2016 SPAN (Statistics & Probability Alumni Networking Day)

Statistics and Probability Alumni Networking (SPAN) Day The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the College of Arts and Science are pleased to welcome back to campus three of its distinguished graduate alumni in the fields of probability and statistics: Professor Haijun Li, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington State University and Associate Director of the WSU Data Analytics Initiative Professor Xikui Wang, Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba Professor Yiqiang Zhao, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), Faculty of Science and Professor of School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University They are returning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the start of their U of S graduate programs (September 1986) and to help us all celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U of S Alumni Association. As part of these celebrations, we are hosting a Statistics and Probability Alumni Networking (SPAN) Day on Saturday November 5, 2016. The distinguished visitors and their former graduate supervisors will give research talks and there will be an opportunity for current students and faculty to interact with the visitors. In particular, the day will end with a panel discussion on the theme: "How to turn your degree from a small graduate program into a big success."

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