Summary On May 25 a committee of ten representatives from academia, industry, and government met to consider what might be done to foster the growth of undergraduate education in statistical science. Academic representatives included both large universities with active statistics departments and smaller four year institutions with only one or two statisticians. The non-academic representatives were from the pharmaceutical and automotive industries and from the National Science Foundation. One of the outcomes of the meeting was to tentatively define vision and mission statements to guide the efforts of the ASA initiative.
Students receive a broad quantitative foundation for further study in specialized disciplines.
Increased quantitative literacy within the modern workforce. The committee also developed a tentative mission statement as follows. Marketing the potential for, programs in, and products of statistical education. Supporting the continuing development and delivery of modern statistics curricula. The committee proposes that a symposium be held at JSM-2000 as the first formal public effort towards achieving the vision of the initiative.