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- Senior to Present at Conference
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 Linsay
Moomaw, senior Mathemcatics and Business
Administration major, will present a talk on October 27 at the Michigan
Undergraduate Mathematics Conference at Michigan State University. Her
talk, College Desirability: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis, is
a result of her summer research at Miami University's SUMSRI program this
past summer. Lindsay worked with Andrea Austin from St. Michael's
College, Vermont, and Terrell Felder from North Carolina A&T State
University, and under the direction of Dr. Vasant Waikar from Miami
University.
- Alumnus Talks about Law School
- Jeff Smith '01 returned to campus on October 24 to share his
experiences in his talk Career Path from Math to Law with
mathematics students. Jeff, a double major in Mathematics and
Economics at B-W, went on to Law School at Case Western
Reserve
University. Since then, he has been with the firm of Millisor & Nobil
Co., specializing in employee benefits.
- Entrepreneurship Panel Presentation
- The Center for Innovation and Growth sponsored a panel
presentation
on Information Technology Entrepreneurs on October 11. The panel was
made up of four
Northeastern Ohio entrepreneurs: Ken
Conley from Main Sail, LLC; Jim Kandrac of United Computer Group; Daryl
McGuire from Pegasys; and Shawn Upchurch from Upsearch.
The last two are B-W alumni. The panel shared the education/training
they had
before starting their own companies, tough lessons they learned, changes
that
needed to be made, positive outcomes, and the value-added as a small
business to the Northeastern Ohio economy.
- Alumnus Talks about Law School
- On Monday, October 8, B-W Alum Corey Clay '07 spoke to
interested computer science students about his experience as a first year
law student at the University of Virginia, as well as the
application process. Corey was a double major in
Mathematics and Computer Science, with a minor in Political Science.
He served as President of the Student Body and was involved in numerous
campus organizations and activities during his four years at B-W.
- Alumnus Gives Talk
- On October 4, Dr. Duke Hutchings '06 spoke to computer
science students
about Formal Languages: The Halting Problem. Duke
received his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006, and is
currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bowling Green
State University.
- Student Chapter Sponsors LAN Party
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  Back by popular demand was the
ACM-sponsored LAN
party. This is the third year the Student Chapter has held this event,
which took place in the SAC on Saturday evening, September 22. Thanks
go to the B-W IT Department for providing the monitors.
- Invited Speaker Gives Talk
- On September 13, at the regularly scheduled ACM meeting,
Allen White gave a talk on "Using SMO to Manage SQL Server." Allen is
a Senior Database Administrator at Advanstar Communications, and is
finishing his CISA degree at B-W. His talk was a preview of the talk he
will be giving at the 2007 PASS Convention in Denver, Colorado.
- Student Chapter Start-of-Year Picnic
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  The BW ACM Student Chapter
started the year off
with a picnic on Sunday, September 9. Unfortunately, the weather did not
cooperate. Although the group moved inside to avoid the rain while
eating, it cleared up nicely afterward, allowing for some soccer, a fire,
and s'mores.
- Professor Joins Department
 This
August, Ellen MulQueeny joined the Department
as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Professor
Mulqueeny holds a Master of Science degree in Mathematics from Cleveland
State University, and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Mathematics
Education at Kent State University.
- New Network Lab
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 A new "state-of-the
art" networking lab will be
ready for the Fall, 2007, semester. This lab has four workstations, each
of which
includes three Cisco routers, three switches, and two wireless access
points. Here, students can gain experience configuring and
troubleshooting the
kind of equipment that is in the workplace today. The network lab is
available to students 24/7 through an electronic key-pad system.
- Professor Retires
Dr. Gerardus
Bouw,
Professor of
Computer Science, retired at the end of the 2006-07 academic
year. Dr. Bouw began his career at Baldwin-Wallace in 1980 teaching
Computer Science courses. In more recent
years, he has taught courses primarily in Computer Information
Systems, many of those in the evening.
- Student Chapter End-of-year Picnic
 The B-W
ACM
Student Chapter
celebrated a full year of activities with its
traditional
end-of-year picnic at Dr. Tims' on Sunday, April 29. The afternoon and
evening event included lots of food, volleyball, trampolining, and
camaraderie. This year, the weather chose to cooperate as well.
- Student Chapter Sponsors HS Programming Contest
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 The B-W ACM
Student Chapter
held its Fourth Annual High School
Programming Competition on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. High Schools
participating this year's all-day event included Chagrin Falls,
Cleveland Heights, CVCC, Lorain Southview, Normandy, North
Olmsted,
North Royalton, Padua Franciscan, Rocky River, Solon and St. Joseph
Academy. This year's winner was Bears2 from North Royalton High
School, beating the Bears1 team that had won the previous two
competitions.
- Programming Team Takes Second
- The programming team of Todd Bailey, Corey Clay and Nathaniel Maier
took second place at the First Annual Ohio Wesleyan Programming Contest
held on April 21, 2007.
