Author: Caren Diefenderfer

A Timeline of Quantitative Literacy/Quantitative Reasoning Activities, Programs and Publications
Joint Mathematics Meeting—San Antonio—2006
MAA Contributed Paper Session: Achieving Quantitative Literacy
Caren Diefenderfer — Hollins University

1981 - DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Q/W/S Program

1989
MAA establishes a
Quantitative Literacy
Subcommittee of CUPM

1995 - NSF Initiative
Mathematics Across the Curriculum

1994
Quantitative Reasoning for College Graduates
MAA Subcommittee on Quantitative Literacy
Linda Sons, Editor

1995 - Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Mathematics Across the Curriculum NSF Grant

2000, 2001 - Summer Institutes
Mathematics Across the Curriculum
Edmonds Community College
Edmonds, WA

1998 - Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
Quantitative Reasoning Requirements (q and Q)
NSF Grant

2001 - National Numeracy Network - NNN
Dartmouth College
Trinity College
University of Nevada at Reno
The Washington Center

2001 - National Forum
Quantitative Literacy:
Why Numeracy Matters for Schools and Colleges
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.

2002- Macalester College
St Paul, MN
Quantitative Methods for Public Policy
NSF and FIPSE Grants

2004 - SIGMAA QL established

2002
Mathematics Across the Curriculum &
Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum
Edmonds Community College and
The Washington Center

PREP 2003
Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum:
Everybody’s Project
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort - Leavenworth, WA

Summer 2004
AAC&U

2005 - MAC^3
Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum
AMATYC Summer Institute
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort - Leavenworth, WA

PREP 2004
Mathematics Across the Curriculum &
Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum:
Everybody’s Project
Edmonds Community College &
The Washington Center
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort - Leavenworth, WA

2005
MAA

2006
Current Practices in Quantitative Literacy
MAA Notes Series
Rick Gillman, Editor

1987 - Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Quantitative Literacy
Requirement and Courses

1979 - CUPM Report on Quantitative Literacy

- University of Nevada, Reno
Mathematics Across the Curriculum NSF Grant

1997 - Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Quantitative Reasoning Requirements - two levels

1997 - NECQL
Northeast Consortium on Quantitative Literacy
Consortium of New England schools
Annual meetings

2002 PKAL Summer Institute
Quantitative Literacy: Everybody’s Orphan
Williamsburg, VA

PREP 2005
Creating and Strengthening Interdisciplinary Programs in Quantitative Literacy
Macalester College - St Paul, MN

2004 - NNN
Established as a non-profit organization
Bernie Madison, President

August 2006 - Math Fest
Knoxville, TN
Panel Discussion

January 2006
Contributed Paper Session
Achieving Quantitative Literacy

1997
The College Board

1999
Addison Wesley

2001
NCED

2003
MAA

2004
MAA

2005
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum
The Washington Center
Olympia, WA

2006—MAC^3
AMATYC Summer Institute
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort
Leavenworth, WA