American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Opening Doors Through Mathematics

Volume 23, Number 2 March 2008 News ISSN 0889-3845

Monumental Doings in a A New Era for Project ACCCESS Monumental Place The new era of by Judy Williams AMATYC Project AMATYC ACCCESS is well on its Join us November 20-23, Project ACCCESS way! The first Cohort Advancing Community College Careers: Education, Scholarship, and Service th 2008, for the 34 annual of the new AMATYC AMATYC conference, making Project ACCCESS (Advancing Community College Careers: Educa- Washington, DC, a monumen- tion, Scholarship, and Service) Fellows is currently hard at work on tal place for mathematics! their projects, attending affiliate conferences, communicating via The conference will provide the listserv, and implementing ideas they got from the Minneapolis attendees with outstanding conference. sessions and networking op- Project ACCCESS began in 2004 with a grant from ExxonMobil portunities, and DC is a capital and continues today through support from AMATYC and donations location to be in. to the AMATYC Foundation specifically for ACCCESS. The project’s With so much to do in Washington, bring your family and goal is to provide experiences that will help new faculty become more arrive early or stay late. For those who accompany you, make effective teachers and active members of the broader mathematical sure they come to the Hospitality Room Thursday, November 20, community. This highly successful project has already benefited over at 8:15 a.m. for our session “Making Connections: Families and 120 new faculty members at two-year colleges across the nation. Friends.” The current Fellows will complete their formal activities with Getting around town for you and your guests will be simple attendance at the Washington, DC conference in November. They with the Washington Hilton Hotel just a few blocks from the Du- will be joined by a new group of Fellows chosen this summer. If you pont Circle Metro station. Music and theater options range from are a new faculty member, please consider applying for this wonderful Broadway caliber shows and the National Symphony at the Ken- project, or if you know of someone else who is a new faculty member, nedy Center to excellent local bands and stage productions. As please encourage them to apply. The project is for faculty in the first, the November schedules are announced, look for updates on the second, or third year of a full-time teaching position at a two-year Local Events pages through www.amatyc.org, and check for special college. AMATYC ticket offers. Applications for the 2008-2009 Cohort of Fellows will be accept- Whatever your interests, Washington has a museum for ed from March 1st to May 1st. Applications and important informa- you. Many offer free admission, but some require you to write for tion are available on the AMATYC website. The twenty-four Fellows advance tickets. Many close in the late afternoon, so be sure to to be selected will attend check hours to avoid showing up to shut doors. the AMATYC conferences in Contact your Senator (www.senate.gov) or Representa- Washington, DC in 2008 and Inside This Issue tive (www.house.gov) to request tickets for a White House tour Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009, 2 President’s Corner Tuesday through Saturday mornings. When making the request, where they will attend special you’ll need to supply information on each guest for a security sessions designed for new 3 Nominations check. Notification that you have tickets will not come until the faculty as well as many of 4 SML Results first week of November, but your congressional office may send a the conference sessions and 5 AMATYC Needs You! list of names to the White House Tour Office up to six months in activities. advance, so make your call by May 1 to assure that your request The Project Coordina- 6 Committee Reports for tickets is sent to the tour office. tor is Karen Gaines from St. 7 Traveling Workshops You can also request your congressional office to arrange a Louis CC. If you, or any new 8-9 Professional Development Capitol tour. These are led by a person from your district who will faculty in your department, personalize the experience. You can also get help with a visit at have any questions feel free 10 News from Coast to Coast the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the State Department, and to contact her at 11 Calendar of Events the Voice of America offices and studios where you can perform [email protected]. For more 12 AMATYC Foundation in front of the blue screen. These are just a few of the attractions details, visit the AMATYC 12 Dates to Remember you might want to visit; all of these are easily accessible via Metro. Project ACCCESS website at www.acccess.amatyc.org. President’s Corner

Reflections across the Curriculum Consider one of these activities in your department: Rethinking Pre-Algebra through Calculus... ™ Organize a department meeting to Questions and Actions... open dialogue about how your math- Rikki Blair ematics curriculum can be structured to meet the needs of today’s students. Lakeland CC Œ Kirtland, OH ™ Plan a meeting with mathematics fac- ulty and faculty from other disciplines There are many responsibilities for College Algebra to integrate quantitative and reason- mathematics faculty, but few are more College algebra had the largest enroll- ing skills into other courses and devel- challenging or more critical than thinking ment in 2005 (206,000 students) of any op student outcomes in quantitative seriously about revitalizing mathematics college credit-bearing mathematics course literacy. courses and programs. The need for more (Lutzer, et.al., 2007, p.139). This course, ™ Search for models that work. Study quantitative literacy and mathematics rea- along with precalculus, is the gateway to the components and activities of such soning skills in our global technological college mathematics for the large number models and incorporate those compo- society is more important today than ever. of students. Instead, college algebra may nents into a course at your college. be serving as a filter, rather than a pump Did you know? ™ Use the Implementation Cycle of Be- for other mathematics courses, closing the ™ The top 10 jobs projected for 2010 yond Crossroads (AMATYC, 2006) to door to future mathematics course enroll- didn’t exist in 2004. design an implementation plan to re- ments for many students. Are we em- ™ The amount of technical information imagine your college class or depart- phasizing the appropriate content in this is doubling every two years. For col- ment’s program. course? Does the content of this course lege students, half of what they learn ™ Engage in the scholarship of teaching prepare students for their life’s work—not will be outdated by their third year. to build the research base of innova- just for their next math class? We are preparing students for jobs tions in two-year college mathematics that don’t currently exist, using technolo- Calculus education. Share those results with gies that haven’t yet been invented, to It is time to take an honest look at others in our community. solve problems we don’t even know are the mainstream calculus sequence. En- ™ Attend professional development problems yet. In this environment, it is rollment in calculus courses, which made workshops or design a traveling work- not only what our students know, but up 8% of total mathematics enrollments shop at your college. how they learn that will set them apart. in 2000, decreased to only 6% of enroll- ™ Bring together a consortium of high In order to prepare our students to be ments in 2005 with a total