Welcome to the 2022 Mackinac Gazette. We hope that you enjoy these stories about our students, alumni, and faculty from the past two years. Please note that past newsletters are available through the links at the left. If you have a suggestion for a story for a future newsletter, we would love to hear from you; please feel free to contact any of the editors.
Editors:
Feryal Alayont (alayontf at gvsu dot edu)
David Austin (austind at gvsu dot edu)
Matt Boelkins (boelkinm at gvsu dot edu)
Nick Layman is this year's recipient of the Excellence in the Discipline Award
Nick’s love of discovery and patterns drew him to study mathematics at Grand Valley State where he has accumulated a wide variety of mathematical experiences both in and out of the classroom. Read more about Nick ...
Lauren Keough receives the Pew Excellence Award
Leading with curiosity and care is a hallmark of Lauren’s student-centered teaching. Besides mentoring a remarkable 44 students in undergraduate research projects, she has created numerous opportunities for members of underrepresented groups to participate in mathematics. Read more about Lauren...
Mariel Vasquez delivers the annual Mosaic Lecture
In a packed lecture hall, Dr. Vasquez introduced her research in applying knot theory and topology to the study of DNA and described the importance of diversity in recruiting scientists, work for which she has received numerous awards. Read more about Dr. Vasquez...
Meet some of our 2022 Outstanding Students
The mathematics department gathered on April 12 to honor our graduates and to celebrate the accomplishments of many of our students. Read more about our students...
Helping Battle Creek Public Schools expand their curriculum
As part of a multi-year partnership, three GVSU faculty members and a group of students have been collaborating with Battle Creek faculty and administrators to share their expertise and to help expand STEM-related curricula in the Battle Creek Public Schools. Read more about this work...
GVSU Math leads in new approaches to grading
As faculty around the world reconsider their assessment of student learning, the GVSU mathematics department is playing a leading role in that conversation as many faculty are adopting new approaches that focus more on growth and persistence than high-stakes performance. Read more about this work...