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A Project Kaleidoscope Workshop

BRIDGES IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
CONNECTING MATHEMATICS AND PARTNER DISCIPLINES

U.S. Military Academy
West Point, New York
June 16 - 18, 2000


ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

The state of our academic environment, in particular the interdisciplinary
culture, is of great concern. Inter- and intra-departmental barriers
exist which severely hamper communication between faculty and stifle
educational efforts to deepen student understanding, develop life-long
learners, and broaden student perspectives. Better relationships are
needed between mathematicians and their partners in other disciplines.
Barriers must be broken down, partnerships established and core
mathematics programs improved to serve partner disciplines in the
development of students. The improvement of curriculum and pedagogy
through interdisciplinary collaboration is a vital first step towards
achieving these goals.

This workshop will focus on methods of establishing cooperative and
collaborative relationships between mathematicians and partners from other
disciplines with the goal of enhancing a student's undergraduate
experience. Interdisciplinary teams from participating schools will
participate in discussions with several leaders of Mathematics Across the
Curriculum (MATC) projects who will present the key ingredients that made
their efforts successful along with the obstacles they had to overcome
along the way. Workshop participants will also explore ways to foster
cooperation between disciplines at their own school and to write
interdisciplinary courseware (projects, activities, labs).

PROGRAM

Plenary presentations, panel discussions, and small group sessions will
address dissolving institutional and departmental barriers, building
interdisciplinary teams committed to growth and change, funding innovative
efforts through the National Science Foundation's Adaptation and
Implementation initiative, and institutionalizing and assessing reform
efforts. This workshop will be of interest to faculty from mathematics
and partner discipline departments, as well as deans and others
responsible and interested in strengthening the interdisciplinary aspects
of their undergraduate science and mathematics programs.

WORKSHOP LEADERS
Invited Plenary Speakers Include (as of 5/1/00):
William Pulleyblank, Director, Deep Computing Institute; Director,
Mathematical Sciences; IBM Research
Donald Small, Professor of Mathematics - U.S. Military
Academy
TBD - National Science Foundation

ORGANIZERS
Host Site Faculty Coordinator:
Kathleen Snook, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical
Sciences
- U.S. Military Academy

Workshop Facilitators:
Chris Arney, U.S. Military Academy Tim
Challans, U.S. Military Academy
Alex Fluellen, Clark-Atlanta University Robert
Fuller, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Marcia Groszek, Dartmouth University Cindy Jebb,
U.S. Military Academy
Michael Kelley, U.S. Military Academy Tom Lainis,
U.S. Military Academy
Paul Laumakis, Rowan University Dan Maki,
Indiana University
Donald Small, U.S. Military Academy Marie
Vanisko, Carroll College

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
The workshop begins at 1:00 PM on Friday June 16, 2000. Registration will
begin at 11:00 AM, Friday June 16, 2000. The workshop will conclude at
Noon, Sunday June 18, 2000.

WORKSHOP FEES
The workshop registration fee for this workshop is waived for the first 3
persons on each interdisciplinary team (at least one team member must be
from a discipline outside of mathematics). Any additional team members (a
4th or 5th team member, etc.) will be invoiced at the regular workshop
registration fee of $200. This waiver is made possible through funding
from several National Science Foundation interdisciplinary project grants.
Registration includes all meals and workshop materials.

Participants or their institutions are responsible for the cost of travel
and lodging for all team members, as well as 4th or 5th team member fees.
Upon application acceptance, participants make their lodging reservations
directly with the hotel/motel. Lodging rates range from $52.00 - $121.00
per room/per night.

EXPECTATIONS
Institutional teams will be given pre-workshop assignments and will be
expected to come prepared to develop some type of interdisciplinary
courseware (projects, activities, labs) for use during the coming academic
year. The workshop will devote a majority of the time to facilitating
discussions and working on courseware at the small group level. The
working groups are listed below. In order to ensure appropriate group
assignments, as your team registers the planning committee requests you
indicate a working group preference.

Working Groups
1. College Algebra/Precalculus & Applications
2. Calculus & the Natural Sciences
3. Calculus & the Social Sciences
4. Stochastic Mathematics & Applications
5. Mathematics & Engineering
6. Mathematics & the Arts/Humanities
7. Applied Undergraduate Research
1.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE
The General Application Procedures Form provides general application
information (available on the Project Kaleidoscope Web Site at:
http://www.pkal.org/events/application.html). Note that for this workshop
we are looking for interdisciplinary teams (at least one member from a
discipline outside of mathematics) that will work on actual classroom
applications. Teams need to indicate their choice of working group on
their application. Application Deadline: May 12, 2000. Teams will be
informed of their application's status shortly after the application
deadline. Applications after the deadline will be reviewed and accepted on
a space available basis.

The site: http://www.pkal.org/curricul/math/westpoint/index.html has
specific information on this workshop.

To Learn More About this Workshop and/or Project Kaleidoscope,
Visit Our Web Site At: www.pkal.org