of 81,000 school, two-year and four-year college informed citizens and successful in their students (Lutzer, et.al., 2007, p.139). In mathematics faculty in your region or careers, we need to examine what we are contrast, there was a 31% surge in “non- state to discuss curricular improve- teaching and how we are teaching that mainstream” Calculus I, perhaps reflecting ments. content. a growth in calculus enrollment by biology Most importantly, don’t be satisfied and life-science majors. What can we do Remedial and Developmental Math- with the status quo. Think outside of the to encourage students to take more calcu- ematics box. Embrace change. Take the first step lus and consider majoring in mathemat- In 2005, the total number of “precol- and try something new in one of your ics? What are the backgrounds and needs lege” mathematics course enrollments at classes. Collaborate with your colleagues of the students taking calculus? How can two-year colleges was 964,000 students, an to develop mathematics courses and pro- we re-imagine the calculus courses to bet- increase of 26% from 2000 (Lutzer, et.al., grams that will prepare our students with ter serve our students? 2007, p.134). Some of our students are the reasoning skills they need for tomor- taking arithmetic, pre-algebra, and begin- What can you do? row. Working together, we can provide a ning algebra for the first time, but many The challenges of developing inno- meaningful mathematics experience that more students have taken these courses vative curricula are daunting for two-year will have positive results for our students. before, often more than once. colleges, positioned between the K–12 and References: In jest, some say the definition of in- four-year college sectors. Finding solu- Lutzer, D.J., Rodi, S.B., Kirkman, E.E., & sanity is “doing the same activity in the tions for improving two-year college cours- Maxwell, J. W., Eds. (2007). Statistical same way a second time and expecting es and programs begins with each pro- Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in different results.” Is this what we are do- fessional accepting the responsibility for the Mathematical Sciences in the United ing in our developmental mathematics taking the first step. Successful implemen- States, Fall 2005 CBMS Survey, American courses—providing the same mathematics tation of innovations will be more benefi- Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, experience for student a second or third cial to students when collaboration with www.ams.org/cbms/cbms2005.html. time and expecting different results? Are our colleagues in high schools and four- students really learning to think abstractly year colleges and universities takes place. American Mathematical Association of and develop reasoning skills to solve new The changes occur one class at a time. Two-Year Colleges (2006). Beyond Cross- problem situations, or are they memoriz- roads: Implementing Mathematics Stan- ing routine procedures? dards in the First Two Years of College, AMATYC, Memphis, TN, www.amatyc.org.

March 2008 2 www.amatyc.org Call for Nominations First Call for Nominations for Honor a Colleague With a AMATYC Office Nomination for the AMATYC The Nominating Committee encourages each AMATYC member Teaching Excellence Award to consider submitting a nomination for the 2009-2011 slate of officers. Serving as an AMATYC officer is a wonderful way to expand Demonstrate your respect for a colleague, your one’s professional horizons and to contribute to AMATYC and the profession, and yourself by nominating an outstanding profession. instructor for the AMATYC Teaching Excellence Award. The positions to be filled are President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Given in odd-numbered years, the last awards were and Vice President for each of the eight regions. Completed nomina- presented at the 2007 Conference in Minneapolis. The next awardees will be honored at the 2009 Annual tion packets are due February 1, 2009. Any regular individual or lifetime member of AMATYC who has AMATYC Conference in Las Vegas. Awardees receive the passion, energy and innovative ideas that will help promote and a medallion from AMATYC and a $500 check for grow AMATYC is eligible and strongly encouraged to run for office. professional development from Houghton Mifflin. Good The Nominating Committee consists of twelve members who teaching is the main focus of the Teaching Excellence represent a cross-section of AMATYC delegates, members, and leader- Award. ship. The committee requests your input early in this important Nominations are invited from AMATYC individual process. For more information, follow the “Get Involved Link” at www. members, institutional members, and affiliates. Nominees amatyc.org for more information and for email addresses for any of the must be AMATYC members whose primary assigned duties Nominating Committee members listed below. If you have questions are delivering instruction in an associate degree-granting or wish to nominate someone, contact any of the members of the com- program. Members may nominate themselves. The packet mittee listed here. for guidelines for nominations will be sent to AMATYC members and affiliate presidents in March 2008. A com- Kathy Mowers, Chair Nicole M. Lang pleted nomination packet consists of the following: George M. Alexander Marilyn E. Mays y Completed nomination form; Byron A. Dyce Donald Ransford y Cover letter from the nominator, not to exceed 3 George A. Hurlburt Larisa A. Russell pages; Alice M. Kaseberg Jane M. Weber y Resume or vita of the nominee, not to exceed 3 pages; Linda H. Kodama Darlene F. Winnington y One-page letters of recommendation from a student, a colleague, and a supervisor; and y Two-page summary of the candidate’s most recent New Editor of student evaluations. y Additional information will not be considered. AMATYC News Appointed Criteria for selection are: In December, the AMATYC Board y Instructional Effectiveness and Support of Students appointed Kathryn Kozak, Coconino CC, (25 points) Flagstaff, AZ, as the AMATYC News editor. y Professional Involvement and Professional Develop- Kathryn has been the ArizMATYC president ment/Renewal Activities (15 points) and has served on various AMATYC y Interaction with Colleagues (5 points) committees. She is excited to serve AMATYC y Service to Departments/Division/College (5 points) members in this capacity. Contact Kathryn, The awardees will be selected by the 2009 Teaching [email protected], if you have any Excellence Award Committee, which includes an elected suggestions or articles for the newsletter. representative from each of the eight AMATYC regions. Thank you to Jean Woody for all of the years Rob Farinelli, president-elect, chairs the committee. Three that she was the editor, and congratulations on her new position as of the committee members are Teaching Excellence Award VP of the Southwest Region. recipients themselves! The TE Committee will determine the number of awards, up to 8, given based on the total number of nominations and the strength of the applicant pool. JOIN AMATYC Help AMATYC honor an AMATYC member from your college, institution, or region who has demonstrated teach- BECOME A MEMBER OF AMATYC TODAY ing excellence. It is through the recognition of our best in- CONTACT: structors that we emphasize the significance of our critical role, the importance of our profession, and the value of the AMATYC OFFICE professional goals to which we all aspire. The deadline for 5983 MACON COVE nominations is Monday, December 8, 2008. For more MEMPHIS, TN 38134 information, contact Rob Farinelli at [email protected] or 901.333.4643 FAX 901.333.4651 your