The next Math Colloquium will take place on Tuesday, September 16, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 310, according to Carol Bruce, mathematics. The event will feature a panel discussion on “Graduate School: Applying, Finding, Funding, and Succeeding.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Bruce at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Carol Bruce
Math Colloquium, April 16
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, April 16, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 206. The speaker will be UP’s Christopher Hallstrom, mathematics, who will present “You Keep Using That Function. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Math Colloquium, April 2
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, April 2, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 209. The speaker will be math professor David R. Dorman from Middlebury College, who will present “Yet Another Good Reason for Calculus: A First Look at Dirichlet’s Theorem.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
25 Years of Schoenfeldt Writers
This year marks 25 years since the first Schoenfeldt Distinguished Visiting Writer, Barry Lopez, appeared on campus. Since the Schoenfeldt Writers Series was founded by the late Rev. Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C. (pictured, with the right half of novelist David James Duncan) and his sister, the late Suzanne Fields, many of the finest writers in the United States have offered public readings and visited classrooms at the University. In honor of this milestone for the Schoenfeldt Series, all are welcome to view a display of some of the past Schoenfeldt visitors in the display case across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center on the first floor of Buckley Center, created by the University Museum. The museum is located in the basement of Shipstad Hall in room 014. Hours are Monday & Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and also by appointment. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to stop in and learn more about the University’s history. Contact museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for more information.
Math Colloquium, Jan. 22
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, January 22, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 209. The speaker will be Albert Kim from Reed College, who will present “A Bayesian model for cluster detection.” Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Math Colloquium, Nov.
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, November 13, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 207. The speaker will be Ross Hatton from Oregon State University, who will present “Robotics and Geometry.” Hatton is a mechanical engineer specializing in robotics, so his talk will likely be of interest to computer science/engineering faculty and students. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Math Colloquium, Nov. 6
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, November 6, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 207. The speaker will be Peter Drake from Lewis and Clark College, who will present “Computer Go: The Monte Carlo Revolution.” Drake is a computer scientist, so his talk will likely be of interest to computer science/electrical engineering faculty and students. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Math Colloquium, Oct. 23
The next Math Colloquium will be held the Wednesday after fall break on October 23, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 207. The speaker will be Elise Lockwood from Portland State University, who will present “You’re close, but you’re off by a million: Helping students solve counting problems.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Math Colloquium, Oct. 9
The next Math Colloquium will feature Mike McCoy, who will present “Hourly Hydro System Scheduling” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 4 to 5 p.m., in BC room 207. Refresments will be provided. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Mathematics Colloquium
The mathematics department will present its first Mathematics Colloquium for the 2013-2014 academic year on Wednesday, September 4, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 207. They will present “A Panel Discussion on Graduate School: Applying, finding funding and succeeding.” Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruch, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.