Academic events
This section provides information about academic events in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Central College. If you have an item to add, please submit it.
Job Search Overview Workshop
Discover key strategies for finding and applying to jobs, including networking and online searches. Receive essential handouts to support your search.
Date: 1/22/2008
Time: 6:30pm or 7:30pm
Location: van Emmerik Studio, Maytag
URL for more info: http://www.central.edu/career/events/displayEvent.asp?ID=134
Contact: Career Center - Pat Joachim Kitzman - x5271
Kristin Sturm promotes actuarial work
Kristin Sturm (2007) will speak at Mark Mills' Probability class at 10am. She will talk specifics with this group: recruiting for actuarial students who would be interested in doing an internship with her company during the summer. They are interested in finding highly technical candidates with strong math and computer skills, who also possess the other soft skills (e.g. communication skills, language skills, etc.).
Kristin will also speak generally at 3pm. Her talk will be about: what does an actuary do, a typical work day, application of math in their jobs, career opportunities, her company, industry topics of interest, etc.
Date: 11/14/2007
Time: 10:00 and 3:00
Location: 141 and 180
Contact: Prof. Weber
Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium 2007
The Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2007. The purpose of the symposium is 1) to promote independent student work, including research, in the mathematical sciences at the undergraduate level, 2) to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to share and celebrate the work they have done in the mathematical sciences and 3) to help undergraduate mathematics students investigate career and graduate school opportunities.
Call for Papers (orgs.simpson.edu/math/www/Poster2007.pdf, orgs.simpson.edu/math/www/CallForPapers2007.pdf).
Undergraduate students are invited to present 10-15-minute talks or posters on any area of mathematical interest including
* results of class projects,
* papers on the history of mathematics,
* solutions to Putnam Exam or Modeling Competition problems,
* undergraduate research projects,
* expository talks on interesting areas of mathematics,
* mathematics education projects or
* other work by undergraduates in mathematics, statistics or computer science.
Faculty members are invited to present 10-15 minute talks or posters on programs which support undergraduate research or other independent work.
Travel Support
Funding obtained through the MAA and NSF allows us to offer two new programs this year. First, student speaker travel stipends are available. Student speakers (through their faculty sponsors) will receive 20¢ per mile for round-trip travel to Indianola. Only one mileage grant (i.e., for one vehicle for a maximum of 600 miles) will be allowed per school. If there is money left by the abstract deadline (March 23), the unallocated money will be used to increase the mileage to a maximum of 35¢ per mile. For the housing allowance, we will reimburse up to $50 per room for up to 2 rooms per school and no more than the number of presenters from that school.
All travel money will be given in the order in which students speakers submit their abstracts. All travel support will be paid (through the MAA) after the conference. You must submit receipts to receive travel support.
Friday Night Program and Accommodations
The additional MAA/NSF funding also allows us to offer programming on Friday night. There will be a pizza supper at 7 pm, fo
Date: 3/30/2007
Time: Friday evening and Saturday
Location: Simpson College
URL for more info: www.simpson.edu/math/beyond/mums.html
Contact: Prof. Hibbard
Resume/Cover Letter Writing Workshop
Make a positive first impression with a distinctive resume and well-written cover letter. Learn Dos and DON'Ts including layout and formatting tips.
Date: 1/30/2008
Time: 6:30pm
Location: van Emmerik Studio, Maytag
URL for more info: http://www.central.edu/career/events/displayEvent.asp?ID=219
Contact: Career Center - Pat Joachim Kitzman - x5271
Tim Pennings will speak on Do Dogs Know Calculus?
Tim Pennings is a professor of Mathematics at Hope College in Holland, MI.
A standard calculus problem is to find the quickest path from a point on shore to a point in the lake, given that running speed is greater than swimming speed. Elvis, my Welsh Corgi, has never had a calculus course. But when we play "fetch" at Lake Michigan, he appears to choose paths close to the calculus answer. In this talk we reveal what was found when we experimentally tested this ability.
Elvis will be available for follow-up questions.
Date: 4/11/2008
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: VSC 180
Contact: Prof. Hibbard