regional vice president. Nomination forms and more [email protected] www.amatyc.org information may be found on the AMATYC website. www.amatyc.org 3 March 2008 David Krumholtz of NUMB3RS Student Mathematics League (SML) Joins the Festivities at the CMC3 by Susan R. Strickland Round 1 is finished and, when you read this, Round 2 will be com- Conference in Monterey pleted and the results will be in the process of being compiled. There were by Larry Green three students are tied for the top slot. Round 2 will determine who stays In December 2007, the California Math Coun- on top. Here are the standings from Round 1: 3 cil Community Colleges (CMC ) fall conference in Top Five Schools Monterey, California included a special guest: David 1. Pasadena City College (CA), 160.5 points Krumholtz. Krumholtz plays the brilliant mathemati- 2. Bellevue CC (WA), 149 points cian, Charlie Eppes, who uses his mathematical abili- 3. East Los Angeles College (CA), 147.5 points ties to assist his FBI brother in solving crimes. The 4. Ohlone College (CA), 142.5 points series has helped millions see mathematics as more 5. Brookdale CC (NJ), 141 points than just a useless subject they must take in school. David Krumholtz and the rest of the cast and Top School by Region crew of NUMB3RS have been especially helpful to 1. Northeast – Southern Maine CC (ME) the CMC3. In 2006, Keith Devlin, a consultant for 2. Mid-Atlantic – Brookdale CC (NJ) the show, presented a keynote talk titled, “NUMB3RS 3. Southeast – Durham Technical CC (NC) and Indian River CC (FL) (tie) Numbers: The Real Story that Inspired the Hit CBS 4. Midwest – Elgin CC (IL) Television Series,” where he talked about the math- 5. Central – Normandale (MN) ematics behind some of the episodes. 6. Southwest – Austin CC (TX) At the CMC3 award ceremony David Krumholtz, 7. Northwest – Bellevue CC (WA) who finished high school, but never completed his 8. West – Pasadena City College (CA) college degree, was awarded an honorary associates Top Ten Individual Scorers degree in mathematics from Lake Tahoe CC. This was 1. Qiaochu Yuan, Bellevue CC (WA), 37.5 points the first honorary degree ever awarded by Lake Tahoe Benjamin Newman, J. Sargeant Reynolds CC (VA), 37.5 points CC. He signed autographs and joined a photo session Zhenhua Cui, Pasadena City College (CA), 37.5 points for about a hundred of the CMC3 members. 4. Shilen Patel, North Harris College (TX), 36.0 points The producers of the series donated a walk-on Ke Qu, Santa Monica College (CA), 36.0 points role for the CMC3 foundation to raffle off at the 2007 Amy Kim, Bellevue CC (WA), 36.0 points conference in Monterey. This helped the CMC3 foun- 7. George Yu, St. Charles CC (MO), 35.5 points dation raise thousands of dollars for scholarships. Da- Giau Pham, East Los Angeles City College (CA), 35.5 points vid Krumholtz selected the winner of the raffle. After Jujin Yoshimura, De Anza College (CA), 35.5 points selecting Sue Broxholm of Skyline College, he was 10. Robert Lockley, Florissant Valley CC at St. Louis (MO), 35.0 points nice enough to pick an additional winner, Bob Prior of (Robert was last year’s Charles D. Miller Memorial Scholarship recipi- Riverside CC, so two CMC3 members will be in a future ent) episode. Next time you are watching the show don’t be surprised if you see an actor pretending to be a math It is a tight race! There are multiple ties for positions in the individual instructor and a math instructor pretending to be an standings, so Round 2 will be exciting for the students. It is also exciting actor. for the moderators-Jude Socrates at Pasadena City College was very excited to have his school take such a big lead in Round 1, but there are other moderators who would like to take that lead away from his college. Thank you to the moderators who take on this extra duty solely for the joy of do- ing it. If your college is not already participating in the SML, please visit the website at www.amatyc.org/SML to find out more.

Future AMATYC Conferences 2008 Washington, D.C. November 20-23 2009 Las Vegas November 12-15 2010 Boston November 11-14 2011 Austin November 10-13 David Krumholtz and Past President Kathy Mowers at the CMC3 Conference. 2012 Jacksonville November 8-11 2013 Anaheim October 31-November 3

March 2008 4 www.amatyc.org Report from the AMATYC Needs YOU! 3 MAC Winter Institute Are you a highly-organized person who is good with details and with juggling lots of balls at the same time? If so, then AMATYC may Nixon defeats Kennedy! At least that would have been have the right volunteer position for you! Margie Hobbs, AMATYC’s the result of the 1960 presidential election if a suggested current Conference Coordinator, has announced her wish to complete alternative to our current electoral college process had her term as Conference Coordinator as soon as the position can be been used. The study of our presidential electoral process filled and a transition plan developed. It is anticipated that if the posi- is just one activity developed during the most recent Math- 3 tion is filled this spring, that the new appointee could be involved in ematics Across the Community College Curriculum (MAC ) the 2008 and 2009 conferences, in collaboration with Margie Hobbs. Winter Institute. The Winter Institute, held January 18-24, 3 While this seems like a long way off, the AMATYC board would like 2008, in Miami, FL, was the final MAC institute funded by to have a person in place as soon as possible to ensure a smooth and a grant from the National Science Foundation. systematic transition with no loss of continuity. The Miami Beach Resort and Spa hosted institute par- The duties of the conference coordinator are generally as follows: ticipants representing fourteen community colleges from y Oversee all AMATYC conference planning eleven states and eighteen disciplines. On the first night y Serve as budget manager for the annual conference of the Institute, Lourdes España and Isabel Rodriguez-De- y Serve as AMATYC’s contact with the professional conference plan- hmer of Miami Dade College, gave a presentation entitled, ning company, conference meeting facility, and assorted vendors Creating a Learning Community in an Hour. Participants 3 related to the conference. also attended sessions showcasing past MAC projects and y 3 Serve as advisor to the Local Events Coordinators, Program Coor- how to implement MAC projects campus-wide. dinator, and all conference committee chairs Over the three days of the Institute, the participants For more details, visit www.amatyc.org. developed projects, learning communities, and courses This position promises to be a worthwhile and challenging oppor- that formed a connection between mathematics and other tunity for you! It will allow for significant professional growth as well as disciplines. Projects included such topics as: the psychol- the opportunity to foster the building of communities of professional ogy behind election campaigns, crime scene investigation, support. the analysis of writing styles, financial planning, and the The deadline for applications is April 11, 2008, or until the electoral process in the United States. All of the projects position is filled. Applicants should email a letter of interest, a current were showcased on the final morning of the institute. The 3 resume, and letter of support from their immediate supervisor to Rob materials developed during this Institute and all past MAC Farinelli, [email protected]. Please contact Rob if you have any institutes are available at the project website, other questions regarding this important position. mac3.amatyc.org. To continue this very successful project, AMATYC has also incorporated MAC3 as part of