AAAS, Washington DC
October 7-8, 2016

a gathering of math department chairs and other leaders from institutions around the country
who are well placed to advocate for and bring about change

This event was made possible through the generosity of the National Science Foundation*, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and our host, the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Participants

Agenda (printable; see agenda below for links to presentations)

Tools for Breakout Groups:

• Breakout group leaders
• Information for leaders & facilitators
• Discussion questions & reporting guidelines
• Norms for group discussions

Resources (see also Links and MAG pages):

• PIC Math - Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematical Sciences
• Strategies to Reduce Stereotype Threats  

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

8:30-8:45
Welcome: Shirley Malcom, AAAS

8:45-9:15
Keynote: Challenging Times, Eric Friedlander, USC & TPSE Math (slides)

9:15-9:45
Presentation: Introduction to TPSE Math, Phillip Griffiths, IAS & TPSE Math (slides)

9:45-10:15
Break

10:15-11:15
Panel: Multiple Pathways: A Successful Case Study
            Panelists:
            Uri Treisman, Dana Center & TPSE Math (Chair)
            Luis Casian, Ohio State University
            Paula Compton, Ohio Department of Higher Education
            Ricardo Moena, University of Cincinnati
            Michelle Younker, Owens Community College, Ohio

11:15-11:30
Presentation: APLU/AASCU/TPSE/Dana Center Partnership, Brit Kirwan, USM & TPSE Math

11:30-12:45
Breakout Sessions: Multiple Pathways

12:45-1:45
Lunch

1:45-2:45
Breakout Session Reports and Discussion: Multiple Pathways

2:45-3:15
Break

3:15-4:15
Panel: Enhanced Alternative Pathways
            Panelists:
            Mark Green, UCLA & TPSE Math (Chair)
            Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University (slides)
            Deborah Nolan, UC Berkeley (slides)
            Karen Saxe, Macalester College (slides)

4:15-5:30
Breakout Sessions: Enhanced Alternative Pathways

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

8:30-9:30
Breakout Session Reports and Discussion: Enhanced Alternative Pathways

9:30-10:30
Panel: Leading Change
            Panelists:
            Jim Lewis, National Science Foundation (Chair) (slides)
            Matthew Ando, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (slides)
            Loek Helminck, NC State University (slides)
            Suzanne Weekes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (slides)

10:30-11:45
Breakout Sessions: Change Management

11:45-12:30
Lunch

12:30-1:30
Breakout Session Reports and Discussion: Change Management

1:30-1:45
Closing Remarks: Phillip Griffiths

*This conference was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1651738. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materials posted here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.