Professional Development Pro- 

 gram. Raises minority students' 

 achievement in college mathemat- 

 ics through peer tutoring and 

 group study techniques. Contact: 

 Dr. Uri Treisman, Lawrence Hall 

 of Science. University of Califor- 

 nia, Berkeley, CA 94720, 

 (415) 642-2115. 



Professional Societies, such as 

 the Society of Automotive Engi- 

 neers. Focus new attention on 

 what they can contribute to im- 

 proving mathematics and science 

 education, especially for under- 

 represented groups. Contact: 

 Mr. Ray Morris, Society of Auto- 

 motive Engineers, 400 Common- 

 wealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 

 15096, (412) 776-4841. 



Purdue Engineering School. 



Purdue's Engineering School's 

 support program for women has 

 helped raise the proportion of 

 female engineering students from 

 2 percent to 21 percent. Purdue 

 retains women engineering stu- 

 dents at the same rate as men. 

 Contact: Dr. Jane Daniels, Pur- 

 due University, West Lafayette, IN 

 47907. (317) 494-3889. 



Recruitment and Retention 

 Program for Excellence in 

 Engineering. Freshmen students 

 receive scholarships, and previous 

 years' students serve as mentors. 

 They are also prepared for and 

 agree to accept NASA Co-op 



assignments. Mentors' own 

 benefit is evidenced by their 3.47 

 GPA in upper-level engineering 

 courses. Contact: Mr. Michael 

 Lee, NASA Project Director, U. of 

 New Mexico, Farris Engr. Center 

 #345, Albuquerque, NM 87137, 

 (505) 277-5997. 



Research at Historically Black 

 Colleges and Universities. Prin- 

 cipal investigators who are inter- 

 ested in conducting aeronautical 

 and space science research, and 

 in developing student researchers 

 are provided funds by NASA. 

 More than eighty principal investi- 

 gators and over five hundred 

 students participate in this re- 

 search annually. Contact: Dr. 

 Yvonne Freeman. NASA Head- 

 quarters, Code U, Washington, DC 

 20546, (202) 453-2171 



Research Improvement in Mi- 

 nority Institutions (RIMI). Pro- 

 vides support for improvement in 

 the research and training capabili- 

 ties at minority institutions with 

 graduate programs in science 

 and/or undergraduate programs 

 in engineering. Contact: Dr. 

 Roosevelt Calbert, National Sci- 

 ence Foundation, 1800 G Street, 

 NW, Room 1225, Washington, DC 

 20550, (202) 357-7350. 



The Saturday Academy. A coop- 

 erative effort between AETNA Life 

 and Casualty, the District of Co- 

 lumbia Public Schools, and the 



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