Shaping the Preparation of Future Science and Mathematics Faculty:

A Preparing Future Faculty Program

Calendar of Events, Fall 2000

September 6, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Organizational Meeting

September 12, 2000 - PFF Organizational Meeting, 4:30 pm in the Anderson Reading Room.
September 13, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Title: ``Leading a Discussion Section''

September 19, 2000 - Professional Seminar, 4:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Accreditation in Higher Education'' (Allan Eller, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Binghamton University)

September 20, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Title: ``Making the Grade''

October 4, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Title: ``Leading a Discussion Section'' (re-run)

October 4, 2000 - Undergraduate Math Club at 5:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Designing Experiments - `Flip a Coin to Make the Tough Choices?' '' (Dan Ghezzi, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

October 5, 2000 - Speaker Series, King's College

Title: ``Designing Experiments - `Flip a Coin to Make the Tough Choices?' '' (Dan Ghezzi, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

October 7, 2000 - Workshop Series

PFF Day at Ithaca College

October 10, 2000 - Professional Seminar, 4:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Advising Undergraduates'' (Tom Kimber, Hartford University and John Meier, Lafayette College)

October 11, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Title: ``Discipline in the Classroom''

October 13, 2000 - Speaker Series, SUNY Oneonta

Title: ``Dividing a Cake among Hungry Siblings: Can it be Done Without a Food Fight?'' (Fred Kluempen, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

October 25, 2000 - Issues Seminar for T.A.s, 10:50 am in LN 2205

Title: ``Academic Honesty, a.k.a. Cheating''

October 25, 2000 - Undergraduate Math Club at 5:30 pm in LN 2205

Title:``Fermat, Prime Numbers and Encryption'' (Ron Sperber, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

October 31, 2000 - Professional Seminar, 4:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Writing Assignments for the Developmental Math Class'' (Fred Kluempen, SUNY Binghamton) and
Title: ``Helping Undergraduates Learn about Research'' (Ron Sperber, SUNY Binghamton)

November 3-4, 2000 - Fall Meeting of MAA Seaway Section at SUNY Fredonia

Contributed Talks by PFF Fellows

Title: ``Writing Assignments for the Developmental Math Class'' (Fred Kluempen, SUNY Binghamton) and
Title: ``Helping Undergraduates Learn about Research'' (Ron Sperber, SUNY Binghamton)

November 9, 2000 - Speaker Series, Ithaca College

Title:``Fermat, Prime Numbers and Encryption'' (Ron Sperber, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

November 11, 2000 - Workshop Series at Broome Community College

Graphing Calculators, presented by Luis Moreno and Timmy Bremer

November 21, 2000 - Professional Seminar, 4:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Career Counseling and Writing Letters of Reference'' (Luise-Charlotte Kappe, SUNY Binghamton and Denise Reboli, King's College)

December 1, 2000 - Speaker Series, Broome Community College

Title: ``Census and Sampling: What Statistics tells us about it'' (Bill Hooper, PFF Fellow, SUNY Binghamton)

December 7, 2000 - Professional Seminar, 4:30 pm in LN 2205

Title: ``Interviewing at the Employment Center in New Orleans'' (John Meier, Lafayette College and Matthias Beck, SUNY Binghamton)