Mathematics Department

Student Resources

As noted in our mission statement, we are strongly committed to providing students with a solid and broad-based mathematical foundation that helps prepare them for a variety of careers as well as graduate study in mathematics and the mathematical sciences.

Mathematical Competitions

Each year students from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University participate in two mathematical competitions. Each November students may participate in the NCS/MAA team competition. This contest consists of ten problems, which are graded with a value of ten points per problem. The problems typically range in difficulty from fairly easy to extremely difficult. Students work in groups of three and submit their work as a team. For additional information, see the NCS/MAA team competition website .

Every February students may particpate in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling or MCM. The MCM is a contest where teams of undergraduates use mathematical modeling to present their solutions to real world problems. Students in teams of three work on one problem over an entire weekend. Not only is their work graded on mathematical correctness, but also on clarity and ease of understanding. For additional information see the COMAP website.

CSB/SJU MCM Particpants
Year	Team	Designation
2007	Derek Neal, Ryan Meger, Mack Schow	Honorable Mention
2006	Benjamin Bennett, Ryan Meger, David Rothstein	Successful Particpant
2005	Nicholas McClure Charles O'Connor, Jacob Surma	Honorable Mention
2004	John Berg, Jill Ryan, Rebecca Wolf	Honorable Mention
2003	Nathan Bennett, Christopher Gervais, Eric Polley Nicholas McClure Charles O'Connor, Jacob Surma	Successful Participant Honorable Mention
2002	Nathan Bennett, Peter Mack, Joseph Koopmeiners Jennifer Klein, Jill Ryan, John Zobitz	Successful Participant Successful Participant

Actuary

A good number of our students pursue a career as an Actuary, a person who calculates risk for insurance companies. For further information contact Phil Byrne or Kris Nairn.

Student Employment Opportunities

Students with an aptitude for mathematics have the option to work for the department as a course assisstant, teaching assistant and work in the Math Skills Center. This opportunity not only help students prepare for teaching mathematics in the secondary and college level, but also they get paid! For more information contact Phil Byrne.

Summer Experiences

Every summer the math department sponsers students to do summer research with an advisor. CSB/SJU also has a strong tradition of students particpating in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) around the country. For further information contact Tom Sibley.

More Information

Below are links to several areas on campus that can assist our students during their years at CSB/SJU. If you find that you have additional needs, please contact one of our faculty members.