Department Highlighted in Fields Notes

July 30, 2012 By

For it’s involvement in the Mathematics Pavilion at this year’s Science Rendezvous the department received a nod and a two page spread of photos from this year’s event.

The full article can be found here (starting on page 12)

For the past three years the Math department has had an ever growing pavilion at Science Rendezvous.  This near exponential growth has been in good part due to the efforts of the Fields Institute and their generous usage of space and resources.  This year’s event saw over 300 visitors and allowed them to freely tour the Fields Institute and be up close and personal with a wide variety of math activities and personel.

We look forward to next year’s event and the continued growth of this wonderful pavilion.

Filed Under: Community, Events, In-the-News, Staff, Students

Math Kangaroo Featured in CMS Notes

July 30, 2012 By

The CMS notes recently ran an article written by the board members of the Canadian Math Kangaroo competition detailing the potential competition like this have for popularizing the field of Mathematics for our up-and-coming mathematicians.

The article provides an overview of the competition, sample problems and background on the competition.  It also talks of how the competition helps to involve and inspire students to be involved with mathematics in a context outside the typical classroom.

The full article can be found here (starting on page 8 )

This year the GTA section of the competition saw over 900 students participate across the three UofT campuses (UTSC, UTM and St George) and had over 50 staff and students volunteer to make it a success.

More information on UofT’s involvement with the competition can be found here

Filed Under: Competitions, In-the-News, Staff, Students

Staff Member Profiled

June 22, 2010 By

Beverley Leslie

Beverley Leslie, Winner of this Year's Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for Distinguished Service

Recently the Faculty of Arts and Science News sat down with our very own Beverley Leslie to discuss her recent Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Distinguished Service.

In the article Ms. Leslie speaks about her time in the department and her reactions to winning such a prestigious award.  As a vital member of the department for almost 25 years she has made significant contributions to the department, and the university, as whole.

When asked about her reaction to winning the award Ms. Leslie is quoted as saying: ““I just try to provide a high-quality environment for teaching and research, and the service that people deserve.”

With a career spanning through multiple areas of the faculty and a current position that touches every aspect of the department and it’s operations it’s no wonder Ms. Leslie was honoured with such an amazing award.   We all wish her congratulations on well deserved honour!

The full Faculty article can be found here

Filed Under: Awards, Staff

Staff Member Profiled

May 14, 2010 By

A reporter for the Faculty of Arts and Science News recently sat down with Ms. Ida Bulat, Graduate Administrator for the Department of Mathematics, to discuss her recent Student Life Award win and her thoughts on the award and her job in general.

In the article Ms. Bulat is quoted as saying: “I’m not here to get awards, I’m here to do my job.” The article is an excellent profile of the selflessness that Ms. Bulat shows towards her job and the department as a whole in her duties as Graduate Administrator.

The full article can be found here: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/main/newsitems/ida-bulat

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Outstanding Administrative Staff Honoured

March 16, 2010 By

Each year the Faculty of Arts and Science, through the Dean’s office, honours administrative staff for their extraordinary contributions to the Faculty.  This year the Mathematics Department is proud to honour two of it’s own.

Ms. Beverley Leslie, Department Manager, was awarded with the Dean’s Distinguished Service award.  This award is presented to a non-academic staff member who has, over the course of their years of service to the Faculty of Arts and Science, distinguished themselves in ways that are beyond the expectations of administrative peers, academic colleagues and students.

In addition, Ms. Ida Bulat, Graduate Administrator, is the recipient of the Dean’s Student Life Award.  This award recognizes an administrative staff member who has improved the quality of the student experience in the Faculty of Arts and Science. This award recognizes innovations and demonstrated improvements to the services provided to students.

Support for both these awards was strong from both faculty and students in the department.  It is a well deserved honour for them both, please join us in wishing them congratulations!

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