Donor Giving Supports Math in Impactful Ways

Each year, generous donors support programs, people and initiatives in the Mathematics Department.  Here are two recent highlights of use of this invaluable funding.

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Student Awards

Each spring, we recognize exceptional undergraduate and graduate students in categories such as Outstanding Thesis, Outstanding Senior in Mathematics, and Outstanding Mathematics Educator. Selected students each receive a $500 award. At this event, we also announce scholarship recipients that are supported by individual donor scholarship funds—last year the department awarded $140,000 in donor-funded scholarships to 70 students. 

Speaker series and community-building events: 

Throughout the academic year, students and faculty are brought together to hear colloquium speakers and for other community-building events. Colloquia are held weekly throughout the academic year on topics such as “Iteration of rational maps in two complex variables” and “Triangulations in low dimensional geometry and topology.” In addition, regular student socials provide math majors and minors, transfer students, and graduate students opportunities to connect and discover available resources. An annual welcome barbeque kicks off the beginning of the school year, and the year ends with an annual awards banquet to recognize student achievements.

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*Newsletter template photo on linked page by Alexis Kovacevic. The photo is of mathematics professor Professor Elena Dimitrova (left) and  mathematics graduate student Giovani Thai (right)