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Welcome to the NES/MAA!

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is the largest professional society that focuses on undergraduate mathematics education. Our members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists; statisticians; and many others in academia, government, business, and industry. We welcome all who are interested in the mathematical sciences.

The mission of the MAA is "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level."

The Northeastern Section of the MAA includes the six New England States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and the four Canadian Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Upcoming Events

  • The Dinner Meetings are beginning to be scheduled for this spring. The first are
    • The Sixteenth Sulski Lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on March 24
    • The Seventh Preskenis Dinner Meeting at Framinham State College.

      All of the details are on the Dinner Meetings page.

  • The Spring 2009 Section Meeting will be held at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, on May 29 and 30. All information about the meeting is available at the meeting webpage. We hope to see you there!

Solomon Friedberg wins the 2009 NES Teaching Award

The Section is delighted to announce that Solomon Friedberg of Boston College is the winner of the 2009 Northeastern Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. His students and colleagues praise him not only for his enthusiasm and skill in the classroom, but also for his commitment to his students and accessibility outside the classroom. In addition, he has organized a nationwide effort to improve the teaching of the next generation of college and university faculty by creating innovative materials to promote effective teaching among current graduate students.

A full description of some of Professor Friedberg's accomplishments and impact will be in the Section's Spring Newsletter. Congratulations Professor Friedberg!

Fr. Stanley Bezuszka passes away

The Rev. Stanley Bezuszka, who was one of the original founders of the Northeastern Section, passed away in December at the age of 94. Fr. Bezuszka was a member of the faculty at Boston College for more than 60 years and served as the first Vice-Chair of the Section in 1955-1956 and as the second Chair in 1956-1957.

There is a very nice remembrance of Fr. Bezuszka at the Boston College Chronicle, and more information about his contributions to the Section on the Section History page.

Congratulations to New Section Officers

The Section held elections at the Fall Meeting for several new Section Officers. Rob Poodiack from Norwich University was elected as the Vice-Chair of the Section, Phil Mahler from Middlesex Community College was elected as the Two-Year College Representative, and Ann Kizanis was re-elected as Secretary-Treasurer.

Congratulations Ann, Phil, and Rob, and a warm Thanks to Lois Martin who completed her term as Two-Year College Representative.

Fall Meeting at Bentley Univeristy, November 21 and 22, 2008

We had a great Fall 2008 Section Meeting at Bentley this fall. A great dealt of thanks goes to the Program Committee and Local Arrangements Committee who put together a very interesting program and were great hosts.

We hope to see you on May 29-30 at Fairfield Univeristy for our Spring 2009 Meeting!

We hope you'll find the Section website useful and easy to navigate. If you have any suggestions for improvements, please send them to tratliff@wheatoncollege.edu.

 

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