Faculty members spend spring semester integrating more analytics into their courses

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|March 16, 2012

There have been several blogs recently discussing the importance of analytical skills for students.  Students these days need to be savvy about the courses they select.  Taking courses that broaden knowledge and give practical experience with the questions and tools used in industry to find solutions, will give you an [...]

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Is SAS visiting your campus?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|February 2, 2012

The SAS Global Academic Program team may be coming to a campus near you!  One of the best things about being part of this team is getting to visit colleges and universities and hearing from the students and professors first hand. I just got back from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [...]

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SAS is offering free workshops in Advanced Business Analytics or Data Mining to educators again this summer!

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|January 26, 2012

Organizations today are dealing with diverse issues, a wider range of regulations and heightened global competition.  Insights gleaned from data about customers, suppliers, operations and performance will provide companies an edge in solving complex business problems. The market demand for professionals with data management, analytical and problem solving skills is [...]

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Teaching SAS this semester and need some teaching materials?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|January 6, 2012

SAS is widely used for both teaching and research in universities around the world. As part of the SAS Global Academic Program team, one of the questions I’m frequently asked by those teaching is “does SAS have any materials such as slide decks, data sets, or exercises they can make [...]

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Analytics 2011: Bringing the best of Industry and Academia together

Jerry Oglesby
Jerry Oglesby|November 15, 2011

Analytics 2011 was a great event for many reasons. You’re probably thinking of the most obvious reasons like the fact there were 1,053 in attendance, the schedule was filled with top notch presentations, and there were ample opportunities to network with those who shared similar interests. These are all good [...]

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Have you ever wondered why some students go the extra mile?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|October 20, 2011

We receive several requests from students who want to learn SAS.  Since SAS is taught at so many colleges and universities, many times it is simply a matter of helping students connect to all the SAS resources available to them at their school.  However, in some cases we have students who want [...]

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Are you the next SAS Student Ambassador?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|October 5, 2011

Students in schools around the world are using SAS in their studies.  For some, completing the course and moving onto the next semester is the goal. For others, discussing their findings and sharing their work is the plan.  This is a hallmark of research. Adding to the body of knowledge [...]

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Mastering SAS Enterprise Miner

André de Waal
André de Waal|September 22, 2011

Are you struggling to master SAS Enterprise Miner? Does it feel as if there are ten duotrigintillion (i.e. a Googol) choices and options that are keeping you from making progress? Why not proceed in the same way Neanderthals consumed a mammoth; piece by piece! You first have to decide on [...]

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