- Today we welcome Jen Quammen (NKU alum, '04), or, as her tag at
the end of the email says,
Jennifer Quammen, DVM, MPH www.highperfliving.com Founder and Coach, Veterinarian Coaching Relief Veterinarian, several states President, Power of Ten Co-Facilitator, Kentucky VMA Chair, AVMA Council on Veterinary Service
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Jen's is the third of three talks by alums who have taken interesting,
non-traditional, maybe even innovative approaches to their careers
following their undergraduate education.
Jen is the first of our guests to continue on to graduate school (and then on to a professional career as a veterinarian). But she has gone beyond that, and will no doubt share several additional arms in her octopus-like life!
Jen is an "applied-type", the third of four traditional kinds of students we tend to see: students are often classified into pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and math education.
- Just to refresh your memories: Two weeks ago, Kari Stewart shared
her experiences finding life in mathematics education even after she
discovered that she didn't care for teaching as traditionally performed
in our schools.
Then last week, Greg Lemmon shared his experiences as the entire statistical arm of a small but mighty business, Eureka! Ranch. I will pass around a book that Greg sent me, highlighting the work of Eureka! Ranch. I will mention that Greg is credited in the acknowledgements as being a little smarter than the author!:)
By the way, like Greg, Jen worked in our mathematical and statistical consulting center -- one of our very first student consultants. (Remember that this is an opportunity which is available to you!).
- Your short essays about Greg's visit are due today. You can email
me those (but remember that I'd like your notes, too).
- Upcoming events:
- 2/23, Saturday: The Science and Engineering Fair
of Northern Kentucky is coming soon, and they
need help! The fair will be held on Saturday,
February 23, 2019 (roughly 8:00am-12:30pm for
judging activities) in the Student Union
Building at Northern Kentucky University.
- 2/25: You may want to investigate UR-STEM opportunities, at this
website. Application deadline: Feb. 25.
- 2/27: NKU Career Expo: NKU is hosting a career expo on
Wednesday, February 27th from 2-5 pm on the first floor of the
Student Union. More than 135 employers will be seeking students
for co-ops, internships, and full-time jobs. More information
can be found here. A
directory of employers attending is here.
- 3/29-3/30, Friday, Saturday: KYMAA (Centre College; overnight, with expenses
"almost-all" paid -- you might have to buy a one lunch)
- 4/5-4/6, Friday, Saturday: Pop-Up Conference:
origami on Friday afternoon, and domino math
on Saturday morning. We'll need student help for this!
- 4/9-4/10: The Student Celebration of Research and
Creativity is also coming up April -- the 9th
and 10th. There are opportunities to visit
talks, or the big poster session.
- On-campus or off-campus talks (coming soon! One or two in April)
- 2/23, Saturday: The Science and Engineering Fair
of Northern Kentucky is coming soon, and they
need help! The fair will be held on Saturday,
February 23, 2019 (roughly 8:00am-12:30pm for
judging activities) in the Student Union
Building at Northern Kentucky University.
- Next week, we'll have a visit from two current NKU students: Parker Kain and Allison Zembrodt (graduating this semester). They will be sharing some of the high points and tips of their experiences here.