Developmental Mathematics (https://sites.google.com/site/amatycdmc)

This committee would develop a Traveling Workshop strand on Development Mathematics, sharing best practices for training and mentoring faculty, collect and share syllabi from other developmental courses, identify programs designed to ease the transition from high school to college mathematics, develop better connections with other professional organizations, increase involvement with national policy-making boards on issues relating to developmental mathematics, and provide current resources to address needs identified by the DMC membership.

Chair: Linda Zientek (lrzientek@shsu.edu)
Sam Houston State University
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Huntsville, Texas 77341

Division/Department Issues Committee

Topics covered by this committee would include: issues of department chairs and adjunct faculty, qualifications for mathematics faculty, mentoring of new mathematics faculty, and international mathematics. This committee would also address issues dealing with diversity in mathematics faculty and students.

Chair: Sean Simpson (sean.simpson@sunywcc.edu)
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY 10595

Innovative Teaching and Learning Committee (https://sites.google.com/site/amatycitlc/)

The Innovative Teaching and Learning Committee discusses all classroom instructional techniques. These include distance learning, technology in the classroom, active learning, and other similar topics.

Chair: Fred Feldon (ffeldon@coastline.edu)
Coastline Community College
11460 Warner Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Mathematics for AAS Programs (http://www.aasmath.amatyc.org)

This committee addresses mathematics for Engineering Tech, Health areas, Business Tech areas, Information Tech areas, Emerging tech areas, Trades, etc. Topics the committee might work with include: Transfer of Engineering Tech math courses and Math needs for students in the health areas. The committee may provide example programs from some of the areas and provide good themed short session on these areas.

Chair: Ned Schillow (nschillow@lccc.edu)
Lehigh Carbon Community College
4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078

Statistics Committee

The role of the AMATYC Statistics Committee is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, the sharing of resources and the discussion of issues of interest to the statistics community. In particular:
• To provide professional development and support for the teaching and learning of statistics
• To foster the use of the GAISE guidelines, making them relevant to the community college setting
• To serve as a liaison with four-year college faculty, other mathematical organizations and professional statistics organizations in order to share resources.

Chair: Mary DeHart (mdehart@sussex.edu)
Sussex County Community College
1 College Hill Road
Newton, NJ 07860

Mathematics Intensive/College Mathematics Committee

The focus of the group would be to concentrate on courses past the developmental/foundations level. Such courses may lead to AA or AS degrees, be used as transfer credit, or be taken for student enrichment. Possible subgroups would be: College Algebra, Statistics, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra.

Chair: Sandy Poinsett (sandrap@csmd.edu)
College of Southern Maryland
8730 Mitchell Road
La Plata, MD 20646

Placement/Assessment Committee (http://placement.amatyc.org )

The focus of this committee would be "to serve as a resource for the AMATYC membership on issues related to Placement, Assessment of student outcomes and mathematical programs." Sub-groups could include: classroom assessment, course and program assessment, and placement.

Chair: Beth A Edmonds (bedmond3@jccc.edu)
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210

Teacher Preparation Committee (http://teacherprep.amatyc.org)

The main focus of this committee is to help insure better preparation of teachers of mathematics at all levels. Subtopics or potential subgroups for this committee include: elementary teacher preparation, secondary teacher preparation, and mathematics curriculum for teachers.

Chair:Kendal Jacobs (kjacobs@caspercollege.edu)
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper WY 82601

Research in Mathematics Education for Two-Year Colleges Committee (http://research.amatyc.org)

The purpose of the Research in Mathematics Education for Two-Year Colleges (RMETYC) Committee is to encourage quality research in mathematics education in two-year colleges. RMETYC will provide organizational support and mentoring for faculty researchers and institutions conducting research in mathematics education and its application in promoting effective teaching strategies. RMETYC will also provide support for the dissemination of findings and results emerging from research conducted with two-year colleges.

Chair: April Strom (april.strom@sccmail.maricopa.edu)
Scottsdale CC
9000 E. Chaparral Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85256

Former Committees

2005 - 2007 Committees