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USF to Host Mathematical Association of America Meeting
The premier math conference in Illinois attracts mathematicians and students from around the State
Update – As of Thursday, March 12, 2020, this event has been canceled. Please feel free to contact Angela Antonou, Ph.D. with any questions.
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Joliet, Ill. – The number “100” and the University of St. Francis (USF) continue to appear together throughout 2020. Joliet’s only four-year university, which is currently celebrating its centennial, will host the 100th annual meeting of the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America on Friday, Mar. 13, and Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020.
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The conference, which is the premier math conference in Illinois that attracts mathematicians and students from around the State, will include:
- four plenary speakers: Edward Kim (University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse), Arden Warner (Natural Science in partnership with Fermilab), J. Alan Alewine (McKendree University) and James Sellers (University of Minnesota Duluth);
- a three-hour workshop by Aaron Wangberg from Winona State University;
- a variety of concurrent sessions, and;
- an undergraduate student math contest.
Visit sections.maa.org/illinois/ for more information about the 100th annual meeting of the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America hosted by USF.
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Currently celebrating 100 years of higher education rooted in Franciscan values, the University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 50,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.
University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose.
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