- Professor to Give Lecture
- Dr. Richard Varga will present a lecture entitled "Gersgorin and His
Circles" on Wednesday, April 18, 2:30 - 3:30 in MaCs 144. Dr. Varga is
a University Professor and Director of Research at the Institute of
Computational
Mathematics (ICM), Department of Mathematical Sciences at Kent State
University.
- Alumni to Speak
- Alumni Tom Kovacevich and Dragan Trninic will
speak to the Abstract Algebra II class in MaCs
105. Both are '05 graduates of B-W and are currently graduate students at
Miami University of Ohio, graduating this May.
They will be available throughout the day to talk to current students
about graduate
school.
- Student Accepted at Summer Research Institute
- Lindsay Moomaw, junior major in Mathematics as well as Business
Administration, has been accepted for participation in the Miami
University Summer
Undergraduate Mathematical Research Institute (SUMRI) this summer. The
institute will be held June 4 - July 20 on Miami University's Oxford,
Ohio campus.
- Computer Honorary Initiates Members
The Baldwin-Wallace Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, national computer
science
honorary,
conducted its annual initiation ceremony on Saturday, March 31, in the
Mathematics and Computer Science Building. After the ceremony, parents and
friends joined initiates
and departmental faculty for a
reception in MaCs 105.
- Mathematics Honorary Initiates Members
The Baldwin-Wallace Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, national mathematics
honorary, inducted 24 new members at
its annual initiation ceremony on Saturday, March 31. The ceremony, held
in the Grindstone Room of the College Union, concluded with parents and
friends joining the initiates
and departmental faculty for a
reception.
- Student Named Outstanding Senior
 Corey Clay, a senior
Mathematics and Computer Science double major
who will be graduating in May, was named one of this year's five
Outstanding Seniors. The announcement was made at the annual Honor's Day
Colloquium. Corey will be attending law school next year.
- 2006-07 Student Award
Recipients
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The Department recognized outstanding Mathematics and Computer Science
students at the annual Honors Day Convocation, March 30, 2007.
- Students take Second Place at Denison
The B-W programming team composed of members Corey Clay, Michael Yee,
Nathaniel Maier, and Salaheldean Abu-Zahrieh took
second place at the Annual Denison University Spring Programming
Contest. This year's contest was deemed harder by all, with only one
team able to solve three of the six problems and all other teams solving
two or less. The B_W team, having solved two problems, and in first place
till the last half hour of the
competition,
was surpassed by a team from Ohio Wesleyan University, which was
able to solve a third
problem. This was Salah's first programming competition.
- Seniors Visit Clemson
- Clemson University has invited mathematics majors Susan
Niese, Katherine Hastings, Andrew Miskimen, Todd Bailey and Rhiana Knotts
to visit their
campus and consider their programs for graduate studies in mathematics.
- Students Compete at ACM-ICPC ECNA
 Three
computer students competed at the East Central Regional
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest on November 10 -
11. The team of Corey Clay,
Kevin Deenanauth, and Michael Yee (all seniors) placed 58th of the 116
teams competing in the region. This was the first contest in which
both Mike and Kevin competed.
- Company to Help Sponsor HS Programming
Contest
- The B-W ACM Student Chapter, in addition to the
entire Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science, is happy to announce that OEConnection, recognized as one of the
99 best workplaces in Northeast Ohio, will be the major sponsor of our
Annual High
School Programming Competition. The all-day event will take place on
Tuesday, April 24.
- Clemson Representative Speaks
- On November 6, Professor Chris Cox of Clemson University spoke
to interested
students about both graduate programs and REUs (research experience for
undergraduates) at Clemson. Afterward, he met with students to answer
individual questions about the Mathematical Sciences Department at
Clemson.
- Visiting Professor Gives Lecture
- On Friday, November 3, Professor Reza Akhtar, of Miami
University, gave a lecture on "Elliptic Curves, Geometry, and
Arithmetic" to students in the Abstract Algebra class, as well as
other interested parties. Afterward, he spoke with students about
graduate school opportunities in Mathematics at Miami University.
- 5-yr. BS/MBA Program Approved
- Beginning Fall 2006, two five-year programs are offered to
specially qualified students that combine either a Computer Science or
Computer Information Systems major with a minor in Business Administration
and a Masters of Business Administration degree. These programs are
designed to prepare graduates for positions in computer and information
systems management that require strong technical backgrounds, good
communication skills, and an in-depth understanding of the business
world. Applicants to the program must have a 3.0 minimum GPA. Those
applicants with a cumulative GPA less than a 3.4 will be expected to take
the GMAT exam prior to applying to the program. Interested students are
strongly encouraged to contact the director of the MBA program in the
spring semester of their sophomore year.
- New SIG Established
- Professor Ken Atchinson and interested computer students have
developed
preliminary plans for the establishment of a Special Interest Group (SIG) on
computer networking. Beginning in Fall '06, the SIG will get its start via a
1-hr. course in which students will be reading/discussing research papers in
the area of networking, as well as planning special projects that this group
could undertake.
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