Join mathematics faculty from throughout the Southwest for the Fall 2025 ArizMATYC Conference. The conference will be held at Glendale Community College (6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302) in Glendale, Arizona on Friday, October 3rd.
This conference will include a keynote speaker, breakout sessions, and vendor tables in addition to a breakfast, and lunch.
Thirsty Thursday Pre-Conference Social
Kick off the conference a day early!
Ā SALT Tacos y Tequila ā Glendale, AZ
Thursday, October 2 | 5:00ā7:00 PM
This informal meet-up is a chance to:
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Pick up your badge early and skip the Friday morning rush
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Connect with colleagues from across the state (and beyond!)
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Enjoy good food, drinks, and conversation in a relaxed setting
Conference Schedule: Friday, October 3
8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast (SU-104)
8:30 am to 9:00 am Welcome (SU-104)
9:00 am to 10:00 am Keynote (SU-104)
10:00 am to 10:50am Breakout 1 (MA building)
11:00 am to 11:50 am Breakout 2 (MA building)
10:00 am to 12:00 am ATF (MA-128)
12:00 pm to 12:55 pm Lunch and Campus Reports (SU-104)
1:00pm to 1:50 pm Breakout 3 (MA building)
2:00 pm to 2:25 pm Breakout 4 (MA building)
2:30 pm to 3:00pm Breakout 5 (MA building)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ArizMATYC Business Meeting
Registration
Registration for the Fall ArizMATYC Conference is now open. To be more inclusive, this conference will also be available virtually. Registration is $30 for faculty attending in person and $15 for faculty attending virtually. Students who wish to attend in person will be charged $5.
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Frank Marfai & Laurel Clifford
A Math Tapestry to Reveal Our World
Mathematics helps us understand the world, but do students actually agree?Ā How do we involve our students in understanding mathematics to become an engaged and invested member of the world community?
Mathematics gains greater prominence in data analysis as information becomes increasingly more readily available and more easily accessible than the past.Ā What are ways we can engage their inherent curiosity through knowledge?
New fields of inquiry that use mathematics emerged recently such as the flight of drones, machine learning, and 3d printing, while established fields gained fresh ways of viewing them through using mathematical tools. How do we get students to apply their personal knowledge in support of the mathematics they are learning?
We have the opportunity to ignite our studentsā interest in ideas that are relevant and mathematically intriguing and encourage them to embrace their role as citizen scientists and contributors.Ā How do we grow our teaching practices to bring in the world around us?
Come join us for an expedition through the tapestry of mathematics that connects us to the natural world and to our community.
Speaker Bios
Dr. Frank Marfai, Mathematics Faculty, Phoenix College
Frank Marfai began teaching mathematics at the college level in 1999 and has taught at various community colleges both in California and Arizona, following a successful career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Frustrated with what he sensed was a lack of pedagogical knowledge to help students in learning mathematics, he went back to graduate school to enhance his knowledge of how students learn. Frank received his PhD in Mathematics Education from Arizona State University in 2016, and has been a full time faculty member at Phoenix College since 2013. He is chair of the Research in Mathematics Education for Two-Year Colleges ANet at AMATYC and current past president of ArizMATYC. Frank has held leadership positions in two NSF grants involving Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) and Multidisciplinary CUREs, was a member of the research team in the Arizona Mathematics Partnership, and has been an RET participant in two NSF grants that used both classical and quantum machine learning for cancer detection. His professional interests include undergraduate research, technology in teaching, and project based learning. His personal interests include hiking, gardening, and family.
Laurel Clifford, Mathematics Faculty, Mohave College
Laurel Clifford serves as STEM Faculty Coordinator and full-time faculty at Mohave College, and is the current ArizMATYC president. Educated in the Pacific Northwest at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, she has been at Mohave in Lake Havasu for the past 25 years, teaching almost every mathematics course offered, including quantitative literacy, elementary math education, finite math, and the calculus sequence. Her work at Mohave includes the development of their liberal arts/quantitative reasoning math pathway and authorship of OER instructional materials for these courses. Laurel has received the Ellen Licari Service to Students Award and the Mohave College Founders Award for her contributions. Her professional interests include improving student success in mathematics through alternative math pathways, collaborative problem solving, and relevant applied mathematics. Her personal interests include hiking, exploring, running, and family.
Vendors
Vendors may purchase tables ($100 or $175) or a presentation ($100). Sponsorship is also available for the conference. Vendors should follow the link below to register and pay for conference services.
Link to Vendor Registration Form
Presenters
Presentations for the Fall ArizMATYC Conference can focus on topics such as instruction, history of mathematics, applied math, technology, strategies for success, opportunities for growth, and/or student success.
The deadline to submit presentations has now passed.
Presiders
The conference organizers welcome your application to preside at the Fall ArizMATYC Conference. Presiders introduce the speaker, assist the speaker and see that sessions end promptly.
The deadline to be a presider has now passed.
Lodging
Westgate Area (ā 6 miles / 12 minutes to GCC)
Peoria Area (ā 7 miles / 15 minutes to GCC)
Location
The conference will be held at the Main Campus of Glendale Community College at 6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85302.
Glendale Community College Main Campus MapĀ Ā
Questions?
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