Albion   College   Mathematics and Computer Science

Student Awards and Activities

• Five students are nominated for membership in the Mathematical Association of America.
• The Math Department recognizes the outstanding first-year math students of the previous year at the fall picnic.
• The E. R. Sleight Scholarships are awarded to entering students and to current majors in the Math Department.
• The J. R. Lancaster Award is presented to the student who best exemplifies the liberally educated mathematics student.
• The E. R. Sleight Prize is awarded to the outstanding senior in the mathematical sciences.
• The Michigan Alpha chapter, established at Albion in 1937, of the mathematics honorary society Kappa Mu Epsilon promotes mathematical lectures, films, and social events.
• The president of the Albion College Computer Club usually serves as the student representative to the Academic Information Technology Committee.
• Students participate in a variety of statewide and national competitions
  • Michigan Autumn Take-Home Challenge
  • William Lowell Putnam Competition
  • Mathematical Competition in Modeling
  • Lower Michigan Mathematics Competition
  • programming competition sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery.
• Students attend and present papers at local, regional, and national forums
  • Mathematics Department colloquia
  • Undergraduate Conference in Mathematics at Miami University
  • Undergraduate Conference in Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Annual meeting of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America

Modified January 3, 1997, by David Reimann
Modified October 3, 2000, by Robert Messer