The Columbia College Department of Mathematics and Computing will sponsor Math Day for Girls on Saturday, October 15, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in Breed Leadership Center. The event is open to female students in grades 7 through 12. Mathematics teachers are encouraged to accompany their students, as a teacher workshop ("Programming in Alice's Wonderland") will also be offered.

Events for students will include written competitions; Math Jeopardy team competitions; an Egg Drop contest; workshops on subjects such as "MathMagic," "Waiting to Exhale," and "How to Build Straw Bridges"; and math and computer-related films.

The registration fee of $6 covers lunch and refreshment breaks.

For more information and/or to register, contact the department of mathematics and computing at 803.786.3596 or Dr. Nieves McNulty, department chair, at nmcnulty@colacoll.edu.

Columbia College, founded in 1854 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is a private, liberal arts, women's college with a coeducational Evening College and Graduate School. The College has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report since 1994 as one of the top undergraduate colleges in the South. Enrollment is 1500 students from 23 states and 20 countries.