its Summer Institute program. For 2008, a MAC3 Institute is scheduled to be AMATYC Position Statements hosted by Middlesex CC in Lowell, Massachusetts, July Almost every year delegates are asked to attend a forum at the 15-18. Additional information about this Summer Institute conference to discuss a proposed position statement. After two hear- is available online at amatyc.org and will be included in the ings at forums, the Delegate Assembly is asked to approve the position summer institute flyer, which will be mailed to all AMATYC statement. Position statements reflect current topics of interest in 3 members. A MAC sharing session has been scheduled for mathematics education, such as the recently approved statement on the upcoming AMATYC conference in Washington, DC. dual enrollment. Often academic committees return existing position statements to the Delegate Assembly for revision, retirement, or reaf- firmation due to changes in mathematics education. Faculty report that they use AMATYC position statements to support their needs at their colleges. All of the AMATYC position statements are available for your review at ww.amatyc.org/documents/ Guidelines-Position/index.htm or from the home page by looking under Publications. There was interest expressed at the 2007 Delegate Assembly for a position statement on selling textbooks. At the 1989 AMATYC Con- ference in Baltimore, the Delegate Assembly approved the following resolution. It is reprinted here for your information. Resolution Regarding Textbooks AMATYC does not endorse the buying or selling of desk and/or examination copies of textbooks, AMATYC denounces the practice of offering inducements such as cash or gratuities (including equipment) Sophia Georgiakaki and Susan Cerretani from Tompkins in exchange for textbook adoption, and AMATYC denounces the ac- Cortland CC in Dryden NY ceptance of cash or gratuities (including equipment) by instructors, departments, or institutions in exchange for textbook adoption. www.amatyc.org 5 March 2008 Committee Reports Developmental Mathematics chaired by John Climent. If you would Northeast Michelle Doucette by Jack Rotman like to join this subcommittee or suggest [email protected]; additional subcommittees, please contact Mid-Atlantic Jon Wilkin The Developmental Mathematics Klement at [email protected]. [email protected]; Committee (DMC) is here to help each Midwest Darlene Whitkanack AMATYC member and to improve the Placement and Assessment [email protected]; profession. If you (or another AMATYC Central Sally Edwards by Connie Buller member) wishes to join the DMC, just [email protected]; go to the committee’s website, devmath. It seems impossible that people can Southwest Clyde Greeno amatyc.org. commit already in January to attend a con- [email protected]; The committee’s largest current proj- ference in Washington, DC this November, Northwest Barbara Herzberg ect involves creating an AMATYC Traveling but it is true! There are presenters for the [email protected]; Workshop for developmental mathematics. Themed Session on Placement and As- West Debora Justeson A group is working on identifying possible sessment from Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, [email protected]. topics for the workshops, and will begin West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Idaho, The committee is discussing three is- the process of making these a reality. If Indiana, and North Carolina lined up. sues. There is concern in some states with you would like to help, first join the DMC These presenters have some ideas that transfer of credits to four-year institutions. … and then let me know of your interest! they have put into practice, and are willing The committee would like to examine Other DMC projects include a pos- to share with the rest of us. the issue. If your institution is experienc- sible “Network & Sharing Session” for There were so many excellent pro- ing transfer credit issues in the realm of developmental mathematics at the Wash- posals submitted for this year’s Themed teacher prep, please contact your regional ington conference (November 2008) and a Session, that the committee is planning representative to bring your issues to our Themed Session at the 2009 Conference. another one for the 2009 AMATYC confer- attention. More about these projects will appear in ence in Las Vegas. The committee is also considering the DMC newsletters. Good conversations were started in guidelines for mathematics for teachers One of the most common questions committee meetings in Minneapolis, and courses and suggestions for minimum I receive is “do you have an email list there is evidence that some solutions are requirements for faculty who teach these for developmental mathematics?” The being found, often with help from people courses. The first step is collecting syllabi committee does not have an email list; from far-off states who addressed the same and transfer requirements. Data is also however, four newsletters are sent each issues in their own schools. needed concerning minimum hiring/teach- year by email to all members of the DMC. If you would like to see what others ing requirements at your institution for To receive these newsletters automati- have shared, please go to www.amatyc.org, mathematics for teachers’ courses. Please cally, join the DMC. The newsletters are look under Publications and then Elec- send your syllabi or transfer agreements to the means for accomplishing our work tronic Proceedings. Handouts from the Darlene Winnington. between conferences. Minneapolis conference are posted there. Lastly, the committee wants to publish For other news from the DMC, visit For instance, Bill Worpenberg’s handout a quarterly newsletter. The content of the the website (devmath.amatyc.org) and read on informed self-placement has some newsletter is intended to give ideas for les- the past newsletters. intriguing ideas plus analysis of how they sons and successful activities to be utilized work. in your classroom. If you want to receive Mathematics Intensive/ Many of you are active in your affiliate this newsletter, please e-mail Darlene College Mathematics organizations, and I would encourage you Winnington at [email protected] to be to host a session on Placement and As- included in the mailing. Ideally, we want by Klement Teixeira sessment there too! submissions from every region. Submit The Mathematics Intensive/College Enjoy your teaching, and let’s see your ideas to your regional representative Mathematics Committee was formed at what we can do to have great placement to have your activity/lesson published in the end of the 2007 AMATYC Conference and assessment in our math classes and the first newsletter. Suggestions for the in Minneapolis. This new committee will programs! newsletter title are also appreciated! concentrate on credit-bearing college- level mathematics courses. Such courses Teacher Preparation may lead to AS or AA degrees, be used by Darlene Winnington as transfer credit, or be taken for student enrichment. Possible sub-committees may The Teacher Preparation Committee include: College Algebra, Statistics, Pre- was formed at the end of the 2007 Become involved in AMATYC. Join Calculus, Calculus, Differential Equations, AMATYC Conference in Minneapolis and a committee. For a complete listing and Linear Algebra. all are welcome to join. Please contact of committees and contact informa- The first subcommittee of the Math- either Darlene Winnington at dwinning@ tion visit www.amatyc.org and then dtcc.edu or your regional representative: ematics Intensive/College Mathematics click on the Get Involved button Committee is the Statistics subcommittee, and choose Committee.

