The Data Mine Corporate Partners Symposium gives student project teams a chance to present more than 85 applied projects with 55 industry partners through an interactive poster session. Everyone in the Purdue community is invited to attend and interact with the students and present corporate partners, and the event will occur from 4-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at the France A. Córdova Recreational Center in Gyms 1, 2 and 3.
The contents of each presentation vary from project to project as a result of the range of unique corporate partners the students have the opportunity to work with, with examples from previous years including work in predictive modeling, database development and neutral language processing.
Emily Hoeing, managing director of corporate partnerships for The Data Mine, said the symposium offers a glimpse into a broad range of subjects for both students and corporate partners.
“The symposium is an event for student project teams to showcase their hard work,” Hoeing shared. “Throughout the year, we create an inclusive environment for students and industry mentors to connect as they explore data-driven challenges and projects together. We’re excited to welcome our industry partners and the campus community to join us and explore the exciting applied research and project work being done.”
What is The Data Mine?
The Data Mine is a large-scale learning community that provides an inclusive environment for students dedicated to learning more about data exploration, analysis and other applied data science skills, with project-based work and industry partnerships to give students a chance to embrace their passion. The community comprises more than 1,700 students, ranging from first-year undergraduate students to graduate students.
Students in The Data Mine learning community utilize data analytics and data science to provide meaningful insights for their corporate partners.
“Our mission at The Data Mine is to make data science available for all, and what that means to us is that we welcome students from all backgrounds, all disciplines and all levels of data science experience to be a part of our program,” Hoeing said.
The Data Mine, in addition to providing a community for students passionate about growing their data science skills, allows them to develop professionally through corporate partnership programs, sponsored research opportunities, leadership opportunities like Data Mine Ambassadors and teaching assistant roles
“We're fortunate to have this space for students interested in data science at Purdue. When students leave The Data Mine, they have real and applied project work experience to talk about,” added Hoeing.
The greater context of data literacy
The role that data literacy plays in our 21st-century world has increased drastically in the past few years, and it shows no sign of becoming any less important in the future. The Data Mine establishes a strong foundation in data science, giving students the opportunity to approach evolving industries already equipped with relevant experience.
“Every company, every organization and even here at The Data Mine, we have more data than we know what to do with. The ability to visualize and communicate the stories data tell is more important than ever, and the data that companies have is only as good as the insights they can get out of it,” Hoeing concluded. “Our students are already proving how valuable data can be — that's what excites me.”
The Data Mine is accepting projects for the 2024-2025 academic year. To learn more about becoming a corporate partner, visit Roadmap to Partnership.
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Owen Hughes
Student Communication Assistant for Teaching and Learning, hughe357@purdue.edu