Metropolitan NY Section

Mathematical Association of America

Congratulations to Warren Page (left) New York City College of Technology, winner of the section's 2008 Distinguished Service Award, being presented here by Distinguished Service Committee Chair Raymond N. Greenwell!	Congratulations to David Seppala-Holtzman (left) of St. Joseph's College, winner of the section's 2008 Distinguished Teaching Award, being presented here by Distinguished Teaching Committee Chair Al Novikoff!

Please help!

Marla Sole, is a doctoral candidate at NYU and faculty member at the New School. She is conducting a study on factors that are perceived by both mathematics doctoral students and faculty to have influenced their progress in graduate school and their decisions involving their eventual careers. She is hoping to have current faculty and current and former mathematics doctoral students participate in her study. You can participate by either agreeing to complete a survey online and/or participate in an interview. The surveys will take no more than 30 minutes to complete and the interview will take no more than one hour.

If you are interested in participating, or have any questions about this study, please contact Marla Sole at SoleM@newschool.ed, or you may phone her at 212-229-5100 ext. 1487. She would be most appreciative of your participation and believes that her study will provide important insights into doctoral mathematics programs. Once she has received NYU's IRB approval, information about the study and the surveys will be available online at http://homepages.nyu.edu/~mas398/

David Gale interview

On March 8, 2008 the prominent mathematician David Gale passed away. A member of the Metro NY Section, Walter Meyer, interviewed Gale a few years ago and the interview was published in The College Mathematics Journal. As a tribute to Gale, we are making Meyer's interview with Gale available here.

Mathematics Speakers Bureau

Untenured Professors:

Please visit our Metro NExT page. Consider joining the national Project NExT.

Other important links:

PREP 2008 workshops, sponsored by the Professional Enhancement Program of the MAA

A report of the Jan. 5, 2008 Board of Governors meeting from our Section's substitute governor, Raymond N. Greenwell.

Pi Day Contest and Exhibition: Deadline: April 12, 2008; Exhibit Date: May 10, 2008, Suffolk County Community College, Grant Campus

Take a look at section meeting reports from the 1940's through 1970's and other historic information at our history page.

Section by-laws

Departmental liaisons

Section demographics (Word format)

Employment opportunities

Long Island Math Fair

MAA Workshops on Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers

MAA student chapters. If you would like to start a new student chapter, please contact David Seppala-Holtzman.

New York Academy of Sciences

Seminars at mathematics departments in and near New York City

Nearby MAA sections:

• New Jersey section (held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference)
  Spring meeting: Saturday, April 18, 2008, William Paterson University
  
• Seaway section
  Fall meeting: October 17-18, 2008, Sienna College

The American Mathematics Contest

National MAA Home Page

Mathematics Awareness Month April 2008

• Proclamation from the Mayor of New York City (jpeg)
• Proclamation from the Bronx Borough President (jpeg)
• Proclamation from the Brooklyn Borough President (jpeg)
• Proclamation from the Queens Borough President (jpeg)
• Proclamation from the Staten Island Borough President (jpeg)

Disclaimer

Future meetings:

• October 1, 2008, Delegate Assembly, York College
• May 3, 2009, Spring Meeting, Webb Institute

Officers of the Section

Governor: Jack Winn, (SUNY) Farmingdale
Chair: Dan King, Sarah Lawrence College
Chair-Elect: Farley Mawyer, York College (CUNY)
Vice-Chair for 4 Year Colleges: David Seppala-Holtzman, St. Joseph's College
Vice-Chair for 2 Year Colleges: Jerry G. Ianni, La Guardia Community College (CUNY)
Vice-Chair for High Schools: Chris Bergersen, MacArthur High School
Treasurer: Mohammad Javadi, Nassau Community College (SUNY)
Secretary: Henry Ricardo, Medgar Evers College (CUNY)
NYC Math Fair Chairperson: Randy Asher, Brooklyn Technical High School
Long Island Math Fair Chairperson: Joe Quartararo, Northport-East Northport Public Schools
Speakers Bureau Chairperson: Abraham S. Mantell, Nassau Community College (SUNY)
Newsletter Editor: Abraham S. Mantell, Nassau Community College (SUNY)
Liaison Coordinator: Raymond N. Greenwell, Hofstra University
Chair of Public Relations Committee: David Seppala-Holtzman, St. Joseph's College
Other members of Public Relations Committee: Farley Mawyer, York College (CUNY)
Book Exhibit Coordinator: Henry Ricardo, Medgar Evers College (CUNY)
Student Chapter Coordinator: David Seppala-Holtzman, St. Joseph's College
Webmaster: Raymond N. Greenwell, Hofstra University

Elected officers (left to right): Jack Winn (Governor), Henry Ricardo (Secretary), Dan King (Chair), Farley Mawyer (Chair-Elect), David Seppala-Holtzman (Vice-Chair for 4 Year Colleges), Jerry Ianni (Vice-Chair for 2 Year Colleges), Chris Bergersen (Vice-Chair for High Schools), Mohammad Javadi (Treasurer)

If you have questions or comments about this web site, please send them to matrng@hofstra.edu.
Last updated: May 7, 2008