byJamie Curtis

graduating Jasen Britcher said, "Get to work!!! Seriously, this is my 2nd bachelor's (1st one in Accounting) and am currently looking for something accounting-related with some emphasis in quantitative stats in the non-profit sector."  His ultimate plans for the future are to do some fieldwork in developing countries.  He sees himself applying his stats courses and  differential equations may come in handy for modeling in his work.  Jasen's favorite memories at UO consist of "free pizza at the Hilbert Space lectures, and of course the combined experiences of all the Gilkey-taught classes (puffins, penguins, etc.)"  His favorite quotes are "The only theories you own are the ones you've proven" (Shlomo Libenskind) and "When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" (Yogi Berra).
Zack Almquist will be enrolling in a Ph.D. program in statistics at Northwestern University after graduation.  Ultimately he would like to stay in academia.  For Zack, Brundan and his Honors Calculus was an amazing introduction to the math department.  Zack's parting words are "Good luck all."
Directly after college Krista Heim will be working full time at the Oregon Research Institute on a project designed to prevent eating disorders in high school girls.  Although Krista is not totally sure yet, in the future she would really like to work with high schoolers. For Krista who is also a sociology major, "that may mean that I'm doing research on them, counseling them, or teaching them math. My math degree might be employed directly if I decide to teach math, or it might be employed more indirectly as I try to tackle statistics in research and graduate school."  Krista's favorite memory is "Honor's Calculus with Brundan, freshman year. I can't remember anything specific about the class. We just had a lot of good  British math fun." Her inspiration for people thinking of going into a field entirely unrelated to math: "Stick with your math major! When I did interviews this term for jobs related to social/clinical psychology, prospective employers were impressed with the diversity of my education."
Christina Diss, who is also a journalism major, is doing an internship with a social marketing firm in

Graduation.  Wow, the time is actually here!  We have been learning and experiencing life within the walls and structure of the wonderful University of Oregon and it is time to put our knowledge to use.  Coming to a university and earning a degree is an incredible experience, yet is just a stepping stone on the path of life.  I sent out a simple questionnaire to my fellow graduating math majors to see what people were up to after graduation, what memorable experiences they had had here and what piece of wisdom they have for the rest of our class and the future.  Here is a glimpse into the lives of some of the math graduates of 2005:
Brianna Proctor is moving to Salem to be a state auditor  "I'm actually going to use my
stat skills."  Her ultimate plans for the future include law, government work or fulfilling the ultimate dream of trophy wife.  Her favorite memory as an undergrad will be that her final math class ever will NOT have a final test.  Brianna's advice is that "If you go to office hours - they tend to do the work for you. (I rarely did all of my homework by myself)."
Andy Richards will be going right back to school here at UO working on his masters in education and is going to spend the next year planning his wedding. (Congrats Andy!) His ultimate plan for the future is to stay in the Northwest (why wouldn't you?) and be either a middle or high school math teacher.  Andy wants to get his emergency license next year and will try to get himself out school so he can get a full time position ASAP.  As far as memories he said, "There are so many great memories, I think it's the bond you make with other math students as you beat your head against some math problem...of course what makes them great is the moment of clarity!"  Andy's advice is "to take as many math classes as possible with teachers that you know you will like...it's sad when you either don't like the math because of the subject matter or when you have a really bad math teacher."
When asked what he is going to do directly after