Press Release
January 2001
The Puget Sound Center (PSCTLT) Partners with the Edmonds Community College
for NSF Grant
Edmonds Community College was awarded a $114,626 grant from the National
Science Foundation for a faculty project to spread Mathematics Across the
Curriculum (MAC).
The Puget Sound Center will be a major collaborator in the grant.
The grant was awarded to Rebecca Hartzler, physics instructor, and Deann
Leoni, math at Edmonds. The MAC program builds on a pilot project the two
faculty members started last year, working with Dartmouth College in New
Hampshire and Alverno College in Wisconsin.
"This three-year project will assist faculty across disciplines to
create, evaluate, and modify projects that incorporate mathematics. We
will work with teachers to incorporate math content in their courses," Hartzler
said. "The goal is for everyone to experience the benefits of knowing
how and where mathematics can be used in their lives," Leoni added.
A highlight will be summer mathematics institutes hosted by Edmonds Community
College for faculty from The Evergreen State College, Western Washington
University, other Washington State community colleges, the Edmonds School
District, and other institutions interested in the project.
Along with the Puget Sound Center, the grant will be matched by support
from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, other institutions,
and private grants.