MU ALPHA THETA HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS DO THE MATH

Twelve of Rowan College at Gloucester County’s (RCGC) top student achievers proved that when it comes to numbers, they can do the math during the Mu Alpha Theta two-year college mathematics honor society induction ceremony on Thursday, April 14.

“Mathematics is the backbone of all STEM majors. Without math, the world would cease to exist,” Mu Alpha Theta faculty advisor Greg Buthusiem told inductees, noting that even Rolling Stone Magazine published an article about the importance of algorithms.

According to Buthusiem, RCGC is one of the few community colleges in the area to be part of the mathematics honor society. “This gives our students a distinction over other community colleges,” he said of the society now in its fifth year at RCGC. “This is our largest group of inductees ever.”

Members of Mu Alpha Theta are required to maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA, have completed 24 credits and successfully passed Calculus I.

Pictured left to right are: Mu Alpha Theta Faculty Advisor and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Greg Buthusiem, inductees Nicolette Sandone of Deptford, Randy Hutchinson of Sewell, Sarina Rose Trapani of Deptford and Michael Polino of Pitman, Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Dr. Brenden Rickards and RCGC President Frederick Keating. (Not pictured: Rebecca Carr, Bridget Costello, Andrea Farrell, Michael Keller, Michael Koppel, Kyle Marino, Devon Nealer and Evan Scott.)

Rowan College at Gloucester County’s 250-acre campus is located on Tanyard Road in Deptford, just off Exit 56 of Route 55.