Stat Chat

An informal but informative get-together of local statistics educators in the Twin-Cities

Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 6-8pm

LOCATION: University of St. Thomas St Paul campus, Owens Science Hall (OWS) 226 (details of where to park and how to navigate there below).


We are planning to make the most of our time together this academic year by hosting a Pedagogical Potluck! We would like to crowdsource your favorite pedagogical tips and tricks, activities, assessments, datasets or resources. This can take many forms: 

  • Do you have a useful new way to combat ChatGPT or work it into your lessons?

  • Anything new you are trying this year that is going well? Tell us something good!

  • Do you have a trick for getting students to work in groups and get off their cell phones?

  • Do you have an amazing dataset?

  • Do you have an authentic or useful assessment?

We want to hear about it! For our meeting in November, we will highlight 5–6 of these tips by having people do lightning talk (3–5 minutes) and brief Q&A about their topic.

Sign-up in this Google Form to volunteer something for Pedagogical Potluck. We will follow up with additional information once we have submissions come in.

Some extra details are below:

  • Check out the Stat Chat Website for updates and emerging details about this and all other events.

  • If you’re able to attend, please RSVP here and indicate whether you can bring a snack to add to food potluck. Note that we’ll be in a room which does not have easy access to a kitchen, dishes, serving implements, etc. Please keep this in mind in determining what to bring / how to bring it.

  • Parking options:

    • Free street parking is available around campus. Amelia McNemara (our StatChat host) recommends Summit Ave or Goodrich Ave west of Cretin. For example, enter 2214 Goodrich Ave into your GPS to get to the block of Goodrich she is suggesting. However, Summit Ave has free parking on the South side, North is residential and tow-away. Goodrich Ave is free on the North side.

    • Paid parking is available in the Anderson Parking Facility for $1.55/hour. Park your car, then pay at the automated kiosk (license plate number required). There will be many spaces available, and the garage is across the street from where we will meet.

    • Note that St Thomas is in the process of building a new sports stadium, which is near the Anderson Parking Facility. Access to the parking structure is still available.

  • Finding the room:

    • We will be meeting in OSS, which is one of two connected science buildings at the corner of Summit and Cretin avenues. The building closest to the Anderson parking facility is OWS, the one closer to Summit is OSS. The two buildings (OWS and OSS) do not share the numbering, so there is no danger in getting to a wrong 226. Anything 250 and up will be OWS, below 250 will be OSS. If you are around room numbers above 250, walk through the connecting hallway/skyway (noticeable because of all the windows) to the other building.