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…
Presenters at Math Expo
Several JCCC math faculty and staff made presentations at the 21st Annual Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology Expo, held at the University of Missouri – Kansas City on October 7 and 8. They were: Rochelle Beatty, who presented “Using Technology…
Garmin Engineer to Visit
William Blake, engineer from Garmin, Corp., is scheduled to visit JCCC on Wednesday, October 5. Blake will present “How Math Makes Us Money” to a student audience at 2:00 p.m. in COM 319. Later that afternoon, he will present “Building…
Math Summit Featured
The Eastern Kansas Math Education Summit held at JCCC this past summer is featured in the Fall 2011 issue of Imprint Magazine. The summit, organized by division dean Jeff Frost, brought educators and the business community together to discuss the…
TI Calculator Videos
Libby Corriston‘s popular set of four instructional videos for the Texas Instruments TI-83, TI-84, and TI-86 graphing calculators are now available online. Just hover over “Calculator Videos” on the menu above, and make your selection.
Wilson Presents in Utah
Professor Steven Wilson presented at the Utah Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges meeting in Price, Utah last Saturday, September 10th. The title was “You Borrowed at What Rate?!”