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Math Club in a Box

Special Session
Call for Papers

Math Club in a Box, Thursday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Organized by Kay Somers, Moravian College and Elizabeth Mayfield, Hood College. One of the recommendations of the Strategic Planning Group on Students is that the MAA offer support to student chapter advisors by making available "in-a-box" resources such a Jeopardy-in-a-box, Career-Day-in-a-box, Fun-Math-Games-in-a-box, Student-Fair-information-for-parents-and-students-in-a-box, Math-Volunteer-Ideas-in-a-box....activities that advisors could easily carry out on their own campuses, with their own students. In some cases, we picture a literal box: something an advisor receives in the mail and opens to find a ready-made activity within. In other cases, participants may offer "virtual boxes." What would you put in such a box? What activity or resource would you contribute to this new collection fo MAA Student Activity Boxes? We seek field-tested resources from faculty across the MAA to assist student chapter advisors and others who want to engage students in mathematics-related activities. These "boxes" could be used as part of a course, but more likely will involve activities intended to be completed outside the classroom. Proposals and questions regarding the session may be directed to Kay Somers mekbs01@moravian.edu. The deadline for proposals is Friday, November 22, 2008. The session is sponsored by the MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters (CUSAC).