AGEP-ARE

I am pleased to invite you to apply for NC State's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate  (AGEP) Academic Research Experience (ARE).   Funded by National Science Foundation, NC State's AGEP SRE program is designed to give undergraduate students from under-represented groups research experience and professional development to help make them more competitive candidates for graduate school .  Undergraduates considering a Ph.D. in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and certain Social Sciences with a 3.2+ GPA are eligible. 

Request for Photos

We'd like to use the lobby monitors in SAS Hall to run some photos of math majors doing things they do outside of class: dancing, playing a sport, making pottery, riding a motorcycle, sailing, building a house, ROTC service, caring for a child ... whatever you do that is important to you!  Do you have a picture of yourself we could use for this?  If you do, please email it to Prof. Schecter at schecter@ncsu.edu.  He can also answer any questions you may have.  Thanks very much!

Job at Peace

Hi, I’m writing in regards to an important campus need we have currently.  I would love to see if you have a particularly helpful, personable, and professional undergraduate who would be interested in working with our students in need of added assistance in statistics and Calculus I.  8-10 hours per week of coverage is needed and students are usually paid 7.35 per hour.  It would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in teaching and/or academic support related to mathematics.  If you know of any viable candidates, could you please have them contact me at the email and/or phone number below:


Heather Yokeley, M.Ed.
Learning Services
Peace College
(919) 508-2163, 2nd Finch
hyokeley@peace.edu

Graduate Fellowship Writing Workshop

Graduate Fellowship Writing Workshop
3-5 PM, August 20, 2010
4201 SAS Hall

** Please RSVP **

Dear Mathematics Students,

I will organize a 2-hour writing workshop for graduate research fellowships on August 20, 2010.  We will focus on the NSF graduate research fellowship, but the basic ideas apply to many other possible fellowship:  (NDSEG fellowship, Hertz Foundation Fellowship, DOE Fellowship, etc.).  The awards can make a huge difference in your graduate career, freeing you from teaching responsibilities and giving you more time for research.

The NSF fellowship is available to US citizens, Nationals, and permanent residents, who are either in their final year of undergraduate school, or in their first or second year of graduate school at the time of application, and who plan on doing graduate research in science, engineering, or mathematics.  The writing workshop will focus on the three two-page essays that are required in the application:  the personal statement essay, the previous research experience essay, and the proposed plan of research essay.  You can find more details about the fellowship here:

http://www.nsfgrfp.org/

If you plan on applying for these fellowships, the time to start working on these essays is now, before the busy-ness of the Fall semester starts.

Participants to the workshop should bring drafts of their essays. Students will take turns providing constructive criticism for each others essays.  We will also have a panel of past recipients of these fellowships who will be able to answer some of your questions about applying for these fellowships.  If you don't have copies of your essays, we will find something beneficial for you to do.

** I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you plan on participating. **

See you on Friday,
Seth Sullivant

Job opportunities in our Math Multimedia Center

The Math Department hires Maple and Matlab consultants to work in our Multimedia Center.  Please contact Seyma Bennett Shabbir if you are interested.  Most positions are filled as the semester starts.