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Secretary / Treasurer’s Report (Fall 2019)


Following is a brief summary of the May through November TSHS executive committee meetings (all were conference calls, except for the July 29 meeting, which was in person at JSM 2019).

Complete sets of all meeting minutes can be found on this page of the TSHS website.

 

Topics discussed during the May 23 meeting included the following:

  • The TSHS JSM 2019 program, including updates on the sessions, roundtable discussions, the executive committee and business meetings during JSM, and the development of TSHS materials to be displayed at the JSM Education Table

  • Update on the section treasury, including income and expenses

  • Final planning for the spring webinar and preliminary planning for future webinars

  • Update on nominations for the three major section awards

  • Previews of conferences relevant to the teaching of statistics, including the US Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) and the “Preparing for Careers in Teaching Statistics and Data Sciences Workshop”

Topics discussed during the June 20 meeting included the following:

  • Updates on all components of the TSHS JSM 2019 program and on the TSHS materials for the JSM Education Table

  • Recap of the May 30 TSHS webinar

  • Update on the progress of the TSHS Awards Committee in evaluating nominations received for the three major section awards

  • Update on the section treasury

  • Publicity activities for the section and a final position description for the publicity officer

  • New ASA-sponsored workshop for section leaders to be offered during JSM 2019

  • Update on the TSHS Resources Portal

Topics discussed during the July 29 meeting included the following:

  • Review of the updated TSHS Officers List

  • Announcements of newly elected and newly appointed officers

  • Brief review of the section Mentoring Committee and the section Promotions Committee

  • Announcement of the TSHS award winners for 2019

  • Young Investigator Award – Aimee Schwab McCoy, Creighton University

  • Outstanding Teaching Award –Mike Jiroutek, Campbell University

  • Distinguished Achievement Award – Constantine Daskalakis, Thomas Jefferson University

  • ASA Fellow – Peter Imrey, Cleveland Clinic

  • Update on the section treasury, including updates on confirmed sponsorships that will defray the costs of the JSM 2019 mixer

  • Final plans for the JSM 2019 business meeting and mixer

  • Council of Sections report (numerous items were discussed)

  • TSHS Fellow nomination process (for ASA Fellow)

  • Evaluation forms for the TSHS contributed presentation session

Topics discussed during the August 22 meeting included the following:

  • Announcement of TSHS Best Contributed Presentation Award winner for 2019

  • Erin Blankenship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for “Lessons Learned: Revising an Online Introductory Course”

  • Recap/Final Review of the TSHS 2019 JSM program

  • Announcements of (additional) newly appointed officers

  • Update on the section treasury, post-JSM

  • Council of Sections Report, post-JSM

  • Revision of the TSHS Handbook

  • Proposed JSM 2020 invited panel session, sponsored by the section’s Promoting Promotions Committee

  • Detailed report of the TSHS Resources Portal

  • New Portal reviewers were added

  • Update on the TSHS ASA Fellow Nomination process

  • Potential TSHS Fall webinar

Topics discussed during the September 26 meeting included the following:

  • Potential TSHS JSM 2020 invited sessions

  • Update on the TSHS Fellow nomination process

  • Section members will be invited to suggest names or to volunteer to help

  • TSHS 2020 Election (for Chair-Elect for 2021)

  • Potential Fall TSHS webinar

  • Survey of statistical competencies being taught to clinical and translational science learners – this effort is being led by Bob and Felicity, on behalf of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Special Interest Group of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science

Topics discussed during the October 24 meeting included the following:

  • TSHS JSM 2020 program

  • Invited sessions

  • Potential topic contributed sessions

  • Update on ASA Fellow Nominations, sponsored by TSHS

  • Section treasury

  • Treasurer’s report – income, expenses, and expenses remaining to be paid

  • 2020 budget

  • Update on TSHS 2020 election process (for Chair-Elect for 2021)

  • Details of the TSHS fall webinar

  • Potential future TSHS webinars

  • ASA Leaders Hub (a new resource available to section leaders)

Topics discussed during the November 21 meeting included the following:

  • TSHS JSM 2020 Program

  • Topic contributed sessions

  • Regular contributed presentations

  • Roundtable discussions

  • Abstract deadlines

  • Update on ASA Fellow Nominations, sponsored by TSHS

  • Teams that will put nomination packets together

  • Publicity plans for 2020 TSHS awards

  • Update on section treasury and on 2020 budget

  • Final update on TSHS 2020 election process (for Chair-Elect for 2021)

  • Recap of fall TSHS webinar

  • Details of winter TSHS webinar

  • Potential future TSHS webinars

  • Update on TSHS Resources Portal

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