The goal of this new newsletter is to update you on developments in the actuarial program at Illinois State University. We welcome every opportunity to connect with you.
Message from the actuarial program director
Unit: Mathematics
STEM social highlights research, scholarships, careers for underrepresented students
The fair aims to educate students about majors in the STEM fields. The event will include networking with faculty from STEM departments and meeting with successful students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Kelsie Klingenberg named a Bone Scholar
Senior actuarial science major Kelsie Klingenberg was awarded the highest honor an Illinois State undergraduate student can receive when she was designated a Bone Scholar earlier this year.
Dean Emeritus Simpson returns to present scholarship
Dean Emeritus Greg Simpson returned to Illinois State University this week to present the Greg and Mary Margaret Simpson Endowed Scholarship to Shelby Johnson. Simpson retired this past summer after seven years as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Making history: Actuarial student first to win two prestigious scholarships in same year
This past spring, Kristen Marshall, a senior Actuarial Science major, did what no actuarial student in Illinois State history has done before: win the Casualty Actuarial Society Trust Scholarship and the Curtis Huntington Memorial Scholarship in the same year.
Ghanaian grad springboards into actuarial field
Ama Ampadu-Kissi and her parents, Kwasi Ampadu-Kissi and Abena Bonsu, were all smiles before their meet and greet with President Larry Dietz.
Biomath certificate changing the game for new field of science
Combining the fields of mathematical modeling, data analysis, computer science, and biological sciences, a new graduate certificate program in mathematical biology is changing the approach to biomathematics.
An invitation to celebrate Dean Greg Simpson
A retirement reception for Dean Gregory Simpson will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center.
Undergraduate research workshop to initiate cross-disciplinary research projects
The Center for Collaborative Studies in Mathematical Biology and the Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance (IBA) are hosting an undergraduate research workshop May 31 and June 1, 2018.
Main Street College to explore impacts of technology on relationships, April 16
Professor Aimee Miller-Ott will present “So Close, Yet so Far: Staying connected when your cell phone pulls you away,” on Monday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in Room 118 at the ISU Alumni Center.
