http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/o-neill-discusses-qsr-center-at-jmm http://www.hamilton.edu/news/o-neill-discusses-qsr-center-at-jmm Mary O’Neill, academic support coordinator and director of the Quantitative Literacy Center, presented a paper on Jan. 10 at the Joint Math Meetings of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society (JMM) in San Diego. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peer-mentors-cpounselors-help-ease-transition-to-college http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peer-mentors-cpounselors-help-ease-transition-to-college Transitioning to college can be tough for anyone, and international, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students may face additional challenges. Recognizing the possible need for extra support in taking this step into higher education, Hamilton created the Multicultural Peer Mentoring Project (MP²). Peer mentors offer these students more assistance based on their own experiences making the same transition. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:11:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-qsr-to-benefit-from-nsf-grant http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-qsr-to-benefit-from-nsf-grant The National Science Foundation has awarded a $49,652 grant to St. Lawrence University enabling St. Lawrence professor Michael Schuckers, Bates College’s Mathematics and Statistics Workshop director Grace Coulombe, and Mary O’Neill, director of the Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) Center at Hamilton, to create and develop a workshop and handbook for mathematics and science academic support professionals at colleges and universities. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:54:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/qsr-has-new-home-in-cj http://www.hamilton.edu/news/qsr-has-new-home-in-cj Hamilton’s Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) Center held a grand opening in its new offices in the former Media Library on the third floor of C. A. Johnson, (CJ 303), on Sunday, Sept. 9. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:01:53 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/o-neill-discusses-qsr-center-at-math-meetings http://www.hamilton.edu/news/o-neill-discusses-qsr-center-at-math-meetings Mary B. O’Neill, director of the Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) Center, was a member of a panel titled “Quantitative Support Centers: Common Themes” at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) on Jan. 4 in Boston. The panel brought together directors of Quantitative Support Centers (QSCs) from a variety of institutions including St. Lawrence University, Bates College, Smith College and the University of Connecticut. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:39:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/faculty-participate-in-quantitative-reasoning-workshop http://www.hamilton.edu/news/faculty-participate-in-quantitative-reasoning-workshop Twenty-one Hamilton faculty members, representing 14 different departments ranging from chemistry to comparative literature, attended a workshop on Incorporating Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum on June 6-7 at Hamilton. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:02:00 EST