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Math Alliance

Programs

Third Annual Iowa Mathematical Field of Dreams Conference
and StatFest Conference

Living Dr. King's Dream

2009 Agenda

Most events will be held in the
John PappaJohn Business Building (PBB)
Click here for map of PBB

Click here for map of Conference Area

Friday, September 25th

Time	Event	Location
5:30p-7:00p	Students meet escorts in Iowa House Lobby/Hubbard Park to walk to Eng. Open House (specific instructions given upon arrival)
5:30p-9:00p	Student Pizza Dinner and Engineering Open House (All students and graduate students invited)	Seaman's Center for Engineering
7:00p-10:00p	Mentor Dinner; Networking time (All mentors/professors welcome)	Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), South 179

Saturday, September 26th

PBB: Pappajohn Business Building

Time	Event	Location
7:45a-8:30a	Breakfast	PBB Atrium
8:30a-9:00a	Welcome Chair: Phil Kutzko, Director, National Alliance; Professor, UI Dept. of Mathematics Curt Hunter, Dean, UI Tippie College of Business Marcella David, Associate Provost for Diversity, The University of Iowa Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Wolfgang Kliemann, Professor and Chair, ISU Dept. of Mathematics Yi Li, Professor and Chair, UI Dept. of Mathematics Gideon Zamba, Assistant Professor, UI Dept. of Biostatistics Doug Mupasiri, Professor, UNI Dept. of Mathematics	W10, PBB
9:00a-10:00a	Fields of Success: Alliance Ph.D Graduates tell their story Chair: Leslie Hogben, Professor, ISU Dept. of Mathematics Louis Beaugris, Assistant Professor, Kean University Dept. of Mathematics Tamekia Jones, Research Assistant Professor, U of Florida Children’s Oncology Group Dept. of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research Kyndra Middleton, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University Juan Ariel Ortiz-Navarro, Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Dept. of Mathematics	W10, PBB
10:00a-10:15a	Break	PBB Atrium
10:15a-11:20	Fields of Opportunities: Graduate opportunities for math majors in quantitative scientific disciplines Chair: Phil Kutzko Statistics; Kathryn Chaloner, Professor and Chair, UI Dept. of Biostatistics Engineering; Adin Mann, Professor, ISU Dept. of Engineering Mathematics; Leslie Hogben Business; Charles Whiteman, Senior Associate Dean, UI Tippie College of Business, Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership	W10, PBB
11:20a-11:45a	Walk to Lunch
11:45a-12:45p	Lunch Presentation: Educational Testing and Measurement in Iowa City: Past, Present, and Future Steve Dunbar, The University of Iowa, Ed. Measurement and Statistics; Director, Iowa Testing Programs (Introduction: Kyndra Middleton)	Sheraton, Dean AB Ballroom
1:00p-1:45p	How to Select a graduate program in the math sciences Chair: Phil Kutzko Alicia Carriquiry, Professor, ISU Dept. of Statistics	W10, PBB
1:45p-2:45p	Graduate Student Panel The Graduate School Experience: What to expect, how to succeed, challenges and how to overcome them Chair: Juan Gatica, Professor, UI Dept. of Mathematics Carmen Smith, Graduate Student, UI Dept. of Biostatistics Paulette Willis, Graduate Student, UI Dept. of Mathematics Krystal Oates, Graduate Student, UI Dept. of Educational Measurement and Statistics Bobby Elam, Graduate Student, UNI Dept. of Mathematics Darren Row, Graduate Student, ISU Dept. of Mathematics Fernando Mirnada-Mendoza, Graduate Student, ISU Dept. of Mathematics Luvenia Hellams, Graduate Student, ISU Dept. of Statistics	W10, PBB
2:45p-3:15p	Alliance Website Demonstration Sandra Thomas, Senior Administrator, Institute for Broadening Participation Dana Saywell, Content Systems Manager, Institute for Broadening Participation Liv Detrick, Web Developer, Institute for Broadening Participation
3:15p-3:30p	Break	PBB Atrium
3:30p-3:45p	Introduction to Fair and Summer Programs Paul Sacks, Professor, ISU Dept. of Mathematics	W401, PBB
3:30p-5:30p	Graduate Department Fair and Career Fair Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Ed. Measurement and Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Industry	W401, S401, PBB
5:45p	Load buses for trip to banquet	Washington St. Cambus Stop
6:30p-9:00p	Banquet Phil Kutzko Keynote Speaker Ivelisse Aviles, PhD, Mathematical Statistician, NIST Title: “Can I compete?” (Introduction: Kathryn Chaloner)	Paul W. Brechler Press Box
9:00p	Load buses for return to Sheraton/Iowa House

Sunday, September 27th

Time	Event	Location
7:45a-8:30a	Breakfast	PBB Atrium
8:30a-8:45a	StatFest; Welcome and remarks Chair: Kathryn Chaloner Francois Abboud, UI Carver College of Medicine Associate Vice President for Research; Edith King Pearson Chair in Cardiovascular Research; Director, Cardiovascular Research Center; Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Nagambal Shah, Professor, Spelman College Dept. of Mathematics Derrick Rollins, Professor, ISU Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering; and Dept. of Statistics; ISU Assistant Dean for Diversity	W10, PBB
8:45a-9:30a	Careers in Industry Chair: Brian Smith, Associate Professor, UI Dept. of Biostatistics Shaowei Yang, FSA, MAAA Bob Rodriquez, PhD, SAS Institute Inc. Brian Millen, PhD, Eli Lilly and Co.	W10, PBB
9:30a-10:00a	Careers in Government Chair: Alicia Carriquiry Heather Garten, PhD, NSA Ivelisse Aviles, PhD, NIST	W10, PBB
10:00a-10:20a	Break	PBB Atrium
10:20a-11:05a	Careers in Academia Chair: Kathryn Chaloner Tamekia Jones, Research Assistant Professor, U of Florida Children’s Oncology Group Dept. of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research Derrick Rollins, Professor, ISU Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Professor, ISU Dept. of Statistics; Assistant Dean for Diversity Brian Smith, Associate Professor, UI Dept. of Biostatistics Jacqueline Hughes-Oliver, Professor, NCSU Dept. of Statistics	W10, PBB
11:05a-11:50p	Careers in Testing and Measurement Chair: Robert Ankenmann, Associate Professor, UI Dept. of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations Robert L. Brennan, The University of Iowa, Ed. Measurement and Testing; Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Education Jim Sconing, Director of Statistical Research at ACT Kyndra Middleton, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University	W10, PBB
11:50p	Distribute boxed lunches; Available seating in W401, PBB	PBB Atrium

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