KME Meetings
November 15 2012
Agenda
- Having the summer research professors come in during the spring to talk about their research projects and recruit potential students.
- Having meetings throughout the year with all of the mathematics professors so that they can discuss their own research in order to give students a
better idea about what they can do for their senior projects as well as figure out who they want to have as an advisor.
- Having events with students who are either doing or have completed a senior project to talk with students who are considering it.
This would be done when the professors are not there in order to allow for a greater degree of honesty.
- Discussed the possibility of holding a mathematical banquet either once a month or once a quarter.
- Discussed the possibility of holding a mathematics competition that would be open to all majors. Something like an integration bee, since most students have
experience with calculus.
- Discussed how to implement an opportunity for students who have done research, either as a result of REU, Senior Project, or just independent
work, the opportunity to give presentations to fellow K.M.E members and math club members. This would be a great way for them to prepare for conferences,
develop facility with public speaking in regards to technical subjects ( not the same as normal public speaking) and would also be a nice addition to a graduate
application or job application, something which most math majors will probably pursue.