It’s back to school this week for hundreds of 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders at nearby Centennial Campus Middle School. The MSA Class of 2014 sought to lend a helping hand to our Centennial Campus neighbors by holding a charitable drive to donate school supplies—from pencils and notebooks to backpacks to USB data storage devices—everything schoolchildren need to be productive, but cannot always afford on a tight family budget. Many thanks to all of the MSA student volunteers who gave generously of their time in the collection effort, and our sincere gratitude to everyone who made a donation! Continue reading “MSA Students Donate School Supplies”
Month: July 2013
Villanes Appointed Research Associate
The Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Villanes, an analytics specialist with expertise in statistical and computer programming, to the position of Research Associate. A Class of 2009 graduate in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program, Andrea also received a M.S. in Computer Science from Continue reading “Villanes Appointed Research Associate”
Director Delivers Keynote at MIT Gathering
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week visiting colleagues at Harvard and delivering a keynote address at the 7th Annual M.I.T. Chief Data Officer and Information Quality Symposium. Dr. Rappa spoke about the role of the data scientist in modern organizations. The Institute’s Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program has a successful 6-year track record in creating Continue reading “Director Delivers Keynote at MIT Gathering”