The IMACC Board is hard at work reviewing meeting minutes at the Thursday Board meeting at Parkland College.
Tom Pulver (ICCB Board member) giving a follow-up to Brian Durham’s keynote session on what’s happening with ICCB.
Scott Reed (College of Lake County) presents on his experience with an OpenStax Statistics textbook.
Paul Gunsul (Rock Valley College), Natalie McGathey (Prairie State College), and Kate Sims-Drew (PSC) enjoy a snack in the Solarium during a break in the action.
The attendance in 2015 was so great that we needed to use the Dining Room for keynote sessions. This was the scene just before Brian Durham (ICCB Deputy Director of Academic Affairs) gave an update on where Math education in Illinois is headed from an ICCB perspective.
Carol Anderson (Rock Valley College) finds some warmth by the fire in the Dining Room.
IMACC’s 40th president Connie McLean (Black Hawk College) passing the gavel to number 41 Andy Geary (Harper College).
The transfer of power from one IMACC president to the next is normally a smooth transition, but you never know when that might change. 🙂
Incoming IMACC president Andy Geary (Harper College) presents Connie McLean (Black Hawk College) with a plaque in recognition of her service as IMACC’s 40th president.
Attendance at the 40th anniversary conference was so good Jeremy Chamberlain (Rock Valley College) could not find a seat in the Library for the Business Meeting.
IMACC Business Meeting getting rolling on Saturday morning.
Rodger Hergert (Rock Valley College) miming for his team during a late night game of Guesstures.
Left to right: Natalie McGathey (Prairie State College), Kate Sims-Drew (PSC), Kimberley Polly (Harper College), and Abby Bailey (Harper College) playing a game of Guesstures on Friday night.
Sunil Koswatta (Harper College) mystifies his fellow poker players Diane Koenig (Rock Valley College), Michael McClure Southwestern Illinois College), and Keven Hansen (SWIC) during the game on Friday night.
Paul McCombs (Rock Valley College) tried his hand at Wii bowling.
Jon Odell (Richland CC) entertains Brian Mercer and Erin Wilding-Martin (both of Parkland College) with stories of his finest students.
Greg Wheaton (Elgin CC) taking on his latest opponent in his annual backgammon challenge.
The sun setting on the Allerton grounds at the end of the day on Friday as we are about to start the evening keynote session.
The Friday night keynote session was held in the dining tent since everyone was already there for dinner.
Marv Johnson (College of Lake County – ret.) delivers the Friday night keynote session “Song and Poetry – Music and Metre for Mathematics”.
Brian Mercer (Parkland College) is presented with the IMACC Teaching Excellence Award by his nominator Jon Odell (Richland CC)
The porch off the Solarium is a great place to spend the pre-dinner social hour.
Cody Nitschke and Chris Appuhn (both from Black Hawk College) hang out in the Library between sessions.
Diane Koenig (Rock Valley College) and Deanna Welsch (Illinois Central College) chat in the Library during the Friday social hour.
The Solarium is a fantastic place to relax with friends and colleagues during the Friday social hour.
The conference attendees gather for a special arrangement in back of the Allerton House to celebrate the 40th IMACC Conference.
Many IMACC presidents returned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the organization.
Marv Johnson (College of Lake County – ret.) dazzles the audience with his Friday afternoon keynote session “Humor and History: Two Bridges to Mathematical Learning”.
You can’t throw an anniversary party without a proper cake.
With over 150 attendees, we needed to have meals in a tent setup next to the Allerton Mansion.
Keven Hansen (Southwestern Illinois College) leads the annual gathering of department chairs.
The Solarium was packed to the gills during the Friday morning coffee break.
The Solarium has never seen a crowd this large during the morning coffee break.
Attendees check out the vendor exhibits during the Friday morning coffee break.
Former IMACC presidents Dave Clydesdale (Harper College – ret.) and Jim Harris (John A. Logan College – ret.) listen intently during the retirees session.
Jim Trefzger (Parkland College – ret.) leads a session for retirees to chew the fat and share IMACC memories.
Michael Sullivan (Joliet Junior College) gives a breakout session on teaching using the flipped classroom technique.
Dan Kernler and Nicole Scherger (both of Elgin CC) discuss various methods for building a cohesive department.
Bob Cappetta (College of DuPage) leads a discussion on the teaching of the Calculus sequence.
Illinois State University students Brianna Koenig and Ryne Vrana attend their first professional conference as future high school mathematics teachers.
Lots of anticipation as attendees gather for the opening session on Friday morning in the Dining Room.
John Gaudio (Waubonsee CC – ret.) awaits the opening of the conference on Friday morning.
Breakfast was served in the tent on Friday morning.
Kim Martin (Southeastern Illinois College) joins the gang from John A. Logan College including (left to right) Scott Elliott, Kathirave Giritharan, Joseph Dethrow, and Trent Crews on Thursday night.
The Solarium is full of folks getting reacquainted on Thursday night before the conference officially kicks off.
With record attendance, the Dining Room was the only space large enough to hold enough attendees for keynote sessions.
The Allerton grounds are a big part of the venue’s charm.
The Solarium is ready for attendees to arrive for social time later Thursday evening.