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Welcome to my website! 
I am a Full Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and the Dixon W. and Herta E. Benz Professor at Valparaiso University.
Contact Info
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Address:
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Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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Gellersen Center
1900 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
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Office Telephone Number:
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219-464-5414
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Office:
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Gellersen Center 222
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E-Mail Address:
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Lara (dot) Pudwell (at) valpo (dot) edu
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Curriculum Vita (last updated August 4, 2025) 
Summer 2025 Schedule
My summer schedule varies from day to day. The best way to find me is email.
Fall 2025 Schedule (starting Wednesday, August 20)
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Friday |
| 8:00-9:55 |
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| 10:10-10:30 |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~chapel break~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 10:45-11:35 |
meetings |
Math 260 A |
Math 11X C |
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Math 11X D |
| 11:50-12:40 |
office hours |
Math 260 B |
Math 11X E |
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Math 11X F |
| 12:55-1:45 |
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office hours |
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office hours |
| 2:00-2:50 |
Math 264 |
Math 264 |
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Math 264 |
| 3:05-3:55 |
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| 4:10-5:00 |
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Current news: (8/4/25)
Looking back:
- I spent the month of July in Massachusetts for MathPath 2025. I had a great time teaching about Generating Functions and Permutations.
Looking forward:
- For Fall 2025, I'm teaching Linear Algebra (1 section), Linear Systems and Matrices (2 sections), and coordinating multiple sections of (Intermediate Algebra/ College Algebra/ Trigonometry and Functions).
- In September, I will speak in the Majors' Seminar at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).
- In October, I will speak in the Special Session on Parking Functions and their Generalizations at the American Mathematical Society's Fall Central Sectional Meeting in St. Louis.
- In October, I will speak in the Special Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory: The Audience Counts at the American Mathematical Society's Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting (virtual).
- In November, I will participate in the Annual Conference of the Summer Mathematics Programs Consortium in Atlanta.
- In January 2026, I will attend the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, D.C., where I'll be a panelist on "The Role of Community in Communicating Mathematics" (hosted by the AMS Committee on Education), I'll speak in the Special Session on Permutation Patterns, and I'll speak in the Special Session on Bringing Research into the Math Classroom via Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences.
This site created and maintained by Lara Pudwell (Lara (dot) Pudwell (at) valpo (dot) edu).
Last updated 4 August 2025.
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