The spotlight shines on Mr. Miguel B. Arellano.

Title: Assistant Professor of Mathematics.

Length of service at CBU: Mr. Arellano has starting teaching at CBU last fall (2006).

Courses taught: Mr. Arellano is currently teaching MATH 100 Basic Algebra and MATH 106 Applied Math with Intro to Calculus this fall.

Other courses recently taught: Math 117 Precalculus and Math 131 Calculus I.

Formal Education: Mr. Arellano earned his B.A. degree from Cornell College in Iowa, where he pursued a double major in Mathematics and Physics. He holds a M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Mississippi State University, where he is also a Ph.D. Degree Candidate in Computational Engineering, specializing in Computational Mathematics and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Background: Mr. Arellano was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he attended schools run by the Marist Brothers (F.M.S.). Upon being graduated from high school in Mexico, he decided to go to Littleton, CO and stay with a host family while he searched for a scholarship that would allow him to attend college in the United States and study Aerospace Engineering. After 8 months of constant prayer, hard work (since unlike graduate school, financial aid is not readily available to foreign undergraduate students), and the loving intercession of the Virgin Mary, God blessed him with a full scholarship to attend Cornell College. He then taught high school at his alma mater in Guadalajara for three years until he accepted a full assistantship offer from Mississippi State University to earn his Master’s degree and pursue his doctoral studies. Prior to his joining CBU, he was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, for four years.

Interests: Mr. Arellano enjoys swimming long distance and playing tennis at the club or league level; his USTA ranking is that of 4.0. While a student at Cornell, he picked up the violin and played it for four years, where he gained an appreciation for violin concerti music and master performers. He also likes to listen to rock, pop, and Latin music. He is fascinated by the history of Modern Physics and the scientists who have formulated it. Subjects in Catholic theology, history, doctrine, and apologetics also interest him intellectually. Mr. Arellano’s immediate family resides in Mexico, thus he makes an effort to visit home during the Christmas holidays and the summer months.