participants: Sangwu Lee, Shirley Huang
(Cornell), Zhengkai Li, Michele Martino, Emily Weed
(Cornell), Yuwen Xu
Mentors: Charlotte Aten, Ayla Gafni, Alex
Iosevich, Azita Mayeli, Steven Senger, Krystal
Taylor, Brianna Vick, Emily Windes, and Yujia
Zhai.
Lecture videos and notes:
Monday, August 10 8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)
Monday, August 10 10.00
a.m. lecture (pdf,
video)
Monday, August 10 2.00 p.m. lecture (video)
Tuesday, August 11
8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)
Tuesday,
August 11 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf)
Wednesday, August 12
8.00 a.m. lecture (pdf, video)
Wednesday,
August 12 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf,
video)
Wednesday, August 12 2.00 p.m. lecture
(pdf,
video)
Thursday,
August 13 8.00 a.m.
lecture (pdf,
video)
Thursday,
August 13 10.00 a.m. lecture (pdf,
video)
Thursday,
August 13 2.00
p.m. lecture (pdf,
video)
Friday, August 14,
8.00 a.m. lecture
(pdf,
video)
Friday, August 14,
10.00 a.m. lecture
(pdf,
video)
Monday,
August 17, 8.00
a.m. lecture (pdf,
video)
