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April 1, 2013
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by many students and professors, most
importantly my advisors. I am proud to
represent Clayton State and my advisors;
this experience has given me a positive
kick-start to my career in mathematics."
“Opportunities like this have a significant
and profound impact on student interest in
mathematics and in research in general,”
says Raridan. “Active learning and active
engagement in the discipline will moti-
vate these students to work a little harder
in class because they’ve seen what can be
achieved by their peers. Many of our stu-
dents have expressed an interest in attend-
ing graduate school because of their expe-
riences while at the 92nd MAA-SE. I am
so proud of our students and so lucky to
work at a university that promotes schol-
arly activity among our students. ”
Minion adds, "The MAA-SE conference
was very teacher-student oriented; there
were so many students who presented
research conducted with their professors.
Every part of it was a blast, not to mention
everyone who attended loves math just as
much as I do!"
"Listening to other students give talks
formed a sense of mathematics-universal-
ism. No matter what was our major, we all
shared our enthusiasm for mathematics
and we all contributed towards an even
better conference experience," remarks
Ngo.
Morales-Beale provided an interesting
perspective that summarized the feelings
of many of the students from Clayton
State.
"Attending MAA-SE this weekend was
one of the major highlights of my senior
year,” she says. “The research presented
by fellow Clayton State students was
impressive and inspiring."
The students’ travel was funded through
CIMS. The students and Dr. Raridan
would like to thank Dr. Anthony
Giovannitti, Mathematics Department
chair, and Dr. Lila Roberts, dean of CIMS,
for providing the necessary support for
travel to conferences.
tribute to new realms of scientific dis-
course through their own work,” says
Deckner.
Ellick, a native of Chicago, conducted her
research on teen pregnancy. Langley
(Ellenwood, Ga.) conducted his research
on student engagement. He used high
school sophomores’ responses to ques-
tions concerning student attitudes and
efforts towards schooling.
Deckner was co-author to both of the
accepted proposals, and serves as a men-
tor, helping to make these students’
dreams real. She feels, “honored to work
with such exceptional young talent and I
look forward to watching the careers of
these two exceptional scholars.”
GPS sponsors include: Department of
Psychology and Counseling at Valdosta
State University, Department of
Psychology at Georgia Southern
University, Department of Psychology at
Columbus State University, Department
of Psychology at Clayton State
University,
and
Department
of
Psychology
at
Coastal
Georgia
University.
The GPS meeting is the second this month
with a strong Clayton State representa-
tion. The Southeastern Psychological
Association (SEPA) Conference at the
Omni CNN Center in Atlanta had 10 rep-
resentatives from Clayton State -- five
students and five faculty -- making pre-
sentations.
SEPA, cont’d. from p. 9
Psychology Presentations, cont’d. from p. 9
MAA-SE, cont’d. from p. 6
The campus wished a fun-filled farewell to Linda Corva at her March retirement celebration. Enjoy
your retirement, Linda! We will miss you!