AGENDA
- Call to Order
- Chair's Remarks
- Announcements
- Graduate Program - Pal
- Committee Reports
- Graduate Admissions - Koblitz
- New Business
- Executive Session
- Adjournment
MINUTES
The regular meeting of the faculty of the Department of Mathematics was held via Zoom at 3:30pm PST, May 20, 2025. Max Lieblich, Chair, presided over the meeting. Rose Choi was the recording secretary.
Chair's Remarks
Course evaluations will now be run by default each quarter.
Teaching coverage of TAs should be approved by faculty supervisors ahead of time.
The College is moving forward with shared services but it’s been pushed back by a year for our department and a handful of others. There will be considerable cuts to our TA budget next year.
Max Lieblich sent an email to faculty with proposals from the Structure Committee. The floor was opened for questions and discussion.
Announcements
The Graduate Program Committee proposed the creation of a stacked certificate master’s degree (Master of Science in Mathematics of Data Optimization and Generative Models) that can provide the department with an additional source of revenue while future-proofing the grad program. A faculty committee has already met and decided on a curriculum which was then reviewed by an industry advisory board and adjusted accordingly. The target audience will be both undergrads interested in advanced math but not PhD research and local professionals who are looking to strengthen their theoretical base. Students will be required to receive a certificate in Mathematics of Optimization in Data Science and a Certificate in Mathematics of Random Models and Generative AI. This can be expanded or combined with other certificates and lead to shared revenues. Classes will be hybrid and are in line with similar programs in Applied Math and Statistics. Due to the scale of this project, volunteers are absolutely necessary. The launch goal is Fall 2026.
Committee Reports
The entering class of 2025 will be considerably smaller than in previous years with five anticipated doctoral and one masters student.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no new business, the meeting passed into executive session at 4:59pm.