March 2008 6 www.amatyc.org Workshops Wikis and Clickers and Tweets, Call for Papers Oh My! Articles are being sought for a planned MAA Notes volume to be titled Think about AMATYC College Algebra and Precalculus: Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Courses. The volume will be co-edited by Sheldon Gordon (gordonsp@farm- Traveling Workshops ingdale.edu), Florence Gordon ([email protected]), Barbara Edwards (ed- by Patrick Averbeck [email protected]), and Sharon Cutler Ross ([email protected]) and is being developed on behalf of the MAA committee on Curriculum Renewal At Edmonds CC, the faculty offices are not Across the First Two Years (CRAFTY). grouped by departments, but rather with faculty Most College Algebra and Precalculus courses were originally developed members from different disciplines in adjacent to prepare students for mainstream calculus and many are still offered in offices. This proximity lends itself to interesting con- that spirit. The few available studies suggest that only an extremely small versations, different perspectives, and an expanded number of the students taking College Algebra ever start Calculus I. A series vocabulary. During a recent hallway conversation of articles is being collected that will provide the mathematics community between an English instructor and a computer infor- with a much clearer picture of who the students actually are who take these mation systems instructor, words like blog, wiki, Web courses and how well they are served by the courses. This information will 2.0, tweets, clickers, PDA, plog, sims, avatars, boards, be useful to departments that wish to change the focus of these courses to social networking, twittering, course management better meet the needs of their students. systems, RSS, podcasts, dropbox, and file sharing Papers are sought that report on both quantitative and qualitative stud- systems were being thrown around. If you are up on ies examining various aspects of the student populations in these courses, your technology, you may be already familiar with including: these terms. But, what about the faculty members y How did they come to these courses? Did they take the prerequisite who have not heard of these terms before and feel classes in high school or in college? Are there any differences in perfor- like they’ve been dumped in a new land? mance based on where they took the prerequisites? Advances in technology are changing the ways y Why are they taking these courses? What are their majors? How well do that students communicate with each other. Just they perform in these courses? think of how text messaging has become so preva- y What subsequent courses do they take (either in mathematics or in lent in such a short time. For example, Pete (the other quantitative disciplines)? What percentages go on to successor author’s friend) communicates with his thirteen year- courses and how well do they perform? old daughter more through text messaging than in y How well prepared are these students for the mathematical needs of person. Will instructors someday be text-messaging today’s quantitative workplace? with their students the way they currently email y For departments that offer different tracks/emphases for different students? student populations, are there any differences in enrollment, retention, Possibly, you’ve encountered these technologies performance, or attitudes based on the nature of the College Algebra or and wondered how it could be used in the class- Precalculus experience? room or how the new technologies could be used to If you are interested in being considered as a contributor to this volume, communicate with students. Maybe you’ve already please send a brief description of your ideas to one of the co-editors. Ad- experienced them and want to explore ways to use ditional details can be found at farmingdale.edu/~gordonsp/CurrentProjects. the new technologies to reach your students. Or, is htm. Deadline for initial communication: April 30, 2008. your college asking you to increase online availability of mathematics courses? Perhaps you want to be introduced to some new technology, but talking with a publisher representative or technology representa- Grants Corner tive makes you feel as uncomfortable as a walk in a Two items of interest are listed below for those of you who dark forest. And, perhaps your college does not have are working on a grant or just thinking about grant opportuni- the money to send you to a technology conference. ties: If these scenarios describe you or your college, 1. There will be a Poster Session in Washington, DC, Novem- consider hosting a Traveling Workshop in Technol- ber, 2008. Please come and share your wonderful ideas ogy at your institution. A Technology Traveling about an innovative program. Contact Mary Kay Abbey at Workshop may be a way for you and your colleagues [email protected] for an application. to engage in the exploration of the uses of technol- Feel free to send names of colleagues who are ready to join ogy to provide alternative means of communicating a poster session. with students and colleagues. But, be careful -- by 2. By the time you read this newsletter, the deadline for stu- the end of a half- or full-day workshop, someone may dents to apply for summer research opportunities will have overhear you say “Excuse me, I just got a tweet and I passed. But it is never too early to start thinking about have to go twitter.” next year. Have your students check out the website For more information about AMATYC Traveling www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/. The students and you will Workshops, contact Patrick Averbeck, the Traveling then have ample time to put together a great application Workshop Coordinator, at patrick.averbeck@edcc. for summer 2009. edu or 425.640.1093. www.amatyc.org 7 March 2008 Crossroads Corner AMATYC Mathematics Across the Beyond Crossroads Summer Workshops in Community College Curriculum 2008: Summer Institute Colorado Springs and San Diego Lowell, Massachusetts, July 15-18, 2008 by Bruce Yoshiwara by Carol Hay Jump start your plans for improv- Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 “Math- ing mathematics instruction (and visit ematics Across the Community College Curriculum” (MAC3) a great tourist location) by attending Summer Institute. The Institute will be held July 15-18, 2008, one of the three Beyond Crossroads at Middlesex CC, Lowell, Massachusetts Summer Workshops! The goal of this Institute is to provide faculty with the The first two Beyond Crossroads time and assistance to develop mathematics across the workshops will be June 6–7, 2008, curriculum activities and assessments. Faculty teams from (please note the date change!) in Colorado Springs, CO, and July all disciplines can attend. Teams should be comprised of 10–11, 2008, in San Diego, CA. A third Beyond Crossroads work- at least one mathematics instructor and at least one non- shop is planned for summer 2009 on Cape Cod, MA. mathematics instructor. The institute will feature workshops The Colorado Springs workshop will be held on the Centennial on interdisciplinary teaching, a computer lab with Internet Campus of Pikes Peak CC. Participants will want to bring cameras access, experienced consultants, and valuable time to work to capture the view of Cheyenne Mountain from the campus! The on your specific project. We invite interdisciplinary groups of San Diego workshop will be held at the Town and Country Resort faculty from high schools and two- or four-year institutions to and Convention Center in Mission Valley, a short taxi ride from the apply. San Diego Airport. The hotel website What are some of topics to be covered at the Summer (www.towncountry.com/) lists many local attractions. 2008 Institute? The Institute, modeled after other national The attendees of these workshops will use the Beyond Cross- MAC3 programs, offers sessions on the following topics: roads Implementation Cycle to develop, assess, and improve projects Service Learning and Community Engagement, Learning of their choice. Teams of participants are especially encouraged to Communities Models, Developing Learning Outcomes and attend. Pre/Post Assessment, and Spreading the MAC Word through Each two-day workshop/conference will offer common plenary Changing the Culture. In addition, the Institute will provide sessions, concurrent break-out sessions, and opportunities to work extensive time for faculty teams to share ideas with one on specific projects and/or to focus on specific aspects of Beyond another, plan together, and work with the Facilitator, Caren Crossroads standards and recommendations. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics at Hollins Visit the Beyond Crossroads Summer Workshop informa- University and a member of the steering committee for the tion page www.amatyc.org/BC/BCSummerWorkshopHome.htm for NSF-AMATYC MAC3 project. details and the latest information about registration, housing, and What size of project is suitable? MAC3 projects can be as activities. Deadline for both workshops is April 18, 2008. small as single assignments or they can be very big (creation The Beyond Crossroads Summer Workshops are partially of entirely new courses or campus-wide initiatives). Projects funded by NSF Grant DUE7428-0410842. from previous participants have incorporated mathematics or quantitative reasoning into disciplines such as anthropology, art history, biology, business, chemistry, economics, Eng- lish, environmental science, ESL, health, labor studies, and physics. See the AMATYC website at www.amatyc.org for a complete list of Math Across the Curriculum past projects The cost to attend the Institute is $325 per person for AMATYC members and $400 for non-members. This fee includes the conference registration, breakfasts, lunches, and two dinners. Registrants must cover hotel and travel costs. You can find the application form and information online at www.amatyc.org/Events/summer-institutes.htm. Ap- plications are due by June 3, 2008. For additional information about the Institute Pro- gram, please contact: Carol Hay, Math Division Chair at 978.656.3162, ([email protected]) or Jessie Klein, As- sociate Dean at 781.280.3862 ([email protected]). Online Store! For questions about the registration process, payment, Visit the AMATYC Online Store and see interesting items lodging, transportation and the cancellation policy contact and apparel with the AMATYC logo by following the link on ¾¾¾Continued on page 11 the AMATYC webpage.

