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December 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Posted on December 13, 2024

The UNCG Doctoral Hooding Ceremony took place on Thursday, December 12th for 2024 Summer and Fall PhD graduates. Congratulations to the Department…

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Helen Barton Lecture Series

Posted on December 9, 2024

Please save the date for the upcoming Helen Barton Lecture on January 22, 2025. This virtual event will feature Ravi Vakil, the…

RMSC conference group photo of participants

RMSC 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024

Thank you to everyone that attended the 20th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference (RMSC)! On the 8th and 9th of…

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Graduate Tea and Research Presentations

Posted on October 1, 2024

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to join us for the Graduate Tea followed by Research Presentations from the 2024 Summer CAS/Graduate…

2024 Statistic REU Students

Another Statistics REU in the Record Books

Posted on August 2, 2024

The 10-week UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools” ended on July 31, 2024. The program…

Chidinma Ezugwu

Chidinma Ezugwu Recognized for Work with The Tutoring Collaborative

Posted on July 16, 2024

Chidinma Ezugwu, UNCG Ph.D. Student in Computational Mathematics, has not only been awarded with a 2024 Tutor Spotlight Award by Guilford County…

2024 Statistic REU Students

Welcome 2024 Statistics REU Students

Posted on June 21, 2024

Undergraduate students arrived at UNCG to begin the 2024 UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools”…

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2024 ICDE Honor’s Prof. R. Shivaji

Posted on June 11, 2024

The 2024 International Conference on Differential Equations held May 31st-June 2nd at the Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL was…

Congratulations on Achieving Your PhD!

Posted on May 29, 2024

The UNCG Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a growing list of students that have successfully defended their PhD dissertations in 2024!…

Math/Stats graduates

Congratulations Graduates!

Posted on May 6, 2024

Congratulations to the Mathematics & Statistics Graduates! Undergraduate Degrees – Back row: Mario Mandujano, Johannes Kaendler Front row: Eliana Brown, Larissa Canegallo,…

How to ask for a recommendation letter?

Faculty members need time and information to write a recommendation letter.

Time

When you ask a faculty member for a recommendation letter, make sure you will give them at least one week to finish the letter. In this generally a good idea to ask the faculty member no later than two weeks before you need the letter.

Information

You need to let the faculty know all of the following:

What is the needed format of the letter? Specify to whom and to what address the letter should be sent (and whether by email or a regular mail)
What is your name, year, and major?
For what are you applying? (fellowship, scholarship, graduate school, etc.). List the program(s) to which you are applying, together with due dates.
How long have they known you, and what is their relationship(s) to you? (instructor, advisor, mentor, etc.) Have you graded or tutored for them? If so, for what class(es) and when?
For what class(es) have they had you, what final grade(s) did they assign you, and how did you distinguish yourself in their class(es)?
How would you describe yourself?
What are some of your academic accomplishments?
What are some of your nonacademic accomplishments?
What makes them particularly qualified to write a letter for you?
What makes you particularly qualified for this position/honor/award?
What are your long term goals and will this position/honor/award help? If so, how?
Additional comments (REU's, summer research, interesting jobs, hobbies, etc.)?

Remember that what you do not tell the faculty member may not appear on the recommendation letter (even if you are next Einstein and the faculty members know it about you, it may slip out of their mind at the moment when they write the letter). So do not hesitate to write everything that is related to the application. You are the one that is the most qualified person to write something about yourself.

Also, make sure that the information you provide is neatly organized so that the faculty does not have to dig too deep in your description of yourself.

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Recent News

December 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Posted on December 13, 2024

The UNCG Doctoral Hooding Ceremony took place on Thursday, December 12th for 2024 Summer and Fall PhD graduates. Congratulations to the Department…

Ravi-Vaki-flyer-012225

Helen Barton Lecture Series

Posted on December 9, 2024

Please save the date for the upcoming Helen Barton Lecture on January 22, 2025. This virtual event will feature Ravi Vakil, the…

RMSC conference group photo of participants

RMSC 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024

Thank you to everyone that attended the 20th Annual UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference (RMSC)! On the 8th and 9th of…

graduate tea 100224

Graduate Tea and Research Presentations

Posted on October 1, 2024

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to join us for the Graduate Tea followed by Research Presentations from the 2024 Summer CAS/Graduate…

2024 Statistic REU Students

Another Statistics REU in the Record Books

Posted on August 2, 2024

The 10-week UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools” ended on July 31, 2024. The program…

Chidinma Ezugwu

Chidinma Ezugwu Recognized for Work with The Tutoring Collaborative

Posted on July 16, 2024

Chidinma Ezugwu, UNCG Ph.D. Student in Computational Mathematics, has not only been awarded with a 2024 Tutor Spotlight Award by Guilford County…

2024 Statistic REU Students

Welcome 2024 Statistics REU Students

Posted on June 21, 2024

Undergraduate students arrived at UNCG to begin the 2024 UNCG Statistics REU program “Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools”…

ICDE conference group picture

2024 ICDE Honor’s Prof. R. Shivaji

Posted on June 11, 2024

The 2024 International Conference on Differential Equations held May 31st-June 2nd at the Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL was…

Congratulations on Achieving Your PhD!

Posted on May 29, 2024

The UNCG Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a growing list of students that have successfully defended their PhD dissertations in 2024!…

Math/Stats graduates

Congratulations Graduates!

Posted on May 6, 2024

Congratulations to the Mathematics & Statistics Graduates! Undergraduate Degrees – Back row: Mario Mandujano, Johannes Kaendler Front row: Eliana Brown, Larissa Canegallo,…