User:Sonia Ramirez

Education  Ph.D. in Mathematics, Central Michigan University,1998-2002  M.A. in Mathematics, Indiana University,1995-1998  M.S. in Mathematics, Universidad del Valle (Colombia),1991-1994  B.S. in Mathematics, Universidad del Valle (Colombia),1987-1991

Teaching Experience  Assistant professor, Richard J. Daley College, 2003-Present  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Central Michigan University, 2002  Teaching Internship, Central Michigan University, 2002  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Central Michigan University, 1998  Teaching Assistant, Universidad Autonoma, Cali, Colombia ,1994  Teaching Assistant, Universidad Javeriana, Cali Colombia, 1994  Teaching Assistant, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia,1993-1995

Courses Taught  Lower Level: Fundament of Mathematics, Beginning Algebra, Elements of Algebra and Geometry, Geometry, And Intermediate Algebra with Geometry  Upper Level: Linear Algebra, Calculus I, II, III, Finite Mathematics, General Mathematics Education, and Business Calculus

Work at Departmental Level  Member of the assessment grading team for our General Math Education course Math 118, since fall 2008  Involved in the development of the mission statement for the department, summer 2008.  Evaluating and writing software and textbooks reports for our department , since fall 2003  Involved in the updating of the math department web page, summer 2008  Participating in the hiring process and recruitment of new members for the department, since fall 2003  Participating in technology workshops, fall 2010  Math 99 coordinator, 2003-2007

Work at College Level  Chair of the Math department, from summer 2008 until spring 2009  Developed activities that promote the math department , AVI College Fair, spring 2009  Being the liaison between the Math department and the Math Academic Success Center, since fall 2010  Member of the college wide Faculty Development Week committee, May-July 2010  Member of the Honors Program Committee, since fall 2005  Involved in the development of the mission statement for the Associate Degree in Science, spring 2009.  Member of the A-Team for the college, from summer 2008- fall 2009  Member of the Strategic Planning Committee, 2007-2008  Math Club Advisor, 2003-2008  Math tutoring supervisor, 2003-2007

Awards  Receiving Certificate of Appreciation for serving on the “A-Team” for Student Learning, August 10, 2009  Receiving Certificate of Appreciation for being a Master Presenter, The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), May 2009  Advisor Appreciation Award, Office of Student Activities, 2008  2007 Hallmark Award-Paragon Award for New Advisor, 2007  Advisor Appreciation Award, Office of Student Activities, 2007  Receiving Certificate of Appreciation for serving on the “2007-2008 Strategic Planning Committee” , December 12, 2007  Receiving Certificate of Appreciation for participating Salzburg Seminar, July 2007  Horizon Award, Phi Theta Kappa Illinois Region, February 2007  Pi Rho Chapter Award, 2006-2007  Outstanding advisor Award, PTK Illinois regional, 2006-2007  Illinois Advisory Team Award, 2006  ISMAA Project NexT Fellow, awarded by the MAA and Exxon Education Foundation in Illinois, 2004-2005  Ph.D. Fellowship, awarded by the Graduate School, Central Michigan University, 1999-2002

Presentations o Obtaining Institutional and External Support at the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network A Workshop for Women Faculty in STEM at Hispanic-serving Institutions, Las Vegas, NV, July 30-31, 2010 o Implementing a faculty Development Week that Inspires and Renews Your Faculty’s Commitment to teaching at the National Institute for Staff & Organization Development (NISOD) Annual conference in Austin, TX, May 24-27, 2009 o Daley Math Department Presentation at the High Schools College Fair at Arturo Velasquez Institute, March 12, 2009 o Successful People in Different Times, Saint Augustine College, March 2004 o Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem With Interfacial Data, Dissertation Defense, Department of Mathematics, Central Michigan University, October 2002 o Existence and Uniqueness of the Solution for the Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem With Interfacial Data, Partial Differential Equation Seminar, Central Michigan University, Summer 2002 o Numerical Solutions and Convergence Criteria for Navier-Stokes/Euler Equations, Poster session, Siam Annual Meting, July 2002 o Existence and Uniqueness of the Solution for the Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem, Partial Differential Equation Seminar, Central Michigan University, Spring 2002  Finite Element Methods applied to the Heat and Wave Equations, Graduate Seminar, Central Michigan University, Fall 2001 o

