SAS Resources for Professors and Students

 

SAS provides the following programs and services to college, university, and community college professors/faculty and students to enhance the use of SAS analytics and solutions in teaching and research. 

 

For professors/instructors:

 

Scholars Digital Library of Analytics

http://sas.ncsu.edu/library/cwis/SPT--Home.php

Library consisting of five peer reviewed collections; data sets, courseware, research papers, coders corner and conferences.  Instructors may use material from the library or submit material to be considered for inclusion.

 

Higher Education Consulting

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/teach.html#curriculum

Assistance in designing your curriculum –one course or a sequence of courses- to incorporate SAS in the classroom.

 

Academic Trainers Kits

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/teach.html#kits

Provides university instructors with free course materials, slides and data sets, for over 80 courses.

 

Course Development Mini-Grant Program

Faculty at accredited institutions can apply for software mini-grants.  These grants provide SAS software for six months for the purpose of developing a course.  For more information, contact: Catherine Gihlstorf, Curriculum Resources Manager (Catherine.Gihlstorf@sas.com)

 

Software Training

http://support.sas.com/training

To enrich learning in SAS tools we offer a range of training options (Self-Paced eLearning, Live Web Courses, Classroom training) to meet your needs.  Professors receive a 50 percent discount on SAS courses.

 

Publications from SAS Press

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/training.html

Resources for learning and using SAS business intelligence and analytics software.  Professors may request complementary desk copies for review.

 

Global Academic Newsletters

http://www.sas.com/news/newsletter/#academic

These three newsletters focus on business school activities, research initiatives, and student and teacher involvement at research institutions, universities and business schools in partnership with SAS worldwide.

 

SAS Data Mining Training for Educators

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/consulting.html

Annual conference opportunity for university-level professors to learn more about incorporating SAS Enterprise Miner into their curriculum.  The conference is free of charge and by invitation only.

 

SAS Success Stories

http://www.sas.com/success/industry.html#Education

A collection of SAS customers using our software in teaching, research, and administration at colleges and universities.

 

Certification

http://support.sas.com/certify/

We develop and co-sponsor certification opportunities in areas such as programming and data warehousing.

 

Data Mining Certificate Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/consulting.html

SAS will help create certificate programs in data mining for interested universities.  Please see the link above for examples of current Data Mining Certificate programs.

 

Learning Edition

http://support.sas.com/rnd/le/index.html

Professors can receive a free copy of this software designed to help users quickly obtain SAS skills and become familiar with our popular point and click interface, Enterprise Guide.

 

SAS User Groups

http://support.sas.com/usergroups/namerica/us.html

Whether you're a seasoned SAS software user with experiences to share or a newcomer who would like to interact with other users, a users group is an excellent way to help you get the most value from the SAS System.  SAS offers global, regional, multi-day, and single day meetings.  You may sign up for the user group that fits your needs.

 

 

For researchers:

 

Learning Edition

http://support.sas.com/rnd/le/index.html

Professors can receive a free copy of this software designed to help users quickly obtain SAS skills and become familiar with our popular point and click interface, Enterprise Guide.

 

Software Training

http://support.sas.com/training

To enrich learning in SAS tools we offer a range of training options (Self-Paced eLearning, Live Web Courses, Classroom training) to meet your needs.  Educators receive a 50 percent discount on SAS courses.

 

Publications from SAS Press

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/training.html

Resources for learning and using SAS business intelligence and analytics software.  Instructors may request complementary desk copies for review.

 

Global Academic Newsletters

http://www.sas.com/news/newsletter/#academic

These three newsletters focus on business school activities, research initiatives, and student and teacher involvement at research institutions, universities and business schools in partnership with SAS worldwide.

 

SAS User Groups

http://support.sas.com/usergroups/namerica/us.html

Whether you're a seasoned SAS software user with experiences to share or a newcomer who'd like to interact with other users, a users group is an excellent way to help you get the most value from the SAS System.  SAS offers global, regional, multi-day, and single day meetings.  You may sign up for the user group that fits your needs.

 

For students:

 

SAS Student Ambassador Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/stuamb_overview.html

This program supports student research projects in which SAS data analysis plays a major role and gives student participants the chance to present their research to a global professional audience.  Selected students receive the opportunity to have their expenses paid to present their research at SAS Global Forum (formerly known as SUGI). 

 

SAS Fellowship Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/research_init.html#fellowship

A competitive program that provides a free, six month software grant for select students to use SAS for their research.  Students interested in participating must submit an abstract about their research and a project plan.

 

Software Training

http://support.sas.com/training

To enrich learning in SAS products and solutions, SAS offers a range of training options (Self-Paced eLearning, Live Web Courses, Classroom training).  Students receive a 50 percent discount on SAS courses.

 

Certification Programs

http://support.sas.com/certify/

Helps students hone their SAS skills and showcase their abilities to prospective employers in industries that use data to drive decisions.

 

Data Mining Certificate Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/consulting.html

SAS will help create certificate programs in data mining for interested universities.  Please see the link above for examples of current Data Mining Certificate programs.

 

SAS User Groups

http://support.sas.com/usergroups/namerica/us.html

Whether you're a seasoned SAS software user with experiences to share or a newcomer who would like to interact with other users, a users group is an excellent way to help you get the most value from the SAS System.  SAS offers global, regional, multi-day, and single day meetings.  You may sign up for the user group that fits your needs.

 

SAS Student Groups on Campus

SAS will assist students in creating a user group on campus to connect SAS users in a classroom, academic program, or college/university.  Students who would like to create a SAS User Group on campus will have access to a startup kit. This kit includes a charter template and a web page kit. In some cases, we can help arrange speakers to talk to the user groups.  For more information, send an email message to:  studentprograms@sas.com