USA Foundation Professorship
Mathematics and Statistics - 1998/99

While any activity that contributes to the scholarly atmosphere and development of the Department contributes to the teaching mission, the highest priority for the use of the USA Foundation Professorships for Mathematics and Statistics should be those projects that

• directly contribute to the education of the students, more than our graduate students, or majors whenever possible, or
• directly contribute to the enhancement of our teaching methodology or the knowledge of our disciplines.

Funding for 1998/99 will be distributed as follows.

1998/99 USA Foundation Lecture Series in Mathematics and Statistics - $15,000.

Project 98-A

Administrator: Colloquium Committee

The Departmental Colloquium Committee will be charged with all management of the Lecture Series. There should be during the year at least: two speakers on the teaching of mathematics or statistics; one mathematical artist; three speakers on knot theory and related areas.

It is emphasized that this series is intended to support the teaching mission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and the choice of speakers should be made with this purpose in mind. The Committee is charged to actively seek scholars that can attract a wide University audience of both students and faculty, and speakers that can address innovative, controversial or timely, approaches to teaching mathematics and statistics.

1998/99 USA Foundation Travel Fund - $3,000

Project 98-B

Administrator: Department Chairman

This fund shall be used to support travel for faculty to attend workshops, conferences, meetings intended to improve teaching. Requests for support will be submitted to and approved by the Chair. First priority will be given to those requests that would not necessarily be fundable from other sources, such as the President's Foundation Travel Fund.

G³ - Geometric Groups on the Gulf Coast - $1,000

Project 98-C

Administrator: Stephen Brick

Additional support may be requested, if the need arises.

Contingency Fund

Project 98-D

Administrator: Department Chairman

Any funds remaining will be held as a contingency to take advantage of opportunities that might arise during the year. These may be specifically requested from the Chair at anytime.

Please note that funds may not be available at all until early October, 1998.