Institution: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Reporting Year: 2006-2007

Advisor: Kristen Nairn

Advisor's Email Address: knairn@csbsju.edu

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

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Chapter Website: http://

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Activities: We held the 2026 Spring PME Undergraduate Math Conference in April, 2026 We held a trivia event for students toward the end of April, 2026

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.
Among our graduating mathematics majors, there are students accepted to graduate programs across various disciplines, including a masters program in data science and a masters program in physics. Also some of our continuing students were accepted to REU programs for the summer of 2026.

If you were awarded a PME Lectureship, Conference, or Prize Grant within the past year, please briefly describe the results.
At the 2026 PME Undergraduate Math Conference held by our chapter, the invited speaker, Lily Khadjavi, gave two lectures, with the first focused on mathematics applied to social justice, and the second on exploration in number theory, the abc-Conjecture, and establishment of ``truth'' in mathematics. The first presentation demonstrated how the speaker used mathematical thinking, analytical skills, and statistical tools to uncover patterns within policing in California. Dr. Khadjavi's Saturday morning lecture was very engaging, and the conference participants were able to explore a computational question that leads very directly to the abc-Conjecture. Participants later discussed the current debate surrounding the purported proof of the conjecture by Mochizuki. In addition to the two invited talks, there were eight student presentations, with three on Friday evening and five on Saturday morning. The speakers represented CSB and SJU, Concordia-Moorhead, Augsburg, and MSU Moorhead. Lastly, the conference included an informal Saturday morning session to give participants a chance to think about interesting mathematical problems. In this open problem solving session, some problems with low entry points were provided, and morning refreshments were provided. Participants chose a problem on which to work and formed small groups to discuss ideas.