March 2008 8 www.amatyc.org Meaningful Mathematics for Statistics Summer Institute Future Teachers at Cape Cod CC Enumclaw, WA, June 19–23, 2008 ‘GAISEing Beyond the Crossroads: Do you teach mathematics for elementary education or Improving Instruction in mathematics for liberal arts? Do you need some new activi- ties or ideas for these courses? If you do, consider attending Introductory Statistics’ AMATYC’s Teacher Preparation Summer Institute “Meaning- West Barnstable, MA, June 15–20, 2008 ful Mathematics for Future Teachers.” by Bob delMas The Institute at the Green River CC campus in beautiful Enumclaw, WA, will start Thursday evening June 19, 2008, Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 Statistics and finish on Monday, June 23, 2008. The Institute will focus Summer Institute, ‘GAISEing Beyond the Crossroads: Improving on activities with measurement, geometry and integrated ac- Instruction in Introductory Statistics.’ The institute will be held June tivities involving both mathematics and science or children’s 15-20 at Cape Cod CC in West Barnstable, MA, with lodging 10 min- literature. Participants will leave the institute with a note- utes away at the Corsair and Cross Rip Resort in Dennisport, MA. book full of activities (both in paper and electronic form), and Funding for the institute is provided by the NSF-sponsored CAUSE- will be given time to develop some of their own activities. way project out of The Ohio State University. After a sumptuous dinner on Thursday evening, you will Why attend this Institute? The Guidelines for Assessment and be entertained and amused by the world premiere of the new Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) present a reform-based mathematical play “Simeon Poisson’s Excellent Mathematical approach to teaching statistics that emphasizes active learning, the Day!” Friday will include investigating a measurement activity use of technology to foster conceptual understanding, and working that integrates children’s literature, additional measurement with real data. Recommendations presented in the GAISE guide- activities, and activities that integrate science and math. Par- lines align well with guidelines in Beyond Crossroads. The GAISE ticipants will be encouraged to develop their own “scientific approach to statistics instruction emphasizes a conceptual, appli- questions” that they will investigate on Saturday at Mount cation-oriented methodology that employs a variety of well-proven Rainer. The day will end with an optional trip to the beauti- techniques for teaching statistical subject matter. The AMATYC ful Seattle waterfront, which you will not want to miss. Cape Cod Summer Institute will present specific, readily implement- Saturday morning’s activities will focus on activities able techniques for teaching an effective introductory statistics involving geometry, measurement and data analysis, including course with GAISE. Participants will gain hands-on experience with an activity motivated by children’s literature. After lunch, we using real data sets to provide students with practical experience will take a “working” field trip to Mount Rainer. Participants in the application of statistics. Examples of effective assessment will gather data at this beautiful site that they will use to de- items and instruments will also be provided. Participants will work velop integrated science/math activities on Sunday. The day in teams of three to four people to develop a lesson for a statistical will end with a delicious dinner at a site on Mount Rainer. topic that students find difficult. All materials produced by partici- On Sunday participants will have the opportunity to pants will be posted on the CAUSE website. further develop their Mount Rainer data collection activities Any AMATYC member who teaches or plans to teach intro- and will have an opportunity to share these activities with the ductory statistics at a two-year institution is eligible to attend the whole group. We will spend some time discussing the use of institute. service learning in these courses and provide some effec- There is no registration fee to participate other than all par- tive methods of assessment for these types of activities. The ticipants must be members of AMATYC and provide their AMATYC institute will end on Monday morning with some additional membership number as part of the application. The institute will be activities and a farewell brunch. limited to 30 participants. Participants are responsible for the cost The cost of the institute is $290 for AMATYC members of their transportation to attend the institute. Lodging, breakfast, and $365 for nonmembers. Lodging is available at the Park and lunch are provided by funding from the CAUSEway project. Center Hotel in Enumclaw at $70 per night. The Institute Participants are responsible for dinner each day. More details can cost includes lunches each day, the welcome dinner and the be found at www.causeweb.org/workshop/capecod/. farewell brunch. Shuttle transportation from Seattle Tacoma Participants must register by April 15, 2008. To register online, Airport will be available. and to find out more about the institute, the GAISE guidelines, the The Summer Institute will be held only if the minimum instructors, the Cape Cod area, the resort, and Cape Cod CC, please enrollment is received by May 15, 2008. If the minimum en- go to www.causeweb.org/workshop/capecod/. If you still have ques- rollment is not met then the institute will be cancelled and all tions, contact the institute organizer, Bob delMas, at delma001@ registration fees will be returned. AMATYC takes no respon- umn.edu . sibility for any expenses an individual may incur and will not Cancellation Policy: This Summer Institute will be cancelled if be liable for those out of pocket costs. If you want additional there are not enough participants by the April 15 deadline. Appli- information please contact Pete Wildman, institute facilitator, cants who have been accepted for the Summer Institute will be noti- at [email protected] or Shelley Leavens, institute fied by email shortly after April 15 if there is a cancellation. Partici- director, at [email protected]. We hope to see you all pants are responsible for taking care of any individual arrangements in Enumclaw in June! that they made with the resort if there is a cancellation. www.amatyc.org 9 March 2008 News from Coast to Coast California speaker. He spoke on “Getting Results