Recruiting Under-Represented Minorities to Statistics Programs: The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences

• Activity Number: 562
• Type: Roundtables
• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
• Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
• Author(s): Leslie McClure*+ and Kathryn Chaloner
• Companies: University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Iowa
• Keywords: Underrepresented minorities ; National Math Alliance

Abstract

The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences (the alliance) is a group of math and statistics faculty at both undergraduate institutions and graduate programs whose goal is to ensure that any student from a background that is under-represented in the mathematical sciences and who wishes to pursue a doctoral degree in these fields is given the tools, nurturing, and encouragement needed to succeed. This is an NSF-funded program, which includes a committee on statistics, with the goal of ensuring that students from under-represented backgrounds are provided with the resources to successfully complete a doctoral program in the statistical sciences. In this roundtable luncheon, we will discuss the alliance, the structure and objectives of the statistics committee, and some strategies for increasing the awareness of graduate studies in statistical sciences among undergraduate faculty and students. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to become alliance mentors, how their students can become alliance scholars, and how their program can become an Alliance Graduate Program Group.