Events and Opportunities

Directed Reading Program

The Directed Reading Program (DRP) is a chance for undergraduate students to learn material outside of the traditional undergraduate curriculum, by working on a project one-on-one with a graduate student/junior faculty. Please contact macaw@uwo.ca for any questions.

Upcoming MaCAW Events

Stay tuned for fun MaCAW events when we come back in September!

List of Past MaCAW Events (2023–2024):

- – 2 December 2023: PASA x MacAW Beakers and Brews
- – 9 December 2023: Exam Review Study Session
- – 25 January 2024: Board Game Night
- – 6 February 2024: Pizza Seminar - Professor Kapulkin
- – 13 March 2024: Pizza Seminar - Professor Wahl
- – 1 April 2024: Pizza Study Session

List of Past MaCAW Events (2022–2023):

- – 21 October 2022: Nature Walk
- – 1 December 2022: PASA Beakers and Brews
- – 24 February 2023: Garbage Cleanup Support with the Bio Department
- – March 2023: Student Talks

List of Past MaCAW Events (2021–2022):

- – 11 November 2021: Pizza Seminar - Professor Adamus
- – 25 November 2021: Student Seminars and Coffee Talks (with PASA)
- – 3 December 2021: Games Night Social
- – 4 December 2021: Directed Reading Program Presentations
- – 16 March 2022: Coffee Talks
- – 22 March 2022: Career Panel (with SSC)
- – 25 March 2022: Pizza Seminar - Professor Dhillon

List of Past MaCAW Events (2020–2021):

- - – 25 September 2020: Welcome Event (online via Zoom, 6:00pm–7:30pm)
  - – 31 October 2020: Halloween Movie Night (online via Discord, 7:00pm–9:30pm)
  - – 27 November 2020: Student Talks and Networking (online via Zoom, 5:00pm–7:00pm)
  - – 4 December 2020: Holiday Social and Games Night (online via Zoom, 6:30pm–)
  - – 29 January 2021: MaCAW and DRP Social (online via Zoom, 7:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 24 February 2021: Math Career Panel (online via Zoom, 6:00pm–7:00pm)

List of Past MaCAW Events (2019–2020):

- - – 13 September 2019: Welcome Event (6:00pm–10:00pm)
  - – 10 October 2019: Professor Meet-and-Greet ( The Grad Club, 5:00pm–7:00pm)
  - – 18 October 2019: Movie Night (7:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 24 October 2019: Grad Applications Info Session – Professor Chris Kapulkin (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 12 November 2019: Games Night (6:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 14 November 2019: Team Math Contest (5:00pm–7:00pm)
  - – 26 November 2019: Pizza Seminar – Professor Masoud Khalkhali (4:30pm–5:30pm)
  - – 3 December 2019: MaCAW Christmas Party (5:30pm–7:30pm)
  - – 23 January 2020: 3 ^rd Annual MaCAW Math Contest (4:30pm–5:30pm)
  - – 31 January 2020: Games Night (7:00pm–10:00pm)
  - – 4 February 2020: Pizza Seminar – Dr. Apurva Nakade (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 13 February 2020: Valentine's Movie Night (6:30pm–9:00pm)
  - – 6 March 2020: Scavenger Hunt (6:00pm–8:00pm)

List of Past MaCAW Events (2018–2019):

- - – 14 September 2018: Welcome Event (5:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 25 September 2018: Pizza Seminar – Professor Masoud Khalkhali (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 4 October 2018: Professor Meet-and-Greet ( The Grad Club, 4:00pm–6:00pm)
  - – 30 October 2018: Halloween Games Night (7:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 9 November 2018: Team Math Contest (4:30pm–6:30pm) Team questions | Relay questions
  - – 20 November 2018: Pizza Seminar – Professor Chris Hall (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 27 November 2018: UWO Math Grad School Applications Info Session – Professor Dan Christensen (4:30pm–5:30pm)
  - – 7 December 2018: MaCAW Christmas Party (6:30pm–9:00pm)
  - – 17 January 2019: 2 ^nd Annual MaCAW Math Contest (5:30pm–6:30pm) Contest paper
  - – 24 January 2019: Pizza Seminar – Professor Ajneet Dhillon (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 15 February 2019: Valentine's Movie Night (6:30pm–9:00pm)
  - – 9 March 2019: High School Night (4:00pm–7:00pm)
  - – 14 March 2019: Pi Day Social (4:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 16 March 2019: Undergraduate Conference for Mathematical Sciences (10:30am–3:30pm)
  - – 20 March 2019: Team Putnam & Rick McGhie Night (Team Putnam: 6:00pm–8:00pm; Rick McGhie Night: 8:00pm–)
  - – 22 March 2019: Games Night (7:00pm–10:00pm)
  - – 27 March 2019: Pizza Seminar – Professor Tatyana Barron (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 29 March 2019: Bowling Night (7:00pm–)
  - – 5 April 2019: Closing Event (6:00pm–9:00pm)

List of Past Opportunities (2018–2019):

- - – 6 September 2018: Planning Meeting for Upper-Year Math Courses (12:30pm–1:30pm)
  - – 11 September 2018: I ♥ Sci Day – featured a MaCAW display (2:00pm–5:00pm)
  - – 20 September 2018: Science Declassified – featured a MaCAW display (3:00pm–6:00pm)
  - – 19 November 2018: Fall Preview Day Math Departmental Display – featured a MaCAW display (9:00am–3:00pm)
  - – 26 November 2018: Presentation from Mitacs regarding the Globalink Research Award (4:30pm–5:30pm)
  - – 1 December 2018: Putnam Math Competition at Western (10:00am–5:00pm)
  - – 7 March 2019: Intent to Register Fair (12:00pm–3:00pm)
  - – 9 March 2019: March Break Open House
  - – Math Departmental Display – featured a MaCAW display (9:00am–3:00pm)
  - – Math Departmental Event (2:00pm–3:00pm)
  - – 11 May 2019: Science Rendezvous at Western (2:00pm–9:00pm)

List of Past MaCAW Events (2017–2018):

- - – 22 September 2017: Welcome Event (4:00pm–6:00pm)
  - – 17 October 2017: Pizza Seminar – Professor Masoud Khalkhali (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 21 November 2017: Pizza Seminar – Professor Gord Sinnamon (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 5 December 2017: Games Night (6:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 23 January 2018: 1 ^st Annual MaCAW Math Contest (5:30pm–6:30pm) Contest paper
  - – 30 January 2018: Pizza Seminar – Professor Graham Denham (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 27 February 2018: Games Night (6:00pm–9:00pm)
  - – 14 March 2018: Pi Day Social (4:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 3 April 2018: Pizza Seminar – Professor Chris Kapulkin (5:30pm–6:30pm)
  - – 6 April 2018: Closing Event (6:00pm–12:00am)

List of Past Opportunities (2017–2018):

- – 12 November 2017: Fall Preview Day Math Departmental Display (9:00am–3:00pm)
- – 8 March 2018: Intent to Register Event (1:00pm–4:00pm)
- – 10 March 2018: March Break Open House Math Departmental Display (9:00am–3:00pm)
- – 12 May 2018: Science Rendezvous at Western (10:00am–4:00pm)