NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY THE CITY

NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Mathematics Department Meeting November 1, 2018

• Approval of minutes from October 4, 2018 • Fall 2018 department meetings: December 6 (12: 30 -1: 00)

Hold the dates Peer meeting for promotion candidates: Thursday December 13, 11: 30 -5: 00 (reading day) Math department holiday party Thursday, Dec. 20, 11: 30 -2: 30 pm

• Election of department delegates to the College Council (two delegates) – Earl Hill – Alexander Rozenblyum Remember to vote College Council Election Today

Congratulations and Good Wishes To Professor Delaram Kahrobaei She will chair the Cyber Security at the University of York at UK.

Congratulations Professor Janet Liou-Mark For Receiving the PDAC Teaching Recognition Award

Thank you Professors Will Colucci, Bruce Kan, and Marianna Bonanome for representing the math department and our three programs at the Open House. August freshman orientation survey shows #1 source how students hear about City Tech is through their high school guidance counselors.

Important administrative dates • • Oct. 31 – Midterm grades Nov. 6 – Last day to withdraw for W grade Dec. 14 – 20 – Final exam period Dec. 28 – Final grade submission

Classroom Observation - Observation must be done by November 4 - Report submitted by November 16 Report and document - Start late or end early - Too fast/Too slow - Teach way above level/Teach way below level

Important personnel dates • Promotion – November 2 – Last day to deposit PARSE and update files for promotion – Peer review starts Monday November 5 – December 13 Please make an appointment to review in the OFSR office. • Fellowship leave and Scholar Incentive Award – November 9 - Fellowship and Scholarship Incentive applications are due to department chair

Dean Vazquez-Poritz School of Arts and Sciences

Applied Math Program Review Thursday, November 15 Applied Mathematics External Evaluator-Dr. Robert Simione Time 9: 00 -9: 30 am 9: 30 -10: 00 am 10: 00 -10: 15 am 10: 15 -10: 45 am 10: 45 -11: 45 am 12: 00 -1: 00 pm 1: 00 -2: 00 pm 2: 00 -3: 00 pm 3: 00 -3: 15 pm 3: 15 -4: 00 pm 4: 00 -4: 30 pm Place N 320 N 727 N 723 N 321 N 711 TBA N 319 N 816 N 319 Description Welcome & Charge with Provost August and AP Brown Meeting with Program Coordinator – Prof. Natov Classroom Visit Probability and Statistics I Meeting with Dean Vazquez-Poritz Meeting with Professor Yuce – former coordinator Lunch Meeting with Applied Mathematics Majors Meeting Math Faculty Classroom Visit PDE – Prof. Yuce Meeting with Chair of Mathematics, Internship Coordinator Exit Interview with President Hotzler, Provost August, Associate Provost Brown, Dean Vazquez-Portiz, Professors Han, Natov and Yuce.

Spring 2019 Advisement : Nov 6 – Dec 14 Students must register for the lecture and the corequisite together MAT 1275 Regular MAT 1275: Dxxx, Exxx Lecture part of the enhanced course: MAT 1275 DSxx, ESxx Corequisite part of the enhanced course: MAT 1275 SIxx MAT 065 Regular MAT 065: Dxxx, Exxx Lecture part of the enhanced MAT 065: MAT 065 DSxx, ESxx Corequisite part of the enhanced MAT 065: MAT 065 CO DSxx, ESxx MAT 1190 Regular MAT 1190: Dxxx, Exxx Lecture part of the enhanced MAT 1190: MAT 1190 DSxx Corequisite part of the enhanced MAT 1190: MAT 1190 CO DSxx

Giving Tuesday – November 27 • A 500 -character statement describing the department • List up to 3 goals that will be supported with funds raised. They should be goals that you think will be attractive to donors. • Provide a picture that represents the department (optional) • City Tech Foundation will match the fund 1. 6 times

Tasks for 2018 -19 • Gen Ed/MQR/Critical Course Assessment - MAT 1375 • Uniform Final Exam for MAT 2440 • Department Policy/Statement - Academic dishonesty - The use of technology during final exam - Disruptive behavior - Excessive absence • Department Website/Resources

Seminar and Presentations November 8 , 1 -2 pm, N 720 Undergraduate Research Student Presentations Please provide • Student name • Mentor name • Program name (Undergraduate Research, Emerging Scholar, Honors project, etc. ) • Project Title • Project Abstract

Seminar and Presentations November 15 , 1 -2 pm, L 631 Speaker: Satyanand Singh Works in the Works: The Iridescence of the Humanities City Tech’s 16 th Annual Poster Session November 15, 12: 30 -4: 00 December 6, 12: 45 – 2: 00 Speaker: Jean Steiner, Senior Director of Data and Insights, Skillshare Topic: Data science (where data questions arise in running a business)

Committee Reports Assessment Curriculum Final Examination Departmen t Committee s Appointme nts Chairper son Course Coordinato rs Departmen t Sponsored Organizatio n Coordinato rs and Liaison Coordinato rs Final Grades Appeals Good and Welfare Placement Professional Development and Research Programming and Scheduling Technology Website/Instruction SIAM Student Chapter Math Club Department Administrative Assistants Department Delegates to College Council Learning Center Coordinator Library Liaison Faculty Travel/PDAC Liaison Applied Mathematics MATHEMATI CS DEPARTMEN T PROGRAMS Mathematics Education Computer Science Developmental Mathematics

Good and Welfare Adjournment