Professional Organizations
Joining a professional organization is a great way to supplement your studies and enhance your future career opportunities. Benefits of joining include: access to key conferences at discounted rates, access to publications such as leading journals, and access to career services or job boards.
- American Mathematical Society (AMS)The mission of the AMS is to further the interests of mathematical research, scholarship and education, serving the national and international community through publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs.
- Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences. AWM currently has more than 3000 members (women and men) representing a broad spectrum of the mathematical community — from the United States and around the world!
- Mathematical Association of America (MAA)The Mathematical Association of America is the largest professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. The mission of the MAA is "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level."
- National Association of MathematicsThe National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) is a non-profit professional organization in the mathematical sciences with membership open to all.
NAM's mission and purpose is to promote excellence in the mathematical sciences and promoting the mathematical development of underrepresented American minorities. - National Council of Teachers of MathematicsThe NCTM is the world’s largest mathematics education organization, with 80,000 members and more than 230 Affiliates throughout the United States and Canada. The Council is the public voice of mathematics education, supporting teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students through vision, leadership, professional development, and research.
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)For more than six decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. SWE strives to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.