Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education at WSU

05/16/2024

An opportunity for high school teachers! Interested in learning and exploring more ways to incorporate more astronautics content into your curriculum? Dr. Atri Dutta, Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor at WSU, is hosting a 5 session workshop the beginning of June. It has no cost, and the teachers selected to attend will receive a daily stipend. For more information and to apply, click below!

This page provides information about a workshop for high-school teachers.

05/08/2024

A free summer camp for high school students! The deadline to apply has been extended for another week. Spread the word!

We'd love to see high school students 16 and older attend our geoscience camp. Offered weekdays from 9 a.m. - noon, June 17- 28, students who complete the camp will also receive a $500 stipend. This free program is supported by the Kansas NSF EPSCoR First Award Grant through ARISE and the Department of Geology. The deadline to register is May 15.

03/04/2024

June 15-30 this summer is a neat opportunity for high school students interested in a Geoscience summer camp. Below is a little more info about the content:

This high school advocacy program offers students an immersive experience in research and advocacy, focusing on community disaster resilience and equitable solutions. It covers topics like Radar technology, Machine Learning, GIS, and community resilience, with an emphasis on natural disasters prediction, mitigation and social equity in community resilience. The program fosters multidisciplinary learning, professional development, and data analytics skills, preparing students for future studies and careers in Geoscience.

For more info and to register, fill out this form:

This high school advocacy program offers students an immersive experience in research and advocacy, focusing on community disaster resilience and equitable solutions. It covers topics like Radar technology, Machine Learning, GIS, and community resilience, with an emphasis on natural disasters predic...

02/05/2024

WSU Math Circle for middle school students is hosting a special event this Wednesday from 4-5 pm for students and their parents about "e," Euler's number. Find more info here:

Math Circle meets on Sundays from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Wichita State Main Campus, in Jabara Hall, Room 372. You should park in Lots 13 and 15.

01/11/2024

The annual North American Computational Linguistics Open is coming up on January 25! This is a written exam for middle school and high school students, hosted at WSU. Find more information and links to practice puzzles and registration here: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/Outreach/naclo.php

11/08/2023

Today and tomorrow, Fairmount College at WSU is hosting Dr. Sarah Hart to give talks about mathematics and the arts. These talks (at 3:30 pm in Hubbard 211 each day) are free and open to the public!

Dr. Hart will give two public talks, "A Mathematical Journey Through Literature" on Nov. 8 (today) and "The Mathematics of Perspective in Art" on Nov. 9 (tomorrow). Both talks will be at 3:30 p.m. in 211 Hubbard Hall. Hope to see you at one or both talks!

11/02/2023

These talks next week are free and open to the public! Come hear about ways math and the arts work together.

Dr. Hart will give two public talks, "A Mathematical Journey Through Literature " on Nov. 8, and "The Mathematics of Perspective in Art" on Nov. 9. Both talks will be at 3:30 p.m. in 211 Hubbard Hall.

10/19/2023

Expanding Your Horizons STEM workshop for middle school girls is coming up on October 28! Find more information about the schedule, guest speaker, and registration here: https://www.wichita.edu/about/conferences/EYH.php.

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a half day event primarily for girls in middle school. This fourth annual half-day event will include hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

09/28/2023

Math Circle for middle school students will meet again this Sunday, but at a different location on campus! Make sure to register your student for this free activity! https://www.math.wichita.edu/MathCircle/

Math Circle will meet this Sunday at 2 pm in room 101 in Lindquist Hall. This is a new location we will be using for the month of October! 🍁🎃 We still recommend parking in lots 13 and 15. Lindquist Hall is the building next door to Jabara Hall. We hope to see you there! 👍😁 https://www.wichita.edu/about/maps_directions.php

09/13/2023

Math Circle is back up and running for middle school students! Students are invited to WSU's campus on Sunday afternoons for lessons and activities demonstrating mathematical concepts. Check out the schedule and get more info here:

Math Circles for students bring K-12 students together with mathematically sophisticated leaders in an informal setting, after school or on weekends, to work on interesting problems or topics in mathematics. Math Circles combine significant content with settings that encourage a sense of discovery a...

05/03/2023

The Science Olympiad National Tournament is coming up on May 18-20 at Wichita State University. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign up to volunteer. You can choose by date, task, and shift:

Please check in 15 minutes before your shift in the Rhatigan Student Center Room 142 (Harvest Room). Maps of the Student Center can be seen here: https://www.wichita.edu/services/rsc/eventservices/RSC_Building_Maps.php.

03/20/2023

The Science Olympiad State Tournament is coming up on Saturday, April 1 at Wichita State University. Come help make this day possible for many middle school and high school teams from across the state for a competition they've been preparing for since last fall! Many volunteers are needed to help with a variety of roles. If interested, please fill out this survey:

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