AGENDA
- Call to Order
- Chair's Remarks
- Consent Agenda
- Announcements
- Trauma Stewardship (Camacho)
- Accessibility (Ostroff)
- New AI workgroup (Lieblich)
- Committee Reports
- Graduate Program Committee (Pevtsova)
- Discussions
- Use of AI on homework (Drouot)
- Strategic Plan
- Report from the GSR
- New Business
- Executive Session
- Adjournment
MINUTES
Chair's Remarks
The Chair provided updates on graduate admissions, noting an incoming class of approximately seven students against a target of ten. The personnel committee is actively working on merit review. Faculty were encouraged to engage with the department's strategic planning process; a feedback session will be scheduled. The Chair noted that UW provides access to privacy-compliant AI tools via purple.uw.edu.
Announcements
- A survey on a trauma stewardship workshop will be distributed to faculty.
- An accessibility resource document will be shared with the department.
- An AI working group is underway; a report is expected by June.
Committee Reports
Graduate Program Committee: The annual graduation celebration will be held June 3, 5:30–7:30 PM, with approximately 30–34 graduating students. The GPC will pilot an individual development plan (IDP) process for graduate students to support short- and long-term goal setting.
Discussion: AI and Undergraduate Instruction
Faculty engaged in an extended discussion on the impact of AI tools on homework and assessment. Key themes included the observed negative correlation between homework and exam performance, strategies for reweighting assessments, the value of in-class and proctored work, and how to communicate to students the enduring value of mathematical reasoning. The broader question of mathematics' role, as a discipline and in service courses, in an AI-enabled environment was raised.
New Business
- The dean search is ongoing.
- Two faculty meetings remain in the academic year. Committee assignments for the coming year will be determined before the end of the quarter.