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Interested students, please contact Peter Dukes at dukes@uvic.ca or register directly via the MAA website.

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate college students in the United States and Canada. The Putnam Competition takes place annually on the first Saturday of December. The competition consists of two 3-hour sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. During each session, participants work individually on 6 challenging mathematical problems.

The Putnam began in 1938 as a competition between mathematics departments at colleges and universities. Now the competition has grown to be the leading university-level mathematics examination in the world. Although participants work independently on the problems, there is a team aspect to the competition as well. Prizes are awarded to the participants with the highest scores and to the departments of mathematics of the five institutions, the sum of whose top three scores is the greatest.

It's time to revive SUMS, our student society for undergraduates in Mathematics and Statistics. I feel that a good way to do this is to hold an initial meeting of interested students, and various others who want to help get the ball rolling.

SUMS Gathering: Friday, November 18 from 2:30 to 3:20 in DSB C116

If you're an instructor, especially of a 300 or 400-level course, please pass on the word to your students. If you're interested in outreach and getting to know our students, feel free to attend yourself. You might even be interested in acting as a faculty member liaison.

If you're involved in UVic's AWM Chapter, you're already a step ahead on academic and social activities involving our students. Please consider attending if you can. Assuming we can revive SUMS, a partnership with the AWM Chapter will be great to have in place.

If you're a grad student but a former UVic undergrad, please consider attending if you're able. This will help achieve some continuity from the pre-pandemic SUMS activities to the present/future.

If you're a grad student with experience from SIGMAS, our *graduate* student society, you may have valuable advice/insight for structural or administrative aspects of the society. And SIGMAS would be another good partner society.

Thank you for your help in this effort, even if it's just to get the word out.

Peter Dukes
Acting Chair - Math and Stats

The UVic Mathematics Competition is held annually in the fall. This year it will be held on Monday, September 26, 2022 between 3:00-5:00 pm in CLE C108. There are monetary prizes. To participate, just show up. The competition is open to all undergraduate students at UVic, including first year students. In the past some prizes were won by first year students.

Here are some recent question papers: 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006.

The UVic Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in conjunction with the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, is pleased to announce an exciting new program for high school students. IMAGINING UVic (Inspiring Mathematical Growth and Intuition in Girls) is a summer camp and seminar series aimed at encouraging young women to pursue STEM fields. More information, including how to apply, can be found on our website: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/imagininguvic/