Massachusetts Theta
Simmons College
2009-2010 Chapter Report

Advisors

Chapter Advisor: Donna Beers

PFC: David Browder

Number of New Members Inducted: 8

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

1. The highlight for AY 2009-10 was the installation of our new chapter on December 3, 2009. We were honored to have Professor Joan Weiss, the immediate Past President of Pi Mu Epsilon, officiate. (See installation photo at http://www.pme-math.org/chapters/newchapters20092010.html )

2. An alumnae panel, "My work and graduate studies since I graduated from Simmons, and the role mathematics has played in each," which took place on March 23, 2010. The six panelists represented a wide range of fields, including: chemical engineering, epidemiology, dentistry, financial services, computer science, and environmental science.

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?

Nicole Gallant was accepted into the Master of Arts in Teaching program at Union Graduate College. Sarah Faulkner was accepted into the Master of Arts in Teaching program at Simmons College. Gabrielle Rossetti was selected as a summer 2010 Statistics and Methods Group Intern at the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.