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Minority Student-Related Activities
Since its inception in 1991, the Center for Nonlinear Analysis has
sought to involve minority students in its activities. In the fall of
1991, the Center at Carnegie Mellon worked with faculty at Hampton
University to organize the first Mathfest, held at Hampton University.
In the fall of 1992, Center faculty helped create an expanded mathematics
program, including tutorials, a presentation by several summer
undergraduate institutes, and a panel discussion on choosing, entering and
succeeding in graduate school. This was held in Atlanta in conjunction
with a larger program on the physical sciences organized by Clark-Atlanta
University. Center faculty members were chosen as panelists for Mathfest
II, at Spelman College, for Mathfest III, at Southern University, and for
Mathfest IV at North Carolina A & T University.
In the summer of 1992, the Center held its first summer institute.
Eight students, three of whom were African-American, participated in a
four-week program. These students recommended that subsequent programs
be longer and that they involve more students. The students welcomed
the ethnic diversity of the program. As the program has grown, it has
retained its ethnic diversity and has expanded the variety of projects
available to students. Each year, participating students have
unanimously endorsed the program.
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