UWC-DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES BULLETIN

Number 3, Spring 1995

This bulletin, rather irregularly published by the department's Professional Activities Committee, seeks to inform members of the department about upcoming events as well as about past accomplishments and activities of departmental colleagues. Material to be included in subsequent bulletins and suggestions for activities of the committee should be sent to any of the members. For 1994 - 95 the members are Gary Britton (chair), Ghulam Shah, Bhagat Singh.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

       103 Aux. Services Bldg. 
               Rexburg, ID  83460-8011 
               (208)356-2336 
               FAX (208)356-2319

UW Colleges Mathematics Department: The department will again conduct its own summer workshop. This will be a two day event focused on the pedagogical issues of teaching precalculus courses. Tom Peneski will serve as workshop coordinator. Partial funding through two grants for this workshop has recently been announced. Additional details of the workshop will be available soon. Members of the department who have projects or issues which they would like included are invited to submit proposals for presentations.

Purdue University: Two workshops on Constructivits Methods in Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching.

   Calculus, May 25-June 11 
   Abstract Algebra, June 1-11 Information:   Ed Dubinsky, Department of 
                                                               Mathematics 
               Purdue University 
               W. Lafayette, IN  47907 
               317-494-1982, FAX 317-494-6318, email loro@math.purdue.edu 
Application deadline March 3. 

UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

• AMS Central Section Regional Meeting. March 24-25, 1995. DePaul University Chicago, IL.
• BEM 17, The 17th International Conference on Boundary Elements Methods. July 17-19, 1995. Madison, WI.
• MATHFEST, Summer Meeting of the AMS and the MAA. August 6-8, 1995. University of Vermont Burlington, VT.
• Annual AMATYC Conference. November 9-12, 1995. Little Rock, Arkansas. Faculty interested in presenting or presiding should contact AMATYC@STIM.TEC.TN.US by February 15.

SPRING MEETINGS

• UWC Math Department- April 6-7 at UW-Green Bay.
• MAA- April 7-8 at UW-Green Bay.
• Math Educators of Wisconsin (MEW)- May 4 at Green Lake.
• Wisconsin Mathematics Council (WMC)- May 4 - 6 at Green Lake.
• Look for registration materials to be sent to campuses in the coming weeks.

AWARDS

• Karl Kosler: While at UWM during his fall 1993 sabbatical to do research there, Karl was awarded the position of Honary Fellow in the UWM Mathematics Department.
• Jerry Keepers: Received an NSF grant to attend the NSF Calculus Institute using CAS in Kentucky during summers of 1993 and 1994.
• Paul Sundheim: Had a summer 1994 UWC Summer Research Grant to continue research in Knot Theory.
• Hal Schlais: Received the Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award from UW System in 1994.
• J. Sris: Received NSF grants to attend the NSF workshops "New Start for College Mathematics", Math 101-102 at U.S. Military Academy, and "Calculus in Context", Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI. Both in summer 1994.
• M. Maheswaran: Has a spring 1995 sabbatical for continued research on "Mathematical Models for Large-Scale Circulations in Massive Stars with Winds".
• R. Christensen: Received, for the department, a UTIC grant for a 1995 summer workshop, and a UWC Supplemental Professional Development Grant for a 1995 summer workshop.
• Bhagat Singh: A paper, "On the Oscillation of a Volterra Integral Equation", has been accepted for publication in the Czechoslovak Mathematics Journal.
• Connie Hemr: Elected as the first president of WISMATYC.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

A copy of the general guidelines and procedures for allocations from the Professional Development Fund are included at the end of this article. Some changes have been made since a draft version of this was distributed last year. If you have addition modifications to suggest please send them to Gary Britton.

In order to increase this fund to the point where more extensive activites can be supported it would be most helpful for department members to try to seek additional contributions for the fund. Individual faculty, alumni in science and mathematics, and friends of the university, are all potential contributors. Checks should be made out to the Washington County Campus Foundation and designated as being for the Mathematics Professional Development Fund. Contributions should be sent to either Cathi Dzeidzic, Business Manager, or Gary Britton, Professor of Mathematics, UWC-Washington County, 400 University Drive, West Bend, WI.

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES

Administrative Policies and Procedures for the MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

• 1.1 Monetary contributions for to this fund will be sought from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Department of Mathematics and its members.
• 1.2 Fiscal administration of the fund shall be under the direction of The Washington County Campus Foundation.
• 1.3 The principal funds in the account are to remain for investment and not be disbursed.
• 1.4 Monies earned through investment of the account may be used for professional development activities of the Department of Mathematics and its members.
• 1.5 Requests for the use of these funds for the support of professional development activities may be submitted to the Department Chair or the department's Professional Development and Activities Committee by any member of the department.
• 1.6 Disbursement of funds must be approved, in writing, by the Professional Activities Committee of the department, and either the Department Chair or the Executive Committee.
• 2.1 Activities to be supported include, but are not limited to, the following types of professional development.
• 2.1.1 Department-wide workshops, seminars, courses, and similar activities.
• 2.1.1.1 For these activities the professional development fund is to be used primarily to provide a stipend for a department member (or members) to present such workshops for other department members.
• 2.1.1.2 Funding is to be viewed primarily as seed money for such projects. Additional funding from the institution, from campuses, from UWS, or from external sources is to be sought for each project.
• 2.1.2 Attendance of individual faculty members at conferences, meetings, and other professional activities taking place away from the individual's home campus.
• 2.1.2.1 Funding for such activities would normally be used in cases where campus funding would not be available but the Department Chair or Executive Committee deemed the activity of sufficient value to warrant support. (For example, this would enable the Chairman to suggest funding for support of professional activities required for an individual as a result of post-tenure review.)
• 2.1.3 Conferences and meetings hosted by a UWC campus for mathematics faculty from other institutions.
• 3.1 Modifications in these guidelines must be consistent with UW System regulations and must be approved by a majority vote of the Professional Activities Committee, and by either the Department Chair or a majority vote of the Executive Committee of the Department of Mathematics.
• 4.1 In the event of dissolution, any remaining assets in this fund shall be distributed to organizations organized and operated exclusively for educational or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The specific distributions shall be determined in the manner required in previous sections of this document.