{"id":862,"date":"2015-01-07T20:55:47","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T20:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=862"},"modified":"2015-03-24T21:04:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T21:04:26","slug":"2015-infinite-possibilities-conference-comes-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2015\/01\/2015-infinite-possibilities-conference-comes-to-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Infinite Possibilities Conference comes to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

African-American, Hispanic\/Latina, and Native American women have been historically underrepresented in the mathematical and statistical sciences. In 2012, less than 2% of the doctoral degrees in the field were awarded to American women from underrepresented minority groups. The Departments of Statistics and Mathematics are proud to co-host the 5th\u00a0Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC)<\/a>\u00a0March 1-3, 2015, together with OSU and with Building Diversity in Science\u2014a nonprofit organization that encourages diverse students to enter STEM disciplines.<\/em><\/p>\n

Registration is now open.\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0to register<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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With a mission of educating and empowering women, IPC is a national conference that strives to create new frontiers by building on the undaunted spirit of women in the mathematical and statistical sciences.\u00a0This conference is made possible in part by the generous support of the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency and Oregon State University.<\/p>\n

“IPC was a pivotal moment for my deciding to pursue a doctoral degree. It not only gave me experience in presenting my work, but it also inspired and motivated me to continue my research to complete my master’s and discover my reasons for earning a PhD.\u201d\u00a0– Graduate student, IPC participant<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

IPC selected OSU to host its 2015 conference site because of the University and the College\u2019s strong commitment to enhancing diversity and promoting excellence among women in mathematics and statistics. As OSU President Ed Ray puts it, \u201cExcellence through unity in diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conference attracts underrepresented minority women in these fields, including junior faculty as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Attendees have the unique opportunity to interact with established women mathematicians and statisticians within a professional conference environment.<\/p>\n

An undergraduate majoring in mathematics with an emphasis in statistics who attended IPC has this to say about the innovative conference:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there a smattering of workshops and conferences created to address race\/ethnicity or gender in the context of mathematics, IPC is the only program specially designed to address both.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year\u2019s conference highlights include:<\/p>\n