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Date(s) - 04/12/2019 - 04/13/2019
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The Mathematical Association of America Southwestern Section and the New Mexico Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges will convene for a conference at Western New Mexico University on April 12 and 13, 2019.
Hosted by WNMU, the conference features two keynote speakers: Polya Lecturer Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez and Section Visitor Mathematical Association of America Secretary Dr. James Sellers.
Dr. James Sellers is Professor of Mathematics and Associate Head for Undergraduate Mathematics at Penn State University. He also serves as the distinguished secretary of the MAA. Dr. Sellers will discuss a variety of issues surrounding advising of undergraduate students. This includes “pre-advising” (such as working with high school students and parents), advising of undergraduates considering a change to the mathematics major, advising of mathematics majors, and professional advising of mathematics students (as they look to their future after graduation).
Schedule
April 12, 2019 – Friday
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Registration
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome Speaker
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Math Education
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Session I
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Session II
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Student Posters
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Articulation
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Session III
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM NMMATYC Business Meeting
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM * Vendors
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Session IV
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Happy Hour
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Banquet
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Featured Speaker
April 13, 2019 – Saturday
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Pi Walk
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Teacher Workshop
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Session V
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM MAA Business
Conference Mascot – Who Will It Be?
WNMU’s Math & Computer Science Honors Society (GEK) will announce the winner of its Student Mascot Competition on December 1 when conference registration officially opens.
Conference Special Events
WNMU Pi Walk takes off April 13 at 7 a.m. on Silver City Trails. Join us for a free T-shirt!
Students from WNMU’s Expressive Arts Department will display their creative work connecting art with mathematics.
WNMU’s Mariachi Plata ensemble plays at 5 p.m. during the April 12th happy hour.
Registration
Registration for the Mathematical Association of America Southwestern Section and the New Mexico Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges conference opens on December 1, 2018. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Nancy Livingston, WNMU Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science and MAA Section Chair, at nancy.livingstonpotter@wnmu.edu.