February 26, 2019 Minutes

Council of Department Chairs

Present: Richard Behl, Curtis Bennett, Andreas Bill, Chris Brazier, Tangan Gao, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Kris Slowinski, Barbara Taylor, Dessie Underwood, Henry Wu, Margaret Karteron, and CNSM student representatives Amy Chan and Kaleb Lee.

  1. Approve agenda (9:30am)
    The agenda is approved unanimously.
  2. HVDI presentation (9:32am)
    Dr. Slowinski presents the College's HVDI proposals for various needs in the College to our student representatives for consultation.
  3. SEF presentation (9:50am)
    Department Chairs present SEF proposals from their departments to our student representatives for consultation.
  4. Approve minutes (10:30am)
    Discussed, modified, and approved.
  5. Announcements (10:50am)
    1. Operations updates/announcements
      • This year our university's Putnam undergraduate mathematics competition team is ranked 46th nationally among 568 institutions and our three students Lemuel Li, Kexin Fu and Nathaniel Morrison are ranked 572nd, 760th and 866th among 4,623 participants.
      • Math Day at the Beach (local high school math competition), 9am-3pm, Saturday, March 16, 2019, USU Ballroom.
      • College's Open House featuring Sharks at the Beach (see Upcoming Dates below).
      • Update on commencement banners.
      • Facility issues: Call 5-help. If the issues are urgent, please also contact Barbara Taylor for quick follow-ups.
      • Crime data collection (stolen or missing items): The college needs to designate a person to collect and report the data to Office of Equity and Diversity. This is related to the Clery Act in EO 1107.
    2. Academic Senate Report
      • Progress made on GE policy
      • GE B4 Mathematics and Quantative Reasoning criteria
      • GE requirements for graduation
  6. Associate Deans
    1. Research (none)
  7. Adjourn at 11:25am

Minutes respectfully submitted by Tangan Gao, Chair of Mathematics and Statistics.

APPROVED Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Upcoming Dates

  • Mar 1: Chairs retreat
  • Mar 1: Ethics Program Stipend applications due Mar 4: Student summer research applications due
  • Mar 16: Math Day at the Beach at 9am-3pm in USU Ballroom
  • Mar 21: Fellows Colloquium (6:30-8:00pm): Christine Whitcraft & Erika Holland Mar 22: Alex Madva talk on overcoming unconscious bias 11-2pm
  • Mar 25: Physics Distinguished Lecture Series (Sophie Gueron: Technical talk 11am) Mar 27: Physics Distinguished Lecture Series (Sophie Gueron: General talk 11am) Mar 29: Multidisciplinary grants due
  • Apr 1-5: Spring Break
  • April 9: Nobel Lecture - Dr. Robert H. Grubbs May 21: Commencement
  • July 20: CNSM Open House featuring Sharks at the Beach.