A Mathematician at a Liberal Arts College

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A Mathematician at a Liberal Arts College
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So Whats Important?

• Teaching
• Professional Activities
• Service

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Why did I go into this Job??

• Teaching
• Research
• Service

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Teaching??

• In the Classroom
• Office Hours
• Outside of Class
• New Courses
• Academic Advising
• Plotting the Future
• Independent Research
• Food!

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Professional Activities

• Research
• Conferences
• Journal Editing
• Refereeing/Reviewing
• BSM
• Research Seminars

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The Budapest Semester in Mathematics
www.stolaf.edu/depts/math/budapest

• For Advanced Undergrads
• Spend a Semester or Year in Budapest
• 60 students from North America
• Fantastic Profs, food, travel
• Hard Math!

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Service or Doin What Needs Doin

• Departmental Committees and Tasks
• College Committees and Tasks
• Outreach to High Schools and Grade Schools
• Taking Leadership Positions

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My Average? Week

• 2 mornings are for research at home
• 3 mornings are for classes
• Noons are spent running or swimming
• Early afternoons are spent with students
• Late afternoons with seminars or IR or editing
• Evenings are spent with BSM or reading (often
  mathematics)

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What are the Qualifications?

• Like people, specifically students
• Love mathematics
• Have the ability to work hard and long
• Work and play well with others
• A Ph.D.
• A bit of adventure in your soul