California Upsilon Chapter Report

Institution: California State University, Stanislaus

Reporting Year: 2022-2023

Advisor: Dr. Brian Jue

Advisor's Email Address: bjue@csustan.edu

Has There Been a Change in Chapter Advisor During the Past Year?: No

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: 

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: 

Officers: TBD

Chapter Website: http://

Number of New Members: 10

Number of Continuing Members: 1

Activities: Our chapter held its very first integration bee. Details are below. I couldn't get the pictures to upload properly, so here is a Google Drive link with pictures from the integration bee, and after the chapter initiation: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k4AF2f6BmfzIPIaEUy20LF5lhf16qgAQ?usp=sharing

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present at the PME National Meeting this year? No

Do you have any news about current students or recent graduations? For example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences, etc.
Iliana Alvarez-Sagrero will be attending the Summer Program in Research and Learning (SPIRAL) at Georgetown University in Washington DC. She also received an Honorable Mention for her poster presentation at the UC Merced SIAM Student Chapter Conference. Raymond Dueñas will be attending the University of California, San Diego Ph.D. program in Computer Science with full funding. Austin Hoach will be attending the University of Illinois, Chicago Ph.D. program in Mathematics with full funding. Stephen Hutchins will be attending the Pomona Research in Mathematics Experience (PRiME) at Pomona College. He was also the winner of our inaugural Integration Bee, please see details below. Juan Luviano was awarded the Golden State Teacher grant to support his studies in the California State University, Stanislaus Credential Program.

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.
We were awarded a PME Prize Grant in the amount of $100.00. This doubled the prize money for our inaugural Integration Bee. It was announced ahead of time that all integrals were to be at a Calculus 1 or Calculus 2 level. Eight students entered the contest, with a single-elimination format. Initial pairings in the brackets were randomized using a computer. Students solved one integration problem in the opening rounds, and the final round consisted of five integration problems solved in the span of 15 minutes. Our winners: First place ($100) - Stephen Hutchins Second place ($60) - Paola Campos Third place ($40) - Zachary Stanbridge