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Section News
- Two proposed changes to the bylaws — The Committee on Sections suggested that we make minor changes to our current section bylaws. The first change is the addition of Article III Avoiding Implicit Bias:
The Maryland-District of Columbia-Virginia Section of the Mathematical Association of America shall make every effort to avoid implicit bias and to reflect the diversity of the section. The Section shall ensure its committee members, officers, invited speakers, awardees, and other leaders represent the various geographic regions, types of institutions, and diverse membership within the section. It shall strive for balanced representation with regard to gender as well as underrepresented groups, and shall seek out nominations for any positions or awards to help achieve that balance. Section committees and members may consult the most recent version of the document Guidelines for MAA Selection Committees: Avoiding Implicit Bias for guidance.
The second change involves Article IV (Officers and Executive Committee) Item 4. Here is the current version of Item 4:
The Newsletter Editor, the New Faculty Coordinator, and each At-Large Director shall be elected for two year terms to begin immediately after the spring meeting at which he or she is elected. The Newsletter Editor and one At-Large Director are elected in odd-numbered years; the New Faculty Coordinator and the other At-Large Director are elected in even-numbered years.
The Student Activities Coordinator, Director of Member Communications, Webmaster, Secretary and the Treasurer shall each be elected for three year terms to begin immediately after the spring meeting at which he or she is elected. The election for Secretary shall come in the year following that for Treasurer.
Below is the revised version. In it, “he or she” has been replaced with “they” and there is a change in the language concerning the years in which certain officers are elected.
The Newsletter Editor, the New Faculty Coordinator, and each At-Large Director shall be elected for two year terms to begin immediately after the spring meeting at which they are elected. The Newsletter Editor and one At-Large Director are elected in odd-numbered years; the New Faculty Coordinator and the other At-Large Director are elected in even-numbered years.
The Student Activities Coordinator, Director of Member Communications, Webmaster, Secretary and the Treasurer shall each be elected for three year terms to begin immediately after the spring meeting at which they are elected. In the first year of the three year cycle the Treasurer shall be elected; in the second year the Secretary, Student Activities Coordinator, and Director of Member Communications shall be elected; in the third year the Webmaster shall be elected. The year 2020 shall be the first year of one such cycle.
There will be a vote to approve these changes at the next section meeting at Salisbury University. The current bylaws can be found here, and the suggested new bylaws can be found here.
Congratulations to Eve Torrence of Randolph-Macon College, the 2019 winner of the
Sister Helen Christensen Service Award!
- Fall meeting highlights - The Fall 2019 Meeting of the
MD-DC-VA section of the MAA was held at Norfolk State University on November 8 – 9, 2019.
- The Fall 2019 Newsletter
is online. Highlights include the fall meeting at Norfolk State University, Section Chair and Section Representative reports, lots of Section news and events, a crossword, Erdős numbers, and more.
- See this announcement for information on the 3rd Northeast Conference for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education held Saturday, October 5, at York College, CUNY in Jamaica, Queens, NYC.
Congratulations to Della Dumbaugh of the University of Richmond, the 2019 winner of the
John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching!
- If you are interested in making a nomination for either the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching or the Sister Helen Christensen Service Award, please the Smith Award nomination page and the
Christensen Award nomination page.
- Section History: The section is always looking for information on section history.
We are interested in information and stories about section meetings, summer
workshops, people, newsletters and institutions. If you have anything to contribute,
please email the webmaster.
Future Meeting Locations and Dates
- Spring 2020: Salisbury University, April 24 – 25, 2020
- Fall 2020: Longwood University, November 6 – 7, 2020
- Spring 2021: James Madison University, dates TBD
- Fall 2021: TBD
- Spring 2022: Virginia State University, dates TBD
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