These lunch table conversations are intended to provide an opportunity for people to meet with
other colleagues from around the region to discuss topics that interest them while they eat.
Participants have the choice to self-assign themselves to topics and tables of their choice. So, those
who do not wish to be involved or who want to just catch up with math friends will have plenty of
opportunity to do that as well.
- AWM -- Issues Facing Women in Math: To discuss issues facing women in the mathematical
sciences. Possible subtopics include but are not limited to equal pay, encouraging and supporting
female students to enter the profession, creating community among women in the profession,
recruiting minority women into the profession, differences in teaching styles/classroom dynamics,
how to deal with discrimination, and equal distribution of resources to support research.
Moderators: Eva Goedhart & Katie Haymaker. Featured Guest: Rachel Levy (MAA).
- Undergraduate Research: Faculty members enhance their teaching and contributions to society by
involving undergraduates in research (Council on Undergraduate Research). What are the
challenges of undergraduate research? Do you have suggestions for addressing these challenges?
What recent undergraduate research projects have taken place at your school? Can you suggest
examples of potential undergraduate research ideas/topics from the different areas of mathematics?
What other questions or ideas do you have for this topic?
- Hot Careers for Hot Mathematicians: This is also a reminder that EPaDel’s Careers in Mathematics Conference is coming up soon on
October 5, 2019 at Kutztown University. What are the latest hot careers for mathematicians? What
are the careers of your recent friends and graduates of mathematics? Altogether, this is just a table
for students as well as early and seasoned career mathematicians to connect and socialize, and
generally share ideas and have their questions answered or answer other people’s questions.
Thank you to Dr. Agashi Nwogbaga (Wesley College) for organizing the lunch table discussions. If you have a suggestion for a future lunch table discussion, please send him an email.
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