Sonia Kovalevsky Day Schedule

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Pappajohn Business Building at the University of Iowa

Information and an interactive map for Pappajohn Business Building (PBB) may be found at https://maps.uiowa.edu/pbb .

Sonia Kovalevsky Day consists of engaging sessions, math games, a career panel, and interactive workshops. Participants will receive a tee shirt, breakfast, lunch and snacks, a certificate of participation, and the opportunity to win many prizes including a graphing calculator!

Registration is now CLOSED for 2018 events.

2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Time	2018 Events	Location
9:00-9:30	Sign-in and Breakfast	Pat's Diner, near W151 PBB
9:30-9:35	Welcome by the organizers	W151 PBB
9:35-9:40	Introduction to the keynote speaker by Professor Oguz Durumeric, Associate Chair, Director of the Undergraduate Program of Mathematics	W151 PBB
9:40-10:10	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Raul Curto, Professor of Mathematics, Executive Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, "Embracing Math as a Hobby for Life!"	W151 PBB
10:10-10:30	Group Photo	TBA
10:30-11:00	*Dr. Michelle M. Scherer, Professor and DEO of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UI, "A mathematical journey through air, water, and soil"*	C107 PBB
11:00-11:45	UI Admissions Office Presentation	S181 PBB
11:45-12:15	Workshop: “Empower Yourself!” given by Alexandrea Martin, an undergraduate in the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) program.	C125 PBB
12:15-1:00	Lunch	Pat's Diner, near W151 PBB
1:00-1:30	*Dr. Allison Jaynes, Assistant Professor of Physics, UI, "Exploring the space environment surrounding Earth"*	C125 PBB
1:30-2:45	Games Session - in rooms S181 and C121 PBB and Parent/Teachers Sesson - in room C107 PBB	PBB
2:45-3:45	Academic and Career Panel Discussion	S107 PBB
3:45-4:45	Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks	W151 PBB

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