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2026 Spring Meeting – Contributed Talks

St. John Fisher University

Tentative Time Slots: Saturday, April 18 from 1:00-3:00 PM

Contributed talks will be 20-minute talks with 5 additional minutes for Q&A and 5 minutes for transition

Contributed talk time slot assignments are currently tentative! Please reach out to the Program Chair if you need a certain time slot. 

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Saturday – Apr 18

Location:

  1. Time:
    1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
    Title:
    Activities in a Statistics Course
    Speaker:
    Marlo Brown (Niagara University)
    Abstract

    In this talk, I will go through various activities that can be done in an elementary statistics course.

Saturday – Apr 18

Location:

  1. Time:
    1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
    Title:
    Reading AP Calculus Exams
    Speaker:
    Judith Covington (Northwestern State University of Louisiana)
    Abstract

    In this short talk, I’ll share my experience reading AP Calculus exams. It is a very intense and rewarding experience. I will share what I learned and talk about what reading for AP involves.

Saturday – Apr 18

Location:

  1. Time:
    1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
    Title:
    Many Cubes make a Sponge: Fun with Origami
    Speakers:
    Leah Bridgers (SUNY Oneonta), Leah Bridgers (SUNY Oneonta), Lynne Talbot (SUNY Oneonta)
    Abstract

    Experience the magic of an origami creation using six business cards to create a cube held together by the power of the fold. We'll also discuss some extensions of the activity that include joining the cubes together to create a Menger Sponge. This is a great activity to bring back to share with your Math Club!

  2. Time:
    1:30 pm – 1:50 pm
    Title:
    Some Problems in Algebra from the 1300s
    Speaker:
    Gary Towsley (SUNY Geneseo)
    Abstract

    I will present a couple of problems from an algebra text of the 1300s that we have recently translated. The problems will show how far algebra has come since then and how it has stayed the same.