NYSMATYC Newsletter
An important communication tool of the organization has been the NYSMATYC Newsletter. The first issue, entitled New York State Mathematics Newsletter for Two Year Colleges, was published in September 1967 under the direction of Frank Avenoso (Nassau Community College), Chairperson of the Publication Committee. The letter contained transfer and career information along with a puzzle column, an article entitled "Truth Tables in Set Theory," and a computer program to be worked out by students. The newsletter was to be published semiannually and to be prepared at Nassau Community College.
The newsletter quickly began to evolve into a journal type publication. By the third issue (fall 1968), over one thousand individuals were receiving the newsletter in seventeen different states. Under the leadership of Frank Avenoso and George Miller (Nassau Community College), the format of the newsletter was expanded to include student articles, faculty articles, NYSMATYC information, and a NYSMATYC President's Column. Note: The newsletter was not published in the spring of1969.
In the fall of 1969, the newsletter was renamed the NYSMATYC Journal and was published in a journal format. At the spring Executive Board Meeting of NYSMATYC, a motion that the journal become �the national arm of NYSMATYC� was passed. It was also recommended that the name of the journal be changed so as to not include New York State in order to encourage other states to support the publication. A motion to make the journal "independent" (handle its own finances) was passed at the annual business meeting held at the 1970 Annual Spring NYSMATYC Conference. However, NYSMATYC would continue to sponsor the journal and membership would include subscription to the journal.
The newly named publication "The Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges Journal (MATYC)" revamped its policies in 1970 to include nationwide editorial representation and input. It should be noted that the MATYC Journal board members were the driving force for the first national meeting of two-year college mathematics educators that was held in April 1974 in New York City. This meeting was in conjunction with the Annual Spring Conference of NYSMATYC.
Although there were numerous efforts to clarify the "nature" of the relationship between NYSMATYC and the MATYC Journal, especially in the area of the editorial policies of the publication, NYSMATYC sponsorship of the MATYC Journal was discontinued in 1975. However, organization members have continued to have the option of subscribing to the MATYC Journal (currently called the MACE Journal) with their membership subscriptions.
In the fall of 1972, the NYSMATYC Executive Board charged the members-at-large
with the responsibility of publishing a spring and fall newsletter. The
objective of the publication was to keep members abreast of the current events
of the organization and of two-year college mathematics. The first
newsletter was published in March 1973 by Allen Angel (Monroe Community
College) and Harold Hackett (SUNY Ag & Tech College at Alfred).
The NYSMATYC Newsletter provides an important line of communication among the
membership. The publication contains messages from the officers of the
Association, as well as news about conferences, regional meetings, and summer
institutes. The newsletter keeps members informed of the activities of the
standing committees and services of the Association. Winners of the NYSMATYC
elections, scholarships and awards are announced as well as results of the
NYSMATYC Math League. A popular feature of the newsletter is the "Epsilons
and Deltas" column which contains news about colleagues throughout the
state.