Dr. Rebaza-Vasquez is expanding his role in students’ education process. In addition to teaching, he has authored a second volume textbook, “Numerical Methods and Applications,” which was recently published by the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. About the textbook The textbook will serve as an educational resource for undergraduate students with an interest in … [Read more...] about Taking on the roles of professor and published author
We want to make sure that our students are getting the best education. It’s important to us that after the years and money spent on a degree, you are ready to conquer what lies after college. That’s why we work so hard on accreditations and extra steps to show we walk the walk. One accreditation we work on for computer science is ABET. It stands for authentic, … [Read more...] about Working for a better MSU
Several undergraduate and graduate students from Missouri State attended the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21–23. The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) started a chapter at Missouri State this semester. LSAMP began after the registration date to present at ERN, but Deb Ehie, LSAMP graduate assistant, is … [Read more...] about Creating Missouri State’s emerging researchers
Research is valuable. Research is how we make new discoveries. For the last three years, Missouri State University was awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to work with undergraduate research in mathematics. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) lets faculty mentors bring in 12 students from around the United States to mentor and work on … [Read more...] about Mathematics REU leads to research, opportunities
Recognizing amazing women is only one of the things we do at Missouri State University. This year, the Womxn of Distinction awards made a return. Carmen Creswell, a computer science major, received honorable mention. Interim computer science department head Dr. Jorge Rebaza nominated her for this award. "It felt great to be nominated and to know that people … [Read more...] about Working for women in STEM