INDIANA SECTION NEXT
Indiana NExT is a network of Indiana mathematics professionals and college/university mathematics faculty promoting professional development and networking opportunities for its members wishing to further engage with the mathematics community and use effective methods for teaching mathematics. There is a particular emphasis on offering support for new faculty members and beginning educators. Indiana NExT works closely with the Indiana Section of the Mathematics Association of America, functions as a subcommittee of the Indiana MAA, and has the same overarching mission as the MAA's Project NExT:
"[That its members] would become leaders within the profession, their MAA Section, and in the greater MAA community."
INDIANA NEXT OFFICERS
COORDINATOR (2022-2024)
Justin Lambright
Anderson University
jjlambright@anderson.edu
VICE-COORDINATOR (2022-2024)
Tyler Billingsley
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
billings@rose-hulman.edu
SECRETARY (2022-2024)
Rachel Petrik
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
petrik@rose-hulman.edu
TREASURER (2022-2024)
Timur Akhunov
Wabash College
akhunovt@wabash.edu
panel discussions
Indiana NExT organizes a panel discussion at most Indiana Section Meetings. The topics of the previous panels are listed below. Full abstracts for the panels can be found in the meeting programs on the Section Meetings page.
Spring 2024: Recent Technological Advances and The Changing Classroom
Fall 2023: Mentoring Students for Non-Academic Careers
Spring 2023: Alternative Grading
Fall 2022: Being a Mathematician: Beyond Teaching and Research
Spring 2022: Mentoring Undergraduate Students
Fall 2021: Alternative Assessment Techniques
Spring 2021: Reflections on Pandemic Teaching Innovations
Fall 2020: What is Essential? A Discussion in Two Parts
Fall 2019: Brainstorming Roundtables - Classroom Activities
Spring 2019: Teaching Students to Think about Learning
Fall 2018: Preparing Students for BIG Careers
Spring 2018: Encounters with Experiential Learning
Fall 2017: Implementing the 2015 CUPM Content Recommendations
Spring 2017: Teaching a Bimodal Audience
Fall 2016: Retaining Underrepresented Groups in STEM
Spring 2016: Alternative Assessment Techniques
Fall 2015: Effectively Incorporating Technology in the Classroom
Spring 2015: Engaging Students in Extracurricular Math Activities
Fall 2014: Strategies for Helping Students Transition to Proofs
Spring 2014: Goals and Pedagogy for Remedial Mathematics
Fall 2013: Publishing Undergraduate Research
Spring 2013: Incorporating History across the Math Curriculum
Fall 2012: Inquiry-Based Learning
Fall 2011: Incorporating Writing into Mathematics Courses
Spring 2011: Establishing Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations
Fall 2010: Transitioning Students from High School to College Mathematics
Spring 2010: Undergraduate Research
How to get involved
All members of Indiana NExT must either be currently employed as mathematics faculty, work in a mathematics-related field, or otherwise be engaged with mathematics or mathematics education within Indiana. A member of Indiana NExT cannot be a member of another NExT section.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Indiana NExT, express your interest to any of the Indiana NExT officers listed above.
Everyone, regardless of membership status, is invited to participate in the panel discussions organized by Indiana NExT at each of the Indiana Section Meetings.
Support project next
Thanks to your gifts, the generosity of a matching donor, and Section funds, we obtained the full $2,500 cost of supporting a Project NExT fellow for the 2024-2025 national program. Thank you for your continued engagement and for stepping up to support this valuable program of the MAA! Please consider contributing to support future Project NExT fellows through the Indiana Section of the MAA.
Donations can be made one of two ways:
Mail: Checks may be sent to mail to the treasurer of the Indiana MAA. Checks should be made out to "Indiana Section of the MAA", with "NExT Fellow" in the memo line.
PayPal: Electronic donations may be made via the following link to the section's PayPal account.