Hello Math Majors,
The second week of Priority Registration for the Spring 2019 starts today. I am still taking walk-in meetings only from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on a first come, first served basis every week day until the end of the day on Tuesday, November 6. Please come see me if you have questions about your course schedule for the Spring 2019 semester and after. I know that many of you are working on what you plan to take around the courses that are required for your Math major and other majors and minors that you might be pursuing. You have a lot of options when it comes to your ACE and CDR requirements. Did you ever stop to consider why you are required to take general education courses? Here is what Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities had to say about education and majors in an Inside Higher Ed Blog:
A student’s undergraduate experience, and how well the experience advances critical learning outcomes, is what matters most, with 80 percent of employers agreeing that all students need a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences. A liberal education fosters the capacity to write, speak and think with precision, coherence and clarity; to propose, construct and evaluate arguments; and to anticipate and respond to objections. And it offers what employers value the most: the ability to apply knowledge in real-world settings, to engage in ethical decision making and to work in teams on solving unscripted problems with people whose views differ from one’s own. In a globally interdependent yet multicultural world, it is precisely because employers place a particular premium on innovation in response to rapid change that they emphasize students’ experiences with diverse populations, rather than narrow technical training.
The data confirm what we already know: students in all undergraduate majors can and should gain the outcomes of a broad liberal education. This what your degree from the College of Arts and Sciences is designed to do along with making sure that you are proficient in the Mathematics required for your major. So please be thoughtful and mindful when selecting courses for those ACE and CDR requirements as you never know how useful they will be.
Thanks,
Doug
Advising Hours
I will continue to take walk-in meetings only on a first come, first served basis from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm every week day until the end of the day on Tuesday, November 6.
I will return to my normal advising hours on Wednesday, November 7 with appointments and walk-ins as follows:
Appointments: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays except during walk-in hours
Walk-ins: 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dr. Radu's Advising Hours
Dr. Radu's advising hours are every Wednesday from 9:30-11:00 am in 211 Avery Hall. You can also schedule an appointment with Dr. Radu outside of her Wednesday hours by emailing her at pradu@unl.edu.