Data Science Symposium – Connecting Education and Industry

Our goal is to gather representatives from high schools, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and industry to discuss ways to collaborate so that students from the high school level through college can develop the skills necessary to be successful in this popular and necessary field. Currently, we all seem to work independently of each other, when instead, it would be beneficial to work together via shared projects, scholarship programs, or other programs that will give the students insight into the industry needs, while presenting companies with an opportunity to share innovative ideas with educators and future industry workers.

Agenda

• 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00 to 9:05 a.m. – Welcome from Dr. David Edwards, CCC Vice President of Academic Affairs
• 9:05 to 9:45 a.m. – Dr. Keith Devlin – Keynote speaker – Stanford University, NPR’s “Math Guy”
• 9:45 to 10:05 a.m. – Dr. Matt Hale – Seton Hall University, President of New Jersey Big Data Alliance
• 10:05 to 10:35 a.m. – Melissa Demcsak – Strategic Customer Success Manager, Alteryx ^*
• 10:35 to 11:00 a.m. – Dr. Thanh Nguyen – CCC/Rowan student research collaboration
• 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Lunch
• 12:15 to 12:35 p.m. – Dr. Hieu Nguyen – Rowan University
• 12:35 to 1:15 p.m. – Panel discussion with industry professionals moderated by Veda Shamsid-Deen, NJCCC Pathways Director
• 1:15 p.m. – Closing remarks *

* Alteryx representative will remain after closing remarks for a demonstration for anyone interested.

Attendance Certificates are available.

Location

Civic Hall, Blackwood Campus (directions)

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