Graduate school is a great time to get involved with the MAA and the Northeastern Section! Here are some ways you can start to connect with our community.
Have you thought about attending a Section meeting? There are two each year (more information is here), held at various universities in the Northeast, and graduate students may register at a reduced cost. You’ll enjoy the content at the sessions, and you’ll have the opportunity to make connections with people in the nearby mathematics community. Consider talking to faculty or other students in your school’s program about getting a group together for the conference, or just come yourself. We’d love to see you!
Have you thought about presenting a talk? During both the fall and the spring meetings graduate students are encouraged to participate in our contributed papers sessions. These are a great, low-pressure venue in which you can gain valuable experience and share what you have discovered. Here you may also meet local mathematicians with similar interests and maybe even get some helpful ideas from them!
Have you thought about becoming a student member of the MAA? There are a lot of benefits, especially for students—check out the long list on the national MAA’s site. (Note that when student members graduate, they are also eligible for transitional memberships, available at a highly discounted rate for a few years while they begin their careers.)
If any of the above sounds good to you, talk to the chair of your school’s Mathematics Department. It may be the case that your school has a departmental membership. (If so, you can most likely get your membership for free!) Even if your school doesn’t, your chair might be aware of support you can receive to help you get started. And even without an MAA membership, you are very welcome to attend Section meetings and other activities. Please join us!