Kristen Mazur will serve as the Section Lecturer for the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Kristen Mazur was selected as the 2018-19 Section Lecturer for the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
The nominating committee of the section selects one mathematics faculty member from the Southeastern Section of the MAA for this one-year position. Mazur is the first Elon faculty member to hold the position.
Duties as section lecturer primarily include giving a plenary lecture at the Spring 2019 MAA Southeastern Section Meeting. This meeting will take place March 7-9, 2019, at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. The section lecturer will also serve as an executive officer for the MAA-SE Section during the 2018-19 academic year.
The Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America advances the mathematical sciences in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee by considering mathematical professionals at all levels in the design of its program and activities, with a special emphasis on the collegiate level. One of the primary activities of the section is its annual Section Meeting. The meeting includes presentations on both mathematics research and the scholarship of teaching and learning undergraduate mathematics, professional development opportunities for junior faculty, and activities for undergraduate students.