New Jersey Epsilon
St. Peter's College
2003-2004 Chapter Report

Advisor and Officers

Advisor: Professor Michael B. Sheehy

President: Jenny Buontempo

Vice President: Ivan Rodriguez

Secretary: Mukta Varsani

Treasurer: Mukta Varsani

Number of New Members Inducted:

4.

Number of Continuing Members:

0.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present a paper at the PME national meeting at MathFest in Providence, Rhode Island?

Yes. Two members will attend and one will present a paper.

Describe the two most interesting or unusual chapter activities this year:

We held a Mathematics Open House/Pizza Party where students could come and talk to the Mathematics Faculty about majoring or minoring in Mathematics as well as Career opportunities.

Sponsored a talk by Patti Hulsen, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Raritan Valley Community College "After the smoke clears...there is Coffee and other Graphing Calculator Applications.

Do you have any news about current students or recent graduates? For example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences. :

Two former graduates received their Phd. this year - Dr. Michele Piccarelli and Dr. Katheryn Herbert.