Professor Emeritus Paul Pfeiffer's 30th Anniversary speech on the history of the department.

THIRTY YEARS IN THIRTY MINUTES - [ Read ]

1. Opening



• Memorandum
• Department of Mathematical Sciences



2. Formation



• Proposal and Oversight
• Need for a New Department



3. Evolution



• Initial Operation of the Department
• Maturing of the Department
• Department Identity and the Faculty
• Some Milestones
• Relation to the Administration



4. Addendum



• The Need for a Department
• The Name of the New Department
• Research Areas, Qualifications for Membership
• Instructional Program
• Graduate Program
• Undergraduate Program
• Size of the Department