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| Graduate School and Career Fair | |
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On Thursday evening (March 12), there will be a Mathematics Treasure Hunt for students and their advisors. Students will use mathematics to solve clues and look for a “treasure.” This is a fun, non-competitive event that will give students an opportunity to meet and work with students from other colleges and universities. It is also greatly appreciated if math club advisors would be willing to help at this event. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Julie Barnes (jbarnes@email.wcu.edu). Check-in is between 7:00pm and 7:30pm in the lobby of Massey Business Center with the event starting at 7:30pm. |
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Teams of three or four undergraduates will compete in a mathematical version of the well-known answer-and-question game. Competition is limited. There is a $25.00 registration fee for each team. Topics will include calculus (single and multi-variable), linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics. The preliminary rounds for Math Jeopardy will be scheduled on Friday morning from 8:00-12:00. To register a team or to find out more, contact John Harris (john.harris@furman.edu). |
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In this venue, students in the mathematical sciences have opportunities to meet with representatives of various graduate programs and employers. Representatives of graduate programs or employers should contact Laurie Heyer (laheyer@davidson.edu) to register their participation ($25 fee payable to Belmont). There will be a special meeting area for graduate students to meet and discuss issues with faculty. A pizza lunch will be provided free for all students, employers, and graduate exhibitors. Faculty are invited to join in the pizza lunch with a suggested donation of $5. Note! There will be a door prize raffle for undergraduate students who obtain stamps from at least 5 tables at the graduate school and career fair. The following graduate schools and employers are currently registered: Graduate Schools
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Students are encouraged to present research and results of special projects in poster format. The session is scheduled for Saturday morning, concurrent with contributed talks. Abstracts can be submitted using the online abstract submission system or by contacting the organizers Sarah Mason (Davidson College, samason@davidson.edu) or Catherine Matos (Clayton State, catherinematos@clayton.edu) by Friday February 15, 2009 to ensure that an easel will be available for your poster. Prizes will be given to the top posters. Catherine Matos and Sarah Mason have helpfully provided information about judging guidelines. |
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Students interested in presenting papers should send submit titles and abstracts through the online abstract submission system or to the Program Chairperson (Jim Vandergriff, vandergriffj@apsu.edu) no later than February 15, 2009. See the Call for Papers for additional guidelines. Students presenting papers will be eligible for Patterson Prizes. |
The Walt and Susan Patterson Prize was established in 2006 to encourage undergraduates to participate in the annual meetings of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America. The amount of the prize to be awarded is $500 per year and may be divided among a group of undergraduate students. It is the responsibility of the MAA Southeastern Section Executive Committee to determine the nature of the award, which can change from year to year, and to publicize this information clearly in advance of the Section Meeting. In the establishment of this prize, Walt and Susan Patterson have stated that “the funding of this prize is given in appreciation of the many fine colleagues who have been so helpful during our more than 25 years of attending Section meetings.” The Southeastern Section is, in turn, grateful for Walt and Susan’s ardent support of our section and the innumerable ways that they have contributed over the years to the success of the section.