I have been a member of the First Year of Studies since 1991, and I enjoy very much the opportunity of working with students.

Office Information:

First Year of Studies
219 Coleman Morse Center
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN  46556
Phone:  (574) 631-7421
Fax:  (574) 631-8141

 

Nahid Erfan
 director, learning resource center


Educational Background

  • Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 1985.
  • Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, Purdue University, 1981.
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Purdue University, 1979.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Director of Learning Resource Center
  • Coordinator of tutoring, collaborative learning, monitoring and special interests testing programs.
  • Seeks, hires, and trains qualified upperclass students to aid first-year students in a variety of programs.
  • Works with individual students on mathematics courses.
  • Manages career information library, supplementary course materials and test files.

Professional Experience

  • Math Instructor in the Balfour-Hesburgh Program, University of Notre Dame, 1992-present.
  • Actuarial Exams Supervisor, Society of Actuaries, 1994-present.
  • Co-organizer of a Special Session on "Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education", AMS Central Section Meeting, Meeting #953 at Notre Dame, IN, April 7-9, 2000.
  • Presented "Collaborative Learning Outside the Class," AMS Central Section Meeting, April 8, 2000.
  • Presented "Collaborative Learning and the Learning Resource Center at the University of Notre Dame" and led a faculty group, Faculty Reunion, Georgia State University, June 11-14, 1999.
  • Attended Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, South Bend, Indiana, 1998.
  • Attended Collaborative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (MAA Project CLUME), Faculty Workshop, Georgia State University, June 21-July 3, 1998.
  • Attended Wakonse Conference on Teaching and Learning, Camp Miniwanka at Stony Lake, 1996.
  • Assistant Study Manager, Eric Marder Associates, Inc., 1987.
  • Math Visiting Instructor, Purdue University, 1986.
  • Math Visiting Part-time Lecturer, Rutgers University, 1984-85.
  • Math Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, 1979-84.

Professional Associations and Organizations

  • Mathematical Association of America
  • Society of Women Engineers

Other Interests

  • Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education including collaborative learning.
  • Computer technologies.

Links

email: erfan.1@nd.edu

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