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Professional DevelopmentSummer InstituteIn April 1970, Allyn Washington (Dutchess Community College) initiated the idea of developing a Summer Institute sponsored by NYSMATYC. The original concept was to develop a 4-5 week credit-bearing institute. Finally, it was agreed that a 3-4 day workshop was more feasible and that the granting of credit was not of major concern. This marked the creation of the Summer Institute Committee with Allyn as chairman. The efforts of Allyn were realized in the summer of 1973 when the first Summer Institute was held at SUNY Binghamton. The three-day workshop centered on the use of computers in various mathematics courses. Twenty members of NYSMATYC and PSMATYC took part in the program. Each summer thereafter a stimulating and informative three-day workshop has been offered to the members of NYSMATYC. Beginning in 1976, the Summer Institute has been held at the same campus for two consecutive years. The only exception to this was during the period 1984-1987 in which the three-day early-June event took place at Broome Community College under the leadership of Paul Earl. In 1988, Paul received the Outstanding Contributions to NYSMATYC award primarily in recognition of his work with the Summer Institute. The following is a summary of the Summer Institutes from 1973-1997:
Historical Note: To celebrate the twentieth anniversary (1967-1987), a commemorative emblem was created to recognize the special features of our organization - Integrating Information, Interaction, Inspiration. Fall Regional Meetings (Articulation Committee)It was originally intended to have a fall as well as a spring statewide conference. After the 1967 fall and 1968 spring statewide conferences, the Executive Board eliminated the fall meeting. It was difficult for faculty to get away from classes, travel money was limited, and planning two statewide conferences a year was next to impossible. In 1972, Dennis Johnson (Alfred) was appointed the chairman of the Articulation Committee. The Executive Board suggested to Dennis that a priority of the committee was to encourage fall regional meetings in each of the four state regions. Since then, the primary responsibility of this committee has been the organization of such meetings. It should be noted that Sam Mclnroy served as chairperson of the Articulation Committee from 1968-72. During his term, the committee made significant progress in identifying problems of articulation from high school to two-year colleges to four-year colleges. His work on this committee as well as his contributions as a member of the Executive Board earned him the NYSMATYC award for outstanding contributions to the organization in 1973. Although meetings have not been held in each of the four regions every year, the one-day meetings have proven to be very popular and successful. Two-year colleges within a region rotate the responsibility of hosting the fall meeting. Some meetings have been held jointly with area high school teachers. Attendance at these meetings ranged from an average of thirty to over one hundred. The meetings provide an important link in that line of communication between mathematics faculty. It is a testimony to the willingness of our membership to give freely of their time and energies when four campuses volunteer each fall to host a regional meeting. Although there is usually a single campus coordinator of each regional meeting, it generally takes a team effort to plan and execute the one-day event. Of course, the catalyst for all of this to take place is the chair of the Articulation Committee. Dan Dodway, chair of the committee from 1982-1986, exemplifies the style with which these individuals have served.
Dan Dodway, Broome Community College, 1982-1986 |
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