{"id":208144,"date":"2023-05-30T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/?p=208144"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:00:53","slug":"mathematics-department-graduation-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/2023\/05\/30\/mathematics-department-graduation-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics Department Graduation Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 19, the Department of Mathematics held a graduation event to celebrate the recent graduates of our many programs. The event was led by department chairperson Dr. Ashwin Vaidya who gave some inspiring remarks. Two department valedictorians were announced, Matthew Bischoff and Joshua Cellar, and each of them gave a stirring speech. With the help of the Mathematics faculty, graduates of both undergraduate and graduate programs were announced and applauded to celebrate the achievement of their degree. Department scholarship award winners and devoted student ambassadors were also announced and celebrated. The event concluded with refreshments in the department offices, and each student signed our glass \u201cWall of Memories\u201d as the event concluded. Best of luck to all of our graduates! Please keep the department updated with all of your accomplishments in the future!<br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-photo-gallery\"><p class=\"a11y-label\">Click on an image below to enlarge photo.<\/p><div class=\"previous-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Previous<\/a><\/div><div class=\"next-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"photo-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(data:image\/jpeg;base64,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);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/05\/akingbesote-scholarship-recepient.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" alt=\"congratulating 2023 scholarship recipient\"\/><\/div><div class='caption'>\n[caption] Drs. DiNapoli and Bal congratulating scholarship winner Taiwo Akingbesote[\/caption]\n<\/div><div class='close-button'><a href="javascript: ;">Close<\/a><\/div><div class='open-button'><a href="javascript: ;">Zoom In<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"photo-holder\" style=\"background-image: 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alt=\"graduating students signing wall of memories in Math Department\"\/><\/div><div class='caption'>\n[caption] Graduating students Sarah Acquaviva and Ella Oren-Dahan after signing the \u201cWall of Memories\u201d[\/caption]\n<\/div><div class='close-button'><a href="javascript: ;">Close<\/a><\/div><div class='open-button'><a href="javascript: ;">Zoom In<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"photo-holder\" style=\"background-image: 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