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Learning Opportunities 2010/2011, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Oct 2010

Learning Opportunities 2010/2011, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Course Catalogs

The graduation requirements of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are in concert with those maintained by the State of Illinois with additional requirements as established by the IMSA Board of Trustees. Each semester students must take a minimum of 2.5 credits and a maximum of 3.5 credits. One-semester classes generally receive .5 credits and two semester classes (e.g., World Languages) generally receive 1.0 credit. Most students will take between 5 and 7 academic classes per semester. Fine Arts, Wellness, and Independent Study courses do not count towards the 2.5 credit minimum. However, if a student wishes to take 3.5 …


Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Dan Frakes '89 Jul 2010

Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Dan Frakes '89

Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award

Dan Frakes is a respected technology writer and editor, focusing on personal computing and digital media. He has written over 800 articles and has authored or contributed to over 20 books, including one of the early e-books nearly 15 years ago. He is currently a senior editor and columnist at Macworld magazine and Website and an editor for the Take Control series of electronic books, and has previously held positions as the senior reviews editor for Playlist magazine and Website and as editor for MacFixIt.com. In 2006, Frakes was named to the MacTech 25, a publicly chosen list of the …


Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Travis Schedler '98 Jul 2010

Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Travis Schedler '98

Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award

Travis Schedler is an instructor in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he holds a five-year fellowship from the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Schedler was the sole recipient of the 2008 AIM Fellowship, an award that is “intended for an absolutely first-rate new Ph.D. -- someone with the potential to leave a lasting mark on mathematics.” The fellowship supports one outstanding new Ph.D. pursuing research in an area of pure mathematics, and covers 60 months of full-time research as well as funds for travel and equipment. Schedler has written or co-authored 19 research articles, including one that …


Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Lillian S. Kao '89 Jul 2010

Recipient Of The 2010 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award, Lillian S. Kao '89

Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award

Lillian S. Kao, M.D., M.S., is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and faculty for the Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHSC). She also serves as the Vice-Chief of Surgery at the Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in Houston. Dr. Kao’s main research interest is the prevention and treatment of surgical infections. She has several grants for her clinical research, including an NIH career development award. In 2006, Dr. Kao was the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Scholar to study interventions to improve …


Stem Talent: Moving Beyond Traditional Boundaries, Stephanie Pace Marshall Jan 2010

Stem Talent: Moving Beyond Traditional Boundaries, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Publications & Research

The future well-being, prosperity and sustainability of our nation, the global community and our planet resides in igniting and nurturing decidedly different STEM minds that can advance both the new STEM frontier and the human future.


2010 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Jan 2010

2010 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Intersession Catalogs

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Imsa 2010 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling Jan 2010

Imsa 2010 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

Total Applied Learning for Entrepreneurs (TALENT) - provides students with experiential learning opportunities in all matters related to bringing an idea to the marketplace to solve real world problems. TALENT aims to instill the thinking patterns and mindset of an entrepreneur and to engage students in activities that include, but are not limited to, understanding intellectual property, developing a business plan, developing products, securing funding, networking, communicating ideas and starting a business.