Please join us for the next CAUSE webinar today, August 24th at 2:00PM ET.
Title: The CBMS Survey: Measuring Characteristics and Dynamics of Undergraduate
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Programs
Presenters: Presented by: Richelle Blair (Lakeland Community College); Ellen Kirkman (Wake
Forest University); Dennis Pearl (Pennsylvania State University)
Abstract: Every five years since 1965, on behalf of the Conference Board of the
Mathematical Sciences (CBMS), the American Mathematical Society (AMS) has conducted a
national survey of undergraduate mathematics and statistics programs and published reports
detailing characteristics of curricula, course delivery, enrollments, instructional staff,
student outcomes, and more. The planned-for 2020 Survey has turned out to be a departure
from the past, taking place in two parts—late last year in a mid-pandemic survey focused
on departments’ experiences with the effects of COVID-19, and then later in 2021 as a
continuation of the larger longitudinal study begun decades ago. The panelists will
discuss the objectives of the study, relate a few data stories emanating from prior
iterations, share some of the COVID survey findings, and provide a look forward to the
upcoming Survey and its follow-up.
Registration link:
https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qmioq1VHQKmmb4AWuPTP4g