Despite the difficult economy demand for talent in Analytics remains strong. For the third consecutive year over 90 percent of the Institute’s graduates in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) had offers of employment in the profession within 30 days of graduation. Interest among employers in hiring MSA students reached new heights during the recruiting season this spring. Compared to last year, the Institute arranged twice the number of job interviews (347) and logged a record number of employer visits (38) for the class of 39 students. Students had an average of 10 interviews and two offers. One-quarter of the job seekers had 4 or more job offers. Continue reading “Job Placement Sets New Records”
Month: May 2010
Class of 2010 Commencement Held
Diplomas were awarded to thirty-nine candidates for the MSA degree at the spring commencement exercise today. Students celebrated their achievement with two hundred family and friends at the Institute’s ceremony held at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Class of 2010 is the third cohort of students to graduate from the MSA program since its establishment in 2007. The MSA alumni society now stands at 97 members strong and growing.
2010 Director’s Prize
Jennifer Holmes is this year’s winner of the Director’s Prize for the top graduate in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA). Jennifer receives the prize in recognition of her superior performance throughout the 10-month degree program. Commenting on Jennifer’s selection the Institute’s director stated “Jenny thoroughly proved herself to be superb student, earning high marks from the faculty and winning the Continue reading “2010 Director’s Prize”
LaBarr Awarded Ph.D.
Congratulations to Aric LaBarr on the successful completion of his doctorate in Statistics. Dr. LaBarr joined the Institute as a graduate teaching assistant in 2009. He lectures and tutors students in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) program on various subjects including statistics, applied mathematics, and computer programming. His teaching at NC State earned him a nomination for the University’s “Most Outstanding Teaching Assistant” award in 2009. Dr. LaBarr’s dissertation is titled “Multivariate Robust Estimation of DCC-GARCH Volatility Model.” Dr. LaBarr also received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from NC State.
Chinese Delegation Visits
A delegation of academic officials from seven universities across Mainland China visited the Institute to learn about its pioneering Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program. In April the Ministry of Education in China approved the establishment of an applied statistics degree similar to the MSA for Chinese universities. Major centers of learning in Statistics and Economics in China are now competing to be granted the opportunity by the Ministry to offer the degree to their students. The delegation heard a presentation by the Institute’s director and founder, Dr. Michael Rappa, and a panel discussion with NC State faculty and deans, as well as a panel discussion with students Continue reading “Chinese Delegation Visits”
Director Hosts Web Conference
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, and his colleague Paul Jones of UNC-Chapel Hill, chaired the 19th International World Wide Web Conference at the beautiful Raleigh Convention Center. The conference brought together 1,000 researchers from around the world to discuss the challenges facing the Web community and the latest research on the technologies that make it possible. The week-long conference included 200 technical papers and posters as well as numerous keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, tutorials, demos, and other elements to the program. Local arrangements for the conference were coordinated by Kathy Green, who managed the three-year project from beginning to end to a successful completion under budget. The conference received universal praise from attendees as a resounding success.