Notes from the Chair
by Rick Gillman
Well, another year has passed.  As you can see from the following format, we have made some significant changes.  The department website has been re-designed and provides much more information to our visitors.  The information is easier to find, and current news changes can be quickly posted.  (Check out the Headlines on our home page.)

Continuing with our move to electronic communications, we would love to hear from you!!! Please visit our Alumni Registration site and tell us about yourself and send us a current email address so we can contact you. 

Permutation Patterns 2009
by Lara Pudwell

This July, I spent a week in Florence, Italy to attend the Seventh International Conference on Permutation Patterns.  This combinatorics conference is the annual meeting for mathematicians who work in my graduate research area of permutation patterns. more...