A COMMON VISION for Undergraduate Mathematical …

A COMMON VISION

A COMMON VISION

for Undergraduate

for Undergraduate

Mathematical Sciences Programs in 2025

Mathematical Sciences

Programs in 2025

Karen Saxe

Linda Braddy

Foreword by William "Brit" Kirwan

Karen Saxe

Linda Braddy

A Common Vision

for Undergraduate Mathematical

Sciences Programs in 2025

This report is based upon work supported by the National

Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1446000. Any

opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations

expressed in this material are those of the authors and do

not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science

Foundation.

Copyright ?2015 The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

ISBN 978-0-88385-840-0

A Common Vision

for Undergraduate Mathematical

Sciences Programs in 2025

Karen Saxe

Macalester College

Linda Braddy

MAA

Published and Distributed by

The Mathematical Association of America

About the project

The Common Vision project is a joint effort, focused on modernizing undergraduate programs in the mathematical sciences, of the American Mathematical Association of TwoYear Colleges (AMATYC), the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the American

Statistical Association (ASA), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Acknowledgements

Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE-1446000), we were

able to bring together individuals with extensive experience related to undergraduate curricula in the mathematical sciences to offer guidance on this project.

This report represents the collective wisdom of many individuals, and we would like to

express our gratitude to all who participated. This project included a two-and-a-half-day

workshop held in May 2015 at ASA headquarters in the Washington, D.C. area. Participants (listed in Appendix A) represented all of the professional associations that have as

one of their primary objectives the increase or diffusion of knowledge in one or more of the

mathematical sciences, as well partner disciplines in science, technology, and engineering.

We do not view the distinct efforts of various associations as competing efforts, but instead

as the basis and strong foundation for collective action that is well-informed by a variety

of perspectives. We were fortunate to also engage participants from outside the academy,

from higher education advocacy organizations, and from industry. Much of the work for

the forward-looking portions of this report was done at the workshop, and we appreciate

the expertise and enthusiasm of the workshop participants who did this work and also

provided feedback on subsequent drafts of the report. When working within such a diverse

group, there can be communication challenges; e.g., ¡°pathways¡± can mean different things

depending on institutional context. We are especially grateful that everyone was so willing

to approach the work with an open mind and a sense of humor.

The leadership team members (listed below) contributed significantly to planning the project, writing the first draft, running the workshop, serving on panels at conferences, and

generally providing information and great wisdom to the authors. It has been a true joy to

work with this group. Finally, we are grateful to ASA and MAA staff for their critical support on everything from setting up the Common Vision website to handling the logistics of

the May 2015 workshop.

Leadership Team Members

Karen Saxe, Macalester College

Linda Braddy, Mathematical Association of America

John Bailer, Miami University

Rob Farinelli, College of Southern Maryland

Tara Holm, Cornell University

Vilma Mesa, University of Michigan

Uri Treisman, University of Texas

Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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