Meet the Math and Stats Department
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics' main office is room 339 in the Robert Scott Small (RSS) Building. Faculty offices are in RSS and 4 Greenway nearby. Math and stats classes are taught in various buildings across campus, but most are in the Maybank building just across Cougar Mall from RSS!
The Math and Stats Office
Department Leadership
Tom Kunkle, Ph.D., Department ChairTom Kunkle has been teaching at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø since 1991, when he received his doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Kent State University.
Kate Owens, Ph.D., Department Associate ChairKate Owens joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics faculty in August of 2011. She earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics and M.A. in Mathematics from the University of South Carolina after a B.A. in Pure Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego.
Department Staff
Katie Hiott, Administrative Assistant
RSS 339
843.953.5730
hiottkm@cofc.edu
Lainey Reuss, Administrative Assistant
RSS 339
843.953.1814
reusslb@cofc.edu
The Math and Stats Faculty
The department offers students the support they need. Our faculty will cultivate your interests. They also support the students completing general education math requirements.
Meet the FacultyI really value the close interactions I have with my professors. I think that one on one relationship is really valuable.
Whitney Kitchen, '25, physics and mathematics
Math and Stats Department Newsletter
Our students and faculty are busy year round! We do our best to highlight their accomplishments with an annual newsletter during the summer.
Check out the 2025 C(c) News!
If you are a student or an alum and would like to share your math news with us, please send us an email at MathOffice@charleston.edu.