University of Iowa Math Club

Meeting: 13 December 2007

Minutes by Boanne MacGregor, Secretary

Mathelicious Happenings Happened Mathelicously as follows:

  1. Meeting began around 6:10 PM. This meeting brought to you in part by aBa's ingenious, politically correct poster containing Santa lighting a menorah.
  2. Our illustrious prez devised a beautiful poetic metaphor involving windshield wipers.
  3. We have money now! Because we meet during the dinner hour, UI Student Government has generously provided us with funding for our pizza and soda endeavors.
  4. A scheme arose to organize a Mathematical NerdFest with other math clubs across the state. Possibly, ISU could host it (if we promise to stay off the topic of football) and we could take a road trip(!).
  5. High School Math Competition: we can proctor and possibly get a free lunch from Muhly.
  6. We all received a crash course on 22M:032 --> Squirrel = ???. The prof likes his dogs.
  7. aBa says the website looks boring; we need more pictures!
  8. Miller has been nominated and elected as Super-Official Math Club Treasurer. Cheers and copious kudos!
  9. Jaqui did your dead mathematician talk: Sonya Kovalevski, who has a crater named after her on the far side of the moon. (Yay girl power!)
  10. Speaking of Sonya K, Paulette made a striking announcement on Sonya Kovalevski Day, put on by AMS WAM a famous national mathematics society. It's an event geared toward high school girls interested in math and science. They need group leaders! Undergrads can work with a group of girls, help out with math problems, get a free T-shirt, and all that good stuff. Mark your calendars for April 5 2008.
  11. Paulette is also working on undergrad recruitment for GAUSS. All suggestions welcome.
  12. Possible math talk in the works for Martin Luther King Jr. week: Paulette will keep us posted.
  13. We're hoping to recruit a physics professor -- Kletzing or Klink -- to give a talk for GAUSS or something similar. Luke, remember to talk to Klink next semester.
  14. aBa said his heartfelt goodbye. He's ditching us for Berkeley next semester. (*tear*) That means we need new minds to take over for him: someone to organize meetings, make posters, chalk boards, send out emails, etc. These are some pretty big shoes to fill. Any takers?
  15. Danielle wants to create a phone tree to alert members to impending cancellations due to dangerous ice storms.
  16. Suying and/or Miller will contact Thai Flavors about additional fundraising next semester.