Mathematics Faculty and Staff

The Department of Mathematical Sciences has ten tenured/tenure-track faculty, nine of whom hold the Ph.D. degree. The department also has a number of adjunct faculty, four of whom are full-time, and several graduate assistants. The specialty areas of the full-time faculty cover the important fields within mathematics, including algebra, analysis, topology, combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, probability, statistics, mathematics education and applied mathematics. The department also has a full-time department secretary and two work-study students.

Our department prides itself on the close personal attention given to our students by our faculty. Our faculty concentrate on teaching, advising and working with students; good teaching is the primary criterion for faculty advancement. In addition to regularly scheduled office hours, professors have an "open door" policy and encourage students to drop by anytime to discuss mathematics, academic life or career goals. Class sizes are not large, usually not more than 35 in lower level courses and 20 - 35 at the junior-senior level. The bottom line: professors get to know the students very well and will be in a position to supply that critical letter of recommendation or personal reference to support your application for employment or graduate school.

As a mathematics major you are assigned a faculty advisor. You and your advisor meet regularly to plan a program of study that meets your academic and career goals. In addition, your advisor and the department chairperson stand ready to help with any academic or personal problems that may arise.