2. Who are we?
Board of Governors Phillip Griffiths, Institute for Advanced Study (Chair)       Eric Friedlander, University of Southern California S. James Gates, Jr., Brown Mark Green, University of California - Los Angeles Tara Holm, Cornell Karen Saxe, American Mathematical Society (on leave from Macalester College) Uri Treisman, University of Texas at
Executive Director William (Brit) Kirwan, University System of Maryland
Staff Arlen Hastings (Institute for Advanced Study), Director of Operations Rebecca Hartzler (The Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin), Senior Consultant Alan Anderson, Lead Writer
Funders
Carnegie Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
National Science Foundation

3. What is our mission?
TPSE Math will facilitate an inclusive movement to strengthen post- secondary education in mathematics by working closely with--and mobilizing when necessary--faculty leaders, university administrations, membership associations, and relevant disciplinary societies in the pursuit of mathematically rich and relevant education for all students, whatever their chosen field of study. TPSE Math will identify innovative practices where they exist, advocate for innovation where they do not, and work with and through partners to implement and scale effective practices, striving throughout to ensure that students and society are enriched by the power and beauty of mathematics.

4. What are our action priorities?
Lower-Division Pathways: TPSE is part of the seven-member AMPSS coalition, developing multiple math pathways in 2- and 4-year institutions to better align coursework with students’ programs of study and increase completion rates.
Upper-Division Pathways: TPSE promotes reform of upper-division curricula in response to evolving career opportunities and demand from other departments for mathematics courses.
Teaching Technologies and Methodologies: TPSE advises Ithaka, a research group that studies the uses of technology to improve teaching and learning.
Broader Graduate Education: TPSE promotes greater diversity in the discipline, career pathways outside of academia, and better training of graduate students to be more effective teachers.

5. Upper Division Pathways; 5 regional meetings
New England Regional Meeting on Upper-Division Pathways, WPI - June 11-12, 2018
Mountain Regional Meeting on Upper-Division Pathways, Utah Valley U - Sept 28-29, 2018
Southeast Regional Meeting on Upper-Division Pathways, Morehouse College - Feb 22-23, 2019 (planning underway)
TBD

6. Outcome of UDP Regional Meetings
Regional networks established--1 from each meeting, awarded on competitive basis
Structure
Core team established
At least 6 meetings set over next year
Draft of goals submitted early; end-of-year progress report
Support
$20,000 can be used for meetings, course buy-out for network leader
Technical support from TPSE (consultants)
Small seed grants

7. Next Steps include Grad Ed Regional Meetings
East, West, Midwest
Similar regional networks will be established and supported
In all, we aim to
Create an infrastructure to support data-informed decision making
Create stronger partnerships and collaborations
Cultivate new leaders from mathematics
Data-informed…: collect info on where grads go, what they are doing 5, 10 years out
Partenerships: talk about funders at UVU, businesses there not only talking about what they want to see in our grads they hire, but also to help us evaluate and adapt our curriculum in a deeper way
Capacity: new chairs, deans, etc