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Overview
The Mathematics and Computing programs are led by five full-time faculty and several adjunct instructors. The programs strive to prepare majors for success in their future careers in industry, business, education, or in their pursuit of a graduate degree. Mathematics majors at Columbia College have gone into various areas of graduate study, including mathematics, computer science, education, law, and audiology. Graduates who have certified to teach are highly sought after as mathematics teachers in school districts both in South Carolina and beyond.
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Columbia College's commitment to integrating technology into a liberal arts curriculum is particularly beneficial for students majoring in Mathematics and Computing. Program offices are located in the Barbara Bush Center for Science and Technology. The Center features a computer lab where students can access personal storage drives. Numerous classrooms are equipped with instructional technology that allows students and faculty to present information in a variety of ways.
Program News
- Dr. Leslie Hogben, Math Professor at Iowa State University-presented on The Minimum Rank of Symmetric Matrices described by a graph on March 16, 2011 at Columbia College.
- Megan Todd ( Senior Mathematics Teaching Candidate) received a scholarship from the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics at the 2011 SCCTM Conference held in Charleston, SC on Friday, Oct. 28th. Jestine Odom-Smith served as the faculty sponsor. In addition, six students attended the SCCTM conference.
Megan Todd
Sarah Foster
Elizabeth Richardson (not pictured)
Kate Friddle
Crystal Hernandez
Christina Garling
- Pragya Tripathi won the Undergraduate Student Poster Competition, which gets her a full scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, a large international conference that will take place in Portland, Oregon in October 2011.
- Columbia College CIS program had a strong representation at the first Carolinas Women In Computing conference (Nov. 12-13, 2010) Five students and a recent graduate attended: Suzanne Burgess, Cassidy Cade, Lilit Martirosyan, Kimberly Neal, Pragya Tripathi and Nicole Carmack’10. Two students presented a poster: Cassidy Cade and Pragya Tripathi. One student and one alumna gave a lightning talk: Suzanne Burgess and Nicole Carmack. Two-thirds of the organization committee of CWIC 2010 was from the Columbia College CIS program: Nieves McNulty was College and University Coordinator and Madeleine Schep served as co-chair.
- Columbia College has been awarded a $595,510 grant by The National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the “Development of Women Scholar-Leaders in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing.” The bulk of the funding will be dedicated to scholarships for students who meet the eligibility criteria. The grant period begins February 15, 2010, and expires January 31, 2015. The goal of the scholarship program is to increase the number of women and minorities graduating with baccalaureate degrees in chemistry, mathematics, and computing.
A joint venture of the College’s chemistry, mathematics and computing programs, this project builds upon a 2003 NSF grant and supports 18 four-year scholarships for women. Dr. Julia P. Baker, associate professor of chemistry; Dr. Adrienne Oxley, assistant professor of chemistry; Dr. Madeleine Schep, associate professor of mathematics and computer and information science; and Dr. Nieves A. McNulty, professor of mathematics and computer and information science, will administer the program. Admissions, financial aid and career services personnel at Columbia College and industry representatives will also be involved. Diverse programs will help build a community among scholarship recipients and facilitate their success as scholar-leaders. Women interested in applying for these scholarships should contact Dr. Julia Baker at nsfwomen@columbiasc.edu
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