Spring 2016 Events
Numerous activites take place each semester, held
jointly with WMU's chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honors
society. Unless specified otherwise, events are held in the Alavi
Commons, on the 6th floor of Everett Tower. Refreshments are
available at 3:50pm for Friday events.
- Every Wednesday at noon
- Brown
Bag Lunch in the Alavi Commons
- Bring your lunch and socialize with
fellow students and faculty. Everyone is invited!
- Friday, January 15, 4 p.m.
- Pizza Party!
- Friday, January 22, 4 p.m.
- The Joy of Primes & The Joy of Mathematical Magic
- Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
- Video Presentation, The Teaching Company
- Friday, January 29, 4 p.m.
- Graphs and Sudoku: A Colorful Connection
- Yuya Kono, Graduate Student, WMU
- Friday, February 5, 4 p.m.
- Feedback Forum
- Dr. Steve Ziebarth, Chair, and Dr. Annegret Paul, Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics, WMU.
- Share your ideas to make our department a better place!
- Students only.
- Friday, February 12, 4 p.m.
- The Probabilistic Method: Putting Randomness to Use
- Dr. Patrick Bennett, Professor of Mathematics, WMU.
- Friday, February 19, 4 p.m.
- Hidden Orbits, Cobwebs, and Walks on Graphs
- Robert Kipka, Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Canada.
- WMU Math Alum.
- Friday, February 26, 4 p.m.
- The Fluxional Calculus of Fermat
- Eli Meert, Graduate Student, Math Department, WMU
- Friday, March 4
- Spirit Day
- Friday, March 11
- Spring Break
- Monday, March 14, 1:59 p.m.
- Pi Day!
- Celebrate with a plethora of decimal digits and delicious delights!
- Friday, March 18, 4 p.m.
- Analysis and Reasoning
- Emma Trevino
- Project Manager, Common Core State Standards
- San Francisco Unified School District
- Thursday, March 24, 3:30 p.m.
- Actuary Day
- Chris Place, Senior Actuary, Willis Towers Watson
- Brendon Farrell, Actuarial Technician, Auto-Owners Insurance
- Laars Helenius, WMU Graduate Student, and former Actuary
- Friday, March 25, 4 p.m.
- 3307 Rood
- Games Night!
- Friday, April 1, 4 p.m.
- To Infinity and Beyond!
- Brent DeJong, Graduate Student, Math Department, WMU
- Friday, April 8, 4 p.m.
- Axioms to Actuality, Backpacks to Briefcases, Classes to Companies: Mathematics Students' Transition into Industry
- Eric Anderson, Data Analyst, Priority Health
- Kathryn Hillenbrand, Hydrogeologist, Phillips Environmental Services
- Joshua Withee, Software Developer, Accenture
- All three are WMU Math Alums!
- Saturday, April 9
- 11 a.m., Fetzer Center
- Pi Mu Epsilon Initiation Ceremony & Mathematics Department Awards Day
- Friday, April 15, 4 p.m.
- Bishop Berkeley: A Contribution in the Negative
- Michael Bell, Graduate Student, Math Department, WMU
- Friday, April 22, 4 p.m.
- Business Meeting, Dinner and Movie Night
- Come celebrate the semester's end! There is no charge for this event.
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Current Officers
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Lawrence Cuneaz
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Nathaniel Haeussler
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President
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Vice President
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Jamie Hallas
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Josh Mussche
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Treasurer
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Secretary
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Sean English
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Richard Hollister
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Graduate Representatives
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Faculty Advisors
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Niloufer Mackey
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Steve Mackey
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Steve Ziebarth
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