David Shoenthal presented “Arms Race Examples in Intro ODEs” at the Maryland-DC-Virginia MAA Sectional Meeting at VMI on October 27, 2012.
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Wendy Hageman Smith
Posted on October 29, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Wendy Hageman Smith presented “How Does Applying A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Affect Student Outcomes and Attitudes in the Post-Secondary General Education Math Class?” at the Maryland-DC-Virginia MAA Sectional Meeting at VMI on October 27, 2012.
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Suzanne Donnelly, Alix Fink, Mark Fink, Leigh Lunsford, Melissa Rhoten, Kelsey Scheitlin
Posted on September 27, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Colleagues from the STEM disciplines have published an article in Science Education and Civic Engagement. Co-written by Suzanne Donnelly (Assistant Professor of Science Education), Alix Fink (Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of the Cormier Honors College), Mark Fink (Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences), Leigh Lunsford […]
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Robert Webber
Posted on September 25, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Dr. Robert Webber, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has published an article in PRIMUS (Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies). Entitled “Using Spreadsheets to Help Students Think Recursively,” the article appeared Volume 22, Issue 5, p. 365-372.
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Thomas Wears
Posted on August 10, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Dr. Thomas Wears, assistant professor of mathematics, has been selected to participate in Project NExT (New Experience in Teaching), a national professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.’s in the mathematical sciences intended to enrich all aspects (teaching, scholarship, service) of a faculty member’s career. Dr. Wears is the fourth department member to be […]
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Dr. Leah Shilling-Traina accepted into STaR program
Posted on January 18, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Dr. Leah Shilling-Traina was recently accepted into the 2012 STaR (Service, Teaching, and Research) cohort. The STaR program, funded by the National Science Foundation, provides support to 35 early career mathematics educators from across the country by addressing common challenges such as teaching mathematics courses designed for teacher preparation, establishing a research agenda, and developing […]
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Mathematics professor presents at national conference
Posted on January 9, 2012 by David Shoenthal
Jacqueline Hall, associate professor of mathematics, gave the presentation ” ‘I CAN PROVE IT’–Using Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem to Bolster Confidence for the Math-Anxious Liberal Arts Mathematics Students” on January 6 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston, MA. Her talk discussed a technique used in her Math 131 course where she has each […]
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David Shoenthal
Posted on December 14, 2011 by David Shoenthal
Associate Professor of Mathematics David Shoenthal had a puzzle published by the MAA magazine FOCUS. “A Four Color Problem,” a modified Sudoku puzzle, appears on page 19 of the December 2011/January 2012 issue and is available online.
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Christopher Swanson
Posted on December 2, 2011 by Christopher Swanson
Christopher Swanson will perform Handel’s Messiah as the tenor soloist on Friday, December 2, in Lynchburg Va at Heritage Baptist Church. He will perform with the Lynchburg College Choir and Orchestra.
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Erin Devine
Posted on October 17, 2011 by Erin Devine
Dr. Erin Devine, Asst. Professor of Art History, received a Longwood University Faculty Research Grant for summer 2011 to attend a one-week workshop at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. The workshop, Personal Geographies, utilized new media as a tool for exploring personal narrative. Under workshop instructor Jonathan Harris, a renowned artist and computer science visionary, participants […]
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