Letter from the Chair
Welcome to another issue of the Integral! This year has brought many changes to our department.
We are pleased to welcome a new faculty member this fall- Faezeh Soleimani from the University of Texas at Arlington (Data Science and Applied Mathematics). We are also saying goodbye to four colleagues, Bart Frye, Jeff Hiatt, Ira Livshits, and Crystal Lorch. We appreciate all that each has done over the years--they will be missed!
In this issue, we are pleased to highlight a recent graduate:
- Irfan Hossain, MA in Statistics 2011, is a Senior Program Officer in the Population Council's Bangladesh Office. The Population Council conducts research to address critical health and development issues.
Please enjoy the departmental news, and as always, we love to hear from our alumni! Our faculty enjoy learning about what you have been up to since leaving Ball State-- I am sure our alumni would as well!
Sincerely,
Michael A. Karls
Chairperson
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Faezeh Soleimani
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is pleased to welcome Faezeh Soleimani who joins us as an Assistant Professor. Faezeh's areas of expertise are in data science and applied mathematics. Her research interests include numerical linear algebra, numerical analysis, optimization, scientific computing, machine learning, data mining, and artificial intelligence. Welcome Faezeh!
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Irfan Hossain
Irfan Hossain, a 2011 Ball State graduate, is currently the Senior Program Officer in the Population Council's Bangladesh office. He provides technical assistance to projects on research design, survey planning, tools digitalization, digital data management, data analysis and report writing.
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The Department appreciates all your years of service and wishes you the best in your next phase of life!
W. Bart Frye, Crystal Lorch, Jeff Hiatt, and Ira Livshits
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April 13 through April 28 BSU held a Virtual Exhibition for Symposium: We had two students participate:
- Adeola Olaniyan: Mathematical Sciences- A Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques in Predicting 10-year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.
- Eric Wilken: Mathematical Sciences- The Impact of Grant Funding on Economic Growth in Ohio: A Spatial Approach.
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Ann Leitze
For just one student in North Dakota, Ann Leitze, professor of Mathematical Sciences and graduate advisor, began teaching online.
In the fall of 2009, she chose to admit the student and teach in a hybrid format, virtually to her online student and face-to-face to main-campus students. Her goal was to grow the online MA in mathematics education. Today, she routinely has 85-90 students enrolled online each semester in the MA’s three concentrations, two graduate certificates, and another MA. Read more
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Elementary Mathematics Specialist
On May 5, 2021, the Indiana State Board of Education approved the following new licensure program proposal from Ball State University:
Elementary Mathematics Specialist (K-6)
Our Master of Arts in Mathematics Education (for elementary and middle school specialists) not only earns you a master’s degree but also provides you with the preparation to earn the Indiana Elementary Mathematics Specialist license. The state of Indiana—like most states—requires that applicants for the Indiana Elementary Mathematics Specialist license pass a mathematics specialist assessment administered by the state. If you are not an Indiana teacher, check with your local district and/or state to see if it will accept the Indiana Elementary Mathematics Specialist license.
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Meet MacKenzie
Hi, I'm MacKenzie Cox and I graduated from Ball State University in May 2015. I was a Secondary Mathematics Education major. I am originally from Centerville, Indiana and have spent the last six years teaching in schools in Wayne County, Indiana. Most recently, I taught Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Quantitative Reasoning, Finite Mathematics, AP Statistics, and Calculus at Lincoln Middle/High School in Cambridge City, Indiana.
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