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Author: anienow2

  • Gusties Show Their Skills at Undergraduate Statistics Research Project Competition

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    Congratulations to current MCS student Kaylee Vick and MCS alumni Ha Le,  and Rachel Erickson for winning  Honorable Mention in the Undergraduate Statistics Research Project Competition!  Their work looked at student buy-in for standards-based grading in Calculus I.  The data was provided to them by Dr. Jeff Ford ’02  and their work was supervised by Dr. Jillian…

  • 2022 Pi Day Celebration

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    The MCS department hosted its Pi Day gathering on March 14.  The event featured pie eating, pi trivia, and good company.

  • Gusties Compete in Programming Contest

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      Congratulations to Wenlei Yu, Josie Bierbaum, and Lucas Hartfiel  for correctly solving three problems in the 2021 – 2022 International Collegiate Programming Contest.  Team JLW from Gustavus finished 58th out of 96 teams in the North Central North American Region. This is quite an accomplishment given that many of the teams in the region had at least one…

  • MCS Seeking Computer Lab Instructor

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    The MCS Department is now taking applications for a computer science lab instructor.  See the job description and how to apply by clicking here

  • Teaching a Machine Learning Camp

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    anienow2

    Check out the October/November issue of the MAA FOCUS  for an article on teaching a machine learning camp written by Dr. Melissa Lynn.    

  • The Making of the 2021 Nobel Conference

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     2021 Nobel Conference cochairs Tom LoFaro (MCS) and Karl Larson (HES/public health) discuss how this year’s conference came to be in an interview with Nobel Conference director Dr. Lisa Heldke. Click here to listen

  • MCS Faculty Member Featured on the Learning for Life @ Gustavus Podcast

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    Dr. Melissa Lynn of the Gustavus Mathematics Computer Science and Statistics Department was featured on the December 15 episode of the Learning for Life @ Gustavus podcast.  Listen to what she had to say by clicking here.

  • MCS Major Crowned 2020 St. Lucia

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    The MCS department would like to recognize Mathematics and Computer Science Major Abbie Doran for being crowned St Lucia.  Congratulations Abbie!  Your title is well deserved. You can view a recording of the ceremony and learn more about Abbie and the rest of the candidates here

  • Upgrades

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    anienow2

    The MCS department made some upgrades over the summer.  The iMacs that were in Olin 326 have been replaced with a PC that runs the latest release of Ubuntu.  The hardware change was made to compliment upcoming changes to the Computer Science major.  The department also added a 3rd generation Threadripper with a 3970 X…

  • Open Statistics Position

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    anienow2

    Gustavus Adolphus College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Statistics (or Associate Professor with appropriate qualifications) in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics to begin September 1, 2021.  Find the full job posting at https://gustavus.edu/employment/job/1762