STEM

Goldwater Scholarship Info Session 11/3

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The Goldwater Scholarship grants scholarships to undergraduates who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering (the full list of disciplines is available at the bottom of the Goldwater Scholarship’s eligibility guidelines). Both sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply, though in most cases juniors are most competitive. All applicants must be actively engaged in research in addition to their coursework to be considered for this scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship does have a monetary component ($7500 in the senior year those those who apply as a junior or $7500 in the junior year and again in the senior year for those that receive the award as a sophomore). But even more importantly, winning the Goldwater serves as a marker of early academic promise that can help students secure future fellowships, admission to graduate school, and other important forms of recognition and access that will be an asset to building a career in research.

The Office of Fellowships will hold an info session and Q&A with Goldwater Scholar Anna Fehr (’23) on Thursday, November 3 in Fisk Hall Room 209 at 4:30pm. Join us there to learn more! Freshman, sophomores, and juniors are welcome. (Come listen, even if you might apply in a future year, rather than right now!)

Those interested in applying this year should complete the pre-application (available on the Goldwater Scholarship website) by November 18, 2022 at the very latest. Reach out to fellowships@wesleyan.edu with any questions.

Math Jam is open for Fall 2022

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The hours for Math Jam for this semester are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 5 – 7 pm.  The location is Exley 405.

Just as a reminder: Math Jam is additional resource (complementing professor office hours, class CA sessions, and the Math Workshop) for students studying mathematics at Wes. Math Jam works on a “study hall” model. Students are encouraged to come, on their own or in a group. There is plenty of space to study and tutors are standing by when questions arise.

An additional feature of Math Jam is that it is not limited to pure math questions alone. The tutors are able to assist with the “mathy” aspects of classes from other departments. The tutors present on Tuesday and Wednesday are well equipped to field intro-level questions in Economic, Physics, and Computer Science. The tutors on Thursday can also help with into Physics and Statistics, and have extensive experience tutoring for the QAC. All tutors are knowledgeable in the standard math calculus sequence (and much more).

The Math Workshop is Open for the Fall 2022 Semester

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The Math Workshop is a drop-in tutoring service staffed by experienced undergraduates and math graduate students. Staff members provide a friendly, relaxed atmosphere while answering questions about mathematics. This is a good place to go when you get stuck on your math homework.

The hours and locations for the Math Workshop are below.

  • Mondays – Thursdays, 11:45am -1:15pm, in the basement of the Science Library in Room 88.
  • Sundays – Thursdays, 7 – 10pm, in Exley 189 (the fishbowl).

The Math&CS department organizes this service in addition to the regular office hours of individual instructors, and complementary to the other tutoring programs offered by the University. Please let your students know about this additional resource. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions related to the Math Workshop.

Wesleyan Women in Science Kickoff Meeting 9/15

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Wesleyan Women in Science
Kickoff Meeting

Thursday, September 15
12pm, Exley 109

Wesleyan Women in Science will be hosting a kickoff meeting on Thursday, 9/15, at noon in Exley 109.  Please join us to meet other female and nonbinary students in the sciences and find out more about all the various WesWIS events and activities.  Pizza will be served.

Upcoming Wesleyan Women in Science Events

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Join us this Friday December 3rd at 12:15pm for our Summer Opportunities Panel in the Gordon Career Center. Don’t miss out on the chance to hear your peers in STEM talk about their experiences doing a wide range of interesting things over the summer and learn how you can get involved.

Join us next Tuesday December 7th at 12pm for the next lunch in our student-faculty lunch series for a conversation with Psychology Professor Grace Sullivan!

Come to Math Jam!

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Are you a first-generation student? Need to sharpen your skills in math?  Come to Math Jam for peer support!

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9:30pm, Vanguard Lounge, CAAS Building, 343 High Street

For more information contact Professor Ilesanmi Adeboye at iadeboye@wesleyan.edu.

Math Jam. Tuesdays and Thursdays 8-9:30pm, Vanguard Lounge, CAAS Building, 343 High Street

M is for Math Jam!

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What is Math Jam?

Math Jam is an additional resource for students taking introductory math classes that is intended to complement the Math Workshop, CA sessions, or a professor’s office hours.

Where can I find Math Jam?

Math Jam is located in the Vanguard Lounge of the Center for African American Studies Building (343 High Street). The sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8 – 9:30 pm.

Why Math Jam?

Community + Practice = Success!

At Math Jam, space is available for students to come on their own, or in a group, to work on homework sets, study for exams, and find new study partners. Experienced tutors are on-site, ready to answer questions and review concepts as they arise.