Activities

There are many ways to be involved with the Math and CS Department outside of regular classes. Please join us!

• Department Seminar Series
  Several times each semester the department invites speakers to give talks about mathematics or computer science that will be of interest to students.
• Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  Contact Mr. Chuck Hommel or join via their home page. [Email] [Home Page]
• Student Chapter of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
  See Prof. Martin Jackson for more information.
• Computer Science Student Seminar
  Learn about the latest advances and new ideas in computer science.
• Mathematics Problem Seminar
  Prepare for the Putnam Competition (a national mathematics competition for college students) by enrolling in this pass/fail seminar (Math 295). See Prof. Bryan Smith for more information.
• Mathematical Contest in Modeling
  Students in the Mathematical Modeling course (Math 471/CS 471) and the Optimization course (Math 335) compete in this contest every spring, and some years there is room for more students to participate. The Problem Seminar (Math 296) is a no-credit, Pass/Fail course used to prepare students for this competition. See a history of our teams or contact Prof. Mike Spivey for more information.
• Thompson Hall Thursday Science and Mathematics Seminar
  Interesting talks about mathematics and science, with speakers from on and off campus. Every Thursday at 4 p.m. in one of the large lecture halls on the first floor (often Th 124). Refreshments included! Schedules are available.
• Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
  Study mathematics in Hungary - several UPS Math/CS majors have gone on this program and thoroughly enjoyed it. See Prof. Rob Beezer for more information.

Past Special Events

• Scott Fest! (In honor of Professor David Scott, who retired in December 2009)
• Annual Spring Picnic and Awards Presentation Pictures: [1999] [2002] [2003]
• 2005 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America
  On April 1-2 the department hosted the annual regional meeting of the Mathematical Association of America.
• Keith Devlin Visit
  Keith Devlin, NPR's "Math Guy" and Stanford University Professor was a visitor to the department March 31 - April 2, 2005.
• Carol Smith and Jerry Kerrick Retirement Party
  On May 3, 2003 we had a day of activities to celebrate the careers of long-time computer science Professors Carol Smith and Jerry Kerrick.
• Constance Reid Visit
  Constance Reid, a mathematical biographer, was a visitor to the department November 5-7, 2002.
• Combinatorial Potlatch 2002
  The department hosted a regional, one-day research conference in combinatorics on February 16, 2002.