Yavapai-Has one temporary position since Emily Boone-Roberts is taking a leave of absence.

SMCC- using laptop computers in classes.

SCC- New building for Computer Technology & Mathematics. Should be done by fall 2000. When building is complete there will be a need for two new positions in math and one in computer science. One new math faculty this spring as a replacement for a retiring faculty. Offered a math science field day for local high school students. New educational facility at Scottsdale Airpark serving 600 students Spring 99. SMCC has had enrollment growth to over 10,000 students.

Rio Salado- Building a new building.

Pima- 6 new people however the deadline has past. Remodeling West Campus.

Phoenix College- Looking for new text for Calculus, College Algebra, and Arithmetic. Has a new position. Offering a math awareness day on April 16^th. Guest speakers, Schaufele and Zumoff, will talk for the math awareness day on April 16^th, 1999, and at a workshop on April 17^th, 1999 (9:30-Noon). Guest speaker Pat McKeague spoke on February 24, 1999. Tom Adamson, current department chair, will not run for another term.

PVCC- not in attendance.

NPC- Started mandatory placement. Offering more twice a week classes rather than once a week. Adopted statewide standard numbering system. Started requiring graphing calculators in College Algebra and above. Introduced two new courses: Finite Math and Quantitative Reasoning.

Mohave- New library building. Changing placement test.

MCC- Beta testing Interactive Math Intermediate (Prentice Hall). Discussing a basic skill center for English, math and reading. Hiring for a computer science instructor as a replacement. Participating in Student Math League, and place 1^st in Southwest Region.

GCC- Started a tutoring math course for non-credit last year with success. 70% of students who are co-enrolled are succeeding. Students pay a class fee to off set the cost of tutors. A letter is sent to at risk students (students with 3 or more failures) to take class.

Gateway- not in attendance.

Estrella Mountain- Current construction to be completed in May, 1999. No new hires though a math/physics instructor is requested. Barbara Herzog, current division chair for Science and Mathematics, will no longer serve after this year.

Emery Riddle- Held a math contest, sponsored by Emery Riddle and NAU, for high school students. Northern Arizona Science festival being held.

CCC- Search for a new president is underway. The new building plans are being finalized and building should start soon. A math/science position is proposed for the Page Campus. A new temporary one-year roving faculty position is proposed for the Flagstaff Campus to compensate for a division chair’s teaching duties. Possible tuition increases. Math department is involved in the student math league.

Cochise- Teaching College Algebra on-line. Business Calculus will be offered on-line in the Fall, 1999. In the future, will offer the complete Business program on-line. Looking for new book for Math Statistics course.

Chandler/Gilbert- New classrooms and offices for the campus are done. Looking for new textbook for Mat 082. Using a daily schedule for classes. Offering College Algebra through distance learning.

CAC- Piloting 2 courses with Academic Systems. New building being built. Offered a math competition for high school students.

AWC- 5 new hires and one more next year. Starting the first year of a Title 3 grant that will train math faculty to use Multimedia. Trained faculty will then train other math faculty.

U of A- not in attendance.

NAU- Course changes to Mat 114 and Mat 135. Deletion of Mat 120 and Mat 112. Modification of Liberal Studies Mathematics Foundations Requirements, including the removal of Mat 110, College Algebra, as a course that will satisfy this requirement. An information sheet was handed out at the ArizMATYC meeting with the details. Contact NAU or an ATF representative to obtain this sheet. Held a high school day with success. Has two new hires in Math Education. Using the Stewart Calculus book (reform) starting Fall, 1999.

ASU- Has 3 new faculty. Phased out Intermediate Algebra for college credit. Proposing a continuous enrollment in math courses. Proposing a requirement to finish numeracy requirement within first 30 hours of residency. New program in BioTechnology, so a new course offered: Mat 251, Calculus for Life Science. Using the Stewart text in Calculus. Using a customized text from Addison/Wesley for College Algebra. College Algebra will be on-line in Fall, 1999.

ASU West- See ASU.

Maricopa Project- Is Nearing completion. Offering Summer Workshops in May, June, and August. A flier will be sent out about these workshops.

For Course Transfer Guides on-line: www.asu.edu/provost/articulation

Contact: Susan Lenker, Central Michigan University, (517) 774-6520 or email