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Title
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! Recruiting and Retaining Minorities in Statistics
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Date / Time / Room
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Sponsor
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Type
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08/14/2002
2:00 PM -
3:50 PM
Room: H-Murray Hill Suite B
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Cmte on Minorities in Statistics, Council of Chapters, Section on Government Statistics*, Section on Survey Research Methods*, Social Statistics Section*
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Invited
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Organizer:
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Christopher L. Stanard, GE Global Research
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Chair:
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Donald E.K. Martin, U.S. Census Bureau/Howard University
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Discussant:
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Floor Discussion
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3:40 PM
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Description
Former ASA President Michael O'Fallon has said "The diversity found in our profession is something to celebrate, I believe, because it makes us stronger and illustrates our evolutionary abilities." The diversity in our profession exists not only in areas of training, application, and in all manner of endeavors, but also in racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds. One of the challenges that the ASA and the statistics community faces is our image in the eyes of society at large - our customers, our colleagues and competitors, our friends, and our families and subsequently our appeal to future statisticians. We are ambassadors of the statistics profession and statistical thinking. In the light of this, the panel in this session will discuss and examine the charge of recruiting and retaining minorities, particularly historically underrepresented minorities, in statistics and statistics-related professions. Communication, preparation, inclusion, cohesion, interpersonal and group interaction, education, and environment are most important to improving an already strong society. The under representation of some minority groups in our profession indicates the importance and need to expand our recruitment and retention efforts. The need for diversity in statistics raises the question of what actions our profession can take to strengthen the statistical community as a whole. The panel will discuss perspectives at various levels in the educational and professional development process as well as standpoints relevant to various minority and gender groups.
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