A SLICE OF THE PI - Westfair Communications

Mount Saint Mary College students had their pick of individually wrapped pies on Friday, March 12, in celebration of Pi Day.

Students at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh were in for a tasty treat in honor of Pi Day, thanks to the college”™s Student Government Association (SGA).

Celebrated annually by math enthusiasts on March 14, Pi Day highlights the famous mathematical concept of pi, whose digits begin with 3.14 and continue on infinitely. Pi is used to find the area and circumference of a circle.

Through the SGA, math major Joshua Laskowski of East Islip organized a t-shirt and pie giveaway to remind Mount students of the significance of March 14 and pi. He was joined in his efforts by Jennifer Bready, professor of mathematics at the college.

“I like to get involved on campus, so why not work with our great math division and celebrate something that I love so much,” said Laskowski. Mount Saint Mary College, located 60 miles north of New York City, is ranked a Top-Tier Regional University by “U.S. News & World Report.” It offers bachelor”™s and master”™s degree programs for careers in health care, business, education, social services, communication/media and more.