David Corliss shares how ASA DataFest empowers students to use data for good, tackling issues from public health to pro bono legal aid to prescription drug misuse.
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A Point of View: Purdue University
As DataFest hosts, Mark Daniel Ward and Fulya Gökalp Yavuz from Purdue University discuss the surprises students find in working with real-world data during DataFest.
My ASA Story: Mark Daniel Ward, Professor and Executive Director of The Data Mine
Mark Daniel Ward, statistics professor at Purdue and executive director of The Data Mine, loves working with the American Statistical Association. He says, “I am always looking for new ways to contribute to the ASA’s broad reach and impact.” Take a look at his ASA story to learn how he contributes.
Mary Ellen Bock
Mary Ellen Bock began her academic career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in German in 1967. She shifted her focus to mathematics for her graduate studies at the same university and earned her PhD under the guidance of Robert B. Ash. In 1995, she made history as the first female full professor of statistics and inaugural female chair of the statistics department at Purdue. Under her leadership, Purdue added courses in areas of application such as bioinformatics, genomics, massive data, machine learning, visualization, and computational finance. She was also instrumental in securing National Science Foundation funding to develop the Pathways to the Future workshops that helped young female faculty succeed. Bock is an ASA founder and fellow.
StatCom at Purdue University: How We Do Good
This organization is a decentralized network of university chapters that provides free statistical consulting services to local governments and other nonprofits.
Inaugural Leadership Challenge Ends With Many Winners
Teams from North Carolina State University, Purdue University, and Vanderbilt took up the challenge to develop and present a business plan outlining strategies for recruitment and retention of students and early-career members of the American Statistical Association.
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring: How It Fits into the Statistics Living Learning Community at Purdue
Mark Ward discusses the Living Learning Community at Purdue and shares his tips on peer-to-peer mentoring.
Statistical Community Service: What Role Can Students Play?
Professional statisticians, through the ASA, have begun providing pro bono statistical consulting at the international and national levels through the Special Interest Group on Volunteerism. However, there is still a need for statistical consulting services at the community level. This is where student statisticians, through programs such as Statistics in the Community (StatCom), can help their communities while earning valuable consulting experience.