Steven Wilson, professor of mathematics, presented “You Borrowed at What Rate?!” at the spring conference of MOMATYC (Missouri Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges). The meeting was held at the Lodge of the Four Seasons on the shore of Lake of…
Innovation Award
Brenda Edmonds, associate professor of mathematics, was awarded the 2012 Innovation of the Year Award for her work as co-director of the JCCC Office of Outcomes Assessment. Her colleague Lori Slavin, associate professor of science and co-director of the office,…
KAMATYC Speakers
Two JCCC math faculty were presenters at the spring 2012 meeting of KAMATYC, the Kansas Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. They were: Christopher Imm, professor of mathematics, whose presentation was titled “Using Excel Spreadsheets to Explore and Visualize Mathematical Problems”…
ColoMATYC Keynote
Steven J. Wilson, professor of mathematics at JCCC, was the keynote speaker at the spring 2012 meeting of ColoMATYC, the Colorado Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. His presentation was titled “You Borrowed at What Rate?!”. The presentation examined the mathematics…
AMATYC Leaders
Two JCCC mathematics faculty are currently serving as leaders in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). Beth Edmonds, associate professor of mathematics, has been appointed chairperson of the AMATYC Placement and Assessment Committee. This committee serves as a…
Sabbatical Approved
Julane Crabtree, professor of mathematics, was approved for a sabbatical during the fall semester of 2012. During that time, she will be investigating the characteristics of successful online students. Her work will include surveying both successful and unsuccessful students, interviewing…
NISOD Award Winner
Susan Pettyjohn, professor of mathematics, was selected as one of the 2012 NISOD Excellence Award winners. Since its beginning in 1978, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) has sought to serve, engage, and inspire higher education faculty…
Team Effort Award
Marilyn Rhinehart, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, nominated the members of the core, Staff and Organizational, and programming teams for the Eastern Kansas Math Education Summit held in July of this year. Those nominated from the Math Division were…
ACCCESS Fellows
This year two JCCC math faculty were selected by AMATYC, the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, to be Project ACCCESS Fellows. The two honorees are Donna Helgeson and Kathleen Lefert, both assistant professors of mathematics. ACCCESS stands for Advancing…
Lieberman Nominees
Three individuals from the math division have been nominated for the Lieberman Teaching Excellence Award for Adjunct Faculty. They are Justin Dunham, Mark Hills, and Amy Lemer. Congratulations to these three faculty members. The Lieberman Award was first given in…