Mathematics & Statistics Activities

Alabama Statewide Math Contest

• Who?
  • 9th-12th grade students
• When?
  • Annually 
  • https://www.una.edu/math/mathcontest/index.html
• Contacts:
  • Dr. Kevin Grace <kevingrace@southalabama.edu>

ASMS and USA Math Festival

https://www.asms.net/outreach/math-festival

• Who?
  • Students grade 5-8

Chris Nash Math Competition

https://arminstraub.com/math/nashcontest 

• Who?
  • South undergraduate students
• Contacts:
  • Dr. Armin Straub <straub@southalabama.edu>

Mathematical Puzzle Programs (MaPP) 

2023 event info: https://www.mappmath.org/MobileAL

• Who?
  • Advanced 7th-8th grade students
  • 9th-12th grade students
  • South students (playtesters, volunteers)
• When?
  • TBA
• Contacts:
  • Dr. Steven Clontz <sclontz@southalabama.edu>

Mobile Math Circle

https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/mathstat/mathcircle.html

• What?
  • The Mobile Mathematics Circle is a weekly gathering of students of high school and middle school age guided by professional mathematicians. It is designed for students who enjoy math and want the challenge of exciting problems that are normally outside the school curriculum. 
• Who?
  • 5th-12th grade students
• When?
  • Mondays 7-8 pm in MPSB 140. 
• Contact:
  • Dr. Elena Pavelescu <elenapavelescu@southalabama.edu>

Mobile Math Olympiad

https://sites.google.com/southalabama.edu/mobilematholympiad/home 

• Who?
  • 5th-12th grade students
• Contact:
  
  • Dr. Elena Pavelescu <elenapavelescu@southalabama.edu>

Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society

https://sites.google.com/southalabama.edu/pme-south/home 

• Who?
  • South students/faculty
• Contacts:
  
  • Dr. Steven Clontz <sclontz@southalabama.edu>
  • Dr. Joanna Furno <jfurno@southalabama.edu> 

Putnam Exam

https://maa.org/putnam/

• Who?
  • South students
• What?
  • The preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada. The competition consists of two 3-hour sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. During each session, participants work individually on six challenging mathematical problems.
• When?
  • The Putnam Competition takes place annually on the first Saturday of December.
  • Practice sessions will be held either Mon/Wed/Fri (to be determined) 2:30-4:00pm during Fall 2023
• Contact:
  • Dr. Andrei Pavelescu <andreipavelescu@southalabama.edu>

Undergraduate Colloquium Talks

https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/mathstat/talks/colloquia.html 

• Who?
  • South students
• Contacts:
  • Dr. Jeffrey Mudrock <mudrock@southalabama.edu>

Contact

For general inquiries from the community, contact the Community Engagement committee chair Dr. Joanna Furno < jfurno@southalabama.edu>.

For general inquiries from South students, contact the Student Affairs committee chair Dr. Shashika Petta Mestrige <shashikamestrige@southalabama.edu>.