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In Our Community
The County Times
Thursday, December 6, 2018
St. Mary’s College Students in the Women in
Science House (WiSH) Host Math Girls Day
Susan Goldstine, professor of mathematics at St. Mary’s College, speaks to students
On Saturday, November 17, St. Mary’s Col-
lege of Maryland students in the Women in
Science House (WiSH) hosted Math Girls
Day at the College. Math Girls Day runs
every semester for middle school girls from
Esperanza and Spring Ridge Middle Schools.
This year, 48 girls partook in math-related ac-
tivities and workshops, and enjoyed a lecture
by guest speaker Susan Goldstine, professor
of mathematics, and had lunch in the Great
Room. The WiSH students were assisted by
Math Club and other SMCM students in cre-
ating and running the activities, which in-
cluded math games and making bathbombs.
The WiSH Living & Learning Center
opened in 2006 and is the longest continually
run LLC at St. Mary’s College. It was formed
to support women who want to be STEM ma-
jors or go into STEM fields. Students who
live in WiSH earn educational course credit
for their activities. Jessica Malisch, assistant
professor of biology, and Michelle Milne, as-
sistant professor of physics, are the faculty
sponsors.
Math Girls Day is made possible thanks to
the support of Mathnasium, located in Cali-
fornia, Maryland. (http://www.mathnasium.
com/californiamd).