Conferences & Workshops  Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network A Workshop for Women Faculty in STEM at Hispanic-serving Institutions, Las Vegas, NV, July 30-31, 2010  Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago IL, April 11-13, 2010  AMS & MAA Joint National Conferences, San Francisco, CA, January 12-17, 2010  Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Follow-up Workshop to HIS-STEM Outreach Forum Overview of NSF Programs and Proposal Opportunities, Las Vegas, NV, December 4-5, 2009,  Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago IL, October 14-16, 2009  Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network An Outreach forum on Building STEM Research and Education Capacity at Hispanic-serving Institutions, Albuquerque, NM, September 25-26, 2009,  National Institute for Staff & Organization Development (NISOD) Annual conference in Austin, TX, May 24-27, 2009  Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago IL, October, 2008  Salzburg Global Seminar, July 8-15, 2007  Smart Room workshop, August 16 2010  MyMathLab workshop, August 17, 2010  Blackboard, workshop, August 19, 2010  Clicker Workshop, April 28, 2009  Phi Theta Kappa International Convention, Seattle, Washington, April 2006  Intermediate Algebra Workshop with MyMathlab, Daley College, April 2006  AMS & MAA Joint National Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 2006  MyMathlab Workshop, Daley College, November 9, 2005  TLE Workshop, Daley College, October 2005  MyMathlab Workshop, Harold Washington College, September 16, 2005  TLE Workshop, Daley College, August 2005  16th Annual Illinois Student Research Conference, April, 2005  ISMAA 2005 Annual Meeting, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL, April 2 &3, 2005  SACNAS 2004 National Conference, Conference Center, Austin, Texas, October 2004  7th Annual Illinois LS_AMP Student Research Symposium, McDonalds Campus in Oakbrook, IL ,April 16 & 17, 2004  ISMAA 2004 Annual Meeting, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL, April 2 &3, 2004  AMS 2004 Annual Meeting, Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ, January 5-7, 2004  ICTM Annual Conferences, Chicago, IL, October 16-18, 2003.  Seminar-Series, Department of Mathematics & Physics, Elmhurst College, October 1, 2003  Successful People in Different Times, Saint Augustine College, March 2004  Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem With Interfacial Data, Dissertation Defense, Department of Mathematics, Central Michigan University, October 2002  Existence and Uniqueness of the Solution for the Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem With Interfacial Data, Partial Differential Equation Seminar, Central Michigan University, Summer 2002  Numerical Solutions and Convergence Criteria for Navier-Stokes/Euler Equations, Poster session, Siam Annual Meting, July 2002  Existence and Uniqueness of the Solution for the Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem, Partial Differential Equation Seminar, Central Michigan University, Spring 2002  Finite Element Methods applied to the Heat and Wave Equations, Graduate Seminar, Central Michigan University, Fall 2001

Publications  Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem with Interfacial Data, Journal of Quality Theory of Differential equations, 2005. 1-24  Viscous-Inviscid Coupled Problem with Interfacial Data, Thesis ,2002  Harmonic Maps to Spheres and Maximal Subspheres of Codimension Two, Thesis, 1995

Technology use in the Classroom  Multimedia  White board  Web Math Software Skills  Matlab  Scientific Work Place Software Packages  Tex  Latex Online Technology Skills  Blackboard  MyMathLab  Jing  Surveymonkey  Proproof  Wiki  Blog  Google talk Membership  American Mathematical Society (AMS), since 8/2003  The American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC), since2004