Mathematics Department
The next meeting of the Union chapter of AWM will be Thursday, February 13 at 3:00pm in the Math Common Room, Bailey 204. All are welcome!
Professors Ellen Gasparovic and Fanhui Xu serve as the faculty sponsors of the organization.
The AWM has hosted many events, including dinners with professors in the math department, a math major meet and greet, a STEP program with local middle and high school students, a dinner/discussion/viewing of the movie Hidden Figures, and more!
Weekly Meetings are held every Tuesday 2pm-3pm in Bailey 204, the Math Common Room during the Winter '25 term, unless otherwise noted in our weekly Newsletter.
The officers for the 2024-25 school year include:
President: Audrey Benson, Co-President: Francesca Morone, Secretary: Molly Frey, Treasurer: Isobel Petersen, Social Media Chair: Grace Newcombe
Past Events:
Association for Women in Mathematics Holding an Essay Contest
To increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the
mathematical sciences, the organizations the Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America co-sponsor a nationwide essay contest. Contestants interview a woman or an individual from an underrepresented gender identity in the mathematics community in a mathematical career about their life and work, and then they write and submit a biographical essay based on their interview.
Act quickly! The deadline is February 1, 2025. Submissions are via Programs in Mathematics.
More details about the contest are here: https://awm-math.org/awards/student-essay-contest/