Our student clubs have been active this year in scheduling intellectual and social events. These contribute significantly to the camaraderie and welcoming environment of the department, in addition to being a lot of fun. These clubs sponsored and organized an array of events as highlighted below.
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) Graduate Student Chapter
- Held a department tea on September 8
- Hosted “Integrals and Ice Cream” on October 13, which featured WSU’s Ferdinand’s ice cream and some challenging calculus problems
- Organized a Star Party October 21 at the Jewett Observatory, that was unfortunately cancelled due to weather
- Sponsored a math trivia contest on November 3
- Organized the “Math Mania Fiesta Quest” that featured games, such as liar dice, mancala, and ultimate tic-tac-toe, on February 2
- Served drinks and snacks at the “Last Tea of the Year” on December 8
- Held a department tea on March 28
- Designed department hoodies (see below)
The American Statistical Association (ASA)
- Co-hosted, with CISER, an R workshop for general WSU audiences on October 1 and October 8
- Held a department social on October 6
- Sponsored “Statsgiving” on November 15, with pizza, donuts, and drinks
- Organized the department’s 3-Minute Thesis competition on November 28, which also included a build-your-own taco bar
- Hosted a social with sandwiches and ice cream on January 25
- Held an ice cream social on February 23
- Organized a WSU statistics alumni panel on Zoom to engage current students with alumni to talk about life after grad school
- Intrigued us with interesting facts about probability at “Probability and Pizza” on March 1
- Organized a lunch social, catered by Jimmy Johns on March 28
- Hosted Alice Zhou from Amazon, who spoke on March 29 about “her personal journey as a statistician navigating the dynamic landscape of different Amazon divisions for seven years, climbing the ranks with four promotions”; this included a lunch catered by Chipotle
- Designed “Beta Hat” beanies (see below)
The Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM)
- Held a social on September 20
- Sponsored pumpkin painting on October 26
- Organized an ice cream social on April 22
We are most grateful for the energy that these events bring to the department, and we thank the officers and members of each club for their hard work.
