[mpen-dayton4] Reminder of OMC & New 'Beginning Group' of Math Circle at WSU & Greater Miami Valley Local Events & News
Please note that OMC pre-registration ends and Beginning Group meets first time this Saturday, April 11. Best, Munsup
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Annual Ohio Mathematics Contest in April at WSU
Please register by choosing 'Dayton-OH' and then continuing at this page:
http://www.ksea.org/NMSC/registration.asp
For more information, please visit http://iis.stat.wright.edu/OMC/
Please use the attached application form if you want to mail your applications. 
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Forming New "Beginning Group" of Great Miami Valley Math Circle
To people in the greater Miami Valley area and beyond,
As some of you might recall, Wright State University faculty, alumni, and parents together kicked off 'WSU Math Clubs' last September. Since faculty members from other universities joined and we wanted to expand our horizon further, we changed its name to the Greater Miami Valley Math Circle. If you do not know much about what a math circle is, please visit and browse these websites:
National Association of Math Circles http://www.mathcircles.org/
The Math Circle http://themathcircle.org/
Math Teachers' Circle Network http://www.mathteacherscircle.org/
(The National Association of Math Circles provides a support structure for Math Circles and similar programs. Specific organizational goals include maintenance of a database of existing programs, recruitment of new Math Circle chapters, and sustainment of the National Association of Math Circles Website, http://mathcircles.org.)
In the beginning, we sent out an email to form a group of middle-school students. After receiving a few requests from parents of high-school students, we decided to begin two (say, middle-level and high-level) groups of students who are enthusiastic about learning mathematics and enriching their knowledge.
The high-level group of students created their website, http://iis.stat.wright.edu/GMVMC.High. By browsing the site, you will see the seminar information of "The Wonders of Probability" that was presented by Dr. Po-Shen Loh, who is a professor at Carnegie-Melon University and the National Lead Coach for the US International Math Olympiad Team. Last Saturday, March 21, his excellent presentations were attended and enjoyed by about 130 middle- and high-school students as well as their parents and teachers.
The popularity of our math circle activities has made the middle-level group bigger than anticipated, with students in a wide range of grades from 4 through 9. This gave instructors some difficulties when choosing topics to discuss and with handling a wide range of students' skills. Thus, we have decided to form a newer 'Beginning Group' of students who want to deal with topics of 5th, 6th, and 7th grade mathematics. (This fall after our summer break, we will have three different groups: Beginning (roughly grades 5-7), Intermediate (roughly grades 7-9), and Advanced (roughly grades 10-12).
Our plan for this new Beginning Group is to meet twice a month, say the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in April and May, beginning on Saturday April 11th. Sessions will be held on the second floor of the Math and Microbiological Sciences (MM) Building at Wright State University from 10:30am to Noon on those days. Currently, we assess a $10-per-semester membership fee. However, if you pay $20 to join now, it would extend your membership to the full year of 2015-2016 activities.
Please email me if your children are interested in joining this newly-formed Beginning Group.
Please note that there are limited number of seats available that will be assigned as 'First Come, First Served' basis.
Sincerely,
Munsup Seoh and Jason Knapp
Co-Founders, Greater Miami Valley Math Circle
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· FW: College of Science and Mathematics Spring 2015 Newsletter
· (April 11) FW: Latino Day Open House @ Sinclair--April 11, 201
· (April 12) Great films for a Good Cause --- LUNAFEST
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From: College of Science and Mathematics
Subject: College of Science and Mathematics Spring 2015 Newsletter
The College of Science and Mathematics is pleased to share
the accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff
in this newsletter >>
We hope you enjoy.
From: David Larson
Subject: FW: Latino Day Open House @ Sinclair--April 11, 201
Hola a todos,
Sinclair Community College will host our 2nd annual Latino Day Open House event for prospective Latino students here at Sinclair's Downtown Dayton Campus on Saturday, April 11 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This will be an informative morning with bilingual presentations about Sinclair's exceptional programs and services, and the enrollment and financial aid processes. Attendees will have also have an opportunity to hear from current students, enjoy food and beverages, tour our main campus, and enter a raffle to win a $1,000 scholarship! I've attached a flyer with all of the pertinent details (in English & Spanish). You may also visit www.sinclair.edu/latinoday for more information.
From: Joy Schwab
Subject: Great films for a Good Cause
Sunday, APRIL 12 3:00
at the Neon Movies
130 East Fifth St in downtown Dayton
LUNAFEST --award-winning short films by, for and about women-- returns
for it's 6th year in Dayton on Sunday, April 12
at 3:00 at The Neon, 130 East Fifth Street.
LUNAFEST is a traveling film festival that spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes. The eight short films this year are diverse in style and content, but united by a common thread of exceptional storytelling. They range from documenting an all-female mariachi band and the grandmother of punk, to stories exploring relationships and female exploration.
Local filmmaker Rani Crowe will also present her short film Estragon's Boot about a surprising and humorous confrontation between a rebellious woman and her boss, featuring local actors and a puppet from Dayton's Zoot Theatre Company.
Tickets are $10.00 ($5.00 for students) and all proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Fund and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region. The event is sponsored locally by Dayton Women's Rights Alliance and the American Association of University Women. Tickets can be purchased at the Neon box office.
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