in The California Math Council of Com- the Mathematics Classroom,” the theme Little Boy: "My math teacher is crazy." munity Colleges–South (CMC3 South) of our conference this year. There were Mother: "Why?" held its 23rd Annual Conference Febru- also four well attended workshops. These Little Boy: "Yesterday she told us that ary 29-March 1, 2008, at the Doubletree workshops were presented by Bruce Wahl five was 4 + 1; today she is Hotel, Anaheim/Orange County. At the from Northern Virginia CC, Alexandria telling us that five is 3 + 2." conference, leadership passed from outgo- Campus, Queen Harris from Georgia ing president, Rich Zucker of Irvine Valley Perimeter College, Dunwoody Campus, College to Carol Murphy of San Diego Frank C. Wilson from Chandler-Gilbert Miramar College. Carol can be reached CC, and Leonid Khazanov and Fred 2008 Summer at [email protected]. Mike Hardie, Peskoff from Borough of Manhattan CC. AMATYC West VP, worked with Tammi In addition there were 24 parallel sessions. Opportunities for Marshall, exhibits coordinator, to staff a For more information about the confer- Professional Development booth at the event for AMATYC. On Fri- ence, go to www.gpc.edu/~gpcmathc. day evening, John Hornsby, retired from June 6-7, 2008 The BC Way: Embracing Hawai`i Change for Continouous Improvement, the Univ of New Orleans, presented a talk Colorado Springs, CO. Website: on “Mathematics goes to Anaheim.” The πMATYC held its spring meeting www.amatyc.org keynote speaker at the Saturday luncheon on March 8, 2008, at Kapiolani CC on Oahu. Mike Hardie, West VP, facilitated June 15-20, 2008 GAISEing Beyond the was Bill Leonard, Professor Emeritus Crossroads: Improving Instruction in from California State Univ in Fullerton. a session on the assessment recommenda- Introductory Statistics, Cape Cod CC, West He spoke on “23...It’s a Remarkable Num- tions in Beyond Crossroads. The confer- Barnstable, MA. Website: ber.” Approximately 300 math educators ence was coordinated by Jiajia Seffrood www.causeweb.org/workshop/capecod attended the conference. For more infor- at Leeward CC. For more information June 19-23, 2008 Meaningful Mathemat- mation visit the website for CMC3 South, about πMATYC, contact the president of ics for Future Teachers, Green River CC, www.cmc3s.org. πMATYC, Eric Matsuoka, at ematsuok@ Enumclaw, WA. Website: www.amatyc.org hawaii.edu July 10-11, 2008 The BC Way: Embracing Florida Change for Continouous Improvement, The joint MAA/FTYCMA Spring Idaho San Diego, CA. Website: www.amatyc.org Math faculty in Idaho are looking into Meeting was held at Florida Southern July 15-18, 2008 Mathematics Across the College in Lakeland, Florida, on February the creation of an AMATYC affiliate, per- Community College Curriculum (MAC3), 15 and 16, 2008. The meeting began with haps in conjunction with Montana faculty. Middlesex CC, Lowell, MA. Website: the Governor’s Session and was followed www.amatyc.org by the FTYCMA business meeting and Tennessee luncheon at 11:00 am. There were presi- Bobby Whitten of the Oak Ridge dential welcomes from Lubomir Markov, National Laboratory will be the keynote President, MAA, Florida Section; Byron speaker at the 2008 TMATYC conference Dyce, President, FTYCMA; and Anne B. to be held April 18-19 at Northeast State Kerr, President, Florida Southern Col- Technical CC. He will discuss the Oak In Memory of lege. There were three plenary sessions Ridge super computer. Constance Mary Ranard-Chandler, with outstanding speakers including Tom The winners of the annual TMATYC Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Septem- Banchoff from Brown Univ, Deanna Math Contest, open to Tennessee two-year ber 1, 2007. Connie Ranard-Chandler Haunsperger from Carleton College, and colleges, will be recognized at the confer- joined NEBMATYC at its inception, and Patrick McDonald from New College of ence, as will the winner of the bi-annual served on its board for several years. Florida. In addition, numerous contrib- Teaching Excellence Award. She was also active nationally in the uted papers presented in parallel sessions Business at this year’s meeting will honorary fraternity Phi Theta on both Friday and Saturday. For more address: 1) methods to engage Alabama Kappa, being a district co- information, go to http://mcc1.mccfl.edu/ members of AMATYC who do not now ordinator. She taught fl_maa/newsletter/default.htm. have an organized affiliate, 2) our 2009 at Metropolitan CC in conference tentatively planned for Co- Omaha, NE. Georgia lumbia State CC, and 3) lessons learned The 21st Annual Georgia Perimeter from colleges that are engaged in course College Mathematics Conference, held redesign through the National Center for on February 15 and 16, 2008, was a big Academic Transformation (NCAT). In success thanks to Andrea Hendricks, addition, new members of the TMATYC this year’s conference chair. This year Executive Board will be introduced at the the conference was held at the Clarkston meeting. campus of GPC in their beautiful new Student Center. Joe Gerda, from Col- lege of the Canyons, was the keynote

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AMATYC MAC3, AMATYC Calendar of Events Continued from page 8 Check the AMATYC website, www.amatyc.org, for information on Phyllis Worth, Administrative Assistant at conferences and meetings from other organizations. 781.280.3661 ([email protected]. edu). April 3-5, 2008 MOMATYC Meeting, Resort April 26, 2008 MATYCNJ Spring Meeting, Don’t miss this opportunity to work at Point Arrowhead in Lake Ozark, Lake of Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ. Con- the Ozarks, MO. Contact: Russell Murray, tact: Kaat Higham, [email protected] with your colleagues while enjoying his- [email protected] toric Lowell, Massachusetts, a one-hour May 1-3, 2008 WAMATYC Conference, drive from Boston. Lowell has many April 4-5, 2008 VMATYC Annual Confer- Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan, WA. Con- ence, Piedmont Virginia CC, Charlottesville, tact: Pam Lippert, [email protected] attractions located close to the college, VA. Website: http://virginia.matyc.org/. Con- such as Lowell National Historical Park, May 2-3, 2008 MichMATYC and Michigan tact: Ann Loving, [email protected] MAA Spring Meeting, Grand Valley State where you can experience the early story April 4-6, 2008 NYSMATYC Annual Confer- Univ. Website: of America’s Industrial Revolution or ence, Holiday Inn, Suffern, NY. Contact: Sue