Modernizing Undergraduate Mathematics Presentation Materials

Bring the Modernizing Undergraduate Math Conversation to Your Community

The Modernizing Undergraduate Math effort is not meant to stay in one room, one report, or one summit. To support that goal, TPSE Math is making this short presentation available for anyone who wants to introduce the work to colleagues, departments, partner organizations, conference audiences, or other professional networks.

The slides provide a concise overview of the Modernizing Undergraduate Math Summit, the case for change, the shared principles that emerged, several model project areas, and concrete ways people can help move the work forward.

These slides are meant to travel. You are welcome to download, use, adapt, shorten, expand, or customize the presentation for your own audience. Add local examples, remove slides that are not relevant, or combine these materials with your own departmental or institutional context.

Each slide includes presenter notes which may be helpful for understanding the original flow and talking points. To view them, open the deck and look for the notes section below each slide. In PowerPoint, click Notes at the bottom of the window or choose View > Notes Page. In Google Slides, choose View > Show speaker notes.

What’s Included In The Presentation

The slide deck introduces:

Why undergraduate mathematics needs to evolve for a world shaped by data, AI, computation, modeling, and interdisciplinary work
Key takeaways from the Modernizing Undergraduate Math Summit
Emerging principles for modernized undergraduate mathematics
Model project areas identified by summit participants
Practical ways departments, organizations, and individuals can help move the work forward

Use the Slides Your Way

This deck can be used as a:

10- to 15-minute overview presentation
discussion starter for a department or curriculum committee
conference or webinar segment
resource for partner organizations
starting point for local conversations about undergraduate math modernization

Watch a Sample Short Talk

The video below shows one way the slides can be used for a short presentation of about 15 minutes. You do not need to follow this script exactly. It is just meant to provid as a sample to help presenters understand the flow, emphasis, and framing.

Keep the Conversation Moving