{"id":21799,"date":"2026-03-11T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/?p=21799"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:59:35","slug":"math-department-celebrates-pi-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/2026\/03\/11\/math-department-celebrates-pi-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Department Celebrates Pi Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Pang kicked off our annual Pi Day Celebration with an engaging talk titled\u00a0\u201cWhy Do Colleges Close? Using Data, Prediction and the Box-Cox Transformation.\u201d\u00a0Following the presentation, students and faculty gathered in the Math Learning Center to enjoy Pi Day games, prizes, and, of course, plenty of pie. The event was a fun opportunity to celebrate mathematics and connect with fellow students and faculty.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"21800\" style=\"object-position: 18.97% 61.86%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Math-and-Pie-2.jpg\" alt=\"Professor delivering talk on college closures and the data that surrounds the subject\" class=\"wp-image-21800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Math-and-Pie-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Math-and-Pie-2-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"21811\" style=\"object-position: 33.39% 23.935%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Susan-Pie-2.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in a t-shirt with the math symbol for pi, holding a baked pie.\" class=\"wp-image-21811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Susan-Pie-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Susan-Pie-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" data-id=\"21803\" style=\"object-position: 63.106923076923% 31.719615384615%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-10.jpg\" alt=\"Students and professors enjoying baked goods\" class=\"wp-image-21803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-10-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"21805\" style=\"object-position: 67.1375% 25.255%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-11.jpg\" alt=\"Students serving themselves food on a table filled with assorted pies\" class=\"wp-image-21805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-11.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-11-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" data-id=\"21806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-Bingo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Papers spread on a table relating to the mathematical concept of pi.\" class=\"wp-image-21806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-Bingo-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2026\/06\/Pi-Day-Bingo-1-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Pang kicked off our annual Pi Day Celebration with an engaging talk titled\u00a0\u201cWhy Do Colleges Close? 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