[Mathmajors] MATHDAY volunteers needed!

Brooke Miller miller at math.washington.edu
Tue Feb 17 08:44:49 PST 2009



>

> We still need volunteers for MATHDAY. This is a really fun volunteer

> opportunity for MATH and ACMS majors. Please consider giving some of

> your time to this worthy event. If you want to volunteer, please

> contact Prof. Jim Morrow, morrow at math.washington.edu.

>

>

> Mathday will be held on

> Monday, March 23, 2009. On Mathday over 1200 high

> school teachers and students will be on the campus for lectures and

> activities related to

> mathematics. We have many activities and will need around 75

> volunteers.

> All volunteers will be invited to attend the luncheon. Volunteers

> assist in

> the following ways:

> 1. Assist with traffic control and troubleshoot at the lectures (you

> get to

> choose

> which lectures you want to attend)

> 2. Escort students groups of students to and from activities

> 3. Assist with the paper folding (origami) activity

> 4. Assist with other activities as needed (games and computer labs,

> for

> example).

> If you are willing to volunteer send a message to

> morrow at math.washington.edu. You needn't be more specific at this

> time.

> After I get a list of volunteers, I will send

> around a preference sheet, asking you what you prefer to do. At

> this time

> all I want to know is that you will be available. The web page

> www.math.washington.edu/~morrow/mathday.html

> gives up-to-date information on the activities.

> There is also a link to a slide file,

> http://www.math.washington.edu/~morrow/slide3.pdf that you can use to

> advertise Mathday to your classes. You don't need to be a math

> major to

> help. No experience is necessary. Many entry level students have

> volunteered in the past and I hope to get many more this year.

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