www.gvsu.edu/math/michmaa2008 explore the Merrimack River on canal boat Kutryb, [email protected] May 20, 2008 MMATYC Spring Meeting, tours (weather permitting). Other Lowell April 5, 2008 WVMATYC Annual Meeting, Howard CC, Columbia, MD. Website: attractions include the New England Quilt Caperton Center of Fairmont State University, www.itc.csmd.edu/mmatyc2/ Museum, Whistler House Museum of Art, Clarksburg, WV. Contact: Robin Hensel, May 21-23, 2008 OCMA Conference, Fern and Brush Art Gallery and Studios, as well [email protected] Resort, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Paul as numerous delightful ethnic restaurants. April 10-12, 2008 IMACC Annual Meeting, Balog, [email protected] There’s a lot to like about Lowell! Allerton Park Conference Center, Monticello, September 26-27, 2008 NDMATYC Meeting, IL. Website: www.imacc.org. Chieftain Conference Center, Carrington, ND. April 11, 2008 NEBMATYC Meeting, South- Contact: Art Rude, [email protected] Guest editorials and letters to the edi- east CC, Lincoln, NE. Contact: Dale Johanson, September 27, 2008 LaMsMATYC Meeting, tor are invited. Submissions must be [email protected] Eunice, LA. Contact: Lorrie Joubert, Lrandall@ related to mathematics, mathematics April 11-12, 2008 NEMATYC Conference, lsue.edu education, or AMATYC. Suggestions Springfield Technical CC, Springfield, MA. October 10-11, 2008 MichMATYC Fall Con- for reprints must include the correct Contact: Carol Henry, henryc@middlesex. ference, Delta College. Website: citation as well as permission from the mass.edu www.michmatyc.org/conferences.html original source. Send editorials and let- April 18-19, 2008 ArizMATYC/MAA Spring November 20-23, 2008 34th Annual ters to Kathryn Kozak at Meeting, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ. Web- AMATYC Conference, Washington, D.C. site: www.arizmatyc.org [email protected]. Contact: AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, April 18-19, 2008 OhioMATYC Spring [email protected] Meeting, Hueston Woods State Park, OH. November 12-15, 2009 35th Annual Website: www.terra.edu/ohiomatyc/ AMATYC Conference, Las Vegas, NV. The AMATYC News is the official newslet- April 18-19, 2008 TMATYC Annual Confer- Contact: AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, ter of the American Mathematical Associa- ence, Northeast State CC, Blountville, TN. [email protected] tion of Two-Year Colleges and is published Contact: Maggie Flint, mrflint@northeaststate. five times per year in January, March, May, November 11-14, 2010 36th Annual edu August, and October. Your articles, an- AMATYC Conference, Boston, MA. Contact: nouncements, comments, and letters to the April 19, 2008 NevMATYC Spring Meeting, AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, Great Basin College, Elko, NV. Contact: Jeff [email protected] Editor are welcome. Submit all materials Downs, [email protected] by November 27, February 1, April 1, June November 10-13, 2011 37th Annual 1, and September 1 for the respective is- April 24-26, 2008 MinnMATYC/MCTM Meet- AMATYC Conference, Austin, TX. Contact: sues. ing, Duluth Convention Center, Duluth, MN. AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, amatyc@ Contact: Nicole Lang, [email protected] amatyc.org Address changes should be sent to: April 24-26, 2008 ORMATYC Conference, November 8-11, 2012 38th Annual AMATYC AMATYC Office Inn at Spanish Head, Lincoln City, OR. Web- Conference, Jacksonville, FL. Contact: Southwest Tennessee Community College site: http://ormatyc.org/conferences/. Contact: AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, amatyc@ 5983 Macon Cove Pat Rhodes, [email protected] amatyc.org Memphis, TN 38134 April 26, 2008 CMC3 Conference, Horizon October 31-November 3, 2013 39th Annual Phone 901.333.4643 Fax 901.333.4651 Hotel, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Contact: Larry AMATYC Conference, Anaheim, CA. [email protected] Green, [email protected] Contact: AMATYC Office, 901.333.4643, All other correspondence should be [email protected] directed to: There is now an online form that will enable members to update or add affiliate conference Kathryn Kozak information. You can access the form at www.amatyc.org/affiliates/affiliates-conferences.htm. AMATYC News Editor Coconino CC 2800 S. Lone Tree Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone 928.226.4277 Fax 928.226.4118 [email protected] www.amatyc.org 11 March 2008 Honor a Colleague Through the AMATYC Foundation Dates To Remember! by Kathy Mowers Professional Development Opportunities— The recent CBMS report demon- Registration Deadlines: strates that two-year colleges lay the mathematics foundation for more than a AMATYC Beyond Crossroads April 18, 2008 million students enabling them to enter Foundation Statistics April 15, 2008 the workforce and/or continue their edu- Service and Support Teacher Prep May 15, 2008 cation. Shouldn’t we financially support MAC3 June 3, 2008 the only association that is solely dedicated to two-year college mathematics educa- tion? Certainly from the Foundation’s perspective, the answer is yes. AMATYC Project ACCCESS While supporting AMATYC, you can honor a colleague’s special achievement or Application Deadline: honor the memory of a colleague by contributing to the Foundation. Notification May 1, 2008 of such donations is sent to those being honored or to the family of those being remembered. All contributions, including these, may be designated to one of the Teaching Excellence Award following funds: General Development, AMATYC Project ACCCESS, or Beyond Nominations Deadline: Crossroads. December 8, 2008

Call for Nominations for We Need Your Help!!!! AMATYC Office Deadline: Manuscripts are needed for Potential topics include: February 1, 2009 AMATYC’s new journal that will •Developmental Math •Placement and Assessment debut in Spring 2009. Get in on the Application to Host a Refocused •Mathematics Intensive College Algebra Traveling Workshop: ground fl oor by submitting educa- •Teacher Prep tional articles of particular interest •Innovative Pedagogical Strategies As Soon As Possible to two-year college faculty. •Division/Department Issues www.TheRightStuff.AMATYC.org/ •Math for AAS programs For more information visit Submit articles to: Beverly Vance www.amatyc.org AMATYC Current author guidelines can be found 5983 Macon Cove at www.amatyc.org. Memphis, TN 38134 [email protected]

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