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There’s a lot going on in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Math community, so get involved! It’s a great way to take a deeper dive into the world of Mathematics, connect with students and alumni, and get to know your professors.
Activities
Math Club (The Natural Loggers)
Have an interesting math problem you are working on? Enjoy solving problems? Our goal is to learn about interesting mathematics and create an inclusive community of math lovers.
Come join the Math Club! To join, email mathclub@humboldt.edu.
Spring 2026 Math Club Meetings:
Mondays 6-7pm in BSS 302
Description: This is the weekly Math Club Meeting. All students are welcome to join us to talk about fun math things, make connections, and meet people with an interest in the field or related field to mathematics.
Data Science Club (Data for Good)
Come join the Data Science Club and Unlock Your Data Potential!
Tools age, reasoning does not. If you are interested in more than tutorials, if you want to understand how data science actually works, this club is for you.
You will learn to:
- Distinguish descriptive, inferential, and predictive
questions - Identify questions that data cannot answer
- Translate real-world problems into measurable
objectives
To join, email datasci@humboldt.edu.
All students are welcome to attend, regardless of major or prior technical experience.
Spring 2026 Club Meetings:
Fridays at 3-4pm in TA_114 (starting January 23).
Society of Women in STEM (SWIS)
Come join the Society of Women in STEM (SWIS)!
To join, email swis@humboldt.edu.
Spring 2026 Club Meetings:
TBA (Spring 2026 meeting times coming soon!)
Whiskeytown Lake Mathematics Congress
Each year, students are invited to attend The Whiskeytown Lake Mathematics Congress, organized by the Mathematics departments of Cal Poly Humboldt and Southern Oregon State University. The Congress is an informal weekend camping trip designed to bring mathematicians from the region together to discuss current ideas on mathematics, applications, and curricular directions.
Contests & Competitions
μαθ - Mu Alpha Theta Contest
The Mu Alpha Theta contest is open to all undergraduate students at Cal Poly Humboldt.
The contest will include a variety of questions at different levels of mathematical background.
Please see this flyer for registration instructions and details for this year's contest to be held on Saturday, April 19.
The 39th Annual Mu Alpha Theta (Math) Contest Sign Up Form (Sign Up before Friday, April 18th)
Fall Integration Bee
An Integration Bee is a mathematical version of a spelling bee in which contestants tackle an integral. Integration is a fundamental idea in calculus, and all integration in the Humboldt bee can be performed using ideas and techniques learned in the first two semesters of calculus.
Mathematical Contest in Modeling
This international contest challenges high school students and college undergraduates to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to open-ended problems. The contest attracts diverse students and faculty advisors from over 900 institutions around the world.
Check out our Humboldt Math Contest in Modeling participants in action!
Putnam Competition
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is an annual contest for undergraduates in the United States and Canada and is considered to be the world’s most prestigious university-level mathematics examination.
Redwood Empire Mathematics Tournament
Held each spring, the Redwood Empire Mathematics Tournament for high school students was started in 1960 by Humboldt Mathematics Professor James Householder to recognize achievement and increase interest in math. Each contestant in grades seven through 12 takes a series of three examinations, which are proctored and graded by Humboldt student volunteers.
Lectures
Kieval Lecture Series
Named after Harry S. Kieval, Humboldt Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, the semi-annual Kieval Lecture Series brings eminent mathematicians to campus to address broad aspects of the discipline.
Math Colloquium
A weekly series of talks given by Humboldt Mathematics faculty and guest speakers.
Lamberson Ecology Lecture
The series is hosted by Humboldt’s Department of Mathematics & Data Science and its name and funding from Roland Lamberson, professor of mathematics at Cal Poly Humboldt from 1980 to 2004. Professor Lamberson has made substantial contributions in the application of mathematics to ecology and natural resources.