Ithaca College

 Submitted on behalf of Yuko Mulugetta

 IC Data Day celebrates and promotes a culture of data-informed decision making for student success at Ithaca College. Data Day is a way to learn, share ideas, and get the conversation started. 2018 IC Data Day will take place on Thursday, October 25th in Clark and Klingenstein Lounges.

 Here are the highlights of the day:

Guest Alumnus Presenter: Careers in Analytics - How to Land Your First Data Science Job
Michael Garrison (Economics '10), Career Services, Alumni Affairs  

Visualizing Course Enrollment Data to Better Understand Ourselves and Our Transitions
Dr. Ali Erkan, Professor, Computer Science Ben Welsh (Computer Science '20) 

Keynote: Come and Learn from a World Renowned Expert - How Self-Driving Cars Operate and Will Impact Our Future
Dr. Mark Campbell, S. C. Thomas Sze Director, John A. Mellowes '60 Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University

Improving Decisions and Training in Sports with Big Data
Bryan Roberts, Associate Dean, Park School of Communications
Dr. Sebastian Harenberg, Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Avoiding Skynet - How to Prevent Machines from Doing the Thinking for Us
Dr. Matt Thomas, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Analytics at IC Today and Tomorrow - Showcasing the Business Analytics Minor
Dr. Bill Tastle, Professor, Management 
Dr. Scott Erickson, Professor, Marketing, with their students minoring in Business Analytics  

A full schedule can be found at ithaca.edu/ir/icdataday/  

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Analytics and Institutional Research, (607) 274 3164, IRoffice@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.