The INGenIOuS Project, a collaboration among mathematics and statistics professional societies and the National Science Foundation, brought together thought leaders from across the nation in July 2013 to identify and envision programs and strategies for increasing the flow of mathematical sciences students into the workforce pipeline. This call to action resulted from the collective wisdom of the group:

We acknowledge that changing established practices can be difficult and painful. Changing cultures of departments, institutions, and organizations can be even harder. But there is reason for optimism. In mathematical sciences research we are always willing, even eager, to replace mediocre or "somewhat successful" strategies with better ones. In that open-minded spirit, we invite the mathematical sciences community to view this call to action as a promising opportunity to live up to our professional responsibilities by improving workforce preparation.