MAT 591: Preparing Future Math Faculty (PFMF)

2001-2002 Schedule

Department of Mathematics

Arizona State University

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Unless otherwise specified, the PFMF classes will take place in PSA 230 (Math Department Conference Room). Joint sessions with the Graduate College PFF will be in Nursing 004. Readings for an assigned date should be read by that date; additional readings may be assigned.

August 24, 2001, 2:00 p.m./Introductory Meeting. Introduction of participants and project. Report on previous PFMF activities. PSA 230.

MODULE 1: Exploratory Phase - Fall 2001

September 7, 2-5:00p.m. /Overview of Faculty Roles in Different Settings. Joint Session with Graduate College PFF - NUR 004. Panel discussion of faculty roles at the Research I and the Comprehensive University, at the Liberal Arts College, and the Community College.

Readings:

An Institutional Overview of Higher Education, PFF Occasional Paper Series

Balancing Roles as Teacher, Student, and Person, Sharon Hollenback and Milene Morfei in University Teaching (Chapter 13)

An Essay on the Christian Mission in Higher Education, Ron Highfield

Colleges That Emphasize Research and Teaching: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too? Alexander W. Astin and Mitchell J. Chang

Small Colleges Lure Professors Tired of 'Publish or Perish,' Alan Bunce

September 14 - Open

September 21, 2:00-5:00 p.m./Faculty Role at ASU Math Department. Panel discussion with Andrew Bremner (Chair), a member of the Personnel Committee (Dieter Armbruster), and a recent hire in the Department (Professor Anne Gelb).

September 28, 2-5:00 p.m. Visit to Scottsdale Community College.

Faculty roles at Scottsdale Community College.

Readings:

Faculty Roles at a Community College, PFF Occasional Paper, Margaret Johnson.

October 4, 5:30-7:30p.m./Fall Reception at the University Club with Graduate College PFF Participants.

October 5 & 12 - Open

October 19, 2:00-5:00 p.m. SUMS Institute and the Math Science Honors Program, Joaquin Bustoz, Director. Minority issues for science and mathematics in the U.S. Opportunities for PFMF students to participate in the activities of the SUMS Institute.

October 26 - Open

November 2, 1:00-5:30p.m. ~ Faculty Roles at a Comprehensive University - Visit to ASU West

Seminar Meeting at ASU-West. Vans depart from drive in front of Student Services Building, across from Grady Gammage.  Depart at 1:00 p.m. sharp; return 5:30 p.m.

Readings:

Faculty Roles at a Comprehensive University, PFF Occasional Paper, David E. Schwalm, ed.

The State College Teaching Environment, PFF Occasional Paper, Thomas Aceto.

November 9 - Campus Visit to Harvey Mudd College, California. **POSTPONED**

November 16, 12:00 noon - 1:30, Planning Session with ASU Participants and Cluster Participants. One-on-one meeting to discuss possible service projects to be done by PFMF students at the cluster institutions. Tentative invited participants: Terence Blows, Northern Arizona University, REU Program; Joaquin Bustoz, SUMS Institute, ASU; Connie Carruthers, Scottsdale Community College; Marta Pecuch-Herrero, ASU West.

November 16, 2:00-5:00p.m. ~ Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom. **Optional Meeting**

Joint session with Graduate College PFF. Panel discussion on teaching issues in the diverse classroom. Readings:

Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Classroom | Chapter 11 in University Teaching

Working with Students with Special Needs | Chapter 12 in University Teaching

Issues for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students in Traditional College Classrooms | Connolly

Generation X in Indian Country | Ewen

White Privilege, Color, and Crime: A Personal Account | McIntosh

Confronting Diversity Issues on Campus | Bowser, Auletta, & Jones (suggested)

November 30, 2:00-5:00 p.m./Grant Writing Workshop I. Funding opportunities on the local, private and federal level. Students will initiate a proposal that will be reviewed by the group in the spring semester and will eventually be submitted.

December 13, 2:00-5:00 p.m./Project Updates with Dr. Armbruster. Students will schedule individual sessions to discuss their project plans and progress to date.

MODULE 2: Participatory Phase

Spring 2002

Individual Projects Continue

Technology Workshop(s)

Guest Speaker(s)

AMS Annual Meeting, January 6-9, 2002, San Diego

http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2049_intro.html

January 18, 2:00-5:00 p.m. - Grant Writing Workshop, Part II

Dieter Armbruster will cover the second phase of the Grant Writing Workshop. Students will research costs and sources of funding and submit proposals to attend various conferences and for summer support.

January 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m. - Job Search Part I: Planning Ahead (rescheduled from 3/1/02)

Start early - begin to collect items for a successful application, including an impressive curriculum vita. Identify still missing items (workshops to attend, contacts to make, projects to complete and manuscripts to submit, etc.). Study the market, identify different career paths and tailor materials and activities still to be undertaken for prospective employers. Brainstorm items for content and presentation of teaching and research statements. Reading: "The Academic Job Search in Mathematics" by T. Rishel (Cornell), published by AMS Mathematical Sciences Employment Register. The booklet is available electronically at: http://www.ams.org/employment/.

January 25, 2:00 - 4:30pm

Merging Technology and Learning (Computing Commons Auditorium)

Joint session with Graduate College PFF. Discussion of the theories and applications of multimedia learning and presentation of specific course materials and strategies. Please note: class will be held in the Computing Commons Auditorium.

Readings:

        Chapters 7 - 10 in University Teaching

        Teaching at a Distance with the Merging Technologies: An Instructional Systems Approach | Cyrs (suggested)

February 22, 2:00-4:00 p.m. - Professor Terrence Blows, NAU

Professor Blows will present NAU's summer REU program and how the PFMF students can assist with this project.

March 11-15, 2002/Spring Break

March 22, 2:00-5:00 p.m. - Mock Interviews - Graduate College Event

Faculty members who have served on search committees will interview participants for actual advertised positions in their field; interviews will be followed by feedback to the applicants and a question and answer session with the audience.

April 12, 2:00-5:00 p.m. - Job Search Part II

Presentation and critique of curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, timetables, and findings about possible employers. Discussion with former members of search committees from the ASU math department and from a community college.

April 25, 2:00 - 4:00pm

Capstone Fair (Arizona Room, Memorial Union)

Presentations of mentoring experiences presented by the second-year Graduate College PFF participants and the Math PFMF students. This fair provides a concrete presentation of the nuts and bolts of the mentoring experiences with suggestions, tips, and setbacks.

May 6, 5:30-7:30p.m. - Graduation Reception at the University Club