GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER SESSION

James Freeman, Cornell College

Thursday, August 10, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Graduate students are invited by MAA Committee on Graduate Students and The Young Mathematicians Network to submit abstracts for the session. The poster size will be 48” (width) by 36” (height). Posters and materials for posting pages on the posters will be provided on-site. Applications should be submitted to Professor Jim Freeman, jfreeman@cornellcollege.edu, by Tuesday, June 12, 2006.

GRADUATE STUDENT RECEPTION

Thursday, August 10, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This is sponsored by the Committee on Graduate Students.  David Manderscheid is the Chairman. 

APPLYING FOR YOUR FIRST JOB

David Manderscheid, University of Iowa

Friday, August 11, 2:30 pm – 3:50 pm

This session is aimed at Ph.D. students and at recent Ph.D.s. An overview of the employment process will be given with ample opportunity for participants to ask questions. Questions that will be addressed include: How do you find which jobs are available? How do you choose which jobs you want to apply for? What are academic and other employers looking for in the materials that you send? What should you be doing now? How do schools conduct interviews? How can you best prepare for these interviews? How do employers choose to whom they will make offers? Panelists will include Sharon Clarke, Pepperdine University; James Freeman, Cornell College; Peter Stanek, Lockheed Martin, and Trachette Johnson, University of Michigan. The session is co-sponsored by the MAA Committee on Graduate Students and The Young Mathematicians Network.