| July 16, 2008 | Vol 9. No. 16 |
Mathematics Summer Research Program
(l-r) Byung-Jay Kahng, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics & statistics; Vivian Healy '11, University of Notre Dame; Ari Binder '11, Williams College; Colin Claus '11, Vanderbilt University; Josh O'Rourke '09, Reed College; Rachel Hunter '11, Cornell University; Emily Bargar '09, University of Chicago; Gabrielle Paoletti '09, Canisius College; Brian Leary '09, Carnegie Mellon University and Terry P. Bisson, PhD, professor of mathematics & statistics.
The Canisius Department of Mathematics & Statistics is host to eight students from across the U.S. who are participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). The REU, which began on June 16, concludes August 11.
Terry P. Bisson, PhD, professor of mathematics & statistics and Byung-Jay Kahng, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics & statistics are the faculty mentors.
This is the fourth year that Canisius has hosted the program, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Campus Ministry Summer Picnic
Jessica M. Blum '99, reference librarian II/library, and Blum's son Will, 1, enjoyed the Campus Ministry Summer Picnic on Tuesday, July 8 in the Bart Mitchell Quad and Palisano Pavilion. The event, open to the campus community, was held to thank the volunteers who helped at various campus ministry events throughout the 2007-2008 academic year.
Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
A Mass for the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola will be held on Thursday, July 31 at 11:30 a.m. in Christ the King Chapel. The Mass will be followed immediately by an ice cream social in the west wing of the Peter Gust Economu Dining Hall.