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Career Forum,
BoG Meeting and Cookout, Jan. 26
The Outreach Committee of the Alumni Association Board of Governors is organizing a Career Forum for current students Jan. 26, 2013. The forum will encourage students to begin exploring focused professional options early in their academic careers and will provide a way for students to network with alumni prior to a job search. We need alumni volunteers willing to network with students and to discuss their professional journeys. If interested, please contact alumni@hmc.edu for more details or to register.
Also, Jan. 26 is the next Board of Governors meeting. AABoG will host an alumni/student cookout with first-year students (5 p.m.) All alumni are welcome to attend the meeting and cookout.
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NELSON SERIES
"It Looks Like Science, but It's Art"
Steven Kurtz, professor of visual studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., HMC
RECEPTION WITH DEAN OF STUDENTS MAGGIE BROWNING
Dec. 9, New York City 2013THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES RECEPTION, JOINT MATHEMATICS MEETINGS Jan. 10, San Diego ALUMNI-STUDENT CAREER FORUM Jan. 26, HMC campus ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COOKOUT WITH FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS Jan. 26, HMC campus ETIQUETTE DINNER Jan. 31, HMC campus ALUMNI WEEKEND AND REUNIONS May 3-5, HMC campus
COMMENCEMENT May 19
EVENT INQUIRIES
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Endowed Faculty Chair Bolsters Mathematics All majors to benefit from generous gift
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Francis Su, mathematics professor and acting chair of the Department of Mathematics, has been named to the newly established Benediktsson-Karwa Endowed Faculty Chair, established with a gift from engineering alumnus/trustee John Benediktsson '01 and his wife, Rajashree Karwa.
"I'm especially pleased because I know John and Rajashree to be wonderful people," said Su, a member of the HMC faculty since 1996."They greatly value the
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John Benediktsson '01 and Rajashree Karwa
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work of the College in the lives of students, and they
have exhibited in their own work the central role that mathematics plays in any scientific or technical field. Their generosity will leave a lasting impact on the mathematics program and many generations of Mudders."
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National Academy of Engineering Lauds Clinic Clinic seen as "strategically preparing students"
HMC's Engineering Clinic is featured as one of 29 exemplary engineering programs in a report released Nov. 13 by the National Academy of Engineering. HMC's Engineering Clinic appears on page seven of "Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education," which showcases programs that effectively incorporate real-world experience into their curriculum and highlight best practices for other schools to emulate.
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Environmental Implications of Biotechnology Nelson Series speaker to address origins of public suspicion
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"It Looks Like Science, but It's Art" will be presented by Steven Kurtz, professor of visual studies, State University of New York at Buffalo. The final Nelson Series speaker for this fall, Kurtz will speak Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. about the origins of public suspicion and fear regarding new initiatives in biological investigation, such as assisted reproduction and the Human Genome Project.
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Alumni Weekend, May 3-5, 2013 Several spots left on reunion committees for '68, '78, '88, '93
There are many reasons to return to campus May 3-5. Celebrate all that shaped your HMC experience, including the dorms (West, 55th anniversary; South, 45th; Linde, 20th) and the renowned Clinic Program (50th anniversary). These milestone celebrations are being added to traditional programming that includes the Alumni Association Awards Ceremony and reunion events for the 50th Reunion Class of 1963 as well as all reunion classes: 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008.
 Online registration opens Jan. 7. Encourage your classmates and friends to attend, and join us in honoring the unique experiences that define Harvey Mudd College. We are still seeking reunion committee members for class years 1968, 1978, 1988 and 1993. If you are a member of one of these classes and are interested in making your reunion memorable, email alumni@hmc.edu.
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Coming Soon: New Alumni Website Fresh design and expanded functionality
Watch your mail and email for information about HMC's new alumni online community, going live in 2013! You will see a fresh design and expanded functionality that will include alumni profiles, an online directory with increased search capabilities, the ability to view and submit class notes in real time and social media integration. We can't wait to share it with you!
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Seeking Clinic Stories What are the Top 10 things you learned from Clinic?
The College will celebrate Clinic's 50th anniversary milestone in several ways during the spring. We encourage you to join the celebration by telling us how Clinic has impacted you. We're asking current Clinic participants and alumni to share with us the "Top 10 Things I Learned from Clinic." Send us your Top 10 (or at least one thing) Clinic lessons learned (serious or funny), and we'll pull together a Top 10 list from the responses we receive.
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Professor Shares High School Teaching Story Experience provides rare insight into public education
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For his sabbatical during 2009-2010, Darryl Yong '96, associate professor of mathematics, taught Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry and a mathematics intervention class at a Los Angeles public high school. He shared his experience in the November issue of the American Mathematical Society publication Notices."This article conveys one person's perceptions of the struggles that novice teachers face in one school and discusses what the general public rarely hears about public education," said Yong.
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A Closer Look at Voting Findings apply to national and student body elections
 Students in Professor Michael Orrison's class, "The Mathematics of Voting," reveal surprising--and sometimes troubling--facts about the fairness of voting systems.
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MISSION STATEMENTHarvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers, scientists, and mathematicians, well versed in all of these areas
and in the humanities and the social sciences so that they may assume leadership in their fields
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Innovation, Leadership, and Impact, Especially in Engineering, Science and Mathematics
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Focus on Experiential and Interdisciplinary Learning
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Unsurpassed Excellence and Diversity at All Levels
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Nurturing and Developing the Whole Person
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Global Engagement and Informed Contributions to Society
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Improvement of Infrastructure and Resources to Support HMC's Commitment to Excellence and Building Community
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