Massachusetts Theta Chapter Report

Institution: Simmons University

Reporting Year: 2023-2024

Advisor: Donna Beers

Advisor's Email Address: donna.beers@simmons.edu

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

Permanent Faculty Correspondent: 

Permanent Faculty Correspondent's Email Address: 

Officers: n/a

Chapter Website: http://n/a

Number of New Members: 3

Number of Continuing Members: 1

Activities: This year's Pi Mu Epsilon induction for the Massachusetts Theta Chapter took place on the same day as the STEM Symposium at Simmons University on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. We had 3 inductees: Nardos Alemu, Cameron Jester, and Raneem Mousa, and they all gave presentations at the STEM Symposium.

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.
Audrey Parker, who was inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon in AY 22-23, graduated in May 2024 and is beginning graduate school at Boston University to pursue the MAT for teaching secondary school mathematics. Shirley Wong, who was inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon in AY 22-23, is pursing the MS in Data Science at Northeastern University. Also, Cameron Jester, one of our recent Pi Mu Epsilon inductees and who graduated in May 2024, has been accepted into MS program in Data Science at Northeastern University.

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.