MGB Officers

Here are our current (2008) MGB Officers

The Chair is responsible for planning and running the monthly MGB meetings as well as any other open meetings the Chair shall call. The Chair has the power to convene a meeting of the Executive Board, which may be closed to members-at-large. The Chair shall be responsible for the integration of committees into MGB. In the event of a vacant seat on the Executive Board (excepting Chair or vice-chair), the Chair shall appoint a replacement to finish the term. The Chair is the only non-voting member of MGB, but shall cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie.

The General Liaison shall represent MGB outside of the Mathematics department, and shall facilitate communication with the TA union (COGS), the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), and any other campus organization representing general graduate student interests. Within the Department, this person acts as liaison between MGB and faculty, administration, undergrads, post-docs, and of course other graduate students. The Liaison shall serve as an official representative of MGB when dealing with University administration (in conjunction with the Chair, if necessary). The Liaison is responsible for contacting Facilities Services when necessary.

The International Student Liaison shall be responsible for representing the needs and concerns of international graduate students in UI Math. The Liaison will be familiar with visa procedures, English-proficiency testing, and other issues of specific concern to students of other nationalities. The Liaison shall be concerned with integrating international graduate students into the social and intellectual fabric of the department.

GAUSS (Graduate and Undergraduate Student Seminar) is a weekly lecture series by, for, and catering to the interests of mathematics graduate students and undergraduate mathematics majors. The chairs of the committee shall organize a schedule of weekly colloquia fitting these requirements. Choice of speakers and topics is at the discretion of the chairs, but should be informed by the desires of students. GAUSS talks shall be publicized via email to math faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates; the seminars shall also be listed in the department's weekly schedule of talks.

The vice-chair is responsible for taking minutes at any open meeting of MGB. Within 48 hours of an open meeting, the vice-chair must distribute minutes to all graduate students and post these minutes in a public location (such as the MacLean Hall mailroom bulletin board). The vice-chair shall minute any meetings of the Executive Board and distribute minutes to members within 48 hours. In the event of the Chair's temporary incapacity or illness, the vice-chair shall serve as Chair and may appoint a temporary vice-chair.

Chair: Paulette Willis

General Liaison: Jeff Boerner

International Student Liaison: Jose Velez

GAUSS Co-Chairs: Andrew Greene, Jeromy Sivek

Vice Chair: Jonas Meyer

MGB Officers

The Newsletter Committee puts together a monthly newsletter intended for the graduate students. The newsletter will inform students about current news and upcoming events while also providing general information about the graduate student experience. The chairs are responsible for coordinating the newsletter; they may delegate any amount of writing, photography, editing, layout, distribution, and any other tasks. The finished newsletter is distributed to graduate students, postdocs, and faculty; copies for undergraduates are made available in Muhly Lounge, and the file will be available on the department web page.

The Heartland Activities Liaison will coordinate graduate-student activities with Heartland Mathematics Partnership(HMP)member schools in consultation with that committee. Responsibilities may include coordinating undergraduate ``shadows,'' graduate student speaking engagements, mentoring experiences, and recruitment panels; additional responsibilities may be added to suit the needs of HMP. This Liaison must be a graduate-student member of the HMP committee and as such is appointed by the head of said Committee, rather than elected by a vote of MGB.

Heartland Liaison: Sam Schmidt

News Letter Editors: Annie Meyers, Andy Mills

The Social Committee oversees the semi-annual department picnics, securing funding from the Department and promoting the events. Other social activities may be organized at the discretion of the (co)-chairs. The Social committee will also host one ``Math Tea'' per month.

Social Committee Co-Chairs: Alina Florescu, Pat Rhomberg