Spring 2014 Events
The activites below took place during the Spring 2014 semester as a part of a joint program
between the Math Club @ WMU and the mathematics honors society Pi Mu Epsilon.
Unless otherwise stated, events were held in the Alavi Commons Room on the 6th floor of Everett Tower.
- Every Wednesday at noon
- Brown Bag Lunch in the Alavi Commons
- Bring your lunch and socialize with fellow students and faculty. Everyone is invited!
- Friday, January 10, 4 p.m.
- Pizza Party!
- Friday, January 17, 4 p.m.
- How to win at Blackjack
- Professor Dr. Jim Zhu, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Friday, January 31, 3:30 p.m.
- Actuary Day
- Friday, February 7, 4 p.m.
- Feedback Forum with the Chair
- Professor Gene Freudenburg, Chair
- Share your ideas to make our department a better place!
- Students only.
- Friday, February 14, 4 p.m.
- Second Summer Adventures Talk
- Vasilije Perovic, Margaret Potter, & Alex Schiff, Graduate Students, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Friday, February 21, 4 p.m.
- Mathematics Notebooks in a Digital World: Getting Started in Your Classroom
- A J Edson, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Friday, February 28
- Spirit Day
- Friday, March 7
- Spring Break
- Friday, March 14, 4 p.m.
- Pi Day
- Fun with Pythagorean Triples
- Dr. Allan Bickle, Department of Mathematics, Dordt College.
- Friday, March 21, 4 p.m.
- Putting Your Math Degree To Work
- Jessica Newton, Auto-Owners Insurance, Lansing
- Friday, March 28, 4 p.m.
- Green's Theorem on Wheels
- Dr. D. Steven Mackey, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Friday, April 4, 4 p.m.
- A Tale of Two Scientists: The Rivalry of Robert Hooke and Isaac Newton
- Bethel McGrew, Undergraduate Student, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Saturday, April 5
- 11am, Fetzer Center
- Awards Day & PME Initiation Ceremony
- Friday, April 11, 4 p.m.
- A Glimpse of Applied Analysis
- Robert Kipka, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics, Western Michigan University.
- Friday, April 18, 4 p.m.
- Business Meeting & Movie Night
- Movie: Top Secret Rosies
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Spring 2014 Officers
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Joshua Withee |
Katie Hillenbrand |
President |
Vice President |
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Trina Hegedus |
Jamie Hallas |
Treasurer |
Secretary |
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Megan Kuk |
Margaret Potter |
Graduate Representatives |
Faculty Advisors
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Niloufer Mackey |
Steve Ziebarth |
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Pi Mu Epsilon Scholarship Committee
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Art White |
Jay Wood |
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Chapter History
Our chapter was established in 1988. Before a chapter can be established at an institution,
the PME National Council requires clear evidence of an ongoing history of student mathematical activity outside the classroom,
and adequate support for these activities.
We were the fifth chapter to be established in Michigan,
and hence were assigned the fifth letter of Greek alphabet: epsilon.
Thus, our official name is:
The Michigan Epsilon Chapter
of Pi Mu Epsilon
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