Ensure transferability of introductory courses across UW System institutions.Increase student success in introductory courses in the first year.
Increase completion of developmental math in the first year.Increase enrollment in math (developmental, introductory or higher level) in students’ first year.UW System will distribute almost 90 percent of grant dollars to its institutions, with remaining funds used to provide technical support and curriculum tools for System institutions and to measure and monitor progress to: “This initiative actively engages faculty to improve student achievement in introductory and developmental math courses,” said Jennifer Kosiak, professor in the UW-La Crosse Department of Mathematics and Statistics, who co-leads a UW System math steering committee with Carrie Tirel, associate professor of mathematics at UW-Fox Valley. That work started in August 2017 with UW math faculty and will expand to include other UW faculty and staff during the grant period, which extends from January 2018 to December 2020. Dana Center-with tailoring by faculty and staff representing every UW System institution. UW System’s approach reflects nationally recognized models-including work led by the National Association of System Heads, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and The University of Texas at Austin’s Charles. Instead of defaulting to algebra for all, we must focus on the mathematics knowledge and skills our graduates will need to succeed in their chosen fields.” “For example, students in some fields of study will benefit more from an introductory statistics or quantitative reasoning course than from a college algebra course designed as a pre-requisite for calculus. Henderson, UW System Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs. “This grant allows UW System to build on work underway to place the right students in the right math courses at the right time,” said James P. The Math Initiative is designed to help students complete-in their first year of college-relevant introductory mathematics education that aligns to their program of study and is guaranteed to meet a math requirement for students who transfer within UW System and remain in the same broad field of study.
The University of Wisconsin System has received a $2.3 million grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates in support of its ongoing Math Initiative, a coordinated, systemwide effort.
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