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Valpo MST faculty active at Mathfest 2018

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Several Mathematics and Statistics faculty were active at Mathfest — the annual national summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) — held in Denver August 1-4, 2018.

Associate Professor Mindy Capaldi coorganized a session on “Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching” and gave a poster presentation on the Establishing Practices Integrating Commuter Students (EPIC) program.

Woman standing and smiling in front of a large scientific poster at Mathfest 2018, representing Valpo MST faculty at the conference.

Professor and Associate Provost Rick Gillman taught a minicourse on “Leading a Successful Program Review”.

Associate Professor Lara Pudwell presented in a panel on “Engaging Students in Undergraduate Research: The Role of Effective Advising” and participated in the Section Officers Meeting as chair of the Indiana Section of the MAA.

A woman presents slides to an audience in a conference room with large windows and empty chairs in front during Mathfest 2018.

Assistant Professor Karl Schmitt coorganized a session on “Bridging Network Science and Graph Theory” and gave a talk entitled “Using Machine Learning to Classify and Characterize Networks”.

Two people stand by a podium near a screen displaying a math presentation in a dimly lit room, representing Valpo MST faculty at Mathfest 2018.

Professor Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo gave a talk entitled “Discovering Binomial Coefficients”, co-organized a session on “Best Practices and Innovation in the Teaching of Discrete Mathematics”, and coorganized a panel on “Advocating for Your Career and Yourself”.

Four adults wearing conference badges—Valpo MST faculty—stand and smile together in a large room with a stage in the background at Mathfest 2018.

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